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See, you guys just don't get it. Try this...
Close your eyes, picture a sniper on top of a hill overlooking a gas station. He's laying prone on the ground with his eye up against a high power scope. He's taking aim and about to take a single shot at an innocent mother of 3. The gun he's using has a 30 round detachable magazine, a pistol grip, and a bayonnete lug. And the gun is all black.
Makes you shudder...
...now picture the same scenario but it's a walnut stock, bolt action, single shot deer rifle. Now that's not nearly as bad.
Yep, walnut is just not as threatning.
You never hear about the "man in walnut"......
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You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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***Assault weapons ban to expire soon unless voters push renewal
The sight of Iraqis toting AK-47 assault rifles on the streets of Baghdad is common in the news, and a scary image. Thank goodness America's streets are safe from that kind of firepower, you might be thinking.
But the 10-year-old federal ban on assault rifles in the United States is about to expire on Sept. 13.
Congress has about 13 working days left to renew the assault weapons ban, otherwise the door will open once more for the manufacture and sale of AK-47s, Uzis, TEC-9s and other assault weapons in America. These are military style weapons that can fire bullets as fast as the shooter pulls the trigger.
Great, let's go talking about every machine gun we can think of and say it'll be legal, then throw in some half wit mention that there are semi-autos, too. I have news for this ....writer.... The banned guns are no different than legal guns expect for a few accessories unrelated to firepower. Also, let's not forget that machine guns are and have been strictly controlled, and will not be affected when this law disappears.
The only purpose for these powerful weapons is to kill people as fast as possible.
And he makes this statement on what basis? Why are they different? Because of the bayonet lug? the collapsible stock? the pistol grip? the generally low power ammunition?
That's not a pleasant vision for America. These guns have no place in a civil society. They belong only in war zones.
He probably thinks handguns have no place but police holsters, too, and maybe shotguns have no place but in a safe or a rich man's hands.
President Bush vowed to renew the ban when he was campaigning for the White House in 2000. But Bush hasn't lifted a finger to make it happen. Now that the time has come to act, he's playing political games as the pro-gun lobby smiles.
And the anti gun lobby smiled when Clinton passed the ban the first time; what's his point?
Bush says he'll sign a renewal of the ban if Congress passes it. But the speaker of the House reportedly is waiting for the president to ask the House to take action, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
The Brady Campaign Against Gun Ownership? Yeah, there's a reliable source.
Since the assault weapons ban was first enacted in 1994, the use of such guns in crimes has fallen 66 percent. Police groups across the nation have asked Congress to renew the ban, and polls show nearly 80 percent of Americans support its renewal, the Brady organization notes. Yesterday, former presidents Ford, Carter and Clinton together urged Bush to renew the ban.
Wrong. The guns were used in less than 3% of gun crime before the ban, and are used in less than 3% of gun crime now. Going from nine crimes to three crimes is 66% less, but is that a significant chance at the national level?
The National Institute of Justice (federal statistics and research for criminology and justice) said "There were several reasons to expect, at best, a modest ban effect on criminal gun injuries and deaths. First, studies before the ban generally found that between less than 1 and 8 percent of gun crimes involved assault weapons, depending on the specific definition and data source used," and "Given the limited use of the banned guns and magazines in gun crimes, even the maximum theoretically achievable preventive effect of the ban on outcomes such as the gun murder rate is almost certainly too small to detect statistically." I don't know where this guy got his facts, but I'm guess he didn't bother to leave the Brady website.
If you don't want to see the floodgates opened to assault weapons, today is the time to tell the president and your representatives in Congress to make sure the ban is renewed.
And if you do want to see pointless legislation disappear, make sure it sunsets on time.
The politicians from the White House on down are hypnotized by the big money of the National Rifle Association which opposes the ban.
But ordinary citizens possess something more valuable than money - your vote. In this presidential election year, every vote is likely to count, just as it did in 2000. Ohio will be one of the key states that tips the balance and decides who will be the next president.
Maybe this guy hasn't noticed, but the NRA has something like 4.5 million members, mostly average income Americans. The anti-gun folks are the ones dependent on the likes of George Soros and Senator Kerry's wife.
Your vote is your leverage and your ammunition in the battle to renew the federal ban on assault weapons.
I wonder if that means he'll shut up about it when voters toss the representatives who voted for its renewal and elect pro gun candidates to congress.
Don't let the president and Congress allow the ban to slip away without notice.
He didn't when democrats lost twenty seats and control of congress. I doubt he will this time.
The sight of Iraqis toting AK-47 assault rifles on the streets of Baghdad is common in the news, and a scary image. Thank goodness America's streets are safe from that kind of firepower, you might be thinking.
But the 10-year-old federal ban on assault rifles in the United States is about to expire on Sept. 13.
Congress has about 13 working days left to renew the assault weapons ban, otherwise the door will open once more for the manufacture and sale of AK-47s, Uzis, TEC-9s and other assault weapons in America. These are military style weapons that can fire bullets as fast as the shooter pulls the trigger.
Great, let's go talking about every machine gun we can think of and say it'll be legal, then throw in some half wit mention that there are semi-autos, too. I have news for this ....writer.... The banned guns are no different than legal guns expect for a few accessories unrelated to firepower. Also, let's not forget that machine guns are and have been strictly controlled, and will not be affected when this law disappears.
