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WH: Americans Should Talk About Gun Control 'Around the Thanksgiving Table
cnsnews.com ^ | 11/24/2015 | Susan Jones

Posted on 11/24/2015 7:55:13 AM PST by rktman

Instead of voting to "encumber and bog down the refugee process," Republicans should go along with a Democrat demand to bar people on a secret government list from buying guns, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday.

Earnest said the Republican plan to beef up the vetting of refugees will not improve national security: "Again, if Congress were actually interested in doing that, they'd pass a law that would prevent somebody who's on the terror watch list from being able to buy a gun. That's what Congress should do.

"And as people are sitting around the Thanksgiving table, talking about these issues, as they should, and as I'm sure they will all across the country, I hope that's a question that will be raised, and asked by members around the table--that if we're going to have a serious discussion in this country about national security, let's talk about some pretty obvious things that Congress can do

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; fubo; guncontrol
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To: smokingfrog

Weatherby Mag


41 posted on 11/24/2015 8:18:26 AM PST by envisio (I ain't here long... I'm out of napalm and .22 bullets.)
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To: rktman

Yeh Josh people are going to be sitting around the Thanksgiving table talking about guns but not in a good way pal.


42 posted on 11/24/2015 8:18:40 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: rktman

We will be discussing how many guns we have and how much ammo. And try and figure out who needs what.


43 posted on 11/24/2015 8:19:10 AM PST by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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To: rktman

Yes we should .We should be talking about why the Pilgrims left Europe and established the first settlements in our country and why they felt the need to be armed .

The Cost of Liberty
https://youtu.be/X1DwHt9qUs8

Published on Nov 4, 2015

This message comes to you on location from the state of Virginia. Our founders believed that the Word of God was the one and only foundation for a free people.

“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.” Charles E. Weller 1867. I would like to issue the same challenge today. The time is now, not tomorrow, not next year, but now - that we trust God to be our protector and defender as we reject apathy and complacency. In fact the Bible teaches that we are to invade our culture for righteousness.

Put your faith into action and stand for what is right.

JHV392 - Pulpit Freedom Series


44 posted on 11/24/2015 8:20:37 AM PST by Lera (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
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To: rktman
Sure. Let's talk gun control, while in a context commemorating the well-being of a group which undoubtedly had guns within reach of their seats at a feast. Let's talk restoring & updating gun control as the Founding Fathers intended:

Militia Act of 1792 2016:

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I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That each and every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is or shall be of age of eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years (except as is herein after excepted; lack of compulsion shall not be grounds for expulsion nor prohibition) shall severally and respectively be enrolled in the militia, by the Captain or Commanding Officer of the company, within whose bounds such citizen shall reside, and that within twelve months after the passing of this Act. And it shall at all time hereafter be the duty of every such Captain or Commanding Officer of a company, to enroll every such citizen as aforesaid, and also those who shall, from time to time, arrive at the age of 18 years, or being at the age of 18 years, and under the age of 45 years (except as before excepted) shall come to reside within his bounds; and shall without delay notify such citizen of the said enrollment, by the proper non-commissioned Officer of the company, by whom such notice may be proved. That every citizen, so enrolled and notified, shall, within six months thereafter, provide himself with a good musket or firelock M4 or M25, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints magazines, and a knapsack, a pouch, with a box therein, to contain not less than twenty four cartridges 240 rounds, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock M4 or M25, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball; or with a good scoped rifle, knapsack, shot ammo-pouch, and powder-horn, twenty balls 240 rounds suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a pound of powder; and shall appear so armed, accoutred and provided, when called out to exercise or into service, except, that when called out on company days to exercise only, he may appear without a knapsack. That the commissioned Officers shall severally be armed with a sword or hanger, and espontoon M45 pistol; and that from and after five years from the passing of this Act, all muskets rifles from arming the militia as is herein required, shall be of bores sufficient for balls of the eighteenth part of a pound caliber 5.56x45 or 7.62x51; and every citizen so enrolled, and providing himself with the arms, ammunition and accoutrements, required as aforesaid, shall hold the same exempted from all suits, distresses, executions or sales, for debt or for the payment of taxes.

