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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 01:41 PM Jun 2014

It’s Time To Play Political Hardball On Gun Control

Anyone else tired of the same old bullshit we see after every gun-shooting spree? It’s on display again these past two weekends as gunmen bent on killing as many people as possible struck in Seattle, Georgia, and Santa Barbara. The news breaks of these incidents and the gun forces spring into action. Those seeking to end gun violence demand new laws be enacted. We see press conferences featuring grieving parents making impassioned pleas like, “Not one more.”

This is, of course, met by the pro-gun forces urging people not to politicize a tragedy. Or worse, people like “Joe the Plumber” callously saying, in essence, “I don’t care if your kid dies as long as I have unlimited access to guns.”The NRA and Joe the Plumber view dead Americans as an acceptable loss so that they can have easy access to guns.

And then comes the politicians. They respond by doing nothing. It’s a lot like Groundhog Day, only, as opposed to a feel good comedy starring Bill Murray, it’s the real world where over 30 people are murdered with guns every day in the United States.

And the winner time and time again is the NRA. Why? They know the public is easily distracted. Sure, for a day or two after a shooting spree we collectively discuss the need to combat gun violence. But then Miley Cyrus twerks or a star on Duck Dynastysays something outrageous and the media moves on and we blindly follow.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/08/it-s-time-to-think-big-or-shut-up-on-gun-control.html

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It’s Time To Play Political Hardball On Gun Control (Original Post) onehandle Jun 2014 OP
"2. Use the tactics of anti-abortion groups. " aikoaiko Jun 2014 #1
Actually, it's past time! nt kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #2
"Repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" hack89 Jun 2014 #3
"4. Rewrite the Second Amendment." hack89 Jun 2014 #4
Past time. (And I say that as the owner of three long guns, two hand guns ... 11 Bravo Jun 2014 #5

hack89

(39,171 posts)
3. "Repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act"
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 02:50 PM
Jun 2014

Only if the same protection is removed from every company, not just gun manufacturers. If a drunk driver kills my kid, I should be able to sue the car manufacturer, the company that made the alcohol and the store that sold it to the driver.

hack89

(39,171 posts)
4. "4. Rewrite the Second Amendment."
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 02:52 PM
Jun 2014

The 2A is not stopping strict gun control - anything short of an outright ban on handguns is perfectly legal. Read Heller. Read Scalia's comments.

11 Bravo

(23,922 posts)
5. Past time. (And I say that as the owner of three long guns, two hand guns ...
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 02:55 PM
Jun 2014

and a Virginia concealed carry permit.)

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