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Hot Air and Kurt Russell rip up the latest gun control theme
Right here. A choice bit:
"Which of the terrorist attacks cited by Obama in his speech -- which included two he had never before acknowledged as such, the Fort Hood shooting and the Chattanooga attack on a military recruiting office -- would a no-fly gun ban have prevented? None of them. None of the suspects were on the no-fly list. Farook and Malik flew last year with no problems, and Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Hasan was still in the Army. In fact, even after Russia warned the FBI about Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011, the U.S. allowed him to fly to Russia and back in 2012.
In other words, the no-fly list is not just unconstitutional, it's also a red herring. Democrats want to change the subject from the failure of this administration to prevent these attacks. When government feels the need to strip Americans of their constitutional rights -- including the right to bear arms -- they should prove their case in court while allowing for full due process. That is precisely why our founders wrote the Constitution in the first place: to protect a free people against the whimsy of tyrants."
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....Nice to know that, since James Madison is long dead, you have a direct and certain knowledge of what God wants and grants. It must be maddening to have to correct the un enlightened such as we are.
I have to be honest here: Any government that all-knowing and powerful enough to stop attacks like the ones listed would scare the living Hell out of me.
Why keep talking about this we know ,they know and don't care,so we shouldn't either, time to revise our way of goverment ,remember, by the people for the people ,not corporations, politicians, big buck,lobbyist, what have you .
I have made this comment on other gun blogs only to see it vanish. New Jersey & Gov. Christie have been using the bill he signed A-3687 / s-2485 on 8/8/13 - to Screen gun buyers in NJ. There is NO provision for a 'denied' person to know how or why their name was rejected, or to compel FBI / TSC (Terrorist Screening Center ) to reveal anything.As goes NJ , so goes all other States gun rights ,eventually. It seems many have been caught unawares by this very bad precedent. Will we be stripped of all other Rights for being on some LIST ?????
source : CT Daily Mirror . com 12/11/15
Roll Call . com - Jon T. Bennet - 12/8/15
Roger, and while we are at it, let's not forget Christie's terrorist connection.
Lawyer friends tell me most these *watch lists* are highly inaccurate [40% false positives] and no better than *account-stated*. Big problem is if these watch lists are official. If not then a citizen afforded due process is skipped prior being entered on these lists ex parte. Spooky actions against the Bill of Rights IMHO.
HELLO. EARTH TO KURT RUSSELL. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THERE? KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. FOR THE 927TH TIME THIS WEEK. WE AREN'T TRYING TO 'CHANGE THE VIEW' OF MR JIHAD OR MR PSYCHO BY LIMITING THEIR ACCESS TO ASSAULT WEAPONS AND HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES. WE ARE TRYING TO REDUCE THEIR EASE OF ACQUISITION, REDUCE THEIR CONFIDENCE, REDUCE THEIR EFFICIENCY AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE THEIR BODY COUNTS. AFTER ALL, SOME FIREARMS ARE MORE LETHAL THAN OTHERS. SOME ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO KILL A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH MINIMAL EFFORT UNDER A WIDE VARIETY OF BATTLEFIELD CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS POINT HAS BEEN PROVEN ON BATTLEFIELDS ALL OVER THE WORLD. WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE OUR TROOPS CARRY M16S INTO COMBAT? WHY NOT DERRINGERS? IT'S BECAUSE THE M16 IS FAR MORE LETHAL. FORTUNATELY, THANKS TO GUN CONTROL, THE M16 IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE IF YOU'RE A CIVILIAN. THIS IS WHY THEIR USE BY CRIMINALS AND PSYCHOS IS VIRTUALLY UNHEARD OF. IT'S A DAMN GOOD THING TOO. HOWEVER, WE HAVE MADE IT QUITE EASY FOR ANY ADULT TO ACQUIRE SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLES AND HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES ALO DESIGNED TO KILL A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH MINIMAL EFFORT. AS A DIRECT RESULT, A NUMBER OF BODY COUNT RECORDS HAVE BEEN BROKEN WITHIN OUR AMERICAN BORDERS BY CRIMINALS, HOME-GROWN TERRORISTS AND PSYCHO SHOOTERS WITHIN THE LAST TEN YEARS. FOR THIS REASON, WE SHOULD BAN THE IMPORT AND SALE OF ASSAULT WEAPONS AND HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES. WE SHOULD ALSO MANDATE UNIVERSAL BACK ROUND CHECKS ON EVERY FIREARM TRANSFER. NO LOOPHOLES. IF BY SOME MIRACLE, WE MUSTER THE POLITICAL COURAGE TO DO SO, THEN OVER TIME, MASS SHOOTINGS WILL BECOME LESS FREQUENT, THE RELATIVE BODY COUNTS WILL DROP AND OUR POLICE WILL BE LESS LIKELY TO DIE IN SHOOTOUTS WITH CRIMINALS, PSYCHOS AND TERRORISTS. BUT OF COURSE, THE AMERICAN GUN LOBBY IS FAR MORE CONCERNED ABOUT PROFITS THAN PEOPLE. THEY HAVE A GOOD TWENTY PERCENT OF US, INCLUDING YOU KURT RUSSELL, THINKING SMALL AND STUPID. SERIOUSLY, HOW ON EARTH COULD YOU CONCLUDE THAT OUR GOAL AS ADVOCATES OF GUN CONTROL IS TO 'CHANGE THE POINT OF VIEW' OF A TERRORIST? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? I THINK YOU'VE BEEN SNIFFING TOO MUCH GUN POWDER KURT RUSSELL. IT HAS OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED WHATEVER ABILITY YOU EVER HAD TO COMPREHEND PLAIN ENGLISH.
Wow you need to read a history book or at least for the rest of us stop for a minute and ask the question were am I? When you blindly listen to those speaking believing what they say as the correct facts of the matter is the person speaking a priest, rabbi, monk, or the pope? If the answer is a politician instead please just give the rest of us that wish to think for our self the separation allowed to those that do not enter a place of worship of a different faith. If gun control works so well then you must believe the safest place you could be is in prison, wait is this the reason you believe there's such and overcrowding issue? Lets make it as simple as possible choose one (a bunk mate in a cell) or (concealed carrier ). The elected politicians have it so simple Washington DC statistics year after year can not be denied.
OK, again, the Right to keep and bear Arms is NOT a constitutional Right. A constitutional right is one granted by the Constitution. The Right to keep and bear Arms comes from the Creator and is endowed on His creation. THOSE Rights are NOT capable of being taken away by any governmental body that acts legitimately. Keeping and bearing Arms are Rights that pre-exist the Constitution (See Cruikshank, 1876) and which are NOT granted by the Constitution. The 2nd is JUST a statement of fact. The Right to protecting Life, Liberty, and all other God given Rights cannot be given up or infringed legitimately even through due process. The relationship between a man and God is above any authority of any government or society.
Repeal the 2nd, We still retain the Right to Arms. Any government that infringes on our Rights is not legitimate.