Yet another stupid person who holds public office.
Posted on 11/25/2008 5:43:02 AM PST by garykfd
Pittsburgh City Council gave its first approval today to legislation requiring that anyone report a lost or stolen firearm report that within 24 hours or potentially face a $500 fine.
The 6-1 vote, with two abstentions, sets up a final vote likely next week, which would send the legislation to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl for his signature or veto, and then potentially to the courts, where similar measures have been challenged.
"Who really cares about it being unconstitutional?" said Councilwoman Tonya Payne, a supporter.
(Excerpt) Read more at postgazette.com ...
Ummm..., the title is “Council passes controversial bill on stolen guns”
I don’t know how you came up with that as a title of the article. It’s not in the source document...
To democrats the constitution is a roadblock preventing Utopia.
Isn't that lovely....FINE THE VICTIM!
This garbage passed here in CT last year.
When I meet people who think this is good law I ask them, "if I stole your snow shovel in July, would you notice within 24hrs?"
I have yet to receive a reply.
... and all the Founding Fathers rolled over in their graves.
Yet another stupid person who holds public office.
Really, this is a standard mindset among the left -
if they deem something to be “right”, then the idea that the government can’t do it due to Constitutional restrictions is ridiculous to them.
You can make a leftist’s head pop open with this:
“Just because something is a good idea doesn’t mean that the government can or even should do it.”
It seems to me that the Constitution scares the SH!T out of most people, that is why we move further and further away from it. We are a nation of wimps.
The government hates the Constitution because it limits their power. The electorate hates the Constitution because it would mean they would have to be responsible for themselves.
We ARE “The Three Amigos”.. “ Badges? Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges”
Democrat Councilwoman Tonya Payne: PAP*
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*Pittsburgh A**hole with Power
Tonya Payne - Im sure she went through school learning about black pride and the African American struggle...how blacks are put down by d’man and all dat crap - yet one wonders if they even realize the great country and blood that was spilled so that they can even open their trap??
Diversity is killing this country by dumbing down our leaders, our schools, and our industries. Instead of forcing the incompetent to struggle and compete we end up with idiots like this who are appointed soley on the fact that they are black.
Absolutely stupid...and unenforcible.
Comments from yesterday’s thread on the issue...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137663/posts?page=14#14
Pittsburgh’s City Council has a very high opinion of themselves as a legislative body, yet they really can’t even approach the real problems that the municipality faces from a humongous pension fund crisis to a longstanding epidemic of workmens comp claims.
Instead this body attempts to tackle gun violence, passing an unconstitutional ordinance that could not have prevented a single known crime.
A quarter century ago, at least they provided a bit of comic relief, when they debated a leash law that one councilman wanted to extend to cats on the basis that it would be discriminatory against dogs not to.
“...rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law,’ because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.”
Thomas Jefferson (note that last sentence)
A friend sent this email to me, and is worth reading...PROTECT THE 2ND AMENDMENT.........]
> A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
>
> In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control.
> From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to
> defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
>
> ———————————————
>
> In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915
> to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves,
> were rounded up and exterminated.
>
> ———————————————
>
>
> Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945,
> a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend
> themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
>
> ———————————————
>
> China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952,
> 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves,
> were rounded up and exterminated
>
> ——————————————— !
>
> Guatemala established gun control in 1964.
> From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians,
> unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
> exterminated.
>
> ———————————————
>
> Uganda established gun control in 1970.
> From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians,
> unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
> exterminated.
>
> ———————————————
>
> Cambodia established gun control in 1956.
> From 1975 to 1977, one million educated’ people,
> unable to defend them selves, were rounded up and exterminated.
>
> -——————————————
>
> Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the
> 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.
> ———————————————
>
>
> You won’t see this data on the US evening news, or hear
> politicians disseminating this information.
>
>
> Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property
> and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding
> citizens.
>
>
> Take note my fellow Americans, before it’s too late!
>
> The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind
> them of this history lesson.
>
> With guns, we are ‘citizens’. Without them, we are ‘subjects’.
>
>
> During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because
> they knew most Americans were ARMED! If you value your freedom, Please
> spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.
>
>
>
Unbelievable-- but I guess this is what we will hear when it turns out Obama was born in Kenya.
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