Prime-time Gun-Control Speech Coming Soon...

[ladder13]

This is hardly unique to "this administration." Witness the way post 9-11 fear was exploited by the previous one to enact the obscenely-named "Patriot Act."

The Patriot Act was LEGISLATION, not executive order, and agreed to by the overwhelming members of BOTH the House and Senate. I see no overwhelming agreement to enact any of Obama's goals.

 

[Andy Griffith]

They've been using the "never let a good crisis go to waste" mentality on the firearms issue since 1934 in this country.

Much, much longer...since before the Roman Empire everywhere else- they just didn't know what to call it.

 

[Frailer]

The Patriot Act was LEGISLATION, not executive order, and agreed to by the overwhelming members of BOTH the House and Senate. I see no overwhelming agreement to enact any of Obama's goals.

So, what you're saying is...the system is working as it should?

 

[Steve in Vermont]

Given all the shootings of LEOs, those who favor gun control would think the public would be receptive to stricter laws. That's not the case, however. The public understands the police can't be everywhere so when someone takes it on themselves to be armed and provide their own protection they can relate to that. Another point the anti-gun people won't admit is the fact that many people who are not now armed would like to be but restrictive laws make that difficult, if not impossible. The public also understands that anyone who would shoot an armed police officer is certainly more than capable of shooting an unarmed citizen. And it will be difficult for a state or federal representative to support restrictive gun laws while cutting police budgets.

 

[Dusty Miller]

The politicians will only pass law that they think is in our best interests. The administration seems to know what is best for everyone and the country. Sort of like an all knowing big brother.

HUH? Did I miss something?

 

[watchmanjimg]

HUH? Did I miss something?

Perhaps only the sarcasm.

 

[b52buff]

A quote from Adolf Hitler, 1935

"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."

That says it all. Doesn't it!

Read on and be vigilant:
Gun-Control Effort Coming Soon From White House - Newsweek

 

[DeadManWalking]

White House to Push Gun Control

"Obama intentionally did not mention gun control in his State of the Union, but aides say that in the next two weeks the administration will unveil a campaign to get Congress to toughen existing laws."

Ladies & gentlemen you had best start writing your senators and congressmen because this administration is coming for your firearms.

Gun-Control Effort Coming Soon From White House - Newsweek

 

[P&R Fan]

He probably would have if they had put it on his tele-prompter.
I suspect some sound and fury on the matter, but he knows no serious anti-gun legislation would make it through either the House or Senate.

 

[mikerault]

Ah, but you have forgotten grasshopper...a little thing called Executiver Orders...

 

[G.T. Smith]

I believe that there is, "good", gun control. And I also believe that in gaining it,it leads to much better groups at 21 feet. I finally hit a paper plate with my .25 at 21 feet the other day. 1 out of six ain't too bad.
I also think humor beats hell out of politics anyways.
gordon
happy ground hog day everyone!!!!!!

 

[Frailer]

A quote from Adolf Hitler, 1935

"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."

That says it all. Doesn't it!

It might, if it were true. If we're to effectively argue against any restrictions to our right to keep and bear arms, we need to do so using facts--not falsified quotations.

From the FAQ at rkba.org:

"This quotation, often seen without any date or citation at all, suffers from several credibility problems, the most significant of which is that the date given (*in alternate versions, the words "This year..." are replaced by "1935...") has no correlation with any legislative effort by the Nazis for gun registration, nor would there have been a need for the Nazis to pass such a law, since gun registration laws passed by the Weimar government were already in effect. The Nazi Weapons Law (or Waffengesetz) which further restricted the possession of militarily useful weapons and forbade trade in weapons without a government-issued license was passed on March 18, 1938.

The citation usually given for this quote is a jumbled mess, and has only three major clues from which to work. The first is the date, which does not correspond (even approximately) to a date on which Hitler made a public speech, and a check of the texts of Hitler's speeches does not reveal a quotation resembling this (which is easily understandable when you realize that "Hitler" is commenting on a non-existent law). The second clue is the newspaper reference, which if translated into German resembles the title of a newspaper called Berliner Tageblatt, and a check of the issue for that date reveals that the page and column references given are to the arts and culture page! No Hitler speech appears in the pages of Berliner Tageblatt on that date, or dates close to it, because there was no such speech to report. Finally, the citation includes a proper name "Eberhard Beckmann," which is sometimes cited as "by Einleitung Von Eberhard Beckmann," which is an important clue itself, because it reveals that the citation was fabricated by someone who had so little knowledge of the German language that they were unaware that "Einleitung" isn't the fellow's first name! The only "Eberhard Beckmann" which has been uncovered thus far did indeed write introductions, but he was a journalist for a German broadcasting company after WWII, and he wrote several introductions to photography books, one of which was photos of the German state of Hesse (or Hessia), which may be the source of the curious phrase "Abschied vom Hessenland!" which appears in the citation. This quotation, however effective it may be as propaganda, is a fraud."

 

[KF9VH]

Just more....

disinformation to get people excited and TAKING SIDES.

Have you guys noticed all the talk about yellow stone getting ready to blow and new madrid fault doing the same. What is up with all the fear mongering? It is becoming exceedingly difficult to discern the truth from the false.

 

[DeadManWalking]

I believe that there is, "good", gun control. And I also believe that in gaining it,it leads to much better groups at 21 feet. I finally hit a paper plate with my .25 at 21 feet the other day. 1 out of six ain't too bad.
I also think humor beats hell out of politics anyways.
gordon
happy ground hog day everyone!!!!!!

One out of six? Dang, you are a marksman, I'm lucky to get one out of six at ten feet using my .25!!!!

 

[luangtom]

If one repeats certain news or facts long enough, people generally do consider it as gospel. For the most part, we are a nation of followers.........

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Rather than another head on assault ala the AWB in 1994 that cost so many of those who voted for it their seats, we will see incrementalism and nibbling away. The big push will be to keep guns out of the hand of the "unfit"-however that is defined.

 

[badguybuster]

If we are not careful, they may appoint a Czar to rule over gun rights. They are above all reproach except Obummers.

 

[Maximumbob54]

None of this is much of a newsflash. There is always some drivel about further gun control in a bill, resolution, or other such political trash. This is why I donate to the NRA.

 

[Chris A.]

The NRA has been fairly quiet, I am assuming gearing up for the debate and analyzing the angles. We cannot count on the NRA to do it all.

Time to let your US Reps and Senators know what you think.

Here is a website to help you find your elected official:

http://www.capwiz.com/nra/dbq/officials/

Here is a website to help you format your letter or email:
NRA-ILA ::

And for those who want to see Sen. McCarthy's bill on limited magazine capacity, you can go here:

Bill Text - 112th Congress (2011-2012) - THOMAS (Library of Congress)

FYI, H.R. 308 (McCarthy's bill) is in committee.

Our US Reps and Senators are officials ELECTED to represent the view of their constituents, not their own private views. Time to remind them of who does the voting.

 

[walnutred]

Why the surprise? Gun Control has been a DNC platform since at least the 1940s. If you read sporting magazines from 1945 and 1946 you will see there was a push to disarm returning GI's and prohibit them from owning firearms. The reasoning was that you had all these returning Veterans who were used to violence and using firearms. Obviously releasing them on the streets with access to firearms would result in a blood bath.

In the 40's it seemed to be more the Veterans organizations than the NRA that was fighting it. However with a little reading you'll see that the goal and strategy has not changed much.