Posted on 07/08/2016 12:37:56 PM PDT by PROCON
The aftermath of Thursday night’s attack on police that left five dead resulted in a flood of early calls Friday by groups blasting America’s “unfettered access to guns” and armor-piercing ammunition.
All told, at least 11 officers and two civilians were shot near Main Street in Dallas during a protest against police killings following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile this week.
Before to the killer’s identity had been released and prior to all of the facts of the investigation becoming known, many were already beginning a conversation about the firearms used.
U.S. Attorney Gen. Loretta Lynch said as part of her remarks Friday that the entire Department of Justice – including the FBI, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Attorney’s Office – are working together to provide assistance in the aftermath of the attack and promised that, while violence is not the answer, action to include building trust between communities and law enforcement and a look at taking guns out of the hands of those intent to create havoc is.
“We must take a hard look at the ease with which wrongdoers can get their hands on deadly weapons and the frequency with which they use them,” said Lynch.
The Attorney General’s words were echoed across the ocean, where President Obama was involved in a trip to Poland but stopped to speak on the Dallas shooting.
“When people are armed with powerful weapons, unfortunately it makes attacks like these more deadly and tragic,” said Obama. “In the days ahead we’re going to have to consider those realities.”
Those realities, as framed by gun control advocates, stem from the ever-present danger of weapons and ammunition available to the public.
“One thing that I know for sure and that is this: The ubiquitous presence of firearms in our society, brought to us by the NRA, is a disaster,” Josh Horwitz, the executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, said in a statement emailed to Guns.com.
Horwitz went on blast what he described as the role of the gun lobby in perpetuating the “cultural climate of circular fear in which guns, including highly lethal assault weapons” are present in the country.
Violence Policy Center Executive Director Josh Sugarmann agreed, saying, “Responsibility for this lethal assault falls directly at the feet of the gun industry, which designs, markets, and sells the military-bred weapons necessary for such attacks. They must finally be held accountable.”
Everytown President John Feinblatt, in a separate statement, made a similar point, saying, “This shooting was a cruel and violent attack on law enforcement, who fell victim to our nation’s culture of violence and unfettered access to guns.”
The way ahead, expounded another advocate, was immediate action by Washington, not only on racism, but also on what they term a common denominator in all shootings.
“Rather than merely holding moments of silences on the Congressional floor after these shootings, Congress must act to end discrimination, ensure guns do not get in the hands of dangerous people and ban weapons of war with ammunition that can pierce law enforcement body armors,” said Po Murray, chair of the Newtown Action Alliance in an email to Guns.com.
Yeah right...ROFL...those darn guns just grow legs and get up and walk out and kill people....so what about the ‘animal’ last night that ‘shot and killed 5 police officers’ what should we be doing about the animals behind them????
That is a perfect cartoon and says it all....
Brought to us by Obama !
Guns don’t have intent. They cannot be prosecuted.
The shooters were all NRA members?
Neither can humans apparently, look at the Clintons right now...she didn’t have ‘intent’ either....
>>Violence Policy Center Executive Director Josh Sugarmann agreed, saying
>>Everytown President John Feinblatt...made a similar point
>>expounded another advocate
>>said Po Murray, chair of the Newtown Action Alliance
With all the murderous blacks and muslims on our streets, I’m just not ready to give up my guns. Tell ya what. Disarm the BLM- and ISIS-inspired murderers first and then we’ll have that “dialogue”.
Brought to you by Obama the day he said , “the police acted stupidly”
The NRA ad on Hillary mentions the men left behind in Benghazi. Asks everyone to “do your duty.”
The ears are not big enough.
Perhaps to stay abreast of what the gun-grabbers are up to?
Did you notice that the author is pro-gun group GUNS.COM?
Good movie, “Shooter”. And yes, there was an evil gun in that one :-)
Guns are Republicans.
And yet, MORE COPS were killed in 1915 than 2015.
More cops were killed in 1930 (304) than anytime before or since. The 1910-1940s seem to be a real bad time for police deaths.
Why? Oh yea, It was those evil “A-s-s-sault” rifles!
http://www.nleomf.org/facts/officer-fatalities-data/year.html
Sugarmann.....Feinblatt.
Left-wing gun grabbing jews?
When the muzzie refugees go after these jewish individuals, these gun grabbers are going to WISH they were able to defend themselves with a firearm.
A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged.
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