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Murdoch calls for automatic weapons ban
politico ^ | 12/14/12 9:12 PM EST | DYLAN BYERS

Posted on 12/15/2012 1:48:55 PM PST by RC one

News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch expressed support for an automatic weapons ban tonight following today's shooting in Newtown, Conn.

"Terrible news today. When will politicians find courage to ban automatic weapons?," Murdoch wrote on Twitter.

Murdoch made a similar call following the theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., in July: "We have to do something about gun controls. Police license okay for hunting rifle or pistol for anyone without crim or pscho record. No more," he tweeted.

News Corp. owns Fox News, where contributors have been objecting to calls for gun control throughout the day.


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; connecticut; guncontrol; guns; secondamendment
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1 posted on 12/15/2012 1:48:59 PM PST by RC one
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To: RC one

Were automatic weapons used in any of these incidents? Or is Rupert just lost in space and clueless when it comes to firearms.


2 posted on 12/15/2012 1:51:21 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (It's not about the guns. It's about the control.)
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To: RC one

Bloomberg also called for a ban.


3 posted on 12/15/2012 1:53:30 PM PST by bgill (We've passed the point of no return. Welcome to Al Amerika.)
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To: RC one

Murdoch, you commie putz.


4 posted on 12/15/2012 1:53:40 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: RC one

Are not automatic weapons already illegal?


5 posted on 12/15/2012 1:55:23 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: BenLurkin

Not the registered ones.


6 posted on 12/15/2012 1:56:44 PM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: FlingWingFlyer; BenLurkin
I think it's safe to assume he means semi-automatic. That being said, it might be time to write a letter and renew some subscriptions.

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7 posted on 12/15/2012 2:00:33 PM PST by RC one (Akin/Mourdock-2016)
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To: RC one

What a maroon!


8 posted on 12/15/2012 2:01:11 PM PST by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: bgill

In other news, Murdock and Bloomberg once again prove they aren’t as smart as they think.


9 posted on 12/15/2012 2:01:43 PM PST by meatloaf (Support Senate S 1863 & House Bill 1380 to eliminate oil slavery.)
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To: RC one

What he means and what he said may be two diffrent things, but all the more reason to ridicule the bastard for what he said!


10 posted on 12/15/2012 2:02:21 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: BenLurkin
Are not automatic weapons already illegal?

I am assuming this dweeb means semi and full auto and wants to ban everything but single shot weapons...

11 posted on 12/15/2012 2:05:21 PM PST by Popman
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To: RC one

According to numerous sources:

“The police also found a Bushmaster .223 M4 carbine in Lanza’s car that apparently was NOT USED in the crime.”.


12 posted on 12/15/2012 2:11:32 PM PST by wolficatZ (Hey blue states....Got Food?)
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The handguns were semi-automatic, as are the VAST majority of handguns.

(Basically, any handgun that isn't a revolver... but there are some uncommon exceptions.)

13 posted on 12/15/2012 2:15:01 PM PST by Teacher317 ('Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Or is Rupert just lost in space and clueless when it comes to firearms.

He's simply clueless. Put it in journalistic lingo, using their equipment... they MIGHT grasp it! I wouldn't hold my breath though. I think there's more in play here.

14 posted on 12/15/2012 2:15:08 PM PST by loboinok (Gun control is hitting what you aim at!)
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To: RC one

Let’s ban dental floss too; he didn’t use that either.


15 posted on 12/15/2012 2:15:26 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: RC one

The Saudis don’t like uppity Americans.


16 posted on 12/15/2012 2:19:28 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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How many guns did the killer buy, dumbass?


17 posted on 12/15/2012 2:20:54 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Murdoch is expressing in so many words what members of his family and other investors imagine to be impending senility.

May be he feels he has a stake in no one cracking down on the psychiatry industry and forcing them to take appropriate action to keep the nut cases off the street. Hence, his feeble and obvious attempt to change the subject ~ even he should know automatic firearms are not available on the open market in this country.

18 posted on 12/15/2012 2:25:06 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: bgill

Bloomberg has been an outofcontrol psychobabble leftwing lunatic for quite some time. I’m surprised he was able to give voice to an opinion on this.


19 posted on 12/15/2012 2:27:23 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

More evidence that Murdoch/Fox News is an integral part of the state controlled media complex.


20 posted on 12/15/2012 2:28:03 PM PST by wolficatZ (Hey blue states....Got Food?)
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