Stop The Insanity: Ban Guns

captainsjournal.com ^ | 11/23/2014 | Herschel Smith

[rktman]

Let the hunters keep their rifles and shotguns; those weapons are ineffective tools in a mass shooting. But we need to ban handguns and assault rifles for all but police and military.

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One of the frequent refrains of gun freaks about President Obama is “He’s coming for our guns.” Obama never said such a thing. But I will:

We’re coming for your guns. And someday, we’ll take them.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

There are ways to take everyone’s guns. None of them can be done without massive loss of life. Herschel is probably ok with that.

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Didn't the NAZIs start with gun registrations followed by voluntary surrender “for the public good?”

[MrB]

Why not just ban murder?

[V_TWIN]

Don’t have to reload as often with this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgIi70yUK8s

[right way right]

Let us all go and turn them in at WASHINGTON DC.
That is the only acceptable collection point for me.
See how that goes.

[Lazamataz]

Age has been confirmed to be 63. Working on actual birthdate next.

[envisio]

Come on.

[The Toll]

Statistics prove that the fastest way to stop Gun Crime in America would be to become a Conservative.

[SES1066]

Yes I know we are talking about the "Tallahassee Democrat" and Gerald Ensley, but here is an illustrative example from a earlier post about what a liberal considers an 'Assault Weapon'.

I'm not sure even John Wayne in the most prolific movie gun battle could achieve this record. Also please not that my Ruger 10/22 looked nothing like the one in the 3rd column but since that boating accident I am relying on memory.

[Organic Panic]

Make crime illegal and it will go away.

[abb]

It’s been tried.

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/orders-from-general-thomas-gage-to-lieut-colonel-smith-10th-regiment-foot/

Orders to Lieut. Colonel Smith, 10th Regiment ’Foot

General Thomas Gage

Boston, Massachusetts

April 18, 1775

Lieut. Colonel Smith, 10th Regiment ’Foot,

Sir,

Having received intelligence, that a quantity of Ammunition, Provisions, Artillery, Tents and small Arms, have been collected at Concord, for the Avowed Purpose of raising and supporting a Rebellion against His Majesty, you will March with a Corps of Grenadiers and Light Infantry, put under your Command, with the utmost expedition and Secrecy to Concord, where you will seize and distroy all Artillery, Ammunition, Provisions, Tents, Small Arms, and all Military Stores whatever. But you will take care that the Soldiers do not plunder the Inhabitants, or hurt private property.

You have a Draught of Concord, on which is marked the Houses, Barns, &c, which contain the above military Stores. You will order a Trunion to be knocked off each Gun, but if its found impracticable on any, they must be spiked, and the Carriages destroyed. The Powder and flower must be shook out of the Barrels into the River, the Tents burnt, Pork or Beef destroyed in the best way you can devise. And the Men may put Balls of lead in their pockets, throwing them by degrees into Ponds, Ditches &c., but no Quantity together, so that they may be recovered afterwards. If you meet any Brass Artillery, you will order their muzzles to be beat in so as to render them useless.

You will observe by the Draught that it will be necessary to secure the two Bridges as soon as possible, you will therefore Order a party of the best Marchers, to go on with expedition for the purpose.

A small party of Horseback is ordered out to stop all advice of your March getting to Concord before you, and a small number of Artillery go out in Chaises to wait for you on the road, with Sledge Hammers, Spikes, &c.

You will open your business and return with the Troops, as soon as possible, with I must leave to your own Judgment and Discretion.

I am, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant
Thos. Gage.

[RinaseaofDs]

I’ll give this guy my guns - bullets first.

[servo1969]

First- All you law abiding people turn in your guns.

Second- All you criminals turn in your... Hey, is that loaded?

[catman67]

As I recall, the guy in the Texas Tower used a hunting rifle and the Navy Yard shootings involved a standard shotgun!

[USS Alaska]

I’m talking about flat-out banning the possession of handguns and assault rifles by individual citizens. I’m talking about repealing or amending the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

OK, and I'm saying you are in for one hell of a fight.

Will you be armed, because we will be...to the teeth.

[JimRed]

Hey, Hershel, c’mon over. MOLON LABE!

[M Kehoe]

Herschel is a hoplophobe. Please Herschel, get treatment.

5.56mm

[rarestia]

I thought the headline was “Stop The Insanity: Buy Guns”.

Same here. It's funny that the author starts by saying that hunting rifles are not involved in mass violence.

[JimRed]

Oh, it won’t be THEM going around trying to collect the guns. It will be their hired JBTs. Soon after they JBTs start trying to collect them and ending up dead, the rest of them will suddenly remember that their lives are more valuable than their jobs.

All due respect, but I think the primary targets (after repelling the first wave of JBTs) should be THOSE WHO GIVE THE ORDERS. Cut off the head and the snake will die.

[SgtHooper]

LOL, you still may need the sarc tag for some readers!

[willyd]

The largest mass shooting in school history (until Virginia Tech) was at the university of texas and was accomplished with a deer rifle, a shot gun and an M1.