Posted on 09/04/2019 5:52:30 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
MSNBC contributor and former congresswoman Donna Edwards said on Wednesday that shooters are killing thousands of people with "automatic" weapons with "high-capacity ammunition."
"It's ridiculous putting the death penalty on the table," the former Democratic lawmaker said in reference to the Trump administration's proposal to execute mass shooters faster. "I mean, people who are committing mass shootings aren't saying, ‘Well, I might get the death penalty so I won't do it.' No, they're getting these automatic rifles, they're using high capacity ammunition, and they're killing, they're mowing down hundreds, thousands of people every single year."
Edwards made several inaccurate statements in her response.
First, the new sale of automatic weapons to civilians was banned by the Hughes Amendment in 1986 and there have been no recent reports of automatic weapons being used in crimes. The former congresswoman might have meant to say assault weapons instead of "automatic rifles." Assault weapon is a difficult term to define because it is defined differently by state and legislation. It usually refers to semi-automatic rifles that accept detachable magazines and certain cosmetic features like adjustable stocks. Automatic weapons refer to when one pull of the trigger continually discharges ammunition until the trigger is released or the ammo runs out.
Second, there is no such thing as "high-capacity ammunition." Edwards might have been referring to high-capacity magazines. Banning high-capacity magazines have been a goal of proponents of gun control.
"Well, it really does look like they're trying to run out the clock. And, look, the onus is squarely in the hands of Mitch McConnell," Edwards said. "He can decide what to put on the floor of the Senate. Next week when Democrats get back I fully expect that they are going pass another of … gun safety, sensible gun safety bills that they put on the floor, including making sure that we begin to deal with assault weapons, which is the weapon of choice in many of these mass shootings."
This mental midget has confused his numbers with abortions.
What is high capacity ammunition? Do I get 2 shots for the price of one? How come nobody ever told me dat?
“former congresswoman Donna Edwards” ran for US Senator from Maryland against Chris van Hollen and got clobbered. Van Hollen, who is white, got more black votes than Edwards, who is black.
Edwards continued to take it on the chin when she then ran for Prince Georges County Executive (Maryland) against a fellow black lady opponent who had been County Attorney. Edwards lost badly in that one too.
Now she turns up on MSNBC.
I just left a friend’s house where the tv show Law And Order was on. The two episodes that I saw could’ve been produced by Beto O’Rourke.
They were laughably, and transparently, solid socialist propaganda. The first episode dealt with those “ evil “ gun owners.
I had to leave early. My friend’s wife was glued to the stories.
You want to save lives? Quit fcking with the children in public schools and ban abortion. You’ll save MILLIONS every damned year!
Nice attempt at a female black muslim haircut.
” high capacity ammunition.” Wow!
Great new stuff every day !
“Shooters Kill ‘Thousands’ With ‘Automatic’ Weapons, ‘High-Capacity Ammunition’”
Yeah, and that’s just in Detroit. ha
Is the dufus talking about fighting a WAR?
“My friend’s wife was glued to the stories.”
Yep.
Law and Order is also the most explicitly anti-Semitic TV series ever produced.
Hm...is she related to Hank Johnson? He of “Guam is going to tip over if we add more people” fame?
This idiot pol knows less than zero about firearms.
She is more dangerous than any firearm in existence today.
They may shoot me. All that high capacity ammo just waiting to get out.
Major lies for the mentally impaired, electronically hypnotized, often drugged, useful idiots.
I think I found what she is talking about...
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Point of information: the price of a Smith & Wesson AR-15 style carbine is now just $550 - $600.
If you need a first, or second, AR that’s a good price. And Smith is a sure-enough brand name.
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