Will Gun Control Become Yet Another Issue Republicans Fail?

[Crazy Levi]

So, honestly, gun control has NEVER been a part of the modern Democratic party's active platform, unless you count the early 90s when Bill Clinton signed the assault weapons ban.

Obama has never show any desire to pursue it, despite the paranoid delusions of gun nuts.

But now...you have to wonder. 20 dead 6 and 7 year olds. It seems the public is on the verge of demanding action.

So, it begs the question...does gun control become yet another issue - like gay marriage, abortion, reproductive rights - that Republicans doggedly chain themselves to, while the public is clearly not on their side?

They kinda have to, right? For all these years, they've basically gotten all of that gun nut money for doing absolutely nothing. Now, these deep-pocketed lunatics are going to demand action in defense of their gun rights, at the exact same time as the public - tired of dead kids and moviegoers - turns against them.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out.

[RATTdrools]

Even the NRA's facebook page is down. Hopefully the Repukes will finally use common sense this time and agree to sensible gun laws!

[DEATH ROW JOE]

In the early 90s, even Reagan was for tougher gun laws. Seems like Obama is going to propose some reasonable gun regulations just so they will get struck down by the GOP controlled House and then he can use that to beat them over the head for 2014. Everything Obama is doing now seems to be directed at destroying the GOP.

Why I'm for the Brady Bill
By Ronald Reagan
Published: March 29, 1991
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/29/opini ... -bill.html

"Anniversary" is a word we usually associate with happy events that we like to remember: birthdays, weddings, the first job. March 30, however, marks an anniversary I would just as soon forget, but cannot.

It was on that day 10 years ago that a deranged young man standing among reporters and photographers shot a policeman, a Secret Service agent, my press secretary and me on a Washington sidewalk.

I was lucky. The bullet that hit me bounced off a rib and lodged in my lung, an inch from my heart. It was a very close call. Twice they could not find my pulse. But the bullet's missing my heart, the skill of the doctors and nurses at George Washington University Hospital and the steadfast support of my wife, Nancy, saved my life.

Jim Brady, my press secretary, who was standing next to me, wasn't as lucky. A bullet entered the left side of his forehead, near his eye, and passed through the right side of his brain before it exited. The skills of the George Washington University medical team, plus his amazing determination and the grit and spirit of his wife, Sarah, pulled Jim through. His recovery has been remarkable, but he still lives with physical pain every day and must spend much of his time in a wheelchair.

[Crazy Levi]

Reagan was a fucking liberal faggot.

[RATTdrools]

Since Reagan almost got KILLED by an easily acquired gun you would sure hope he was for the Brady Bill!

[BodyBagz]

Since Reagan almost got KILLED by an easily acquired gun you would sure hope he was for the Brady Bill!

But not exactly for the reason you think....nor was President Reagan ever for taking away an American Citizens Right to Bear Arms...

"You won't get gun control by disarming law-abiding citizens. There's only one way to get real gun control: Disarm the thugs and the criminals, lock them up and if you don't actually throw away the key, at least lose it for a long time... It's a nasty truth, but those who seek to inflict harm are not fazed by gun controllers. I happen to know this from personal experience."(1983)

The above quote was made my President Reagan almost 2 years after the failed assassination attempt by John Hinkley Jr that wounded President Reagan and almost killed James Brady. Even after this, Reagan made it clear that Gun Control comes from taking away criminals and their illegal weapons, not those of legal, law abiding citizens!

"Our nation was built and civilized by men and women who used guns in self-defense and in pursuit of peace. One wonders indeed, if the rising crime rate, isn't due as much as anything to the criminal's instinctive knowledge that the average victim no longer has means of self-protection."(1975)

Yeah, try and spin that anyway you can...

"There are those in America today who have come to depend absolutely on government for their security. And when government fails they seek to rectify that failure in the form of granting government more power. So, as government has failed to control crime and violence with the means given it by the Constitution, they seek to give it more power at the expense of the Constitution. But in doing so, in their willingness to give up their arms in the name of safety, they are really giving up their protection from what has always been the chief source of despotism -- government."(1975)

This, right here, is exactly what is going on today in this country. President Reagan saw it back in 1975, and called it out...and here we are 37 years later and it still rings true! Wake the fuck up people!

[RATTdrools]

Reagan was FOR the Brady Bill!

[Danzig in the Dark]

But... but... but...

[RATTdrools]

But... but... but...

Never said that Dickhead! Your psycho drugs are making you hallucinate again!

[Danzig in the Dark]

But... but... but...

Never said that Dickhead! Your psycho drugs are making you hallucinate again!

Were I under the influence of drugs, I would be discussing how great Stephen Pearcy still sounds.

[johnk5150]

So, it begs the question...does gun control become yet another issue - like gay marriage, abortion, reproductive rights - that Republicans doggedly chain themselves to, while the public is clearly not on their side?

Man, there are so many gun owners out there I think the public is pretty split on it. However I think MOST non gun owners are pretty much in the middle on it. For the right to bear arms to AN EXTENT. I'm for having a couple of six shooters but the rifles that hold hundreds of rounds are evil. Has nothing to do with what people need to me more than a right and wrong thing.

[johnk5150]

Reagan was a fucking liberal faggot.

[RATTdrools]

So, it begs the question...does gun control become yet another issue - like gay marriage, abortion, reproductive rights - that Republicans doggedly chain themselves to, while the public is clearly not on their side?

