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Gun-Control Battle Looms in Light of Connecticut Massacre
Newsmax ^ | Friday, 14 Dec 2012 09:52 PM | Todd Beamon

Posted on 12/14/2012 11:24:30 PM PST by Olog-hai

Gun-ownership groups were preparing themselves on Friday for another barrage of anti-firearm moves following the horrific mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school.

The National Rifle Association and most groups were keeping silent on the day that 28 people, including 20 young children, were shot dead. “Until the facts are thoroughly known, NRA will not have any comment,” the group, based in Fairfax, Va., said in a statement reported by the Atlantic.

But some organizations spoke out, including Gun Owners of America, which has about 300,000 members and is headquartered in Springfield, Va. “Gun-control supporters have the blood of little children on their hands,” Larry Pratt, the group’s executive director, said. “Federal and state laws combined to insure that no teacher, no administrator, no adult had a gun at the Newtown school where the children were murdered. This tragedy underscores the urgency of getting rid of gun bans in school zones,” he added. “The only thing accomplished by gun-free zones is to ensure that mass murderers can slay more before they are finally confronted by someone with a gun.” Gun Owners of America called for state and federal lawmakers to immediately overturn bans on guns in schools. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: banglist; guncontrol; newtown; nra; sandyhook; sandyhookpolitics; sandyhookshooting; secondamendment
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To: Tzimisce

Treaties DON NOT override the Constitution.. period.


61 posted on 12/15/2012 5:12:49 AM PST by maddog55 (America Rising.... Civil War II)
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To: WVKayaker
He's not called Wild Bill for nothing!

LOL.

62 posted on 12/15/2012 5:13:09 AM PST by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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To: Wildbill22
As a veteran of the last great magazine ban there was a lag between the passage of the "AWB" and its actual implementation. During that period prices for soon to be banned mags went through the roof.

(Then the ban lapsed and everyone in CA had to go all the way to Reno to buy any magazine over 10 rounds. CA misses out on a ton of sales tax revenue but I guess they must make it up in gas taxes.)

This time I plan on getting in ahead of the game. :o)

63 posted on 12/15/2012 5:48:47 AM PST by InABunkerUnderSF (Because 2 terms with Jerry Brown as Governor is all I could take.)
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To: Wildbill22
Put some WD 40 on your mouse!
64 posted on 12/15/2012 5:58:35 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (0 bummer inherited a worse economy in 2012 than he did in 2008.)
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To: WVKayaker

LOL. Believe it or not, I did only hit the ‘post’ only once. I am familiar with that idiosyncrasy of FR, but I suspect this satellite internet is to blame this time. (hopefully this only posts once).


65 posted on 12/15/2012 6:18:06 AM PST by Wildbill22 (They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton Williams Abrams)
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To: Wildbill22

http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlpp/Vol30_No2_KatesMauseronline.pdf

Interesting study from an unlikely source.

Gun controllers don’t have the evidence or the moral high ground, so don’t give them an inch!!!


66 posted on 12/15/2012 6:23:05 AM PST by Wildbill22 (They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton Williams Abrams)
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To: Olog-hai

The Cryer In Chief and his false tears yesterday. Crying for those children who had their entire lives in front of them. That part is true. But, his false tears for them is what galls me. He and his liberal, one world government, WANTING TO CULL THE POPULATION TO SAVE THE WORLD GROUPS, crying false tears while 53 million children in America have been aborted. He supports THIS mass murder. It is LEGAL to murder through abortion. I hope those women who want their “rights” to choose are happy. The blood of 53 MILLION unborn children are on THEIR HANDS!!!


67 posted on 12/15/2012 6:27:04 AM PST by RetiredArmy (1 Cor 15: 50-54 & 1 Thess 4: 13-17. That about covers it.)
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To: Olog-hai

God Bless the families that lost their children. Prayer sent out to them.
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Lot’s of fact, and truths that we have to remember.

Let’s not forget that the first mass murder in the country at a school was a disturbed or disgruntled Janitor/employee that set off an explosion.

Also, remember the China incident where a guy used a knife to get his victims.

Remember that Scotland is the knife murder capital of the world.

I seem to recall that guns are still needed for when Ex-cons break into your house, as happened a few years ago in the New England region of the USA. They tie up the father of the house, then they rape the daughter’s and kill the mom.

Then these ex-cons plan to burn the house down but by that time the father escapes the house. In that story a Rich, Beautiful mom and 2 daughter’s died.

The White house press core said they’ve never seen Obama emotional, Well I can recall that he cried after the election as Putin of Russia cried after his re-election, Just saying.

Also, I remember that “someone” gave a shout out to “My friend Sitting Bull, AKA Joe Medicine Crow, What’s up homeboy?”

The Constitution was set up for this country, there are plenty of countries where people can go live if they don’t want guns to be free for personal protection.

Imagine how some Blacks lived freely in the South because they organized and were able to flash a Shotgun at Corrupt authorities that would rather brutalize them.

Btw, if you chose to go to Mexico to live where guns are banned don’t take a Shotgun because like the USA Marine - you too will be thrown in Jail.


