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Why Support Gun Control Knowing The Results?

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:25:38 +0000

When gun control got stricter, on the state and Federal levels, the murder rate climbed, and stayed up over 9 per 100,000, often going over 10 per 100,000. As gun control was made less strict on the state and Federal levels, starting with the Gun Owners’ Protection Act and the Florida Concealed Carry law, the murder rate has dropped to 5 per 100,000, making it quite obvious that GUN CONTROL KILLS.

So why do the blood thirsty people want to pass laws which have been proven to cost lives?

Pre-gun control in the UK saw rates of .2 per 100,000, and each gun control law was accompanied by an increase in the murder rate.

Why are there people who support laws originally passed to protect the KKK murderers, (forming the very foundation of Jim Crow laws), and which even now cost lives?
New York City has the oldest gun control law on the books, the Sullivan Act, from 1911. The Sullivan Act was passed so that the criminals being run by Tammany Hall political/crime boss Big Tim Sullivan could make crime safer for HIS criminals.

As for a 1911 law causing a decrease in crime, it went up to almost 15 per 100,000, then started dropping almost 80 years after guncontrol was imposed. The New York city murder rate started dropping in 1995, and the stricter amendments to the NYC Sullivan Act were passed in 1998-causing the murder rate to quit dropping for three years.

In 1995, better policing methods were introduced, putting the focus on the criminal instead of the gun.
Tyler, you need to get more current data than 1994.

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Just in… The Mayor of New York is calling for tougher gun control laws and demanded the president…?

admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:06:57 +0000

act on it immediately, like tomorrow during his speech ok fine.. The Mayor of New York will tell the President what to do and when to do it, Also the Mayor said that most of these killing are from illegal guns. So My question is… How is tougher gun control laws on legally sold guns going to help the killing situation which he stated comes from illegal guns?

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Why do politicians only care about crime when it is one of them?

admin — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:06:59 +0000

40 people are murdered in the US EVERY DAY, and no one even cares. Then, when someone shoots a congresswoman, suddenly the politicians realize that this is a problem.

It’s just like in the 1960s, anyone could buy a gun without any limitations, and the crime rates were through the roof. Congress didn’t do jack. Then, when President Kennedy got killed, they finally passed the Gun Control Act of 1968.

It seems like Congress doesn’t care about the thousands of people who are murdered every year, but they only take action when it affects a politician.

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Why Did The Republicans Support Gun Control?

admin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:54:54 +0000

In contrast to Democrats (most supported gun control, some opposed it), most Republicans supported the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for every American, especially in reasonable grounds. But some Republicans supported gun control by banning guns, even for protection.

Fred Thompson is opposed to most gun control laws. Speaking of the Virginia Tech massacre, he said:

"Whenever I’ve seen one of those ‘Gun-free Zone’ signs, especially outside of a school filled with our youngest and most vulnerable citizens, I’ve always wondered exactly who these signs are directed at. Obviously, they don’t mean much to the sort of man who murdered 32 people just a few days ago."

Although his record in the Senate on guns is generally mixed. Thompson voted pro-gun 19 times and anti-gun 14 times. Additionally, Thompson voted for the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, which restricts ownership and use of guns or ammunition by individuals convicted of misdemeanor or felony domestic violence.

McCain’s record on gun control is mixed. He co-sponsored the Gun Show Loophole Closing and Gun Law Enforcement Act of 2001. This act would reduce the number of gun shows, require gun-owners to purchase trigger locks, and allow federal agents to arrest those who violate federal gun laws. However, McCain has frequently voted in support of the Second Amendment, such as voting against background checks at gun shows and voting in support of prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. In August of 1999, McCain said he was open to voting for an assault weapon ban, depending on the details. However, he still voted against the Federal Assault Weapons Ban and the efforts to renew it, as well as the Brady Bill.

A top official of the National Rifle Association said McCain has been a reliable ally of gun owners despite divisions with the powerful lobbying group on some issues. NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre told The Associated Press "…We’re not foolish enough to ignore the vast areas of agreement in which John McCain has been a friend to gun owners." The Republican presidential nominee has voted against a ban on assault-type weapons with restrictions which were objected.

