“Do something” is such pathetic ‘leadership’.
Reactionary liberals, unable to learn beyond the failed and foolish doctrines of their pseudo-religion.
They cannot be persuaded by reason, math or statistics, or even common sense. Such people should never be given power over the lives of others, because they are not of fit mind.
This push for gun legislation in my own back yard left me melancholy and moody last night. These DFL idiots want to disarm me and turn me into a criminal with the stroke of a pen.
I. WILL. NOT. COMPLY.
I know that such an attitude will probably lead to my incarceration, or more likely, my death at the hands of tyrants.
Did not these men and women swear an oath of allegiance to the defend the Constitution upon taking office?
How then, can they legally be allowed to put forth these legislative proposals?
What they are pushing clearly infringes on my natural rights, and particularly my rights as enumerated in the 2nd Amendment.
How do we stop this tyrannical crap from advancing?
Edited after I got home: Here is a YouTube video of today's hearing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1blSrn3MGNY&list=UUfR6kiQaeJLkxUyPaeouZTw&index=1
There were also two yesterday that I sadly missed. Also on that YouTube channel.
At the hearing, I am the guy sitting in the back left of the CCTV room.
Running commentary:
I will post the live feed when it starts, at about 10:30am.
http://www.livestream.com/uptakemnhouse might have it.
Lies, blood rolling, nonsense. Our team is ripping them a new one.
One of our reps just seriously called the antis on their nonsense. Received large applause.
Trying to define assault weapon, didn't end well for them.
Omg! Someone has hundreds of rounds of ammo!
We don't need high caps or rapid fire for hunting deer.
MMM gained 60k members since Sandy Hook.
Only one person is applauding the antis in the CCTV room.
Our side is having its turn regarding the AW bill.
Corrected the hunting with .223, various gun stats, large applause from the crowd.
1:26 into YouTube Video: An anti complained about being called unamerican.
Gun show and tell, AW vs wood stocked traditional rifle, both 10/22s.
Telescoping stock good for different sized shooters.
Bill would ban revolvers as assault weapons.
Chair is complaining about everyone's ignorance of guns including his own.
DPMS is testifying against the bill.
Large shooting range person spoke.
Father who's son was shot is testifying, his son was shot by a drunk with a Marlin 22. He and his son both own standard cap mags. Car and drunk driver analogy. Very large applause, we are asked to not applaud anymore.
Police officer is testifying. Pro modern sporting rifles and standard cap mags. Tells how we need lots of ammo for self defence.
1:50 into video: Doc Brown former Green Beret and others. School shooters had guns illegally. 2011 only three rifles used to murder, other item stats given. Video games blamed. Lots of video game info given talks about head shots. Talks about similarities between methods of school shooters and video games. Banning AW won't help.
1:54 into video: Tim is talking about a death threat his family received. Police could not help until more happened. No immediate threat. Wife asked if police would act after they were dead, police said yes. His wife told the police she was armed and because of that the police showed up todisarm hersuggest she unload her guns to disarm herself. Edit: Sorry about that, I had to slowly type it on a smart phone after I heard it. Tim wants standard cap magazines for defence. More applause, naughty us.
MN gun rights group is testifying, speaker was quoted in the Heller case. AR15 is most common rifle. AW hard to define, all cosmetic. Calls the wooden 10/22 warm and comfy. One of his mini 14s has a black dress, one has a red dress one size too small. Arguing in favor of pistol grips. Says he must use telescopic stocks because of his shape. Calls it a safety feature. Treats AW in MN worse than feds treat MGs. Proof of confiscation in bill, proves old statements a lie.
End of hearing.
In my mind I compare this to what we've seen in "town hall" type meetings from upstate New York. When pissed off gunnies show up, they loose control of the careful story they're trying to spin.
Last time Mn democrats went into gun grabbing mode Minnesotans kicked them out and gave Republican the Governorship and both houses.