The only purpose for these powerful weapons is to kill people as fast as possible.
And he makes this statement on what basis? Why are they different? Because of the bayonet lug? the collapsible stock? the pistol grip? the generally low power ammunition?
That's not a pleasant vision for America. These guns have no place in a civil society. They belong only in war zones.
He probably thinks handguns have no place but police holsters, too, and maybe shotguns have no place but in a safe or a rich man's hands.
President Bush vowed to renew the ban when he was campaigning for the White House in 2000. But Bush hasn't lifted a finger to make it happen. Now that the time has come to act, he's playing political games as the pro-gun lobby smiles.
And the anti gun lobby smiled when Clinton passed the ban the first time; what's his point?
Bush says he'll sign a renewal of the ban if Congress passes it. But the speaker of the House reportedly is waiting for the president to ask the House to take action, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
The Brady Campaign Against Gun Ownership? Yeah, there's a reliable source.
Since the assault weapons ban was first enacted in 1994, the use of such guns in crimes has fallen 66 percent. Police groups across the nation have asked Congress to renew the ban, and polls show nearly 80 percent of Americans support its renewal, the Brady organization notes. Yesterday, former presidents Ford, Carter and Clinton together urged Bush to renew the ban.
Wrong. The guns were used in less than 3% of gun crime before the ban, and are used in less than 3% of gun crime now. Going from nine crimes to three crimes is 66% less, but is that a significant chance at the national level?
The National Institute of Justice (federal statistics and research for criminology and justice) said "There were several reasons to expect, at best, a modest ban effect on criminal gun injuries and deaths. First, studies before the ban generally found that between less than 1 and 8 percent of gun crimes involved assault weapons, depending on the specific definition and data source used," and "Given the limited use of the banned guns and magazines in gun crimes, even the maximum theoretically achievable preventive effect of the ban on outcomes such as the gun murder rate is almost certainly too small to detect statistically." I don't know where this guy got his facts, but I'm guess he didn't bother to leave the Brady website.
If you don't want to see the floodgates opened to assault weapons, today is the time to tell the president and your representatives in Congress to make sure the ban is renewed.
And if you do want to see pointless legislation disappear, make sure it sunsets on time.
The politicians from the White House on down are hypnotized by the big money of the National Rifle Association which opposes the ban.
But ordinary citizens possess something more valuable than money - your vote. In this presidential election year, every vote is likely to count, just as it did in 2000. Ohio will be one of the key states that tips the balance and decides who will be the next president.
Maybe this guy hasn't noticed, but the NRA has something like 4.5 million members, mostly average income Americans. The anti-gun folks are the ones dependent on the likes of George Soros and Senator Kerry's wife.
Your vote is your leverage and your ammunition in the battle to renew the federal ban on assault weapons.
I wonder if that means he'll shut up about it when voters toss the representatives who voted for its renewal and elect pro gun candidates to congress.
Don't let the president and Congress allow the ban to slip away without notice.
He didn't when democrats lost twenty seats and control of congress. I doubt he will this time.
witty subliminal message
Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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In all seriousness...
I have to wonder about the morals, ethics, honesty, and EVIL of a person who can willingly LIE so egregiously as the guy who wrote this article.
HOW can anyone who makes any PRETENSE at being honest about guns and gun control put forth such drivel as an attempt to justify renewal of the useless, idiotic "assault weapons ban"?
The guy is either LYING, or just STUPID: in either case, he should not be allowed to sway people's opinions about gun policy.
How about that part: "These are military style weapons that can fire bullets as fast as the shooter pulls the trigger."?
Uh, you mean like a REVOLVER? Anything but a bolt-action or a single-shot will "fire bullets as fast as the shooter pulls the trigger."
What a moron.
I can't wait to get my full-cap Glock magazines! HOO-AH!
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I have to wonder about the morals, ethics, honesty, and EVIL of a person who can willingly LIE so egregiously as the guy who wrote this article.
HOW can anyone who makes any PRETENSE at being honest about guns and gun control put forth such drivel as an attempt to justify renewal of the useless, idiotic "assault weapons ban"?
The guy is either LYING, or just STUPID: in either case, he should not be allowed to sway people's opinions about gun policy.
How about that part: "These are military style weapons that can fire bullets as fast as the shooter pulls the trigger."?
Uh, you mean like a REVOLVER? Anything but a bolt-action or a single-shot will "fire bullets as fast as the shooter pulls the trigger."
What a moron.
I can't wait to get my full-cap Glock magazines! HOO-AH!
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-Jeffrey
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"
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How about that part: "These are military style weapons that can fire bullets as fast as the shooter pulls the trigger."?
LOL
Makes it more of a semi than an auto. What a moron.
A good buddy of mine collects WWII era Thompsons. They're a hoot to go and play with... especially in full auto.
- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon
Zennie 0
Oh, and I for one will be glad when it sunsets as well... at least then I can get a 15 round clip for my Taurus again at a reasonable price. 
- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon
- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon
They have no problem calling every black plastic semi auto an Assualt Weapon, and no problem calling every revolver a Saturday Night Special, do you really doubt they'd call every scoped bolt action a sniper rifle?
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but hey, like you said, they never really cared about the truth anyway.Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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