I voted for Mr. Obama, in part, because he would not come after law abiding gun owners as promised during the campaign. Why is Newsweek surprised he is actually keeping this promise. Why not be surprised at his Bush like policy in Iraq?
I voted for Mr. Obama, in part, because he would not come after law abiding gun owners as promised during the campaign. Why is Newsweek surprised he is actually keeping this promise. Why not be surprised at his Bush like policy in Iraq?
Why are you not surprised by his 50 and grwoing list of broken promises.
Criminals will always be able to get guns of all typesdon't kid yourself into beleieving differnt. Just look at drugs today and prohibition in the 1920's The United States has 16000 homicides a year. less tah 1% or under 160 are committed by assault weapons.Drunk drivers kill 25000 people a year should we take away the cars of those arrested fro deunk driving? The media hypes murders with assault weapons because as a whole they ooppose them. Hillary just said 90% oof thoseweapons are of Mexican origin. The Mexican Mafia use Russian Weapons AK-47's noot U/\.S. made waeapons. Be realistic would you take away everyones drivers license because of the drunk drivers? They certainly kill more people then assault weapons.
Those who so desperately wish to disarm American citizens might recall that recently the United States Supreme Court, after fat too long a time, took on the issue of the Second Amendment, which was clearly enacted as much to allow Citizens to protect themselves from a hostile government, as from any foreign enemy. Once they actually set out to make a ruling in the matter, it was difficult to come to any other conclusion. My suspicion is that this ruling had a great deal to do with some of the apparent change of heart. I fully realize the complexity of the subject matter, but it is part of the United States Constitution. Perhaps we should ask the American people if they wish to remove this 'outdated' amendment. Now if they do, then the problem of violent crime and drug cartels will surely be solved .... will it not? ... the again .... perhaps there are enough Citizens remaining who understand its purpose, and have no wish to repeal it.
I would also like to mention that Hitler was ardently against abortion, and outlawed the practice in Germany which was previously allowed.
Do you see how absurd your logic is now? Mussolini also had the trains run on time in Rome. Does that mean I can't support efficient mass transit because it was once supported by an evil person?
This year will go down in history.
For the first time a civilized nation has full gun registration.
Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient,
and the world will follow our lead into the future.
Adolph Hitler - 1935
HollyRoller, your supposed quote of Hitler is an urban legend. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1791/did-hitler-ban-gun-ownership
There is debate on the actual wording...but...little doubt about his actions...here is a source...LOTS of others....
....I'll use a liberal media miniseries source...CBS's miniseries..."Hitler: The Rise of Evil"....a very good review and source is NRO...web address....http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel052203.asp.
But here is a tidbit....."Indeed, right now in Zimbabwe, the Robert Mugabe tyranny is perpetrating a genocide by starvation aimed at liquidating about six million people. Mugabe is great admirer of Adolf Hitler. Mugabe's number-two man (who died last year) was Chenjerai Hunzvi, the head of Mugabe's terrorist gangs, who nicknamed himself "Hitler." One of the things that Robert Mugabe, "Hitler" Hunzvi, and Adolf Hitler all have in common is their strong and effective programs of gun control.
Simply put, if not for gun control, Hitler would not have been able to murder 21 million people. Nor would Mugabe be able to carry out his current terror program.".....
So...like it or not...Adolph instituted very strict gun controls....in order...to massacre millions, while avoiding armed resistance....
NOBAMA!!!
The vocational-supremacist, social separatist, entitlement-minded, self-righteous Jackbooted Thugs are outnumbered 1000 to 1 in the u.S. It's often called "Officer per population ratio". Their best odds are in NYC with about 245 to 1. In any case, The People can make quick work of them in a Civil War, which is a fully legal, lawful, and Constitutionally MANDATED endeavor. The People have "the RIGHT, the DUTY" (that's a MANDATE), "to ALTER or ABOLISH" bad government by exercising their RIGHT to have and bring to bear (USE) arms if necessary. No approval from the UN, Congress, White House, the Senate, or ANYBODY is required. It's a CONSTITUTIONALLY GUARANTEED RIGHT. Our Bill of RIGHTS contains no "privileges" that any mere public SERVANT must "allow", so when you hear some Police-State lusting PIG with a badge say "We'll allow it", tell them to effoff.
