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January 6, 2013, 12:41 AM | #326 |
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150 billion if all guns were turned in?
But really I doubt it would cost much - how many do you think would actually be turned in? And any that were not turned in immediately would cost nothing to confiscate later, at least monetarily. |
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January 7, 2013, 11:54 AM | #330 |
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Another killer of ducks always your kids to be defenseless against killers:
“I’m a hunter, believe in Second Amendment rights. But you know what? I don’t need an assault weapon to shoot a duck,” Rep. Rick Nolan (D-Minn.) said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “And I think they ought to be banned, and I think we need to put a ban on the amount of shells you can carry in a magazine and I think we have to strengthen our background checks.” Save the ducks!
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January 7, 2013, 12:44 PM | #331 |
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The founding fathers started Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever don't you know?
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January 7, 2013, 12:46 PM | #332 |
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I'm looking forward to seeing how this whole thing plays out in the Senate/House.
I don't enjoy the anxiety. Hopefully things will just die in committee or be hammered down with a vote from those who believe in the Constitution. I read an article the other day, they want it done by the end of January? So when should we expect to see some votes on this in Congress? |
January 7, 2013, 02:10 PM | #333 | |
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So, with that said, I have to ask, why dont those hunters feel the need to use something other then a firearm to hunt? The answer would be it is effective to use a firearm, but also requires less skill then say a bow or other primitive weapons. If that is indeed true, then why are we not only restricting, but also expecting those law abiding americans to defend theirself with a less effective weapon? Many of these americans for one reason or another have varying levels of fitness, but also handicaps and others physical issues which would make it almost impossible to use certain primitive weapons. The issue isnt just do we "need" an AR-15, or standard capacity mags, its also about do those of us, law abiding americans who have some sort of physical issue that restricts them, that should be entitled to adequate, proper tools for self defense. It would be one thing to restrict an average, fit, american, to a 10 round mag, but its another to restrict another who is bound to a wheel chair, and has only 1 good arm to use to a 10 round mag and expect that same wheel chair bound person to be able to reload quickly and defend theirself, when a standard, full capacity mag would be better. We would be essentially discriminating against those in society who are restricted due to physical issues for whatever reason. Also, it we can look at the mental health aspect in a similar way. There are many folks out there who feel that any variation from the norm is a mental health issue. While I do support increase of reporting of serious mental health issues to NICS, and I do support increasing mental health programs, we need to not only define what is "serious" and what is just a minor abnormality... Ive known and dealt with folks personally, who feel strongly about keeping those folks, some with extremely minor mental issues, some as small minor learning disabilities, seperate from others and or discriminate against them, because they are not the "norm" as they see it. Ive never known 2 people exactly alike to be honest, so we should expect minor variations in people and embrace that difference. I bring up this point because we need to keep those who have a real potential for violence restricted, but we should not let the line drop down to where it includes anyone outside of a narrow norm. Last edited by Fishing_Cabin; January 7, 2013 at 02:20 PM. Reason: spelling |
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As to the "In common use" reference. I would find it impossible to NOT say that ARs and AKs are in common use. The amount sold since the Sandy Hook shooting alone should prove common use, let alone the 4+ million ARs before then. On a secondary thought, does anyone have any statistics on the amount of firearms sold since the shooting?
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January 7, 2013, 02:17 PM | #335 |
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It's not Feinstein, but Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va) has introduced the NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 (H.R.21) requiring background checks for all firearms transfers. Anyone know if this has any actual NRA support, or is it creative wording to imply such?
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tx) has introduced the Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 (H.R.65) which will raise the age limit of semiautomatic "assault weapon" ownership to 21 and require all guns to be sold with a safety device. See Tom Servo's earlier link to read the bills in their entirety (I don't know how to put it in this post).
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Edit: I fail to see how either of these provisions would even marginally alter these disasters. The legislators are grasping at straws.
