I Am For Gun Control

Bad Choice By The Republicans Yet Again.... US lawmakers will ditch a plan to ban assault weapons, all but killing off a key part of a gun control campaign prompted by a recent school massacre.

Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said her proposal would be left out of the firearms control bill.

Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid made the decision, saying the proposal could not get enough votes.

An assault-type weapon was used in the December massacre that killed 26 at a primary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

The shooting shocked the US and revived efforts in Washington DC to prohibit such firearms.

But while polls show most Americans back an assault weapon ban, influential pro-gun lobby groups such as the National Rifle Association have pressed lawmakers to oppose such a move.

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EvesHarvest

Too many democrats haven't stood up on this issue, too. So much for the will of the people.

BizSuitStacy

It\'s not a republican vs. democrat issue. Lots of democrats are gun owners and believe in the 2nd Amendment. I live in the liberal la-la land of Seattle, and know a number of liberals that understand the proposed ban on assault weapons is a joke.

Mikemcneil · 61-69, M

The 2nd Amendment is taken out of context by idiots like you all the time. Care to read it in full sometime and think about when it was written?....thought not.

BizSuitStacy

Love how the libs always resort to name calling when befuddled. And them act like fools assuming what people have or have not done. Guess what Mikey - there are 27 words to the 2nd Amendment. I\'ve read them.

Let me see...you want to talk about when it was written. I suspect you think it\'s outdated, written at a time when the musket was a high tech weapon and no longer relevant. If so, you\'re wrong. Note the words...right to bear ARMS...not the right to bear muskets, not the right to bears swords, not the right to bear bows and arrows, etc. They specifically wrote \"arms\" knowing full well that weapons would advance and that the public should have the right to defend themselves with the most appropriate weapon of the day. 200 years from now, guns may be obsolete as a weapon. That does not mean that the public does not have the right to defend itself.

Want to talk about the well regulated militia? In upholding lower court rulings to overturn handgun bans in both Washington DC and Chicago (Washington DC v. Heller in 2008 and Chicago v. McDonald in 2010) the US Supreme Court ruled that the 2nd Amendment is a pre-existing and codified right, unrelated to service in the militia. In other words, we don\'t have to be part of a militia to have the right to bear arms.

Not only have I read the 2nd Amendment, I\'ve also read the articles published by our found fathers who provided additional interpretation of the 2nd Amendment.

The real shame here is people like you that lack critical thinking skills, and who make assessments and assumptions based on emotion as opposed to fact.

Tell me what you know about the 2nd Amendment that I am missing.

Mikemcneil · 61-69, M

What was the police force like in America at the time it was written?

BizSuitStacy

What does that have to do with anything? What part of \"the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed\" do you not understand?

Mikemcneil · 61-69, M

I knew you were going to say that.....lol.....what relevancy does the reference to a militia have without considering the existence of a police force ?? The amendment was written in the times of the Old Wild West. Things have moved on since then, brother.

BizSuitStacy

Tell it to the Supreme Court Mikey. You simply talk in circles. Militia, Police, Homeland Security, National Guard - I don\'t care what law enforcement agency or security force you are talking about. I have the right to defend myself, and I can legally own a gun to protect my home and family. The 2nd Amendment guarantees it, and the Supreme Court has backed it up.

If you don\'t like it, either change it, move to another country

Mikemcneil · 61-69, M

Great phobic attitude there.Over here in the UK we prefer getting the Police to sort out criminals.....not leave it to testosterone fueled cowboys. Would you use your guns against the Police or the FBI or the National Guard?

BizSuitStacy

Oh...you\'re from the UK. Sorry, I thought you were an American. Two very different cultures Mikey. Where you live, the murder rate is very low - before and after gun control. Where I live, the murder rate is rather high, and home invasions are real. Of course, when your life is in jeopardy, and seconds count, the police are only several minutes away. While it\'s highly unlikely I\'d ever have to use my guns in self defense, I\'m glad I have them just in case.

Since you are a Brit, your opinion doesn\'t matter here as you can\'t vote.

Ironic though, isn\'t it? How it was the tyranny of the British gov\'t. that led to the 2nd Amendment to begin with.

Anyhow, I\'m done with this post. You can have the last word. Despite our differences, I wish you well. For you and your family: live long, prosper and be safe.

Mikemcneil · 61-69, M

If I lived in the USA I would own a gun myself...probably a small handgun.