Stop Alberto Gonzales (Gun-Grabber)

World Net Daily ^ | 1/21/05 | Joseph Farah

[Iconoclast2]

First a Foster cover-up artist as head of Homeland Security, and now this . . .

[Not A Snowbird]

I personally don't care what Alberto Gonzalez' stance on guns is. Until he's in a position to change law, it isn't relevant. The question for me is whether he will enforce the law as it exists, and I believe he will.

[af_vet_1981]

I, Joseph Farah, am joining with an informal coalition that includes the Communist Party USA, People for the American Way and the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund

This is all I ever want to know about Joseph Farah.

[Another-MA-Conservative]

How does magazine capacity all work into this debate? I know that under the AWB, semi-auto firearms were limited to 10 rounds. Now that the AWB has expired, is that limit now gone?

I've been looking at the Springfield XD, which has a 15+1 capacity in 9mm. Is that civilian-legal? What about in MA?

I'm afraid I just don't understand the issue of magazine capacity with semi-autos.

[armed_and_ready]

I think he's pandering to the Democrats. Either that, or he's clueless about the so-called "assault weapons" ban.

I think the former is more likely.

[armed_and_ready]

LOL!

Well, my first reaction to this post was "huh?"

[John Lenin]

I agree, as long as he goes after gun toting Criminals, he can't change the constitution.

[RockinRight]

Agreed. The guy isn't running for Senate or President. Was he my favorite pick? Not at all. But he's going to enforce the law as it exists, IMHO.

[Borges]

Doesn't he realize that statement will be used against him for the rest of his life?

[armed_and_ready]

A good summary of the changes in the law is here (that's the official ATF announcement).

Basically, yes... magazines with a capacity greater than 10 rounds, that were manufactured AFTER 1994 are legal now.

I put that in bold because you could buy such magazines before the AWB expired; they just had to be manufactured before 1994.

Dumbest. Law. Ever.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

He may be a gun-grabber but at least he's La Raza.

[satchmodog9]

Bush said he would sign the AWB if it came to his desk as well. I think you are correct, he is just playing politics. I will sleep with one eye open on this issue.

[jonestown]

"I, Joseph Farah, am joining with an informal coalition that includes the Communist Party USA, People for the American Way and the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund to block confirmation of the Alberto Gonzales as attorney general. Granted, my reasons for opposing this guy are a bit different that the groups named above."

"But I agree with them that he must be stopped.
I never had much use for Gonzales, but the last straw came this week when he told the U.S. Senate he supports extending the expired federal assault weapons ban."


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af_vet_1981 wrote:

This is all I ever want to know about Joseph Farah.

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Which may lead some to conclude that this is all they ever want to know about
af_vet_1981.

[jonestown]

John Lenin wrote:

-- as long as he goes after gun toting Criminals, he can't change the constitution.

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Unfortuately, the 'Justice' Dept goes after many ordinary citizens for violating a LOT of unconstitutional federal regulations on weapons. IE, - Randy Weaver, or Waco.

[John Lenin]

Thats some nerve to put Alberto in the same league as Janet Reno. Reno had a militant attitude going in to the job, Alberto doesn't.

[Iconoclast2]

"The Roman Republic fell, not because of the ambition of Caesar or Augustus, but because it had already long ceased to be in any real sense a republic at all. When the sturdy Roman plebian, who lived by his own labor, who voted without reward according to his own convictions, and who with his fellows joined in war the terrible Roman legion, had been changed into an idle creature who craved nothing in life save the gratification of a thirst for vapid excitement, who was fed by the state, and who directly or indirectly sold his vote to the highest bidder, then the end of the republic was at hand, and nothing could save it. The laws were the same as they had been, but the people behind the laws had changed, and so the laws counted for nothing."

Teddy Roosevelt

[Dave S]

Farah is an idiot.

[John Lenin]

Quoting Roosevelt is like quoting Stalin to me. You gained no points in my eyes.

[Dave S]

Unfortuately, the 'Justice' Dept goes after many ordinary citizens for violating a LOT of unconstitutional federal regulations on weapons. IE, - Randy Weaver, or Waco.

Geez, Randy Weaver and the Branch Davidians are now saints of conservatism (barf). Both of those situations could have been resolved without violence if Randy Weaver and David Koresh hadnt been paranoid schizods. You really think law enforcement, when they come with their warrants, are just going to walk away because you want it that way? A little common sense please.

[ServesURight]

Here we go again. How many times are FReepers going to wet their panties over this non-issue?