Posted on 01/22/2013 10:51:30 AM PST by Altura Ct.
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), speaking on “MSNBC Live” on Jan. 16 said that “some of the southern areas have cultures that we have to overcome” when it comes to gun control.
Rangel was asked by anchor Thomas Roberts whether new gun control measures passed in New York State should serve as models for other states:
“If you’re proud of what New York has done, obviously there is not going to be any perfect policy or perfect law that everybody is going to agree on from both sides saying that this is key perfection but do you think that New York, and what has been done in this state, could be used as a role model for other states that would like to enact something of New York’s model?”
Rangel responded by saying: “Well I hope so. New York is a little different and more progressive in a lot of areas than some other states and some of the southern areas have cultures that we have to overcome.”
He added: “But we do have a model set of what Republicans and Democrats, Conservatives and Liberals have come together and put the party labels behind them and come forward with something that says ‘Hey, we may disagree, but one thing is clear that we have to do something' and that’s exactly what they have done.’”
Last week, New York State passed stricter gun control measures in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 14. The new law calls for an expanded assault weapons ban, and a new registration of already owned semi-automatic weapons.
The new law also calls for a limit of seven rounds on magazine clips and for mental health and law enforcement officials to be informed when it is believed that a patient is likely to be a danger to themselves or others.
The bill passed the New York State Senate by a vote of 43-18 and the Assembly by a vote of 104-43. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law on Jan 15.
JimRed (citizen- N.J.), writing on Free Republic on January 22, said that "almost all urban areas have cultures that we have to overcome" when it comes to basic civil behavior and public safety.
Yeah Chuck, I can sure think of a couple of cultures I’d like to see overcome. Hip Hop culture is one of them, just for starters.
Sooner or later we’re going to figure out that we just can’t live with these people. I invision a seperation with the west coast and northeast as one country, and the south and midwest as the other. We can make a trade, a costal port on the mainland west coast (since Alaska is pretty red) in exchange for some land and air corridors connecting the west coast and the northeast.
Extra credit: How long do you all think it would take for the “Liberal States of America” to become a third world country? My bet is it would happen full blown, including famine and disease, within 3 to 5 years. Of course, it would immediately be blamed on the evil intelligence agencies of the Conservative States of America and claim of being “bamboozled” in the split.
“some of the southern areas have cultures that we have to overcome”.
Yeah, like Chicago, DC, Philadelphia and Los Angeles?
Oh.. wait a minute...
Nothing sounds sweeter then a southern belle speaking with her best natural southern accent. Bet ya Charlie has never heard that.
Detroit/Dearbornistan, Baltimore, Oakland/Richmond/Berkeley, St. Louis, Cleveland....
Hey, Charlie, we’ve got some cultures here in the Midwest you’ll have to deal with, too.
Good luck with that Chuck. And don’t forget about the Western states like Idaho, Wyoming, Texas, AZ etc.
That’s one tenet of the left’s ideology -
never, never accept blame or consequences for your choices.
What about all those New Yorkers who own guns, as reported in the local paper? Charlie, you going to change their culture, too? Maybe you should start in your own Congressional district, Charlie. I’ll bet there are some ILLEGALLY OWNED guns going off there.
‘Zactly.
Here’s to the South rising again.
“some of the southern areas have cultures that we have to overcome”
bring it on....
my great grandpa survived Shiloh , I can fight at least as hard
Yeah, I know, but right now its annoying because the people spouting it are in power.
But, if we were watching the spout it from behind the safety of a well secured border in a country where they could do no harm, it would be humorous to see what they’d come up with.
Plus it would be extra funny because they’d likely be spouting it to the equally useless UN.
Yeah, I know, but right now its annoying because the people spouting it are in power.
But, if we were watching the spout it from behind the safety of a well secured border in a country where they could do no harm, it would be humorous to see what they’d come up with.
Plus it would be extra funny because they’d likely be spouting it to the equally useless UN.
Yeah, I know, but right now its annoying because the people spouting it are in power.
But, if we were watching the spout it from behind the safety of a well secured border in a country where they could do no harm, it would be humorous to see what they’d come up with.
Plus it would be extra funny because they’d likely be spouting it to the equally useless UN.
You can say that again...
LOL (Rimshot)
WAIT! WHAT??? When did Chitcago move to the south?????
I’m sure Black Americans (whites too for that matter) in the rural south are just itching to give Whitey all their guns.
>>...some of the southern areas have cultures that we have to overcome” when it comes to gun control.<<
Good luck you crooked yella bellied yankee PoS.
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