Posted on 06/12/2016 1:25:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
During an interview on Meet The Press, Sen. Bernie Sanders reacted to the horrific mass shooting in Orlando by calling for automatic weapons not to be sold in the US.
During an interview on Meet The Press, Sen. Bernie Sanders reacted to the horrific mass shooting in Orlando by calling for automatic weapons not to be sold in the US.
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Sanders was asked by Chuck Todd for his reaction to the attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL, and he said, “It’s horrific. It’s unthinkable, and just hopes go out to those who were shot that they can recover, and I’ve got to tell you for twenty-five years now, I’ve believed that we should not be selling automatic weapons which are designed to kill people, and we’ve got to do everything we can on top of that to make sure that guns do not fall into the hands of people who should not have them. Criminals and people who are mentally ill, so that struggle continues.”
Todd followed up by asking if the nation can ever have a conversation about terrorism and guns without politicization. Sanders answered, “I do, Chuck. Because I think that there is a very broad consensus in this country, not a hundred percent of the people, overwhelming majority of gun owners and non-gun owners understand that we have got to do everything we can to prevent guns from falling into the hands of people who should not have them. That means expanding the instant background check. It means doing away with the gun show loophole. It means addressing the strawman provision. I think there is a wide consensus to move forward in that direction.”
After each mass shooting, pro-gun extremists always tell the nation that now is not the time to have the discussion about the ease of the ability to purchase deadly weapons in this country. They said it wasn’t time after Sandy Hook. They said it wasn’t time after Charleston, and they will say that it isn’t time after Orlando, but if not now, when?
What the NRA and others never say is that in their view there will never be a good time. No one is talking about confiscating weapons or taking guns away, just ending the enabling of mass killers. Sen. Sanders was correct. There is a broad consensus on the steps that he outlined nationally. What is missing is Congressional Republicans with the guts to take action.
If the Republicans get booted out of the Congressional majority in November, it is a certainty that Democratic president and Congress would take long overdue steps on gun violence because this isn’t political. It’s national security.
Silly me. I thought automatic weapons were pretty much banned already. Perhaps we should ban muzzies and democraps.
Bernie is disgusting.
“He used an automatic weapon? Really?”
Doesn’t seem too farfetched to me, considering that he shot over 100 people within minutes.
At the risk of getting banned. 50 or so radical Democrats are dead. 53 are wounded. If Moslem people continue to target radical Democrats, I my get a different view of Islam immigrants. This is sarcasm of course.
“The ATF says he bought them at a gun store, legally, in the last few weeks. There goes the automatic weapons meme.”
Omar could have had that gun illegally converted to full auto in no time flat. I still think that’s the most likely explanation for how he managed to shoot so many people, so fast.
Let in every 3rd world POS they can think of and when something goes wrong EVERYONE needs to lose their rights over it.
Liberal idiots.
It takes months if not years to legally buy an automatic weapon. The ATF claims he bought these in the last few weeks.
Automatics are heavily regulated to be nearly band already.
Lordy I hadn’t heard that one....geezers man
“Machine guns have been out of public circulation since 1934.”
Fully automatic weapons can still be had today, if you’re willing to pay the gubmint fees, and can handle the long waiting period to be approved.
Between 2001 and 2013, the U.S. permanently resettled nearly 30,000 Afghan migrants on green cards. According to Pew, nearly all Muslims in Afghanistan (99%) support sharia law as official law.
Any Muslim attempting to immigrate to the US who believes that Sharia Law is equal or higher than the US Constitution should NOT be allowed into this country. In America it is the Constitution and Federal/State/Local law that rules, NOT SHARIA!
Why do we showcase that effing nutbag Jason Easley, who views Obama as a right-wing freak?
He’s effin senile
I’m not “showcasing” him, but it was the only source that talked about Bernie’s statement at the time.
Fair enough....
“It takes months if not years to legally buy an automatic weapon. The ATF claims he bought these in the last few weeks.”
Like I said, Omar could have easily had that gun illegally converted to full auto in no time flat.
Post #19 ~ How so? ~
My thoughts exactly, I suppose a reply was not “Crucial”? Ha!
Not exactly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCppmoZiXUY
Bernie exhibits the ignorance and stupidity of the average leftist. I challenge Bernie to walk into a gun shop and purchase an “automatic weapon”.
You’re really hoping this terrorist had a machine gun, aren’t you?
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