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Boehner calls for 'discussion' on guns
the hill ^ | december 18, 2012 | Molly K. Hooper and Mike Lillis

Posted on 12/18/2012 6:19:21 PM PST by lowbridge

Republicans need to "have a discussion on guns" in the wake of last week's grade-school massacre in Newtown, Conn., Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told his conference Tuesday.

Speaking to his troops at a closed-door meeting in the Capitol, Boehner was mindful of conservatives' traditional opposition to new gun restrictions, emphasizing that Republicans wouldn't do "anything knee-jerk," according to a lawmaker in the room.

But the Speaker also said he wants to "de-politicize" the issue of gun violence, which has been thrust dreadfully into the national spotlight following the murder of 26 people — 20 of them young school children — at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; boehner; guns; noneed4ballroomjeans; nwo; pantywaist; rino; shallnotbeinfringed; tool4zero
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1 posted on 12/18/2012 6:19:31 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Boehner, what part of “Shall not be infringed” is so damned hard to understand?


2 posted on 12/18/2012 6:20:33 PM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: lowbridge

I think of you would agree that this man is not to be trusted.


3 posted on 12/18/2012 6:22:07 PM PST by OldPossum
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To: lowbridge
If he pu$$ies out on this like he's done on everything else it will be the absolute destruction of the Republican party.

I hate to say it but it looks like he's seeking out the opportunity to do just that.

4 posted on 12/18/2012 6:22:15 PM PST by OKSooner
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To: lowbridge

John, shut your loser ****ing mouth.

You do not speak for me at all, go away.


5 posted on 12/18/2012 6:22:41 PM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: lowbridge

“NO”

There’s nothing more to say.


6 posted on 12/18/2012 6:23:25 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: lowbridge
Whenever we "de-politicize" an issue, the Fascists seem to get exactly what they want.

Why should Republicans have a discussion on guns? Our position is correct. Our position saves lives. Our posiition is constitutional.

The Democrats should have a discussion on guns, because they need to accept the fact that gun control is killing people.

7 posted on 12/18/2012 6:23:30 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Republicans have made themselves useless, toothless, and clueless.)
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To: lowbridge
Less guns will make us all safer, right Johnny?


8 posted on 12/18/2012 6:24:00 PM PST by South40 ("Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance." - Barack Hussein Obama - Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009.)
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To: lowbridge

I thought there was a movement to kick Boner to the curb?


9 posted on 12/18/2012 6:24:34 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state." - Cornelius Tacitus, Roman Senator)
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To: lowbridge

My Grandfather called guys like Boehner “weak sisters”.

I guess he was right.


10 posted on 12/18/2012 6:24:44 PM PST by dforest
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To: lowbridge

Discussion point 1, why were all the teachers disarmed so they had to fling themselves at or try to distract the shooter.


11 posted on 12/18/2012 6:25:21 PM PST by palmer (Obama = Carter + affirmative action)
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To: lowbridge

John, you are the government. How about a discussion on your salary?


12 posted on 12/18/2012 6:27:06 PM PST by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?)
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To: lowbridge

start discussing the US govt running guns to Mexico and being responsible for hundreds of deaths...what happened to our gun control laws then? if they can run guns in violation of law and get innocent mexicans and US federal agents killed and go unpunished, who’s next? Boehner should be fired innediately,


13 posted on 12/18/2012 6:29:33 PM PST by rolling_stone
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To: South40
Do you have a link for that chart, or did you compose it yourself and if so, do you have a link to the raw data? I would like to send it to a few folk.
14 posted on 12/18/2012 6:29:38 PM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: lowbridge

Sixteen GOP House members want to dump Boehner as speaker.

According to Sean Hannity, if one more GOP member signs on to dump Boehner, he’s gone as House Speaker.

As Captain Picard used to say, “Make it So!”


15 posted on 12/18/2012 6:30:47 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (November 6, 2012.....A day that will live in infamy!)
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To: lowbridge

How about a discussion that gun free victim zones get people killed? How about a discussion of the merits of training and certifying teachers and other staff to provide an armed response to an active shooter? How about a discussion of all the benefits of an armed, polite society? etc. etc. How about an active offense by the GOP rather than a whimpering defense that will concede new restrictions at the very beginning?


16 posted on 12/18/2012 6:31:28 PM PST by Truth29
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To: lowbridge

Amnesty is not far behind either.


17 posted on 12/18/2012 6:32:46 PM PST by tennmountainman
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To: Cheerio
Sure, sorry. I usually provide the link with such charts I just completely forgot.

http://www.gunfacts.info/pdfs/gun-facts/6.1/gun_facts_6_1_screen.pdf

18 posted on 12/18/2012 6:33:14 PM PST by South40 ("Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance." - Barack Hussein Obama - Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009.)
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To: lowbridge

Flip on this one, John you old bastard, and there will be no hole deep enough for,you to hide in...


19 posted on 12/18/2012 6:33:27 PM PST by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: lowbridge

If the House Republicans cave on a gun ban, I’m done with that party. I might as well vote for Democrats. At least they’d give me free stuff.


20 posted on 12/18/2012 6:36:58 PM PST by Drew68
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