Posted on 02/18/2018 8:23:42 AM PST by Howie66
On Saturdays MSNBC Live, Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) stated that some freedoms are going to have to be given up to ensure unstable people dont get weapons and that he will agree to act on gun control, but not necessarily for normal people. He also expressed uncertainty as to whether people should be allowed to own AR-15s and argued for making schools harder targets. Rooney said, Well, we are one of the most open societies in the world. I think that each one of these heinous crimes raises the bar and makes us compels that we, as a nation, rethink where we are on our open society versus what are we willing to do in restricting freedom to make sure that were safe and secure. Very unstable situation here, when someone like a person of this demonstrated mental illness, at the local level and even to the FBI, could get ahold of an assault weapon, weve got to think about that.
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He’s about ready to rip up his GOP card.
What an asshole.
NO freedoms will be conceded or given up.
Im damn tired of having fewer rights in this country then illegal immigrants or being part of the selected minority groups who get extra benefits in this government.
Are the illegal immigrants going to abide by the gun laws?
Hell no.
Lighten up Frances.
An American would NEVER say “some freedoms have to be given up.” Only a yellow-bellied coward would say that. Americans died for those freedoms Frankie. They aren’t yours to give up.
Francis should take his head out of his butt
Who’s going to enforce these gun laws? The FBI? So when someone calls the FBI with a tip about a gun law violation, does the call get routed to the round file?
Francis Rooney should resign. What a pathetic loser!
The Bil of Rights shouldnt need to be fought for every damned day. Fire every damned politician that tries to enact any damned law to belittle them, and any damned judge as well that does not declare them un Constitutional.
“An American would NEVER say some freedoms have to be given up. Only a yellow-bellied coward would say that.”
So true.
No, I am not going to give up my freedom because the FBI refused to do its job, and because schools refuse to protect their students, and because parents are content to send their kids to schools who refuse to protect their students.
You want dead students, you got dead students. Grats.
Sadly, I think it’s getting to where we are going to have to fight for them, every day.
I truly believe that under Obama the FBI compiled a database of gun owners illegally through NICS. You heard it here 1st.
That’s why we have the 2nd Amendment, so we DON’T HAVE TO GIVE UP ANY OF OUR FREEDOMS.
Someone show this RINO to the door.
He already did as far as I’m concerned.
Its a good thing this kid didnt watch mythbusters. The death & destruction with household products could have far exceeded any type of firearms. Point being, sadly the killing was done by a disturbed person who would find a way to kill.
Frightened politicians say and do stupid, dangerous things.
Which is exactly why we do have the Second Amendment.
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