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Brussels Is Wrong On Guns
The Wall Street Journal ^ | January 27, 2017 | Dr. John R. Lott

Posted on 02/06/2017 1:27:02 PM PST by VictimsRightsPro2a

Strict new European gun-control regulations will take another step on Thursday when a committee of the European Parliament votes on a set of measures. The Parliament and the European Commission already have agreed to the proposal in principle. Prompted by terrorist attacks in Paris and Copenhagen, these regulations would prohibit the civilian use of most semiautomatic firearms. As is typical of such laws, however, they will do nothing to prevent the kind of attacks being used to justify them.

The proposed Firearms...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: banglist; cprc; europe; guns; johnlott; secondamendment

1 posted on 02/06/2017 1:27:02 PM PST by VictimsRightsPro2a
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Brussels is wrong on guns

Brussels is just wrong. These people may be the allies of America's elites, Wall Street or our captured, progressive-left Government, but they are not allies of the American people. I view the threat from them, while of a different in nature, as equal to the threat of the Russians. I personally would pull America out of NATO immediately, and replace it with bilateral agreements.

2 posted on 02/06/2017 1:35:56 PM PST by PGR88
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During a world wide war on the West, the LIEberals want to disarm the citizens of the West.

LIEberals seek the destruction of the traditional, Western way of lif: Christianity, Democracy and Capitalism; it’s really just that simple.


3 posted on 02/06/2017 1:45:37 PM PST by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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4 posted on 02/06/2017 1:46:18 PM PST by DannyTN
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We need a new name for Semi-Automatic, too many believe it's the same as Automatic.

5 posted on 02/06/2017 1:49:49 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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“We need a new name for Semi-Automatic, too many believe it’s the same as Automatic.”

Call them single shots! A single pull of the trigger gets you a single shot. That is no less accurate than the Left calling them machine guns!


6 posted on 02/06/2017 2:05:00 PM PST by 2harddrive
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Self-loading


7 posted on 02/06/2017 2:24:20 PM PST by captain_dave
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These people act like brussels doesn’t know exactly what they are doing. It’s not that cute anymore.


8 posted on 02/06/2017 2:54:21 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Brussels needs to stick to its sprouts.........


9 posted on 02/06/2017 2:55:29 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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Be sure to put out plenty of signs telling everyone that Brussels is a terror free zone.


10 posted on 02/06/2017 3:11:44 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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“As is typical of such laws, however, they will do nothing to prevent the kind of attacks being used to justify them.”

This is the WSJ ? Wow. The tides are turning.


11 posted on 02/06/2017 3:27:04 PM PST by Celerity
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The only good thing to come out of Belgium are products made by Fabrique Nationale.

IOW, guns.


12 posted on 02/06/2017 3:32:56 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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