Why wait to tackle gun violence? (MMM's Dees-Thomasas and MPPGV wants to ban PUMP ACTION GUNS)

Detroit Free Press ^ | August 8 | Donna Dees-Thomasas and Carolynne Jarvis

[Dan from Michigan]

So far this year, 10 Detroit-area children were killed by guns. How can we, as a community and a state, stop this rising tide of gun violence?

Other communities that have stood at the dangerous intersection of young people and guns provide a good lesson. The similarities between school shootings in Littleton, Colo., and Erfurt, Germany, are striking -- troubled kids, access to guns and unbearable tragedy. Even more striking: the difference between the two countries' responses.

[Dan from Michigan]

Get your letters ready to go.

[chance33_98]

DONNA DEES-THOMASES is the founder of the Washington, D.C.-based Million Mom March.

More like the million Mohammud march

[Black Agnes]

Disingenuous little bit$h. The German parliament was *already* contemplating those laws when the shooting took place!. Some of at the time even wondered at the 'manchurian candidate'ness of it all.

[coloradan]

"Just an ordinary mom" Dess-Thomases trots out the usual lies, and the usual incrementalist bans. "We don't want to ban all guns (today), just all pump-action guns."

[RogueIsland]

So much for the "We're not after your duck guns" mantra of the anti-Constitution crowd, eh?

[Black Agnes]

Oh yeah, I can't take anybody from Short Hills NJ that calls themselves 'grass roots' seriously! Short Hills is one of THE most expensive places to live. Even the *mall* has valet parking! This woman is one reason I really hate northern soccer mom types, no connection to reality. None. Not even a little bit. Bet she hasn't even done her own *grocery* shopping in years.

[hobbes1]

All this woman really needs, is some good conservative pump action of her own...

[RichardW]

Do you want to hear something really stupid? Yesterday I purchased a Mossberg "pump action" shotgun. It comes fitted with a wooden dowel to prevent more than two shells from being inserted in order to protect "migrating birds." Of course, any idiot, including me, can remove this dowel (it's even in the instructions) so you can use its full capacity. Evidently this was done to meet the requirements of some idiotic law that congress passed. I predict that no more gun laws will be passed so long as we have terrorism on our doorstep.

[Blue Screen of Death]

Why is it that liberals think people are smart enough to make choices at the voting booth and choices to abort a life, but are not smart enough to own a gun or choose a school?

[Constitution Day]

All this woman really needs, is some good conservative pump action of her own...

Ha! I love it!

[FormerLurker]

In Michigan, Ali Boumelhem, linked to the terrorist organization Hezbollah, was convicted Sept. 10 of conspiring to smuggle guns and ammunition to Lebanon. Federal agents testified they saw him buying weapons at three gun shows.

BWAAHAAHAAAAHAAAHAAA

A terrorist will come to the US to buy a watered down semi-automatic version of a AK-47 for upwards of $400 US currency where he can easily get a REAL full-automatic AK-47 for around $100 in his home land? And I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale if anyone's interested...

[OldFriend]

What next, banning bricks. The two men murdered in Chicago were bashed to death by neighborhood punks using bricks.

Let's address the subject of violence without blaming the vehicle used in the commission of those crimes.

[Pistolshot]

All this woman really needs, is some good conservative pump action of her own...

You are one brave volunteer.

[hobbes1]

Anything for the cause.Hell, you give me 3 days, a dozen bags,and enough Jack Daniels, and I'll get Hillary!ous to the right of Jesse Helms. ; )

[VRWCmember]

It comes fitted with a wooden dowel to prevent more than two shells from being inserted in order to protect "migrating birds." Of course, any idiot, including me, can remove this dowel (it's even in the instructions) so you can use its full capacity. Evidently this was done to meet the requirements of some idiotic law that congress passed. I predict that no more gun laws will be passed so long as we have terrorism on our doorstep.

If you are hunting migratory birds (ducks, dove, etc.), you will want that dowel in your gun. (If a game warden catches you hunting without it, you will be subject to a fine probably higher than the price of your shotgun.) As long as you are not hunting migratory birds, there is no reason to have the dowel installed, so it is nice to know how to remove it and use the full capacity of the gun.

What exactly is your complaint about this convenient feature that allows you to have more capacity in your shotgun, yet still be able to convert it to comply with the wildlife department regulations?

[Pistolshot]

and enough Jack Daniels

I don't think there is enough on the planet for this.

[hchutch]

The chances of a terrorist doing that are the same as the chances of Natalie Portman calling me up tonight to ask for a date this weekend.

Yeah, it could happen, but how likely is it?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Some pump action from Jessie Jackson, perhaps ?

[monkeyshine]

That woman is so uptight, it sounds like she needs some good pump action of her own.

sorry moderators, I couldn't resist

[Constitution Day]

I don't think there is enough on the planet for this.

I don't think even the combined total output of JD, George Dickel, Wild Turkey & Jim Beam could do it.