Man, there are so many gun owners out there I think the public is pretty split on it. However I think MOST non gun owners are pretty much in the middle on it. For the right to bear arms to AN EXTENT. I'm for having a couple of six shooters but the rifles that hold hundreds of rounds are evil. Has nothing to do with what people need to me more than a right and wrong thing.

58% favor stricter gun laws.

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=18074950

[johnk5150]

So, it begs the question...does gun control become yet another issue - like gay marriage, abortion, reproductive rights - that Republicans doggedly chain themselves to, while the public is clearly not on their side?

Man, there are so many gun owners out there I think the public is pretty split on it. However I think MOST non gun owners are pretty much in the middle on it. For the right to bear arms to AN EXTENT. I'm for having a couple of six shooters but the rifles that hold hundreds of rounds are evil. Has nothing to do with what people need to me more than a right and wrong thing.

58% favor stricter gun laws.

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=18074950

That's what I said.

[RATTdrools]

So, it begs the question...does gun control become yet another issue - like gay marriage, abortion, reproductive rights - that Republicans doggedly chain themselves to, while the public is clearly not on their side?

Man, there are so many gun owners out there I think the public is pretty split on it. However I think MOST non gun owners are pretty much in the middle on it. For the right to bear arms to AN EXTENT. I'm for having a couple of six shooters but the rifles that hold hundreds of rounds are evil. Has nothing to do with what people need to me more than a right and wrong thing.

58% favor stricter gun laws.

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=18074950

Those in favor of stricter gun control went up after Sandy Hook. Logic at work finally.

[crabfan]

If you believe in the false "left vs. right" paradigm you're distracted from the real issues facing all Americans. The majority of politicians are serving the same globalist masters.

[Danzig in the Dark]

If you believe in the false "left vs. right" paradigm you're distracted from the real issues facing all Americans. The majority of politicians are serving the same globalist masters.

Tell us more about these globalist masters.

[KneelandBobDylan]

If you believe in the false "left vs. right" paradigm you're distracted from the real issues facing all Americans. The majority of politicians are serving the same globalist masters.

Tell us more about these globalist masters.

I think he's talking about religion or something.

[WhiteHouseSubsAC]

If you believe in the false "left vs. right" paradigm you're distracted from the real issues facing all Americans. The majority of politicians are serving the same globalist masters.

Tell us more about these globalist masters.

I think he's talking about religion or something.

Damn Repukes and Christnuts!!

[RATTdrools]

[bonedog]

Banning guns merely takes away the ability for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves. Bad guys will always have access to guns and ammunition.

If those teachers had been armed, a lot of kids would not have died at the hands of that twisted MF.

The government wants to disarm citizens as part of Obama's and the left's goal for a socialist society.

[KneelandBobDylan]

Banning guns merely takes away the ability for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves. Bad guys will always have access to guns and ammunition.

If those teachers had been armed, a lot of kids would not have died at the hands of that twisted MF.

The government wants to disarm citizens as part of Obama's and the left's goal for a socialist society.

Nice, 4 posts in and we already know you're batshit crazy.

[bonedog]

Banning guns merely takes away the ability for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves. Bad guys will always have access to guns and ammunition.

If those teachers had been armed, a lot of kids would not have died at the hands of that twisted MF.

The government wants to disarm citizens as part of Obama's and the left's goal for a socialist society.

Nice, 4 posts in and we already know you're batshit crazy.

Tell me then, why has violent crime decreased in every state that has adopted concealed carry laws? It is because thugs don't know who might be packing. An armed society is a polite society.

[KneelandBobDylan]

Banning guns merely takes away the ability for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves. Bad guys will always have access to guns and ammunition.

If those teachers had been armed, a lot of kids would not have died at the hands of that twisted MF.

The government wants to disarm citizens as part of Obama's and the left's goal for a socialist society.

Nice, 4 posts in and we already know you're batshit crazy.

Tell me then, why has violent crime decreased in every state that has adopted concealed carry laws? It is because thugs don't know who might be packing. An armed society is a polite society.

First tell me why you think Obama is coming to take your guns, fruitloop.

[bonedog]

First tell me why you think Obama is coming to take your guns, fruitloop.

He is NOT going to take away my guns. BTW, no need to resort to name calling.

[thewonkytits]

First tell me why you think Obama is coming to take your guns, fruitloop.

He is NOT going to take away my guns. BTW, no need to resort to name calling.

Uhh... you do know where you are, don't you?

[bonedog]

First tell me why you think Obama is coming to take your guns, fruitloop.

He is NOT going to take away my guns. BTW, no need to resort to name calling.

Uhh... you do know where you are, don't you?

I feel like I am arguing with a kindergartener in a sandbox. You're a doo-doo head.

[Danzig in the Dark]

I feel like I am arguing with a kindergartener in a sandbox. You're a doo-doo head.

Not bad for your first try. Next time you work the gloryhole, ask one of the truckers for some advice on dirty words and crude insults before you blow him.

[bonedog]

I feel like I am arguing with a kindergartener in a sandbox. You're a doo-doo head.

Next time you work the gloryhole, ask one of the truckers for some advice on dirty words and crude insults before you blow him.

Now we know how Danzig gets his material.

[Danzig in the Dark]

I feel like I am arguing with a kindergartener in a sandbox. You're a doo-doo head.

Next time you work the gloryhole, ask one of the truckers for some advice on dirty words and crude insults before you blow him.

Now we know how Danzig gets his material.

If you can't hang, fuck off. Don't play the "Be mature" card.