Posted on 10/07/2015 8:31:36 AM PDT by Kaslin
In the wake of the recent homicidal shooting rampage at an Oregon community college, I'm forced to come to the conclusion that it is high time for common sense national background checks for journalists.
It's time we closed the political loophole and prevented biased, ignorant political operatives from getting their hands on a dangerously misleading national microphone.
RedState has a perfect example this week. Former Bill Clinton White House aide, and current Clinton Foundation donor George Stephanopoulos, is the host for ABC's This Week. He uses his "bully pulpit" to bully conservatives and Republicans.
During an interview with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Stephanopoulos interrupted Christie to assert, "But there's no question the pace of mass shootings is accelerating, happening more frequently than anywhere else. If it's not the gun, then what is it?"
This is a perfect example of leftist thinking. As Dennis Prager points out, the left always blames the inanimate object and never the user.
During the Cold War the left wanted to ban atomic weapons rather than condemn and work to overthrow totalitarian regimes that could use The Bomb to further their ends. Leftist-in-Chief Obama continues to be fixated on nuclear weapons and behind the scenes is working to render our nuclear deterrent impotent.
Now the left is fixated on the gun. Blaming the user of the gun is out of the question, because that involves individual responsibility.
Once America starts thinking in terms of individual responsibility again, it has the potential to open up a line of questioning that is very uncomfortable for big government leftists.
For example: Why can't you find a job? Where is the father of your children? How did your home enter foreclosure? What do you spend your money on? Why have we lost the War on Poverty?
After demonizing the gun, leftists like Stephanopoulos use false data from anti-gun pressure groups to contradict defenders of the 2nd Amendment.
First they change the definition of "mass shooting." Before the numbers started to trend against them, the definition was at least four deaths NOT counting the shooter. Now gun grabbers use three deaths as a minimum or they include the wretched shooter in the total.
Naturally, as if by magic in a cloud of cordite, there are more mass shootings, but even doctored statistics can't support the "accelerating" claim.
The RedState graph shows mass shootings peaked in 2004 and have not reached that peak since. Since 2008, mass shootings have been trending downward.
I'm certain rabid Democrat defenders of media bias will block my common sense background checks for journalists bill in the Senate. So in the meantime I can only advise you to beware leftists bearing statistics.
It’s time for stop and frisk in the ‘Rat Urban Utopias.
No, No, No. No more gun laws and restrictions.
Even if sensible restrictions actually made sense, you can’t trust this effing Federal government and you can’t trust an antichrist like 0bama.
You can’t trust these guys to do anything but get rid of laws; there’s always a catch and any new law will be used against the people. For example, I do support the death penalty in certain circumstances, but not for this insane, evil and corrupt government.
No.
It is time for Federal Concealed Carry, Federal Castle Doctrine and Federal Stand Your Ground laws.
I don’t like having to go to the Feds for rights that are granted by God, but it would be a small improvement over the current situation.
Crime should be very dangerous for criminals.
Problem is, if we pre-screened journalists for ignorant comments &/or political bias, there wouldn't be many journalists left in this day & age. Not that there's anything wrong with that!
We already have bunch of restrictive gun laws! Enough already!!
Sensible Background Checks?
Let’s start with Barack Obama.
Haha. Good “read the article” zinger!
Thanks to you guys for continuing the long proud FR tradition of not reading the article before responding.
Reagan isn’t actually calling for background checks for guns. It’s just a clever headline intended to push your buttons.
Leftist have no problem blaming shooters who fit their “right wing Tea Party” scenario, but when it doesn’t then “it’s the gun.”
I support sensible background checks for all persons wishing to run for President.
Ummm might want to read the story.
the left is so hell bent on infringing on the 2nd amendment but suggest infringing on the 1st amendment, why now you go to far! Not that I would, just saying.
ROFL!
Judging by some of the comments in this thread, a lot of people don’t read the article before they post.
I saw the headline and the author, and sighed...then I read it.
No, it is time to identify and remove from the streets all of these pychos.
Thirty years ago there were 500,000 in psychiatric institutions or hospitals, today there are 50,000. Where are the remaining - on your streets. (figures from a yesterday internet post)
There is no sensible background check. Any background check relies on data input into a system. This data is easily corrupted by mistakes, time delays, system breakdowns, and especially our privacy laws which deter entering derogatory information about a person for fear of legal recourse.
As an earlier article pointed out, there are no background checks or laws that will stop criminal activity. The only sensible response that will hold water is an armed citizenry. Criminals are bold because the odds are in their favor that potential victims are unarmed. Take away guns and I predict our violent crimes will rise as did Australia’s.
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Cants be doin that..it be violating their constitiputional rights
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