At Ole Miss? Bet that went over well...
Posted on 05/20/2016 8:53:27 AM PDT by rktman
During a May 14 commencement address to Old Miss graduates, retired news anchor and journalist Tom Brokaw said, “more guns … will mean more homegrown acts of terror.”
Tom Brokaw lamented the continuing expansion of gun ownership and the success of gun rights organizations that support that expansion.
According to The Commercial Appeal, Brokaw referenced the homicide rate in Democrat-run Memphis, Tennessee, then said:
I’m appalled by the determination of organizations and individuals to arm more people without any appreciation of the consequence of evermore lethal weapons in our midst. More guns and more firearm tolerance will mean more homegrown acts of terror.
He remained on the topic of guns, telling the graduating class of the University of Mississippi, “Yes, we have a constitutional right to own guns … but with that right comes a personal obligation to be on guard against the promiscuous use of guns (and) not to pretend that no limits means no trouble.”
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I preferred “The 1.98 Beauty Show” myself, lol.
Yes Tom, you nit wit and if everyone NOT belonging to the NRA would stop committing gun violence the world would be a safer place...how many NRA members were involved with the San Bernardino shootings, (tapping fingers....). Never mind.
Tom Brokaw: Another idiot pretending to have a semblance of common sense and intelligence. Too bad for him he has neither.
We are being invaded by Hispanics who believe America belongs to them and Islamic Terrorists who want to destroy our way of life. We need more guns in the hands of honorable Americans, even those who might have committed non violent crimes in their youth and have fully paid their debt to society and straightened up their lives. Violent offenders; no.
At Ole Miss? Bet that went over well...
Quick! Name a retired news broadcaster who promotes conservative principles?
I am waiting.......
PROTECTING OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
Donald J. Trump on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon. Period.
The Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right that belongs to all law-abiding Americans. The Constitution doesn’t create that right – it ensures that the government can’t take it away. Our Founding Fathers knew, and our Supreme Court has upheld, that the Second Amendment’s purpose is to guarantee our right to defend ourselves and our families. This is about self-defense, plain and simple.
It’s been said that the Second Amendment is America’s first freedom. That’s because the Right to Keep and Bear Arms protects all our other rights. We are the only country in the world that has a Second Amendment. Protecting that freedom is imperative. Here’s how we will do that:
Enforce The Laws On The Books
We need to get serious about prosecuting violent criminals. The Obama administration’s record on that is abysmal. Violent crime in cities like Baltimore, Chicago and many others is out of control. Drug dealers and gang members are given a slap on the wrist and turned loose on the street. This needs to stop.
Several years ago there was a tremendous program in Richmond, Virginia called Project Exile. It said that if a violent felon uses a gun to commit a crime, you will be prosecuted in federal court and go to prison for five years – no parole or early release. Obama’s former Attorney General, Eric Holder, called that a “cookie cutter” program. That’s ridiculous. I call that program a success. Murders committed with guns in Richmond decreased by over 60% when Project Exile was in place – in the first two years of the program alone, 350 armed felons were taken off the street.
Why does that matter to law-abiding gun owners? Because they’re the ones who anti-gun politicians and the media blame when criminals misuse guns. We need to bring back and expand programs like Project Exile and get gang members and drug dealers off the street. When we do, crime will go down and our cities and communities will be safer places to live.
Here’s another important way to fight crime – empower law-abiding gun owners to defend themselves. Law enforcement is great, they do a tremendous job, but they can’t be everywhere all of the time. Our personal protection is ultimately up to us. That’s why I’m a gun owner, that’s why I have a concealed carry permit, and that’s why tens of millions of Americans have concealed carry permits as well. It’s just common sense. To make America great again, we’re going to go after criminals and put the law back on the side of the law-abiding.
Fix Our Broken Mental Health System
Let’s be clear about this. Our mental health system is broken. It needs to be fixed. Too many politicians have ignored this problem for too long.
All of the tragic mass murders that occurred in the past several years have something in common – there were red flags that were ignored. We can’t allow that to continue. We need to expand treatment programs, because most people with mental health problems aren’t violent, they just need help. But for those who are violent, a danger to themselves or others, we need to get them off the street before they can terrorize our communities. This is just common sense.
And why does this matter to law-abiding gun owners? Once again, because they get blamed by anti-gun politicians, gun control groups and the media for the acts of deranged madmen. When one of these tragedies occurs, we can count on two things: one, that opponents of gun rights will immediately exploit it to push their political agenda; and two, that none of their so-called “solutions” would have prevented the tragedy in the first place. They’ve even admitted it.
We need real solutions to address real problems. Not grandstanding or political agendas.