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Why are most Hollywood celebrities pro gun control?

admin — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:43:16 +0000

Do they secretly wish that law abiding citizens cannot defend themselves, thereby making great tragedies that the actors can someday act in and get oscars?

I think so…

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Lautenburg Amendment question?

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:42:57 +0000

So even though I insisted to my choice of service (wont disclose) that I did not fall under the Gun Control Act because the person I assaulted was not a qualifying relationship…they did not believe me and said I could not join because I could not legally carry a firearm.

I went through the MEPS physical, took the asvab, and was suppose to swear in but what I believed to be assault was actually domestic violence ( i told them and was honest with them about being arrested)

Well, I went and applied for a gun permit. The NICS background check came back and they determined I was eligible to carry a fire arm. Can I bring this proof to them and show them that..HEY..I CAN CARRRY a firearm so I’m NOT disqualified??

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Why isn't the conservative base backing Ron Paul?

admin — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:31:44 +0000

He is the ideal Republican:

Believe’s in limiting government power in the lives of it’s people.

Has never voted for a gun control law.

Has never swayed and never backed down from his ideals or beliefs.

Religious to the bone.

Wants to help and protect his people and not play baby sitter to the world.

Believes in the founding fathers.

Wants to cut taxes & give money back to its people.

Helped pass the partial birth abortion ban.

Never voted to raise taxes.

Never voted for an unbalance budget.

Has never taken a government paid junket.

Has never voted to raise congressional pay.

Voted againest the patriot act, and the total power it gives the government.

Voted againest the Iraq war, Thou shall not kill.

Voted againest regulating the internet.

He returns a portion of his congressional office budget back to the U.S treasury every year.

And above all he has saved lives even as a flight surgeon in the U.S air force.

Vote Ron Paul 2008.

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Canadian Gun control Survey for my project(please answer asap)?

admin — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:43:53 +0000

Need some Primary research for my Anthropology class

Survey – Gun Control(Yes Or No)

1.Will laws dictating the mandatory use of trigger locks significantly reduce accidental deaths?
2.Laws prevailing the possession and carrying (keeping & bearing) of firearms are effective at preventing criminal acts.
3.Laws regulating the manner in which firearms are kept in your home (locked, disassembled, etc.) will effectively prevent accidental gun deaths.
4.Do you fear the possession of guns by the civilian?
5.Is gun ownership a symbol of independence, self-reliance, freedom, and responsibility?
6.Do law abiding citizens who carry concealed weapons endanger the public?
7.If all guns were to magically disappear tomorrow, there would be no more criminal violence?
8.The majority of criminal violence is the availability of guns.
9.Instead of offering protection, a gun in the home puts families at an even greater risk.
10.Should civilian ownership of guns be forbidden?
11.Does advance training with firearms reduce accidental deaths?
12.Should high-powered rifles be available to anyone with a firearms license?
13.Can having quick access to a firearm increase deaths by guns?

Thanks for your time!

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gun control act of 1968?

admin — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:54:57 +0000

What was the real reason for making it so a 18 year old can buy a shotgun or rifle but you have to be 21 to buy a handgun? I can cut down a shotgun and conceal it just as well as a handgun. If I were a crazy mass murderer I could do far more damage with a scoped bolt action rifle than with a pistol. We should be allowed to buy a pistol at age 18. So why did they make it law we must be 21?

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Can you purchase/own an automatic weapon without a specialized license with weapons made prior to related laws?

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:55:49 +0000

With regard to the National Firearms Act of 1934, then the Gun Control Act of 1968, the Hughes Amendment in 1986, and any other applicable laws, could you purchase, say a Thompson, which was made before laws restricting automatic weapons? I’m asking because at a recent gun-show i attended, Thompsons were on sale and the sellers had information saying that even though they were automatic, because they were made before laws restricting automatic weapons they could be owned without specialized licenses. Please give sources!! (im in an argument)

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