AWB Dead?

[JenniferG]

If anyone thinks the gun control freaks are going away you not thinking right. As I read a story about the hearings yesterday that described Former Congresswoman G. Giffords was shot in the head with a glock. They didn't even mention the demented wacko that was wielding the polymer frame wonder. The glock picked itself off the table and took careful aim and shot the Congresswoman. That's how they think so they'll be back.

 

[vikgorr]

I played all those "horrible violent video games" while growing up as a kid and I have yet to go out and commit mass murder along with the hundreds of thousands of other kids who have and still to this day play those "type" of games. Using the video game industry as a scapegoat for mass murder is just as bad as blaming the AR-15. Being a bunch of hypocrites will not get to the root of the problem.

Touché. I was generalizing carelessly. I should have restricted the power of suggestion of gaming industry to the most susceptible group of people, the ones affected by mental disorders (about 58 millions of them for year 2006) see
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Se...Management/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=53155
That’s the 58 millions for whom SA might become unavailable with the “universal background check”.
Please don’t take me wrong, I had my fun with shooters: eye – hand coordination and all.
But tell me please how can I survive (let alone win) the Grand Theft Auto acting as a “good guy” in traditional sense? Things probably changed in the last years, don’t know – lost my interest. The “scapegoat” complain though sounds familiar. It usually comes from the people on payroll.

 

[Travis15R]

Touché. I was generalizing carelessly. I should have restricted the power of suggestion of gaming industry to the most susceptible group of people, the ones affected by mental disorders (about 58 millions of them for year 2006) see
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Se...Management/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=53155
That’s the 58 millions for whom SA might become unavailable with the “universal background check”.
Please don’t take me wrong, I had my fun with shooters: eye – hand coordination and all.
But tell me please how can I survive (let alone win) the Grand Theft Auto acting as a “good guy” in traditional sense? Things probably changed in the last years, don’t know – lost my interest. The “scapegoat” complain though sounds familiar. It usually comes from the people on payroll.

The types of people who are influenced by video games and or movies have much more wrong with them. Before the time of the big video game industry and hoards of First Person Shooter games all of these types of people were still around, they just consumed their time with other activities.....like torturing small animals. Either way the same result comes about as far as the murder of innocent people. Taking the route of chipping away at the 2A is just the easy route for those in Washington instead of trying to really find and resolve what is causing instances like sandy hook and columbine.

I dont think anyone can make the argument that Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold or Adam Lanza where stable individuals who could have been influenced by music, movies or games and then just decided to go out and commit mass murder.

 

[TxAggie]

There are states that are still aggressively pursuing additional bans. A massive rally is planned for Maryland State Senate hearings next Wednesday on a new bill to ban all center fire semi-autos and restrict all magazines to 10 rounds.

Mind you, Maryland is already notoriously difficult to get CCW, and most AR's require a minimum 7-day waiting period. Even with Baltimore's murder issues there were only 2 murders last year in the state involving ANY type of rifle.

If you are in Maryland or know someone up here and aren't aware of the hearing on Feb 6, please come out and show your support against this law.

 

[PeterCartwright]

Seems like our side is always reactive instead of proactive. Media people portray anti-gun legislation as a response to the latest tragedy. In truth, it's a long standing plan, prepped and ready, fueled by passions for more and more government control and resentment and/or fear of personal liberty. Our side is playing checkers. Theirs is playing chess.

We've had astonishing success in the enormous growth of "shall issue" legislation across the country. The degree to which normal citizens from both sides of the aisle have taken advantage of this freedom shocked big government folks. It also dramatically changed their rhetoric. (No self-respecting big government politician would have said, "I'm a strong supporter of the Second Amendment" fifteen years ago!). But the rhetorical changes are bogus.

Isn't it astonishing to hear the gun grabbers repeat their mantra, "No one is going to take your guns away", as they actively discuss how to do just that! They actually believe people are too stupid to appreciate the dissonance between their words and actions. It's like they think they have the ability to do a kind of Jedi mind trick thing. Sheesh!

Did you see Sen. Durban's derisive response to LaPierre's affirmation of the 2A's original purpose? Progressives are by nature derisive of external sources of authority. Their mantra, "Why should we be bound by what people said more than 200 years ago? We're so much smarter than they!"

However this current battle goes, it won't settle the conflict. Our side needs to do a better job of playing several moves ahead (to repeat the chess analogy). Forums like this one help us do that.

PC

 

[Travis15R]

like others have touched upon being that this current battle may not be the big one, its the ones that are to come. There is a lot of anti gun mind sets in Washington and until that changes we will continue to have to fight for the 2A and our rights as individuals