Posted on 05/06/2010 5:45:18 AM PDT by marktwain
Two years ago this June the United States Supreme Court said the 2nd Amendment to the Bill of Rights was an individual right to own guns unconnected with service in a militia.
Today, in Washington D.C., Los Angeles Policed Department spokeswoman Sandy Jo MacArthur testified before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in support of legislation that would take away an individual's right to buy a firearm and allow the Attorney General to deny anyone the right to buy a gun by merely claiming that he or she might be a potential terrorist or appears on some watch list. The hearing was labeled "TERRORISTS AND GUNS: THE NATURE OF THE THREAT AND PROPOSED REFORMS" S.1317 is titled "Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009"
This really shouldn't surprise anyone. The LAPD has a long history of opposition to our Constitutional right to own a gun. Have you heard about the LAPD death squad? Not the 1996 Rampart one but the original set up in 1926 by then LAPD Chief James E. Davis. You can read about it here.
Of the eight persons testifying before the Committee only one person testified against the legislation. Aaron Titus of the Liberty Coalition who summed up the bill as thus: "In short, S.1317 should be re-named the "Gun Owners Are Probably Terrorists Act," because it gives the Attorney General the discretion to deny someone the enumerated Constitutional Right to Bear Arms, based on "suspicion" and "belief" of terrorist inclinations. In addition, S.1317 would turn NICS into a defacto National Firearm Registry. It will collect detailed personal information like name, address, phone number, social security number for every person who applies for a gun permit, with no requirement to ever delete the information."
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It seems that about half of the LEO’s across this country are not our friends.
Not to mention the guy didn’t use a gun.
Are they going to take away propane tanks, gasoline jugs, alarm clocks etc?
A policeman’s job is only easy in a police state.
- Orson Welles
Only about 10 percent of the citizens of Russia belonged to the Communist Party yet they subjugated that nation for almost a decade. Danger Will Robinson.
It’s not unexpected from an authoritarian state of mind.
Obama’s hands will not be on any legislation that passes. If anti-gun legislation makes it through Congress, it’ll be hidden in an omnibus bill.
We’re fscked. The din is growing into a roar, and the Leftists are emboldened to begin the complete takeover of America.
Mark my words, here on FR, if they get anti-gun legislation passed, there will NOT be elections in November.
They’re just mad because they can’t shoot straight.
Considering the fact that Government Officials and Police Chiefs as well as rank and file peace officers in California have OPENLY Avowed to AID and ABET Criminal Invaders and do everything in their power to Facilitate these Lawbreakers in ILLEGALLY residing in this Country, and then Give them Taxpayer funded Benefits AGAINST FEDERAL LAW, I would urge ALL FIREARM MFG’s and Ammunition Mfg’s to IMMEDIATELY HALT ALL SALES TO CALIFORNIA. It Is a Felony for anyone to willfully and knowingly sell firearms to CRIMINALS. It seems virtually impossible to determine who is a Criminal In California. Stop SElling To California NOW.
And the other half are outright enemies.
“Touch of Evil”, right?
Great film noir, and a great and accurate line!
Would someone please tell LA what the situation is in Chicago this year?
They are union thugs and feel that their jobs are threatened.
If more law abiding citizens are armed, the criminals will think twice before trying to commit a crime.
A lower crime rate brings a need for fewer police.
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Point taken!
the los angeles police department is
itself a gang of thugs.
LAPD is under seige daily from the gangs, illegals, & the Russian Mob & Mexican/Columbian cartels.
They have totally lost focus.
Keep taking guns from the citizens who live in Los Angeles behind barred doors & windows, and there will never be enough police to take care of the home invasions, burglaries, roberies, rapes, etc.
Thinging like this will only cause a further demise of LAPD members themselves.
They are already totally outnumbered by the street gangs.
Methinks you meant "almost a century"???
Remember that the “Gunfight at the OK Corral” was basically about gun rights. The City(Tombstone) passed a “law” saying that you had to give up you gun when you entered town. The Earps were going out gun-grabbin and killed the cowboys.
LOL, that could happen only if you give them up.
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