Remember, we'll be DISEMPOWERING them and sending them away from the noncompetitive PUBLIC TROUGH to where they'll have to COMPETE in commerce, and they don't have what it takes. They're where they are, vocationally, because they don't believe the customer is always right, unless they're the customer. It's also due to their jingoist attitude that being "employed" by the government equals PATRIOTISM. They aren't competitive, except during their egomaniacal pursuit of attention. They can't produce, market, sell, service, compete, or anything. They're mere public SERVANTS. Badged CIVILIAN Peace Officers, etc. When facing DISEMPOWERMENT, they'll go into SHOCK such as a herion addict suffering withdrawals. As a consequence, they'll show their true self-centeredness and violent nature, frothing for the control and power that's being taken from them.
Let them make their move. The People are waking up and taking notice. We'll finally set ourselves free of the "Parasitic sloth of the public trough" that live to leech and lord-over. Let's get it started (the song goes). Had enough? What are you waiting for? Sic semper tyrannus. De oppressor libre. Live free or die. Freedom! Liberty! Privacy! Death to the police state. Death to big brother.
Go!
I suggest anti-gun organizations like Newsweek continue brining up the Mexican issue as much as possible. Americans don't care about Mexico's problem. When Americans are asked to change their behavior because of Mexico's shortcomings, it is insulting, and hardens American's positions. I approve of this.
We don't need changes to the 2nd Amendment. We DO need more responsible arms dealers. I don't really approve of infringing on the right to bear arms in any way, but I do wish that our gun culture in this country was less reactionary and that people took less "come and get me" kinds of pride in shooting them all the time.
Nobody has the gun issue figured out. The second amendment clearly states the citizens of this country the right to bear arms for the purpose of maintaining a militia. Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were pretty savvy when they drafted the constitution and bill of rights. They essentially allowed the creation of a military without the funding (Hey guys, come on down to the war and bring your own gun and ammo). They also allowed a citizen to go out and get dinner, BOOM - fresh venison roast for dinner! It was pretty much a matter of going hungry or not.
That being said, in this day and age things have changed. We have a federally funded military, not a militia anymore and if you go out in your back yard to shoot dinner, we are more likely to end up with Muffy, the neighbor???s cat on a spit than you are a venison roast. Thus we don't need guns. You do not have the right to go buy an AK-47 and shoot it where ever you want to and at whatever you want to. But the second amendment is the second amendment. Changing the amendment would be akin to rewriting one of the Ten Commandments. Even though it needs to be changed (the word is changed, not repealed), it won't be. Hard line Bubbas that can't see any farther than the front sight of their deer rifle will see to that. Tom and Ben gave us the second amendment, so we have to live with it. We have to learn to live with guns - and the strict regulations (Very Strict) that need to go with guns.
The focus of adhering to the second amendment should be how do we regulate (OK, control) guns and yet not infringe the individual right to own a gun. It???s easy, you can have a gun if you follow the rules, much the same way you can have a car if you follow the rules. The federal government establishes the rules and the states and people follow the rules. The government has the authority, more so it has a duty, to designate certain weapons as "not for the public domain." Aside form the obvious weapons such as A-Bombs and napalm; included in such determination may be weapons such as tanks, howitzers, rocket launchers, hand grenades, machine guns, and weapons designed specifically for use within the modern military, such as M-16s, AK-47???s, MP-5s, Uzis and the likes. Keep in mind that the lethality of some weapons does not go away with age. A WWI machine gun is still as lethal today as it was in WWI. Sorry, Bubba, your AK-47 is not a hunting rifle; it is an assault weapon that was designed for ONLY one purpose - to kill people - and it has no place on a hunting trip, civilian firing range or your home. Remember the movie "Johnny Dangerously"? The antagonist had a line about his big gun: "It's an 88 magnum - it shoots though schools." It was somewhat prophetic... (an AK-47 was used at a school shooting in Stockton CA where the bullets were literally shot through the school).
End part 1
"Thus we don't need guns. "
The second amendment makes no mention of "need" on the part of the citizen.
Your argument is invalid.