68 posted on 12/15/2012 6:33:57 AM PST by observer_po
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To: Olog-hai

Every time there is a gun-related incident, of any kind, there is no mention whatsoever, about the criminal, if they lived, or that it is the “criminal community” that has any bearing on it.

It has always been, that those screaming, want to dis-arm ALL the decent folks, because of one or two nut cases.

The illegal gun grabs made during the Hurricane Katrina fiasco, were never really broadcast, were they? NO!! All the reports of Americans defending themselves against criminals get, mqaybe, 10 seconds air life, but everybody and their monkey’s uncle who is screaming about gun control, get months of air life. A football player shoot HIMSELF, and these so-concerned “Jehu’s” want you to bow and give up your only means of protection. “Doesn’t that seem strange to you?

The media pays attention to what come out of Hollywood’s collective, (ahem), off-camera mouth. They forget that Hollywood’s business in ENTERTAINMENT, and those that give thier own attention, through reading the supermarket blabs, or the plethora of stupid shows that are broadcast on television, are just as much at fault, as the media. You pay Hollywood for entertainment, not for politics.


69 posted on 12/15/2012 6:52:56 AM PST by Terry L Smith
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To: VideoDoctor

Thank you......
Doing my part. feel free to use the graphic yourself.


70 posted on 12/15/2012 7:13:25 AM PST by MtnMan101
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To: MtnMan101
And the media who cause the psycho or idiot to shoot.

This never happened in the past. Now it is happening regularly BECAUSE of the media saturation coverage.

Some loser who no one ever paid attention to , who never succeeded at any thing now is on ever tv screen in the world and ever paper and the media evil cretins are talking about every thing about this cretin. who cares about “why” it did it ? we know why , the media caused it because this NEVER or hardly ever used to happen in the many decades before the media intense coverage. the media know what they are doing and their goal is to take away our guns so that the government is empowered in relation to us. The media are democrats/socialists and that's why they do everything to empower the government and to enslave us or the individual, fake global warming hoax, fake gun hoax, obamacare etc etc.

71 posted on 12/15/2012 8:12:24 AM PST by Democrat_media (limit government to 5000 words of laws. how to limit gov Quantify limited government ...)
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To: MachIV

It would be as you have alluded to logistically impossible to implement gun confiscation in a country the size and population density of the USA. Not to mention that Americans are not like Europeans. We would not take kindly to it to say the least.


72 posted on 12/15/2012 9:21:48 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Wildbill22

“Good on two points. Pmags are good mags. 30 round mags will be the first targets of any new legislation.”

Yes and they will try stuff like CA compliant where on the weapons mag release you have to take a loaded round and push it in to get the magazine to drop free which slows you down. Then drop the capacity to 10 rounds.


73 posted on 12/15/2012 9:27:05 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: observer_po
Knife attack at Chinese school wounds 22 children ...and this is a recent event.
74 posted on 12/15/2012 9:34:50 AM PST by Daffynition (Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. ~ HLM)
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To: MtnMan101
Thanks!

I just sent it out to EVERYONE on my list.

75 posted on 12/15/2012 10:49:19 AM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: Olog-hai
Some resources on school threats for consideration. (There’s some old news here, but evil, terrorism and massacres never go out of style.)

Terrorists – coming to a school near you
Police ill-equipped to defend against an American Beslan
WND
Published: 04/02/2007 at 1:00 AM

Note: Killology Research Group website does not seem to still be actively updated.

Mass Slaughter In Our Schools: The Terrorists' Chilling Plan?
By Chuck Remsberg
Senior PoliceOne Contributor

School Safety Notes and Articles About School Safety by Col. Grossman
Preventing School Violence
School Shooting Contingency Plans & Considerations
”Preparing for School Attacks" published in The Police Marksman

School Safety Notes, Articles, And Links About School Safety by Other Authors
Rise in 'shool terror attacks' - New Important Article
A School Lockdown/Emergency Drill Success Story
Rapid Response/Active Shooter Lesson Plan
Safe 2 Tell

76 posted on 12/15/2012 11:03:14 AM PST by Perseverando (Gun control? It's really not about gun control. It's about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
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To: Olog-hai

Ironic that Obama who would call for seizing guns to save little children’s lives has created Obamacare that will force the funding of abortions to kill innocent babies in their mother’s wombs.


77 posted on 12/15/2012 11:06:56 AM PST by The Great RJ
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To: MestaMachine

Demand press control. In the wake of a massacre, freedom of the press needs to be suspended. There are many valid reasons for this.


78 posted on 12/15/2012 11:11:18 AM PST by Theophilus (Not merely prolife, but prolific)
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To: MachIV

I intend to stock up.


79 posted on 12/15/2012 11:11:38 AM PST by Daveinyork (."Trusting government with power and money is like trusting teenaged boys with whiskey and car keys,)
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To: Tzimisce

On the day they “ban” any of my current, legally owned firearms... I will become a felon.

At that point. All bets are off.


80 posted on 12/15/2012 11:15:26 AM PST by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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