How can a Convicted Felon be writing gun laws? (Vanity)

thomas.loc.gov ^

[Red in Blue PA]

Serious question. How can a convicted felon, who cannot even walk into a gun store to purchase a gun, be allowed to WRITE gun legislation? There is something seriously wrong with this country when this is allowed. This rule needs to be changed. This pisses me off more than I can say. We need to make it clear to those in power that not only is an AWB out of the question, but that things like this need to change. Common sense would dictate that if you cannot buy a gun you cannot have a part in writing gun laws!

H.R.34 Latest Title: To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.

[wildbill]

I taught writing at the college level for years. One of the prevalent problems is the assumption by the author that everyone (in your case, gun owners)knows the details of the argument. (who Bobby Rush is and his sins.)

I’ve been a gun owner since 1948 and never heard of him, but that doesn’t prove anything either.

Next, even if it were true, you posted to a general audience of conservatives, presumably to tell them something they DON’T already know and then to move them to some action by your points of argument. It’s called persuasion.

I’ve had to pry some info out of you in these posts and still get a response that I should do it myself via Google.

Instead I’ll simply go on to another post.

Thank you for your time, and responses however, to my efforts to help.

[brityank]

Many thanks for the info, Venturer - I’m sure wildbill appreciates it too.

RBPA - your link to Thomas had nothing pertinent to this thread other than the submitter’s name. Others should not have to provide the basics to the story-line.

[PMAS]

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[Wurlitzer]

Here is their interpretation of the right of the congress to pass this unconstitutional law.

[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H34]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

By Mr. RUSH:
H.R. 34.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant
to the following:
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
``The Congress shall have Power ``to regulate Commerce with
foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the
Indian Tribes.’’

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The power designated to congress by this clause DOES NOT allow them to violate other portions of the constitution. If anyone does not believe this then our Federal government CAN do ANYTHING as long as they can show they are regulating something which might cross a state line.

VERY DANGEROUS stuff and being ignored thanks to the number one criminals in the USA, lawyers especially lawyers who become politicians and or judges.

[bmwcyle]

Hitler released the his friends in the prisons to help him. Obama already had them our in the streets.

[Thank You Rush]

H.R.34
Latest Title: To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 1/3/2013) Cosponsors (None)

You only had to go to the link to get the above info - HE IS THE SPONSOR of the bill! Pretty painless unless you’re more interested in bitching!

[wardaddy]

What you said.

Folks here don’t realize that is a new law only since 1968

[Cyber Liberty]

I thought it was just me who thought this thread is an epic fail.

[Thank You Rush]

“”We need to redefine who is a prohibited person.””

AMEN! Mark Fuhrman is one who is or was prohibited from possessing a weapon of any kind. I don’t know if he ever got that set aside... Totally ridiculous for merely answering a question some thought untruthfully that had nothing to do with the prosecution or evidence in the OJ case. The Attorney General of CA (Dan Lundgren at the time)charged him with perjury and he couldn’t afford to fight the charge so he pleaded no contest. The man was a hunter, owned weapons and had a large knife collection. He had to get rid of everything!

[Thank You Rush]

“”We need to redefine who is a prohibited person.””

AMEN! Mark Fuhrman is one who is or was prohibited from possessing a weapon of any kind. I don’t know if he ever got that set aside... Totally ridiculous for merely answering a question some thought untruthfully that had nothing to do with the prosecution or evidence in the OJ case. The Attorney General of CA (Dan Lundgren at the time)charged him with perjury (a felony) and he couldn’t afford to fight the charge so he pleaded no contest. The man was a hunter, owned weapons and had a large knife collection. He had to get rid of everything!

[Thank You Rush]

WHOOPS!!!!!

[cripplecreek]

We were handing guns back over to released prison inmates at the gate into the early 1900s.

The big difference is that back then, most of the truly dangerous were exterminated before they ever got to prison. If they survived long enough to go to prison they were either executed or stayed there forever.