Ah, but I do not have an argument. If you were to open your mind, you would actually read in my post, you will see that I show that the second ammendment will not go away. It is how we live with it that we sorely need to address. The second ammendment does not have the word "need" in it, It does however give a secific reason as to why a citizem may bear arms. Note the term "bear arms" not "own" arms. The terms are differnt and taken literally, it only allows you to carry a gun in order to serve in a militia. Nitpicking aside, we can infer that Tom and Ben meant for you to own a gun. Now we come to the intent of the ammndment - what did they want to have happen by including this wording? To some it is clear that the only reason was to equip a militia - a citizens army, called up only when the need arose. As I said, "come on down to the war guys..." If we stick only to this literal interpretation, then maybe we should all own automatic rifles, buy armor piercing ammo and go to the range every week to "stay sharp" just in case someone invades us. On the other hand, unlike 1776, we do have a federally funded military that has its own guns (and bombs and tanks and ther goodies of warfare) which would preclude the need for a "citizen army" to bring their own guns. So, what do we do? No, we don't take everyone's guns away from them. First, get real, do you honestly think every American will hand over his (or her) favorite deer rifle/duck gun/six shooter with a smile as the ATF agent holds out a canvas bag and says "Please"? As I proposed, use common sense. Let the militsary have their goodies and we as citizens can have our deer rifles/duck guns and six shooters. If you want a military goody, work hard, be extra good and pay out the nose for it. You don't need it, just like you don't need a sports car, but it sure is fun to drive so you got one anyway. Nowadays, guns are an indulgence for most (that's right , not ALL of you) need a gun to survive ) of the population. The people that really do need a gun as a part of life, use reliable affordable guns (a deer rile, duck gun, a six shooter) not something that needs special ammo, special training and special care. You don't need one, you just want one. Fine - go buy it, but follow the rules, even if they are tighter than you like.
individual firearm ownership is a political right. It is necessary to keep an entire population free. Therefore I particulary (for that matter) support the right to own an M16 AK47 or my personal favorite the AR10. See my other post. It is absolutely necessary for EVERY law abiding citezen to be armed, for safety and security. Those of you who do not support the 2nd amendment are even the best candidates to be armed in fact.
OK, John Wayne, saddle up. Please explain why it is necessary for every law abiding citizen to be armed for safety and security? Don't use the " home defense " blurb, more than 99% of armed citizens that think they will get away with having Mr Crook escorted out o fthe house by a 9mm slug are going to jail if they do so. Weapons classes aside, they DO NOT understand "shoot or no shoot" scenarios. Only fully trained law enforcement officers have undergone the full, complete education and refresher training needed to keep the use of force continuum in perspective. Let alone someone who flat plain does not support the second ammendment. And just to be clear, I support he second ammendment - to a certain degree. It's the title II weapons that give us a lot the trouble. Handguns are another problem area, but I disagree with banning hand guns. Anyway, it's been a nice discussion. Have a good day and don't shoot anyone.
Study the feudal history of Japan if you want to know why it's not a good idea for the police and military to be the only ones to be allowed weapons.
Stuff like the bo quarterstaff, nunchaku (nun-chucks), all sorts of "ninja" weapons actually started out as ways for the peasantry there to defend themselves against various governments who had used their monopoly on arms to intimidate and impoverish the peasant classes. The 2nd Amendment is a very, very good thing.
"OK, John Wayne, saddle up. "
When you have something besides an "appeal to ridicule" fallacy to offer, let us know.
Necessity is irrelevant. It is your responsibility to demonstrate a need for further restriction. Additionally your assertion that "Title II" firearms are giving "a lot" of "the trouble" is fundamentally false, as such firearms have been misused less than five times total since 1934. It would appear as though you have not adequately researched this subject.
The second amendment is not there to facilitate hunting. It is there in case the citizenry needs to handle an out of control government. As such, there is no "infringing" on the right to bear arms.
An interseting point, and probably very valid when we were a frontier nation. However in this day and age of a fully funded and equipped mmilitary, a few AK-47s will do nothing to level the "battlefield." The neighborhood dads (as much as they might want to be heroes) with their "military wannabe AK-47s are no match for a well trained military defending thsi country for all enemies, both foreign and domestic. There are too many loyal Americans that think like you in the military, at both high and low levels in the chain of command to let an upstart government worker pull off such a stupid move - that individual would never get full military backing at higher levels to pull it off. Your argument, though noble, has been outdated.
I agree with Login. The Second Amendment is there more to rein in the power of the police, government, and military than it is to help the citizenry protect against criminals, though it does that too. Liberal as I may be, I do support the Second Amendment and am against the ban, though I think we need to start taking a lot more responsibility for our gun culture as a nation than we currently do.
"An interseting point, and probably very valid when we were a frontier nation. However in this day and age of a fully funded and equipped mmilitary, a few AK-47s will do nothing to level the "battlefield.""
