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Florida Rep. Francis Rooney wants US to give up our God given Rights
Breitbart News ^ | 02/17/2018 | Ian Hanchett

Posted on 02/18/2018 8:23:42 AM PST by Howie66

On Saturday’s “MSNBC Live,” Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) stated that “some freedoms are going to have to be given up” to ensure unstable people don’t get weapons and that he will agree to act on gun control, but “not necessarily for normal people.” He also expressed uncertainty as to whether people should be allowed to own AR-15s and argued for making schools harder targets. Rooney said, “Well, we are one of the most open societies in the world. I think that each one of these heinous crimes raises the bar and makes us — compels that we, as a nation, rethink where we are on our open society versus what are we willing to do in restricting freedom to make sure that we’re safe and secure. Very unstable situation here, when someone like a person of this demonstrated mental illness, at the local level and even to the FBI, could get ahold of an assault weapon, we’ve got to think about that.”

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; careerpolitician; politicalhack; secondamendment
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There is a very good reason why our Founding Fathers worded the Second Amendment as they did. What part of "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED" is so damned hard for some people to comprehend?
1 posted on 02/18/2018 8:23:42 AM PST by Howie66
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To: Howie66

He’s about ready to rip up his GOP card.


2 posted on 02/18/2018 8:26:20 AM PST by lee martell
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To: Howie66

What an asshole.

NO freedoms will be conceded or given up.

I’m damn tired of having fewer rights in this country then illegal immigrants or being part of the selected minority groups who get extra benefits in this government.

Are the illegal immigrants going to abide by the gun laws?

Hell no.

Lighten up Frances.


3 posted on 02/18/2018 8:26:41 AM PST by Skywise
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To: Howie66

An American would NEVER say “some freedoms have to be given up.” Only a yellow-bellied coward would say that. Americans died for those freedoms Frankie. They aren’t yours to give up.


4 posted on 02/18/2018 8:27:11 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: Howie66

Francis should take his head out of his butt


5 posted on 02/18/2018 8:29:20 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Howie66

Who’s going to enforce these gun laws? The FBI? So when someone calls the FBI with a tip about a gun law violation, does the call get routed to the round file?


6 posted on 02/18/2018 8:30:30 AM PST by WilliamIII
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Francis Rooney should resign. What a pathetic loser!


7 posted on 02/18/2018 8:32:28 AM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (No DACA Caca....Send the Nightmares home. "Americans are Dreamers, too." President Trump)
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To: Howie66

The Bil of Rights shouldn’t need to be fought for every damned day. Fire every damned politician that tries to enact any damned law to belittle them, and any damned judge as well that does not declare them un Constitutional.


8 posted on 02/18/2018 8:32:52 AM PST by Dogbert41 (Jerusalem is the city of The Great King!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

“An American would NEVER say “some freedoms have to be given up.” Only a yellow-bellied coward would say that.”

So true.


9 posted on 02/18/2018 8:35:07 AM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Howie66

No, I am not going to give up my freedom because the FBI refused to do its job, and because schools refuse to protect their students, and because parents are content to send their kids to schools who refuse to protect their students.

You want dead students, you got dead students. Grats.


10 posted on 02/18/2018 8:35:26 AM PST by chris37 (Take a week off racist >;-)
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To: Dogbert41

Sadly, I think it’s getting to where we are going to have to fight for them, every day.


11 posted on 02/18/2018 8:36:04 AM PST by LibsRJerks
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People are Autism are not be allowed to drive
so why can they buy a gun ?
The Sandy hook nut had autism too .
A autism diagnosis should be know for a FBI check .
These sad kids are being mainlined now which id reckless but before the Libs set them free in the 1970s
they were treated separately and carefully .
12 posted on 02/18/2018 8:36:46 AM PST by ncalburt
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I truly believe that under Obama the FBI compiled a database of gun owners illegally through NICS. You heard it here 1st.


13 posted on 02/18/2018 8:37:08 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (If the illegal immigration issue were Social Security, it'd be privatized by now.)
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That’s why we have the 2nd Amendment, so we DON’T HAVE TO GIVE UP ANY OF OUR FREEDOMS.

Someone show this RINO to the door.


14 posted on 02/18/2018 8:37:44 AM PST by FrankR (An armed society is a polite society.)
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He already did as far as I’m concerned.


15 posted on 02/18/2018 8:38:41 AM PST by Howie66 ("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
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It’s a good thing this kid didn’t watch mythbusters. The death & destruction with household products could have far exceeded any type of firearms. Point being, sadly the killing was done by a disturbed person who would find a way to kill.


16 posted on 02/18/2018 8:39:50 AM PST by jonose
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Frightened politicians say and do stupid, dangerous things.


17 posted on 02/18/2018 8:40:42 AM PST by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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To: Arm_Bears

Which is exactly why we do have the Second Amendment.


18 posted on 02/18/2018 8:43:48 AM PST by Howie66 ("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
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19 posted on 02/18/2018 8:45:48 AM PST by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) stated that “some freedoms are going to have to be given up”

Of course, what Rooney really means but is too cowardly to say is that "some freedoms are going to have to be taken away". Yeah, sorry Congressman - that's not how America works. It's appalling that a member of Congress would say something this idiotic.
20 posted on 02/18/2018 8:46:22 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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