[oscars300]

Republicans really need to challenge the term “assault weapon” more, as it conjures up nasty images of full auto AK-47:s in the public mind. The ultimate irony of the “assault weapon” ban is that THE WEAPONS BANNED ARE NOT ASSAULT WEAPONS UNDER ANY REASONABLE DEFINITION.

Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.

[eclecticEel]

The ban expired in 2004 after being in place for 10 years

And we've certainly been living in fear and chaos since the ban expired. /s

[mojitojoe]

and among them would be to reinstitute the ban on the sale of assault weapons.”
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Does Holder own or has he bought stock in ammo or firearms? If so, I bet he’s making a fortune by mentioning this weekly.

[wastedyears]

Assault weapons includes golf clubs, baseball bats, meat cleavers, any size knife, a guitar, grandmother’s slippers, cars, glass bottles, hockey sticks... the list could go on quite a bit.

[redhead]

What in the world is an “assault” weapon? A hammer? An axe? A big knife? A frozen leg of lamb?

[chuckles]

I was watching a story on the violence in Mexico and they said outright that the guns were coming from China. He will have to wait for some punk in high school to shoot people high on anti depressants( SSRI) to get his excuse.

Of course they won't even look at stopping young people from taking Prozac.

[NewRomeTacitus]

A “leader” fearing the arms of the populace he leads should not be in that position. Ask any country held under the heel of despots.

[Gaffer]

Too late ZerO. We ain’t fools. Already stocked up
5 minutes after the.ban ended.

[saganite]

I believe the administration back pedalled on this Friday. Holder jumped the gun by announcing this too early.

[Chinstrap61a]

Write and call your senators and representatives.

If you haven't already, join the NRA/GOA

Buy your own AR-15 or AK

Resist.

[School of Rational Thought]

Kill two birds with one stone - complete the wall across the length of the border.

[KeyLargo]

Deputy wounded in accidental shooting
Coat hanger in car’s trunk catches trigger

February 28, 2009
By NICHOLAS P. ALAJAKIS nalajakis@scn1.com

WAUKEGAN — A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was airlifted to a hospital Friday morning after accidentally shooting herself in the County Building parking garage.

Karen Harris, 46, of Gurnee, a 22-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, was recovering from surgery Friday afternoon at Advocate Lutheran Hospital in Park Ridge. She was in stable condition and was expected to make a full recovery, authorities said.
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Flight for Life medics transport Lake County Deputy Sheriff Karen Harris (inset)after she accidentally shot herself in the parking garage at the Waukegan County Building.
(Rob Dicker/Sun-Times News Group/File)

Flight for Life medics prepare to transport Lake County sheriff’s Deputy Karen Harris to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. ROB DICKER SUN-TIMES NEWS GROUP

At 8 a.m. Friday, Harris was removing her service weapon from the trunk of her car on the third floor of the parking garage when the weapon fired, sending a single .40-caliber bullet through her right had and into her abdomen.

Waukegan police investigated the scene and determined that the handgun’s trigger was pulled by a hanger that was stuck in the trigger guard, said Waukegan police Cmdr. Wayne Walles.

“It’s an accident. It could absolutely happen to anyone,” Sheriff Mark Curran said. “We pray for her and we feel terrible for her.”

The accidental shooting is the first for a sheriff’s deputy in more than a dozen years, said Michael Blazincic, chief of administration for the sheriff’s office.

Following the shooting, Harris was taken first to Vista Medical Center East and later flown to Lutheran General. She was conscious and alert following surgery, police said.

The Waukegan Fire Department and other court security deputies responded to the scene almost immediately, said sheriff’s Sgt. Christopher Thompson.

There is no protocol on where deputies must keep their duty weapon, but some place them in their car trunk, Curran said.

Harris is the daughter of former Waukegan 5th Ward Ald. Frank Harris. Attempts to reach the family Friday were unsuccessful.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/1453820,5_1_WA28_DEPSHOT_S1.article#

[magooey]

Attorney General Eric Holder is a malicious racist bigot who has already insulted his office. He has claimed the American people are "cowards" for not having a conversation on race - this after Americans of all ethnic groups voted in favor of Obama.

With his push to tear up the Second Amendment, it is clear that Eric Holder-the-bigot does not deserve high office in any administration of the United States.

[SunkenCiv]

Man Holds Woman Hostage With Light Gun (Sega Video Game Gun)
Escapist Magazine | 2/26/09 | John Funk
Posted on 02/26/2009 12:23:40 PM PST by nickcarraway
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2194805/posts

[Piquaboy]

Does that mean my fists have to go also.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***...assault-weapons ban***

It is worse than that. My latest issue of GUN WEEK (March 15,2009) has an article on how the State Department is considering restrictions on the import and export of military caliber guns and ammo, INCLUDING SPORTING AMMO and BOLT ACTION HUNTING RIFLES.

There is also the possibility that “..the Obama administration may be quietly preparing TO DEFINE what constitutes a so-called SNIPER RIFLE.”.....”The focus will be on barrel weight and diameter, caliber and even rifling twist.”

Three bolt action rifles in .308 cal have been prevented from being shipped to Australia.

[Thunder90]

Any expanded AWB (Semi auto weapon) ban will have an expanded HR 45 licensing and registration scheme, and provisions for microstamping ammunition attached to it. All gun owners will have to get this license, turn in all semi-auto “assault weapons”, “Sniper rifles” and non-stamped ammo, register all of their legal firearms, and obtain $1 million in liability insurance. All new ammo bought will have to be registered to the owner.