Seemed to do the job in Iraq.
This is not Iraq.
Brilliant observation. However, it does nothing to discredit my point.
On average about 16500 person a year are killed in an impairement related crashes. We do not need things that cause impairment in this country so let's outlaw them all and give people stiff fines and penalites. If we do these things no one will drink, smoke, inhale, inject; these things would be against the law so no one will do them.
Military firearms are restricted by federal law, and are not readily obtainable by citizens. Your suggestion of such regulation suggests a lack of understanding of existing firearms laws.
Semi-automatic rifles classified as "assault weapons" are often used as recreational target and hunting rifles. Such firearms are rarely criminally misused, and there exists no rational justification for further federal restrictions upon them than those which already apply to all civilian-available firearms.
Skallywag wrote:
"Go live in Mexico, Colombia, or any other "macho" drug hot spot. "
I live within a few miles of Mexico, and am quite aware of the attendant dangers. However, I will not leave my home because of your hatred for our constitutional freedoms. Instead, I suggest YOU leave, perhaps to a country that does not have these freedoms that terrify you so.
Mr. Isikoff is a liar and using scare-tactics. There should be a ban on this type of journalism.
Now, Fox News has done some exclusive reporting that shows this often-repeated claim is at best the repetition of dead wrong info and an outright lie at worst. Speaking of the claim repeated by Secretary of State Clinton, CA Senator Dianne Feinstein, members of the MSM and even officials at BATFE that 90% of the guns found in Mexico came through the US:
There???s just one problem with the 90 percent ???statistic??? and it???s a big one:
It???s just not true.
In fact, it???s not even close. The fact is, only 17 percent of guns found at Mexican crime scenes have been traced to the U.S.
You see, the fact is that of the guns Mexico turned over to us to see if they were from the US, 90% of those were, in fact, ID???d as coming from the United States. The problem for the statistic comes when you find out that during the collection period where those guns were found at Mexican crime scenes, the Mexican police recovered 4 times as many guns that weren???t sent to us:
In 2007-2008, according to ATF Special Agent William Newell, Mexico submitted 11,000 guns to the ATF for tracing. Close to 6,000 were successfully traced ??? and of those, 90 percent ??? 5,114 to be exact, according to testimony in Congress by William Hoover ??? were found to have come from the U.S.
But in those same two years, according to the Mexican government, 29,000 guns were recovered at crime scenes.
In other words, 68 percent of the guns that were recovered were never submitted for tracing. And when you weed out the roughly 6,000 guns that could not be traced from the remaining 32 percent, it means 83 percent of the guns found at crime scenes in Mexico could not be traced to the U.S.
Short & sweet, the ???90% of guns recovered in Mexican crime scenes came out of America??? claim is sheer crap, as bogus as the day is long. Enough, already. I have no issue with helping the Mexican government out but their problems with crime didn???t start with the US and they???re not being supported by our firearms market. I would suggest that those persons concerned with what???s going on down there stick to the facts and work to resolve the real issues. Leave the ???blame America for the guns??? meme behind.
"There should be a ban on this type of journalism."
while I admire your support for the second amendment, I deplore your contempt for the first.
The gun control debate is a common sense debate. Common sense is a thing the NRA and it's freak show, redneck members lack. The NRA won't be happy until everyone's packing an assault rifle. Oh wait, the NRA doesn't classify assault weapons as "assault weapons." The NRA has coined them "sport utility weapons." Whatever the hell that means. When I was in the military, the purpose of my "sport utility weapon" was to kill the enemy. I guess that's a sport in the NRA's eyes.
I am aware of no national military in existence at present that issues "assault weapons" to infantry troops. Typical standard-issue infantry rifles are select-fire capable assault rifles which are not available for civilian purchase in the United States. Additionally, your assertions regarding the National Rifle Association are entirely unsubstantiated.
Do you have a coherent argument, based upon demonstrable fact, to present?
Every single day, all over the United States, you read the papers and find that more and more people are killed by these weapons. CHILDREN KILLING CHILDREN!!! I live near a large city and it is devastating to read about these unnecessary diaths. THERE MUST BE SOME CONTROL OF ALL WEAPONS AND THOSE SELLING THEM MUST BE PUNISHED TO THE FULLEST. The world is bad enough w/o allowing dangerous weapons being illegally sold to monsters and mental depraved individuals
Again, make all the laws in the world and you will not take guns away from the lunatics and the criminals. Drugs have been illegal here for what 30 or 40 years now? You can still get pretty much any kind of drug you want. Prohibition of most anything to include guns does not work. Gun control is simply a feel good emotional measure that does not truely address the problem.
