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White House Can't Name One Mass Shooting That Would Have Been Stopped By New Gun Laws
townhall.com ^
| 12/11/2015
| Matt Vespa
Posted on 12/11/2015 6:53:59 AM PST by rktman
In today's press briefing, the Obama White House proved what Second Amendment supporters already know: no new gun control laws, especially those proposed by the president, would have prevented any new mass shootings. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest was asked by The Wall Street Journal's Byron Tau if there was any shooting that could have been stopped if an assault weapons ban or stricter backgrounds checks, both supported by this administration, were enacted.
Earnest deflected and pivoted to the Obama administration's latest proposal that those suspected of being terrorists, of which almost 300,000 on the list have no ties to terrorism, shouldn't be allowed to purchase firearms. Again, on its face, this sounds like common sense, until you figure out that these lists are secretive, violate due process of law, and are nothing more than a constitutional mess.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; guncontrol; watchlist
But, but, but.................they swear it'll stop further terrorist attacks and stuff. Interesting graphic at the end of the piece with "suspected terrorist(possibly, kinda, maybe) watch list" breakdown. Yup. Good thing we still have that old innocent until proven guilty thingy workin'. Oh............
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posted on
12/11/2015 6:53:59 AM PST
by
rktman
To: rktman
Maybe we shouldn’t be too harsh. It is a grand makework jobs program — for government!
Irony intended, of course.
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posted on
12/11/2015 6:57:40 AM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: rktman
or one terror attack stopped with metadata.
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posted on
12/11/2015 7:01:08 AM PST
by
libbylu
(Trump - BICKERING LIKE A SCHOOLBOY. (I said it before Cruz did)!!!)
To: rktman
The SB shooters broke 14 laws, I have a feeling that breaking 15 laws was not going to deter them
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posted on
12/11/2015 7:02:14 AM PST
by
arl295
To: rktman
"What, that 2nd Amendment? From that Constitution!? That is like so 18th Century..."
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posted on
12/11/2015 7:02:29 AM PST
by
Old Sarge
To: libbylu
or one terror attack stopped with metadata. If you think that the billions we're spending on "homeland security" has anything to do with protecting average Americans from terror, I've got a bridge to sell you.
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posted on
12/11/2015 7:04:41 AM PST
by
Fido969
To: Fido969
The key is the no fly list which some faceless bureaucrat can control who is on the list and who is not. Then they can easily control who gets a gun and who doesn’t. Dastardly and evil bastards.
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posted on
12/11/2015 7:19:55 AM PST
by
Free America52
(The White guys are getting pissed off. We beat Hitler Hirohito and Krushchev. Obama will be easy.)
To: rktman
One of the candidates (whoever has the biggest set of ‘nads) needs to speak out forcefully on this issue. “This White House would much prefer an unarmed group of targets waiting to die to an armed citizenry able to defend itself.”
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posted on
12/11/2015 7:26:44 AM PST
by
ManHunter
(You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
To: rktman
The No Fly List will expand quite a bit after it is government policy nobody on The List can buy/sell/own a firearm. At that point, all the feds need do is simply transfer over the NRA membership list to The No Fly List to help "keep America safe".
Who would stop them?
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posted on
12/11/2015 7:29:18 AM PST
by
Gritty
(Syrians aren't Jews fleeing Nazi Holocaust but Nazis relocating from a bombed out Berlin-DGreenfield)
To: ManHunter
Gonadal fortitude seems to be missing. AKA lack o’ sack. Whoever can “sack up” might as well tell the u.n. to pack up and call Bekins.
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posted on
12/11/2015 7:30:38 AM PST
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: Gritty
And FReeper donor list. Well, anyone who thinks that dusty old constitution written by a bunch of slave owning old white guys too. I mean, that thing is SOOOOOOO last century.
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posted on
12/11/2015 7:32:29 AM PST
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: rktman
Obozo is obviously lying again about his motive for this EO. Because of the NDAA which allows the override of due process, anyone can claim one as a potential threat, especially to the government (per the HLS agency includes all American Patriots, Christians, ex military), that person or persons can and will be put on the no fly list, thus setting the stage for them to lose their 2nd amendment right and the certain confiscation of their firearms. This EO is all about the establishment government initiating incremental gun confiscation which for the most part will go unnoticed by most. Obozo is sticking it to the American citizens once again and there is no doubt that the traitors in Congress will happily approve.
To: rktman
Gun Control is nothing more than gun confiscation. It’s that simple.
You can’t enslave a population until you take away their ability to defend themselves.
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posted on
12/11/2015 10:42:56 AM PST
by
Roger Kaputnik
(Just because I'm paranoid doesn't prove that they aren't out to get me.)
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