Defend The Rights of Law-Abiding Gun Owners
GUN AND MAGAZINE BANS. Gun and magazine bans are a total failure. That’s been proven every time it’s been tried. Opponents of gun rights try to come up with scary sounding phrases like “assault weapons”, “military-style weapons” and “high capacity magazines” to confuse people. What they’re really talking about are popular semi-automatic rifles and standard magazines that are owned by tens of millions of Americans. Law-abiding people should be allowed to own the firearm of their choice. The government has no business dictating what types of firearms good, honest people are allowed to own.
BACKGROUND CHECKS. There has been a national background check system in place since 1998. Every time a person buys a gun from a federally licensed gun dealer – which is the overwhelming majority of all gun purchases – they go through a federal background check. Study after study has shown that very few criminals are stupid enough to try and pass a background check – they get their guns from friends/family members or by stealing them. So the overwhelming majority of people who go through background checks are law-abiding gun owners. When the system was created, gun owners were promised that it would be instant, accurate and fair. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case today. Too many states are failing to put criminal and mental health records into the system – and it should go without saying that a system’s only going to be as effective as the records that are put into it. What we need to do is fix the system we have and make it work as intended. What we don’t need to do is expand a broken system.
NATIONAL RIGHT TO CARRY. The right of self-defense doesn’t stop at the end of your driveway. That’s why I have a concealed carry permit and why tens of millions of Americans do too. That permit should be valid in all 50 states. A driver’s license works in every state, so it’s common sense that a concealed carry permit should work in every state. If we can do that for driving – which is a privilege, not a right – then surely we can do that for concealed carry, which is a right, not a privilege.
MILITARY BASES AND RECRUITING CENTERS. Banning our military from carrying firearms on bases and at recruiting centers is ridiculous. We train our military how to safely and responsibly use firearms, but our current policies leave them defenseless. To make America great again, we need a strong military. To have a strong military, we need to allow them to defend themselves.
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Hillary Clinton is a ‘gun grabber’... she wants this Nation to be like the other foreign countries that cannot defend themselves, this is like a King coming in and telling it’s citizens what and what they will not do...
With American having our Second Amendment rights, which should NEVER be re written or taken away, we, the citizens of this Nation will prevent that from happening...
This is the only reason that Liberals want to do away with the Second Amendment...it has been stated for years: “Liberalism is a mental disorder” and it is...the wacky ways they think to solve problems, whether it is here in America or in foreign countries, it always causes more problems...Libya; Syria; pick a foreign nation and you will find that if there are problems, a Liberal is at the middle of the problem...
Trump has promoted to keep our Second Amendment as it should be, yes enforce the laws that we already have, which some are felons should not have guns, rightfully so, illegal immigrants should not have guns, they are not a member of the citizens of America...they want to have this right, then they become a Citizen or leave...
I trust Mr. Trump and he has shown since he has been a candidate and on his way to the White House that what he says he will do, when he can, he has done that...your either for Mr. Trump or your for Hillary...there is no other choice in this matter...
Mississippi ping.
Not go to hell Ole Miss but Ole Miss is going to hell ping
Do you think there was any Cocaine on the set of “The Gong Show” LOL!
"...Tom Brokaw and absurd anti-gun yammering..."
Uh...no Tom...
More guns in the hands of law abiding patriots means American citizens are able to STOP terror.
The “home grown” YOU are worried about is that which stops the TYRANNY you embrace!!!
“Along with Peter Jennings at ABC News and Dan Rather at CBS News, Brokaw was one of the “Big Three” news anchors in the U.S. during the 1980s and 1990s. The three all hosted their network’s flagship nightly news programs for over 20 years, and all three started and retired within a year of each other”
To our country’s everlasting shame! And just for good measure, throw in that Commie Walter Cronkite! The idea that these a$$holes “helped to shape our foreign policy” via the nightly news is says we’re a stupid county.
What a disgusting display of leftist propaganda.
Tom is a true believer, but that doesn’t mean he really believes the lies he is spreading. He truly believes those lies will help spread anarchy, then a new world where his friends control everything.
Can someone please list the #conservatives/year actually even invited to be commencement speakers over the last decade or so?
I have a big feeling it is pretty low compared to all these liberal fools.
Even at mine 23 years ago, I cringed at some of the things being said by our speaker.
Simply wow! It must be painful to go through life this stupid.
Did Brokaw ever get rid of that speach impediment?
He sounded like had lock jaw.
‘According to The Commercial Appeal, Brokaw referenced the homicide rate in Democrat-run Memphis, Tennessee, then said:...’
Can he explain then why all of TN isnt a blood bath? Gun ownership is wide spread there esp outside cities.
Speech not speach. Duh!!
I agree with you. When Brokaw and his ilk talk about "home grown terrorism" what they mean is resistance to tyranny. It tells me that they fully understand the original intent of the second amendment after all.
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