Failure to ban assault weapons is on Obama, not GOP

lowell sun ^ | june 21 | Peter Lucas

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Anyone who has kept up with the scheming of the anti-gun movement will realize that for the last fifty three years they have wanted to ban the private possession of every type firearm that was used in a high profile crime.

1963-John Kennedy -5 shot bolt action army surplus rifles.
1966- Texas Tower shooter Whitman-bolt action hunting rifle and M1 carbine.
1968-MLK, pump hunting rifle.
1968-Bobby Kennedy -small revolver.
1972-George wallace -Small revolver.
1973-Mark Essex-Ruger .44 Mag Deerslayer rifle.
1975 Gerald Ford almost shot- US Army .45

And this is just in the 1960s and ‘70s.
All were followed by various groups claiming if THAT particular firearm had been banned the shooting would not have happened.
So it is today.

[GingisK]

Neither. It is in (not on) the Constitution.

[oldasrocks]

Part of the answer would be to supply the pure grade heroin to the street.

[upcountryhorseman]

These politicians don't even know what an assault weapon is!
An assault weapon can be fired fully automatic: there are already laws against such weapons.

[GingisK]

..and apples.