Posted on 07/24/2012 10:25:51 PM PDT by voteNRA
A Minnesota congressman is calling for important changes to federal firearm laws in the wake of the movie theater massacre in Colorado.
Democrat Keith Ellison says the U.S. should not just restrict assault weapons but it should also set limits on some gun clips, ammunition and body armor.
“Reasonable gun controls,” Ellison said. “It’s time.”
Ellison said Tuesday that you don’t need a bulletproof vest and an assault rifle to go hunting. He’s supporting laws to restrict some of the items the Colorado shooter used in his deadly rampage. .....
(Excerpt) Read more at minnesota.cbslocal.com ...
I agree.
Every civilian should reasonably control their own gun. Use as prescribed - for protection.
Even if the jackass had been wearing armor, had he been hit by a couple CHL folks, he would have been rattled.
When I think “gun control” it means hitting the target and nothing else.
hey.. wait... This is not about Michele!
Good to hear, the initial armor plates that were reported would be hard to deal with
You certainly put that into perspective. The only thing you missed was the family vacation where they stuff their loved ones into an aluminum tube surrounded with kerosene.
Canada is moving toward more gun rights, but they have a bad habit on 1st amendment rights.
My point is that if someone shouts fire in a theater it is ridiculous to pass laws on theaters or speech that are draconian.
LOL, sorry I forgot the "/s" after "favorite"
She sure has gotten under old ellison and the rest of the DFL's collective skin this week though!
Any weapon used to assault someone can be called an assault weapon.
Nobody thinks a thing of it.
For all the tragedy that this jackass committed, I would suggest that the family car and pool kill way more on a yearly basis.
Should we ban them?
Maybe midnight shows should be banned.
Theaters should be limited to only 25 people at a show.
In a gun free zone, all doors should be locked when the movie starts.
No cell phones.
No children after 8pm.
Ban pockets.
I believe the company that sold it was
www.tacticalvest.com
They are being harassed.
The Poor girls on the phone are in tears.
They did noting wrong.
I agree. IIRC your Supreme Court ruled that the “fire” scenario is not a free speech issue because it is not speech, but incitement, and incitement is an action. That goes back to our common English Common Law heritage, which to this day is a recognized part of my country’s Constitution (most of Canada’s Constitution is unwritten, based on precedent from English Common Law and the Napoleonic Civil Code).
You are right that we are improving on gun rights, but vis-a-vis 1st Amendment there is also good news:
1. We never had the bogus church/state separation, so there is not nearly as much trouble about displays of faith in the public square.
2. The worst violation of free speech, section 13 of the Human Rights Code, is in the process of being repealed.
I saw a similar report and was wondering what type of carry piece would suffice for that kind of armor. The two I came up with (and I don't know if they would succeed) was a .357 or perhaps the FN-5.7. - any thoughts?
I have been told that the shooter was only wearing a simple tactical vest (no armor) so my question above is only for education and doesn't necessarily pertain to the Colorado incident.
Quite honestly, I don’t know how this jackass got in though an emergency ESCAPE door.
They are supposed to work one way.
They provide regress but not egress.
I read a statement from the Company that sold the vest today.
That said it was NOT Body armor.
Just a tactical vest
Maybe defense free zones should be banned.
I'm sorry to hear that, you're right they did nothing wrong - they just sell sporting accessories. This has to be really hard to get over, even though they should feel no guilt.
That’s an interesting point. From the perspective of a theatre owner, I would not want anyone to gain entry that way because of the potential loss of revenue.
These idiot dems are about to learn that the 2nd Amendment is the true third rail of American politics. Saw some polls - the numbers are good (for us), with over 60% AGAINST more “reasonable” gun control...
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