Posted on 05/03/2018 11:04:21 AM PDT by Simon Green
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.) wrote an op-ed for USA Today calling for the government to ban and confiscate assault weapons across the United States.
In the article published Thursday, Swalwell argues that a measure similar to the 1994 federal assault weapons ban is not enough to combat gun violence, because it would only prevent new sales of assault weapons. He suggests the government should institute a buy-back program, which would take existing assault weapons out of possession. The congressman also advocates the prosecution of any individual who decides to keep their firearm.
"Reinstating the federal assault weapons ban that was in effect from 1994 to 2004 would prohibit manufacture and sales, but it would not affect weapons already possessed," Swalwell writes. "This would leave millions of assault weapons in our communities for decades to come."
"Instead," he continues, "we should ban possession of military-style semiautomatic assault weapons, we should buy back such weapons from all who choose to abide by the law, and we should criminally prosecute any who choose to defy it by keeping their weapons."
Swalwell notes that law enforcement officials and shooting clubs would be exempt.
Throughout his op-ed, Swalwell never defines what he considers a "military-style semiautomatic assault weapon." Instead, he classifies an assault weapon as a firearm that is capable of "spraying a crowd" with "lethal fire in seconds."
"An assault weapon, then, is a hand-held weapon of war, capable of spraying a crowd with more lethal fire in seconds," Swalwell writes.
"Assault weapon" is a political term that often refers to semi-automatic firearms with specific features and accessories.
Swalwell also discusses the February shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, admitting that he has used "moral equivalence" arguments regarding the Second Amendment.
"There's something new and different about the surviving Parkland high schoolers' demands," he writes. "They dismiss the moral equivalence we've made for far too long regarding the Second Amendment. I've been guilty of it myself, telling constituents and reporters that ‘we can protect the Second Amendment and protect lives.'"
"The Parkland teens have taught us there is no right more important than every student's right to come home after class," Swalwell adds. "The right to live is supreme over any other."
Swalwell also touts Australia's gun buy-back program, noting his proposed U.S. program would be more expensive.
"Based on manufacturing figures and other indirect data, there could be 15 million assault weapons out there," he says. "If we offer $200 to buy back each weapon—as many local governments have—then it would cost about $3 billion; at $1,000 each, the cost would be about $15 billion."
Swalwell says the price tag pales in comparison to the Republican tax reform law.
Please note: you don’t have to completely wipe out an occupying force. You just have to make it incredibly costly for them to stay - too costly vs. just leaving. Cook a few dozen like this, and spread it all over the world via the internet, and that’ll probably do the trick.
Also, cooking a few of the families of the order-givers in their cars or homes (which they won’t hesitate to do to us, just like in Waco) will sap the will of the rest to continue. It’ll be much easier to have some bodyguard cap a key leader (or 10) in some isolated bunker somewhere, and the tyranny is over.
The only reason Swalwell won the district is that the previous critter infesting the seat was Fortney “Pete” Stark, who’s nuttier than Pelosi, Schiff and Waters PUT TOGETHER, if that’s possible.
“...Fortney “Pete” Stark, who’s nuttier than Pelosi, Schiff and Waters PUT TOGETHER, if that’s possible.”
One can have differences of opinion as what "should be." That does not justify a deliberate decision to ignore what is.
Impressive video. However, I noticed that the fire bombs seemed to come from a pretty steep angle as in tall buildings nearby. Personally I’d like to survive a theoretical encounter with a MRAP armed with an armored machine gun turret (Ambush Protected), and getting close enough to throw a bottle of gas doesn’t seem to be the ideal way to do this. So my personal preference would be to lay an ambush along a know route, and either fire the SFPs with a cell phone or a LONG wire
I’m also pretty big into extending my life...but there will be - in the event of an attempted gun grab and other tyrannical actions by our government - many uses of Molotov cocktails. They are just to simple to make and use, and I cannot think of a single individual who looks forward to being imolated...so it is a pretty effective means of psyching an opponent out.
Is it always the best weapon? No, of course not. But it definitely has its uses.
BTW, the MRAPs may be armored against bullets and even mines, etc. - but how well do they protect their crew from being cooked when a large portion of the vehicle’s exterior is burning?
Real Donald Trump ^ | May 4, 2018 | President Trump
Democrats and liberals in Congress want to disarm law-abiding Americans at the same time they are releasing dangerous criminal aliens and savage gang members onto our streets. Politicians who put criminal aliens before American Citizens should be voted out of office! 5:58 PM · May 4, 2018
Posted on 5/4/2018, 5:10:44 PM by SMGFan
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3652736/posts
Saw a 3d printer at Sam’s club last time I was there for less than a grand & prices are coming down,
I say we start a program to arrest all who oppose our Constitution.
A Democrat POS demanding control over liberty because other Democrat POS in Broward County neglected to exercise common sense protection. AFAIC, the Democrat Thug Party facilitated the massacre.
To Hell with the Democrat Thug Party and its demands.
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