I saw no where in this article the fact that the 911 operator new this nut had weopons and did not inform the officers of such. Assault weopons have been illeagle in the USA for many many years.. The so called asault weopons ban did nothing at all to curb gun knife or baseball bat violance. Wake up. The ban is just about outlawing semi auto guns.
My heart goes out to all of the victims and their families of these sense less tragedies. Trying to ban guns (of any kind a gun is a gun) from all citizens however is counter productive and doesnt address the real issue. What is causing these psychos to snap and commit these atrocities? Should they have already been in jail or in a mental treatment program? Like it or not personal firearms are essential to a free people. A citizenry must be able to defend its self when a political system breaks down. The argument that a society cannot defend its self from a government with tanks and airplanes if false. Anyone that has been in the military can tell you that all of those assets are guarded by an individual with a rifle. There are not enough tanks and airplanes in the country to over power 250 million armed citizens. A current example is the problems we???ve had in Iraq. We have every weapon system known to man. The terrorist pretty much only have home made bombs and AK47s. Six years later that conflict is still going on. Each law abiding citizen having their own arms is the only way (if all else fails) to keep the power with the people. You cannot oppress enslave or commit genocide to an armed citizenry. The banning of fire arms of any type or style (any rifle can be an assault rifle if used that way) is only a feel good measure that diverts attention away from the real issue of how to prevent these psychos from wanting to kill by any means.
BORING, No one running for election or reelectional for President will ever sign a gun control bill. it would assure an automatic loss. just another bogus issue like abortion that the Southern republican uses to keep their supporters distracted for their poverty ridden states.
The characteristics of an assault rifle are; low production cost, durability and most importantly full automatic capability. At the present time these are the steps required to legally purchase and possess a fully automatic weapon.
1. Find a dealer locally who can assist you in all phases of the transfer. This should go beyond helping you fill out the paperwork: they should help you locate the gun if it isn't in stock and allow you to shoot the gun while your paperwork is being processed by the BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms). It will usually take 4-6 weeks for the dealer to get the gun from another dealer if they don't already have it in stock (due to BATF paperwork delays).
2. Get your fingerprints (either by a police dept. or by a qualified fingerprinter, two imprints are needed) and two passport sized pictures taken. These will be used to perform a comprehensive criminal background check on you.
3. Have your local dealer help you fill out an "Application for Tax Paid Transfer And Registration Of Firearm" for, known as a "form 4".
4. You must have the signature of the Chief Law Enforcement (CLEO) officer that has jurisdiction over the municipality in which you live on the form 4. This could be the City Chief or the County Sheriff, for example. The form 4, CLEO signature, 2 fingerprint cards, 2 pictures, and a $200 check (your one-time transfer tax) must all be mailed to the BATF and an approved tax stamp returned before you may take possession of the gun. This may take anywhere from 2 to 5 months.
Tell me what else you want.
Your definition of assault weapons is incorrect, as this class of rifles DOES include semi-automatic versions of military style rifles (M16, AK47, etc.) Your purchase process describes the procurement of a Class III fully automatic weapon. PLEASE don't confuse the general public by grouping semi-automatic AR15s in with their fully automatic counterparts, which are so prohibitively expensive that the average shooting enthusiast, A) Can't afford to purchase, and B) Can't afford to "feed" (current ammo prices).
Please read the first sentence of my comment.
I did, thus prompting my response. There are two schools of thought regarding the term, "Assault Rifle".
One:
The term assault rifle is a translation of the German word Sturmgewehr (literally meaning "storm rifle"), "storm" used as a verb being synonymous with assault, as in "to storm the compound". The name was coined by Adolf Hitler[1] to describe the Maschinenpistole 44, subsequently re-christened Sturmgewehr 44, the firearm generally considered the first true assault rifle that served to popularize the concept.
