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Originally posted by TsukiLunar
reply to post by seabag
There are laws on the books already. Criminals who wish to use guns for nefarious reasons don't follow the laws now. What makes anyone think more laws will make things better?
However, the main reason, I think, that say murder is illegal is not to stop people from doing it, but to be able to prosecute them if they do.
I don't believe Obama wants to even address the gun issue. You rarely ever hear him mention guns in any speeches of importance and frankly his record does not support gun-control. Reagan and Bush Sr. did far more to curtail Americans access to weapons than Obama has.
He has far bigger issues to deal with than having to worry about gun legislation.
Originally posted by seabag
Originally posted by TsukiLunar
reply to post by seabag
There are laws on the books already. Criminals who wish to use guns for nefarious reasons don't follow the laws now. What makes anyone think more laws will make things better?
However, the main reason, I think, that say murder is illegal is not to stop people from doing it, but to be able to prosecute them if they do.
Yes...and there are laws on the books now to prosecute people for gun violations.
What law would you like to see strengthened (or added) to make you feel safer?
Originally posted by Kenrichaed
reply to post by seabag
I did read the information on page one and noticed that you did not list any major legislation initiated by the Obama Administration in regards to gun-control which would validate my point. Leaving your conspiracy's out of it, what actual things has he tried to pass to limit your access to weapons?
Originally posted by Kenrichaed
reply to post by seabag
I did read the information on page one and noticed that you did not list any major legislation initiated by the Obama Administration in regards to gun-control which would validate my point. Leaving your conspiracy's out of it, what actual things has he tried to pass to limit your access to weapons?
Administration officials told Newsweek and The Daily Beast that starting as early as next week, Obama will begin a series of changes designed to tighten regulations and penalties under current laws—bypassing a fight in Congress with the pro-gun National Rifle Association in the process.
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“If they want to do something serious about stopping crime, they can do the tried-and-true rules and go after criminals. They’re not,” says Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the NRA. “They’re collapsing prosecutions across the U.S. The idea of putting more forms on the honest people is ridiculous. They need to start on something the criminals don’t like, which is arresting and incarcerating.”
LaPierre said he believes Obama is bypassing lawmakers with these changes because of legislative obstacles. “I don’t think he’s got any support in Congress for doing this. If he does this, it’s going to be bad politics in election time. Law-abiding people are sick of proposals like this that line them up and let the criminals go free."
Originally posted by kerazeesicko
Want to get stars and flags...create a thread where gun ownership is threatened...watch the man child's cry about their precious guns being taken away.
I see t hese t hreads once a week....has anything ever come of them...nope...too bad.
The night ended with 40 freaking cops pulling boxes and boxes of guns out of his house. All legally owned, from my understanding.
I don't know what kind of gun laws we should have, but I do know that I almost died that night.
He still has his guns.
Originally posted by Ghost375
Originally posted by Kenrichaed
reply to post by seabag
I did read the information on page one and noticed that you did not list any major legislation initiated by the Obama Administration in regards to gun-control which would validate my point. Leaving your conspiracy's out of it, what actual things has he tried to pass to limit your access to weapons?
2 bills that expanded gun owners rights...
they are now allowed to take guns on Amtrak; and national parks.
Originally posted by SurrealisticPillow
reply to post by TsukiLunar
How did you "almost" die that night?
I almost died when my heart stopped beating after loosing a whole lot of blood, but I fail to see how some lunatic sticking a gun in your face is "almost dying".
Some people need to actually GET a life before they are so afraid of losing it.
You don’t like the second amendment, do you? You don’t think anybody should have guns, do you?
Originally posted by SurrealisticPillow
reply to post by TsukiLunar
The point is, that it is NOT guns that make you feel unsafe, it is the "madman" that makes you feel unsafe.
In fact, if guns made you feel unsafe, you would feel that way 24/7 because guns are everywhere.
And, you did not come close to dying. If you had ever actually come close to dying, you would understand the difference.