45 posted on 11/24/2015 8:21:23 AM PST by ctdonath2 (History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the week or the timid. - Ike)
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To: rktman

Yep we should, you want to send 100,000 male Syrians here next year....none Christian, you rile up blacks to kill whites....all American families and their relatives should learn to control their guns well. Thank you for the advice White House.


46 posted on 11/24/2015 8:21:47 AM PST by Lady Heron
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To: rktman

We talk about where the best deals on ammo are. When deer hunting season starts. The best handgun for concealed carry. The buck I got last year. Is this what they mean?


47 posted on 11/24/2015 8:22:59 AM PST by albie
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To: rktman

Oh, we will. . . bragging on marksmanship. . . sister’s husband couldn’t hit the 10-ring at 5 feet. . .


48 posted on 11/24/2015 8:26:02 AM PST by Salgak (Peace Through Superior Firepower. . . .)
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To: rktman

Every year the Obama White House has a stupid message like this


49 posted on 11/24/2015 8:26:12 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: rktman

Here we go again. With terrorists on the rampage, and idiotic ‘victim’ groups protesting when anyone dares to look cross-eyed at them, our POTUS wants to talk about taking guns away from the law abiding good citizens.


50 posted on 11/24/2015 8:28:12 AM PST by Gumdrop
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Archie Bunker’s Editorial on Gun Control
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lDb0Dn8OXE


51 posted on 11/24/2015 8:29:06 AM PST by WhiskeyX
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To: LMAO

Mine will be talking about impeachment.


52 posted on 11/24/2015 8:35:03 AM PST by tshaun
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To: rktman
Gun Control...

This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
My rifle, without me is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will ..
My rifle and myself know that what counts in this war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, nor the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit . . .
My rifle is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights, and its barrel. I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will ..
Before God I swear this creed. My rifle and myself are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy, but Peace!


53 posted on 11/24/2015 8:45:43 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: rktman

I think that to be fair and balanced, we need a national day of repentance. We can pray for forgiveness for grievous mistakes of 2008 and 2012. Maybe the day after the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.


54 posted on 11/24/2015 8:46:10 AM PST by matthew fuller (Red-blooded, patriotic Americans understand that we are at war. That's why obama doesn't.)
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To: rktman
Wow, the Dem's and Left are just not giving up on the Everytown anti-gun talking points.

The GAO Congressional testimony and report is worth reading in its entirety. And as Democrats know, most of their supporters will not bother to take the time to learn the real facts.

The real facts as stated on page 7 of the following dry report are that the FBI does look at the terrorist watch list when an instant check firearms purchase is made. If someone is on the terrorist watch list data is turned over to a field agent to investigate. So even if the sale is made....the FBI is going to be breathing down the persons back, talking to him and learning what he is up to.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10703t.pdf

55 posted on 11/24/2015 8:46:55 AM PST by Robert357 (D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
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To: Robert357

I’m sorry. I thought it was a “Firearms Safety Initiative”. LOL! Yeah, right.


56 posted on 11/24/2015 8:48:20 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: rktman

Oh, we’ll talk about it. Not in the context that the White Hut would prefer, though. We already have our post-meal range time booked.


57 posted on 11/24/2015 8:49:00 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: rktman
Gun control ...

I prefer a two-point sling on my 'tactical' rifles, and a level-1 retention holster for my defensive handguns.

Keeps the guns firmly in my control ...

58 posted on 11/24/2015 8:49:38 AM PST by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: rktman

Would have Been a good time to suggest portion control, not gun control.


59 posted on 11/24/2015 8:50:32 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women)
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To: matthew fuller

Today, Nov. 24 is the day Ruby shot Oswald. Maybe Nov. 24 would be a better day for a National day of Repentance.


60 posted on 11/24/2015 8:53:12 AM PST by matthew fuller (Red-blooded, patriotic Americans understand that we are at war. That's why obama doesn't.)
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