Posted on 10/18/2019 10:03:37 PM PDT by John Semmens
Democratic presidential candidate former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke pushed back against criticism that his gun confiscation plan is unrealistic by citing "the successful 1993 action against gun scofflaws in Waco taken by the Clinton Administration. Here we had a cult armed to the teeth. Attorney General Janet Reno didn't hesitate to use force to achieve the disarmament of these dangerous misfits. All I'm proposing is that we use the same courageous proactive approach toward today's anti-government traitors and terrorists."
"I am pleased to see that Democrats in the House are advancing a bill that would authorize the disarming of any person deemed a danger to society," the Candidate added. The bill—The Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019—introduced by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif) would authorized law enforcement to seize firearms from persons identified as dangerous by another person or persons who feel threatened.
Strangely, Democrats rejected a proposed amendment from Republicans that would've added criminal gang members as prospective persons to be disarmed. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo) pointed out that "the majority of violent crime, including gun violence, in the United States is linked to gangs." Carbajal defended rejection of the GOP amendment, explaining that "gang members live outside the law. They can't rely on police to protect them. They need access to guns for their own safety. The people we are most concerned with are those normally considered law-abiding, but perceived as dangerous by other law-abiding persons such as family members, spouses, neighbors, and co-workers. These people don't need to own guns. They can call on the police for protection if they are threatened or attacked by criminals."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/270247-2019-10-18-semi-news-semi-satire-october-20-2019-edition.htm
ping
classic statement from the Vietnam war:
We had to destroy the village to save the village.
Exceptions also for the 50,000,000 illegals.
I just wish it weren't so close to the truth.
Texana , why in the world do you allow this pinhead to run around making Texas , and Texans , look bad . Hasn’t this puke done enough damage yet? Y’all just going to let him run & on? Nobody , repeat NOBODY, would miss him.
That was a bloody disaster that killed a lot of kids.
I keep waiting for the satire part.
That would include all conservatives.
Just remember the Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms...
Everyone should watch “Waco: The Rules of Engagement.” Its still on Youtube last time I checked.
Beto, do the math. You take a dirt nap.
It was a cult with limited personnel and training. At any time, the LEOs could have been hopelessly flanked and routed off the battlefield if 3 percenters show up and decide enough is enough.
Late breezy, Tropical Storm Nestor spitting rain against the windows evening, John. I see you’re playing night owl with the rest of us tonight. It’s all good. I have a cat sleeping here on my laptop keeping the rest of us company.
Perfectly logical.
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