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Obama hopes to enact new gun-control measures in 2013
The Hill ^ | 12/30/2012 | Meghashyam Mali

Posted on 12/30/2012 7:50:26 AM PST by Obadiah

President Obama on Sunday said he would make gun control a priority in his new term, pledging to put his “full weight” behind passing new restrictions on firearms in 2013.

“I'm going to be putting forward a package and I'm going to be putting my full weight behind it,” said Obama in an interview aired on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I'm going to be making an argument to the American people about why this is important and why we have to do everything we can to make sure that something like what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary does not happen again.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; groundaf1; guncontrol; guns; obama; obamaguncontrol; sandyhookpolitics; secondamendment
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To: dhs12345
It will be ineffective.

My point. I forgot the "/S."

It's always easier to put more restrictions on the law-abiding. It also leaves the law-abiding at the mercy of the criminals. That, coupled with easy sentencing and early release, is part of the redistribution process.

61 posted on 12/30/2012 9:44:31 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: ZULU

“....his TonTon Macoutes in his “Civilian Defense Force” have free rein on enforcing his extra-constitutional edicts...”

That’s a recipe for civil war. The CDF will be composed of unemployable thugs just like the TSA and people already hate the latter. Outside of airport terminals, people won’t be so helpless.


62 posted on 12/30/2012 9:44:37 AM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: Obadiah

63 posted on 12/30/2012 9:47:31 AM PST by Old Sarge (We are officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet...)
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To: hapnHal
Let me see if I get this right... Obama wants to ban assult weapons and high capacity magazines because of the Sandy Hook tragedy. I ask then, Why not ban Muslims because of the 9/11 tragedies.

Actually wouldn't it be "Why not ban box cutters because of the 9/11 tragedies?". To the lefties the person is never responsible it is always the machine whether it be guns or SUVs. They operate on their own and are responsible for death and mayhem. I would agree to banning guns when the left agrees to banning autos. Many more annual auto deaths annually than done by guns. Take on the machine doing the most killing first - most bank for the limited Fed buck.
64 posted on 12/30/2012 9:51:03 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: broken_arrow1

Or they were in on it with Lanza...


65 posted on 12/30/2012 9:51:56 AM PST by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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To: Jonty30

“but I do wish the three million missing conservatives, and the three million conservative voters, who voted for the alternate candidates, had reconsidered their actions.”

No. It is up to the party to nominate a candidate that appeals to the greatest number of base voters.

It isn’t up to voters to put aside their convictions to support any lame candidate.

The GOPe did the opposite, actively opposing many and fighting for RINOmney. I’m willing to bet they learned nothing.


66 posted on 12/30/2012 9:54:31 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Gone rogue, gone Galt, gone international. Gone.)
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To: Obadiah

He will have to do it via executive order. No gun control measure will pass the House.


67 posted on 12/30/2012 9:55:48 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: broken_arrow1

Someone should ask her why she didn’t do this when senate and house side of congress was rat controlled from 08-10 .

Hell they even had the White House.

They can play all the BS agenda games they want. This is the way to lose senate side and keep congress in 2014 by going after cosmetic and capacity features on firearms.

Doom on Obama Inc ....and his presstitutes and polidiots !


68 posted on 12/30/2012 9:58:00 AM PST by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

It also sounds like you didn’t learn anything. I’m hoping you’ll be the only one come 2016, assuming there will be elections still.

I do appreciate wanting the most conservative candidate, but the time to fight for that is during the nomination process, not during the election. Your way of thinking got us an unaccountable Obama and a democrat-majority Senate.

The Dems are now in position to do everything conservatives fear they would do, and we can’t stop them.


69 posted on 12/30/2012 10:03:45 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
America is going to regret reelecting this bass turd.

America didn't elect him. Whatever this is that is replacing America did.

70 posted on 12/30/2012 10:06:52 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Squantos

I am think the Dems were too busy stealing trillions of dollars from the American taxpayer to put much thought into any legislative priorities.


71 posted on 12/30/2012 10:08:25 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: Jonty30

Sorry Charlie, I control just one vote. I use it as I see fit. If the GOPe goes down the same dark rino alley again and again, getting mugged every time, their problem isn’t me. It’s themselves. Deal with the consequences of their foolishness. Don’t complain that I don’t like RINOs.


72 posted on 12/30/2012 10:08:39 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Gone rogue, gone Galt, gone international. Gone.)
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To: broken_arrow1

I have an assult weapons ban, too...I won’t let large screw drivers in the door! Motorcycles, too!


73 posted on 12/30/2012 10:10:00 AM PST by momf
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To: Obadiah

bttt


74 posted on 12/30/2012 10:12:48 AM PST by timestax (AMERICAN MEDIA= DOMESTIC ENEMY)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

I’m not complaint about you wanting conservative purity. I am only pointing out how your 1 vote effectively contributed to re-electing Obama and a Senate majority.

But you’re welcome to voting how you wish, just recognize the effect yours, and others like you, created. But you’re welcome to your purity vote, even if it means the death of America, as we know it.


75 posted on 12/30/2012 10:13:15 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: timestax
Where was Obama during the eleven or more hours of the Benghazi attack events? Don't let media change the subject!


76 posted on 12/30/2012 10:13:45 AM PST by timestax (AMERICAN MEDIA= DOMESTIC ENEMY)
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To: Renegade
You know there are no telephone poles in DC.

No shortage of streetlights, though.

77 posted on 12/30/2012 10:14:56 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: hapnHal

Because Obama is one!


78 posted on 12/30/2012 10:15:41 AM PST by momf
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To: hapnHal

Because Obama is one!


79 posted on 12/30/2012 10:15:58 AM PST by momf
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To: Jonty30

I don’t think you understand how the electoral college works.

I’m in a blue state where RINOmney lost by millions of votes. My vote made no difference. If I as in a red state that RINOmney won by millions of votes, my vote would have made no difference. If I was in a purple state, I still would not have voted for RINOmney. There wasn’t a single state out of all 57 where either candidate won by 1 vote. None.

You are either misunderstanding the electoral college or its some other misunderstanding of our system.


80 posted on 12/30/2012 10:24:52 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Gone rogue, gone Galt, gone international. Gone.)
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