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John Walsh, Host of 'America's Most Wanted,' on What He's Learned From Life and Loss
aarp ^ | august/september 2013

Posted on 01/06/2014 4:06:38 PM PST by lowbridge

Gun Control

I am for the right to have guns. I'm a gun owner. But nobody needs to own an AK-47. They say these assault rifles are great for hunting. You can't hunt game with an AK-47. And if you're a responsible gun owner, why wouldn't you go through a background check? The only people who don't want background checks are fugitives, tax dodgers and terrorists.

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KEYWORDS: banglist; guns; lessons; loss; secondamendment
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1 posted on 01/06/2014 4:06:38 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Naaah !


2 posted on 01/06/2014 4:14:32 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: lowbridge

I was given to understand that people that had, as young kids, taken ADHD medicine, or veterans that had counseling possibly related to PTSD might be disqualified. Is that wrong?

HF


3 posted on 01/06/2014 4:15:19 PM PST by holden
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To: lowbridge
But nobody needs to own an AK-47

Sure they do.............if the government has them. When government no longer fears the people there's tyranny. Walsh should know that.

4 posted on 01/06/2014 4:17:18 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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He is correct that no one needs to own an AK-47. So by that logic, let’s ban all minivans—no one needs one of those; 2 sedans work just fine. Let’s ban all recumbent bicycles—who rides those anymore, anyways? Let’s ban all houses with more than 5 bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths—no one has large families anymore, right, so no one needs a big house. Oh, and we should also ban mechanical pencils—use a good ole number 2, people!

When you put it in those terms, the argument suddenly loses all its force, doesn’t it?


5 posted on 01/06/2014 4:23:25 PM PST by lcms rev
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“aarp.org”

They delight in sending me these large beautiful four color packages of information on their organization.

I take even greater delight in throwing them away. I would tell them the are completely wasting their time, but hell, I didn't ask for the stupid package in the first place. Besides, since they see no reason for the 2nd amendment to exist, I see no reason for them to exist.

6 posted on 01/06/2014 4:26:43 PM PST by I cannot think of a name
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To: lowbridge
And if you're a responsible gun owner, why wouldn't you go through a background check? The only people who don't wantSUBMIT TO background checks are fugitives, tax dodgers and terrorists.

Lawbreakers are gonna break the law. Meanwhile this administration illegally ran guns to narcoterrorists in Mexico, guns which have been traced to thousands of murders including US officials. The administration has lied and stalled investigations into these crimes.

If he was really against gun violence he would be putting pressure and public attention on this administration.

7 posted on 01/06/2014 4:31:16 PM PST by a fool in paradise ("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
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To: lowbridge

And I don’t need some arrogant little ass telling me what kind of gun I should be able to have. SCREW YOU, JOHNNY.


8 posted on 01/06/2014 4:31:21 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: I cannot think of a name
I take even greater delight in throwing them away

No, no no!
You send them back in their prepaid envelope, along with all the junk mail you got that week.
Stuff it all in there, and tape it closed if you have to... and let them pick up the tab.

9 posted on 01/06/2014 4:33:16 PM PST by grobdriver
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To: holden

Psycho-active drug users can kill people with guns, cars, knives, pillows, drugs/poison, etc.

If they have been determined to be unaccountable for their actions, then they should require a 24 hour legal guardian. Giving them more drugs and saying they are “functional” is a lie. They appear “functional” until they have a major malfunciton and kill people. If they were mandated to have an escort/house arrest/institutionalization there would be no rampage (gun or otherwise).


10 posted on 01/06/2014 4:33:18 PM PST by a fool in paradise ("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
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11 posted on 01/06/2014 4:35:14 PM PST by JPG (Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
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To: lcms rev
He is correct that no one needs to own an AK-47.

Ask him if that includes the police, Social Security staff, etc.

The militarization of our "police force" (city and otherwise) is going on. So much for no standing army presence being applied to US citizens.

12 posted on 01/06/2014 4:35:15 PM PST by a fool in paradise ("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
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To: lowbridge

Who in their right mind listens to anything the AARP say’s????


13 posted on 01/06/2014 4:35:45 PM PST by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: lowbridge
They say these assault rifles are great for hunting. You can't hunt game with an AK-47.

Actually, yes, yes you can.


14 posted on 01/06/2014 4:40:40 PM PST by Yo-Yo
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To: grobdriver
No, no no! You send them back in their prepaid envelope, along with all the junk mail you got that week. Stuff it all in there, and tape it closed if you have to... and let them pick up the tab.

You stole my trick! I add nails or washers to add to the weight.

15 posted on 01/06/2014 4:42:05 PM PST by hadaclueonce (Because Brawndo's got electrolytes. Because Ethanol has Big Corn Lobby)
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You stole my trick! I add nails or washers to add to the weight.

Heh.
I'll be 58 in April.
I've been doing this for a while - and the dummies just keep sending me stuff.
Gluttons.

Ceramic tile scraps work well when there's little other junk mail - fits into the envelope nicely.

16 posted on 01/06/2014 4:53:46 PM PST by grobdriver
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To: lowbridge
These anti-gun arguments always kill me.

Walsh goes typically by the leftist playbook numbers:

(1) Announces that he, too is a gun-owner, in which the pro-gun reader is supposed to breathe a sigh of relief and be inclined to get on board.
Sets up the old assault-weapon/hunting strawman. Hey John. During the course of how many recent shootings, how many times did the killer had an actual AK-47 or similar weapon? What percentage of the killers AMW has profiled killed with an AK-47? FAIL.

17 posted on 01/06/2014 5:00:53 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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If he can tell me nobody needs to own an AK-47 then does that give me the right to tell all those left lane campers that nobody needs to own a frickin Prius?


18 posted on 01/06/2014 5:10:40 PM PST by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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To: grobdriver

Exactly right!
I take the insert and write

OBAMACARE
GET BENT
NO MORE MAIL AT THIS ADDRESS

on it with a marksalot. These people sold us out, no need to be polite.


19 posted on 01/06/2014 5:16:32 PM PST by Mr. Peabody
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To: lowbridge
Why can't people hunt with an AK? The AK round is the ballistic equivalent of a 30-30 Win cartridge. There have been more deer killed in this country with the 30-30 than any other cartridge.

This statement is just a straight up bold faced lie. Either that or he is just a gun ignorant moron speaking about a subject that he knows nothing about. Take your pick.

20 posted on 01/06/2014 5:34:32 PM PST by oldenuff2no ( .)
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