WASHINGTON – President Obama reiterated his commitment to do everything in his power to implement a series of common sense measures that would reduce gun violence in America. The President started off that effort with 23 concrete actions his Administration is taking immediately under its existing legal authority. But to have a lasting impact, Congress must join the administration by passing common sense laws like requiring a universal background check for anyone trying to buy a gun, and restoring a ban on military-style assault weapons and a 10-round limit for magazines. If they do that, we can respect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens while helping to keep the irresponsible few from causing massive harm.
Watch video:
httpv://youtu.be/u35CyK7m1l8
TO everyone, how about an initiative against all criminal violence?
All you ‘responsible gun owners’ should read this.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/five-accidental-shootings-at-gun-shows-mark-gun
LVS and maybe, are you 2 going to live? This article says 5 idiots were shot at gun shows in observance of gun appreciation days. Thought you might be 2 of them.
@Happy Guy-this is the last response you will get from me. You are an IDIOT. For a while I thought you were Peter L but at least Peter is intelligent, something that certainly does not pertain to you. I will not debate with DUMMY’s and that is you.
I’ve been shot, stabbed, burnt, blown up, electrocuted, beat, run over and I am still here. I will be here for a long time.
LVS…don’t tease me now. I can only hope. It gets very old debating with someone as narrow minded, uneducated, and arrogant as you. Plus you make it to easy.
Please… let’s try to keep the insults out of the debates. We want to give you all free reign here as much as possible but this is degrading the forum. Thank you.
@bodacious-OK I read it and those people were careless and even stupid. Anyone who owns a gun knows you never put it away loaded As for the guy who shot himself in the hand, he deserves what he got. He was walking while loading and not paying attention to what he was doing. Why would you think gun owners are any different than anyone else. There are stupid people everywhere. If this was not a story about guns you would hear nothing about it. If you backed your car out of your driveway and into a pole across the road because you were careless would that be news? People fall off ladders, walk in front of cars and trains (always a bad idea) and other such stuff every day.
@LVBS – the point is that not all gun owners are responsible. Some of them are careless and have no clue what gun safety is. As I have said before, I am a gun owner. I am not worried about shooting myself or anyone else. I don’t walk around with a gun and all of my guns are locked up and the ammunition is located in another locked site.
And, if you want to start mudslinging, I bet they were all card-carrying Republicans and Rush Limbaugh fans.
Oops – I meant LVS not BS but it is what it is :}
@bodacious-why are you accusing me of mudslinging. I didn’t say anything to be accused of that? I was making general statements and that is all. Is there a reason you feel guilty?
@bodacious-I am also a gun owner (go figure) and my guns and ammo are also locked up and I do not even have any kids around. Of course not all gun owner are not responsible but I think the majority are but, it is no different than most accidents, mostly they can be prevented but, stupid is as stupid does and that is why you have accidents like this. That is what I was trying to point out.
@LVS – OK. Everything is cool. The ‘mudslinging’ dig was a response to your response to @Maybe’s earlier post about the gunmen supposedly being democrats. In other words, it was sarcasm
@bodacious-glad to hear that everything is cool. Yes, that comment was not good. I will try to do better but sometimes you just get caught up in it you know. By the way, just for the record, I am not nor have I ever been a Republican. I was a democrat years ago but changed to an Independent. I do tend to be more conservative than not but there are real issues I have with the Republicans too.
More information about this administration and the attempt / plan to start a war on private gun ownership. Fast and furious was part of it.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/03/19/Holders-Brainwashing-Against-Guns-Foreshadowed-Operation-Fast-and-Furious
So what are they going to do with all those guns? Sell them to the Mexican drug cartel. I’m sure Holder will want to get in on that deal.
Say what you want but him and his family are protected by guns! You say it is different tell that to the parents that lost their children by guns. My children are just as loved and important as his!!!!!!!
Sounds just like prohibition doesn’t it. That didn’t work and this won’t either.
I thought this was interesting, the top 5 mass murderers were either resistered democrats or their family was.
http://clashdaily.com/2013/01/the-5-worst-mass-murders-in-the-usa-with-a-firearm-came-from-democrats/
@maybe-doesn’t surprise me in the least. They always want to blame someone else for their mistakes.
I was reading today some of the guns on the ban and what I saw was any weapon with pistol grip, which would include any pistol but then they said any magazine that holds more than 7 rounds which is redundant because anything with a pistol grip is banned.
Responsible gun owners know that the current system is flawed. The country is literally swimming in illegal guns. Get the ATF back on its feet, get better tracking of gun store inventories and transactions. Better background checks, linking mental health histories to gun dealers.
Do you know that it’s illegal to drive a car under the influence of alcohol but you can be an enraged drunk and still purchase a gun. Doesn’t that seem wrong to anyone?
“Responsible gun owners know that the current system is flawed.” Responsible gun owners are not the ones creating the problems. Responsible gun owners are not the ones who are not enforcing laws that are already on the books.
I’m not sure what an enraged drunk is, but I do not think that you can legally purchase a firearm while drunk.
It’s at the discretion of the arms dealer to choose to sell a gun to someone who is obviously under the influence. There isn’t a law against it. And you’re right, the laws that are on the books aren’t being enforced because the ATF has been stripped down to nothing.
I thought the only people who could walk out of a gun store with a weapon the same day were people who already had a ccw permit and had already passed a background check. So an enraged drunk couldn’t get a gun the same day unless he already had one. Then why would he need to go buy another one? Your argument doesn’t hold water.
Katie, I’m surprised at you. Your question, “Then why would he need to go buy another one?” shows quite a bit of naiveness. Gun nuts are never satisfied with just ONE gun. They like to own one of every caliber, every style, every function, etc. Believe me, I know a bunch of them.
Just want to clarify that I’m not against being able to own guns. I own one myself for protection and I would never give up that right. We just need to get rid of the large-capacity magazines. I can’t help but think that move alone would save some lives.
Yeah, lets hurry up and ram this down the publics throat without any research like obamacare was and Queen pelosi saying “after we pass this bill, then we can read it” or words to that effect. These laws and executive actions do nothing but punish those of us who are law abiding firearm owners.
Why not enforce the laws we have that are already on the books? Why is it that this same administration is now wanting to ban virtually the same types of weapons they provided the Mexican drug cartels with in the Fast and Furious scandal?
In my opinion, king lord obama is against the 2nd Amendment, just the same as joe biden is. For them to say otherwise is pure BS, just like everything else that comes our of their mouths.
well said Buzz, I want to add that “fast and furious” was a set up for this event. This administration has been on a mission to get rid of guns for years.