The translation assault rifle gradually became the common term for similar firearms sharing the same technical definition as the StG 44. In a strict definition, a firearm must have at least the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:
It must be an individual weapon with provision to fire from the shoulder (i.e. a buttstock);
It must be capable of selective fire;
It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle;
Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine.
and Two:
Primarily limited to the United States, the term assault weapon is a legal term, separate from the technical definition, used to describe a variety of semi-automatic firearms that have certain features generally associated with military assault rifles. The 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired on September 13, 2004, defined the rifle type of assault weapon as a semiautomatic firearm with the ability to accept a detachable magazine, and two or more of the following:
Folding or telescoping stock
Conspicuous pistol grip
Bayonet mount
Flash suppressor, or threaded barrel designed to accommodate one
Grenade launcher
Barrel shroud
And another quote: "However, current "assault weapon" legislation defines certain semi-automatic weapons as "assault weapons." A semi-automatic weapon is one that fires a round with each pull of the trigger, versus an automatic weapon which continues to shoot until the trigger is released or the ammunition supply is exhausted. These kinds of "assault weapons" are sometimes referred to as military-style semi-automatic weapons."
Discussions around the sales and/or restrictions of assault weapons typically are not referring to full auto guns, but primarily to the AR15 and AK47 semi-auto clones.
Your definition of assault weapons is incorrect, as this class of rifles DOES include semi-automatic versions of military style rifles (M16, AK47, etc.) Your purchase process describes the procurement of a Class III fully automatic weapon. PLEASE don't confuse the general public by grouping semi-automatic AR15s in with their fully automatic counterparts, which are so prohibitively expensive that the average shooting enthusiast, A) Can't afford to purchase, and B) Can't afford to "feed" (current ammo prices).
"Or given that Mexico's insanely violent drug cartels are arming themselves with high-powered assault weapons purchased at U.S. gun stores and later smuggled south of the border."
Is a lie.
Mexican drug gangs are using automatic rifles (which cannot be casually bought in U.S. gun stores) provided by corrupt people in the Mexican government (which in turn was supplied by the U..S., and other governments), or imported from China, or former ComBlock countries. I defy the authors of this anti Gun Rights propaganda to supply solid record of sale evidence of this charge.
Larry Farrell
Gun Owners of NJ
GONJ@gonjsite.com
Please note that TO BUY A WEAPON AT A GUN SHOW FROM A FFL REQUIRES THAT YOU COMPLETE THE BACKGROUND CHECK. ANYBODY THAT SAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT IS LYING - REPEAT LYING ! !
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"They" are referring to the ability to go to a gun show and purchase from an individual walking around with a gun for sale...the "person-to-person" sale, not the FFL Dealer > Person sale.
Newsweek is a bottom-feeder, they are just trying to stir to pot for $. They know it is a loosing battle. Just because some politician relabbled the fire-arm "assault-weapon", does not negate the fact that it is and always will be, an inanimate object. It is the soul pulling the trigger that is the cause of harm.
Quit your leftist quibble and do what is right (pon intended), start supporting riffle clubs and gun safety for children. Teach them the history and safey and let them have their right to own and bear arms. It is true that "a armed society is a polite society."
I find it highly ironic and offensive that you progressive types will spend so much time and money on teaching our children that sleeping around is ok and even show them how to have "safe sex" when they are more likely to be assaulted by an STD than by a well informed, law abiding citizen carrying a firearm or an armed assailant for that matter.
We need to heed what our brothers and sisters in Britian are telling us, their omniscient parliment passed well intentioned gun laws and it backfired. The crime has skyrocketted, their citizens are now scared sheep backed into the corner of a pen and perfect for the pickens. For their troubles, they get thrown in jail for protecting their property and the perp gets out and sues the hell out of him. The caveat here is that now the "bobby's" have to carry!! LOL Thats precious!!
Newsweek is a bottom-feeder, they are just trying to stir the pot. They know it is a loosing battle. Just because some politican relabbled a firearm "assault-weapon" does not negate the fact that a gun is an inadimate object. The soul pulling the trigger is the cause of harm.
Quit your leftist quibble and do what is right (pon intended), start supporting riffle cubs and gun safety education. Teach kids about gun safety and allow them their right to own and bear arms. It is true that an armed society is a polite society.
I find it ironic that you progressive types will spend so much time and money on telling our children it is ok to sleep around and even show them how to have "safe sex", when they are more apt to be assualted by a STD than a well informed, law abiding citizen carrying a firearm or an armed assailant for that matter.
We need to take heed of what Britian is going through, their well intentioned gun laws have made their citizens like scared sheep in the corner of pen, perfect for the pickins. Their crime rate has skyrocketed and law abiding citizens are going to jail for protecting their lives and property. The caveat is that the "bobby's" now have to carry firearms lol That's precious!
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