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January 7, 2013, 05:01 PM | #337 |
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The lame safety device they include with guns plus a leatherman equals a safety device no more.
Its not about safety. Its about incremental control. Raise the age on this. Force the maker to include that. They can't or won't kick down the door. So they get their foot in the door. Then their leg and so on. Meanwhile they are all showing their posteriors. Anyone OK with a 10 round mag limit...needs to get ready for a 5 round limit then a single shot limit. |
January 7, 2013, 05:35 PM | #338 |
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Im in complete agreement with you, I was just remarking that the lease restrictive bill came from Texas and I found that slightly fitting.
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considering that the recent fiscal cliff bill was just a band aid that kicked the can down the road for 2 months does anyone really thing something as controversial as some of the proposals being made will ever pass ? Last time I looked both the Senate and the House had to pass a bill fro it to be sent to the President and I don't think even he would try a executive order on this one. Now if the libs get control of the House in 2014 then it is possible and even likely
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January 7, 2013, 09:13 PM | #341 |
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Diane Feinstein says she has been "looking at pictures of guns" in order to write a ban bill. Apparently she thinks that will give her an informed position. At least she will be in a position to judge which ones look scary.
So her ban will only cover guns that are: made of polymer, stainless steel, stamped metal or blued metal, if it can fire one or more rounds of real live ammunition, if it looks like a real gun, if it almost looks like a real gun,if it can be concealed within a holster or a 7' box, if it is sold as a rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver, derringer, automatic, semiautomatic, single shot, double barrel, pump, lever, bolt, falling block, single action, double action or muzzle loader, it will be banned. Everything else will be okay to own. Gives me a real sense of pride in the intellectual honesty of our elected representatives.
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January 7, 2013, 09:22 PM | #342 |
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http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/...me_693916.html
a lot of huffing and puffing for naught. It is amusing watching the idiots on the private gun sales sites trying to sell that 700 dollar AR that could not shoot a 2 inch group at 50 yards for 2K though
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January 7, 2013, 09:25 PM | #343 |
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Not to get too political but Jackson introducing a seemingly weaker bill and because she is from TX has no causal relationship. She is not a friend of the RKBA.
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January 7, 2013, 09:38 PM | #344 |
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politicians can introduce all the bills they want, that is their job and how they try to convince people they deserve re election. Only a few of them ever get tabled. Do you know how many bills never even make it to the floor because they get lost in committee or if they make it out they do not get tabled ?
do some brushing up on your civics folks and quit letting the fear mongers on both sides get your bowels in a knot. It is ok to be concerned but don't panic over every news article or take it like every proposal will ever become law
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This to me really sums up the current situation. "Something" may happen, but it's not nearly as dire as it seems. |
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January 9, 2013, 12:19 PM | #346 |
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MSBC babblers think the Administration will go for the whole shebang and then settle for something less.
The tightening of mental health checks, reporting and NICS for private sales at gun shows are good bets. I have a whacky theory that the administration knows that truly draconian bills would not pass. Thus, they don't want to waste effort on a long term effort on a losing proposition. Go for something now, get what you can. If you lose on something, you can say you tried. Blame it on the nuts and use it for the 2014 campaign if it has traction. Or forget it and say well we tried. So get it over with now and move on. I also think that the NICS thing can be played to some advantage and expansion of gun rights as I said elsewhere.
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January 9, 2013, 12:42 PM | #347 |
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I think it would be wise to keep in mind Obama sent 400K as the tax relief cap. Boehner tried to send back 1 million, failed, and caved, at which point Obama got 400K, 450 for couples.
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The Tax/Cliff/Tax business had a built-in deadline or artificial deadline, and thus urgency. The AWB is the exact opposite, the longer it gets dragged out the more people forget about any given mass shooting and go back to posting pictures of cats.
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Fox News is reporting that the Vice President Biden suggested Wednesday that the White House could take unilateral action on gun control, as he kicked off a round of meetings aimed at finding ways to curb gun violence.
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