Posted on 06/13/2016 3:29:59 PM PDT by smokingfrog
PITTSBURGH — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey has unveiled legislation that would ban gun sales to those who commit misdemeanor hate crimes.
Casey was joined at a press conference Monday morning in Pittsburgh by Mayor Bill Peduto for the announcement.
“We may not be able to extinguish all hate, but we can take action to limit the damage so we don’t have to have these types of press conferences in the future,” Peduto said.
The Hate Crimes Prevention Act denies the use of a gun to anyone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime under federal, state or tribal law who are found to be motivated by hate or bias against a victim's race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
“That’s going to prevent you from getting a weapon you can use to continue your hate,” Casey said.
Between 2010 and 2014, more than 43,000 hate crimes were committed with firearms in the U.S., according to Casey.
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Being a politician is a hate crime.
Does anyone remember the Happy Time mass killing? It might not have been terrorism but the guy killed his girlfriend and over 100 others is a NYC club with a gallon of gasoline and locked exit doors.
Would this have stopped the Orlando Massacre?
Which, as usual, would have done absolutely nothing to have prevented the shootings.
Yet another proposed gun control law that would have done nothing to prevent the most recent mass shooting.
Nothing like liberal gun grabbers to take away our guns.
According to liberal logic that doesn’t count since no gun was used. It has to be guns.
Nope.
No, but he is thinking of re-election time, not really doing anything meaningful. Dolt.
Between 2010 and 2014, more than 43,000 hate crimes were committed with firearms in the U.S., according to Casey.
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That’s odd.
It seems no one will call a hate crime a hate crime, so how did they get to 43,000.
OH, I see. 43,000 crimes were committed. Does not say how many were charged, or prosecuted, or convicted.
Oh lawd prove it.
Were all other crimes in the US during this period “Love Crimes” or “I don’t give a S**t Crimes”?
Every now and then Casey has to do something public to remind PA residents that he is still alive.
What is a misdemeanor hate crime?
Telling a Polish joke?
GFY Casey.
Freepers are all a bunch of haters just waiting to be officially classified as such.
Any American citizen that is not able to buy a gun because they are on one of these lists should likewise not be able to vote.
Casey is an utter POS who represent a few zip codes in Philadelphia
Does this proposed legislation include adherents to Sharia?
“...a victim’s race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.”
They forgot shoe size, hair color and vehicle mfgr.
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