Gun Control In An Election Year
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-07-24/gun-control-election-year
In the wake of the Colorado shootings, national debate over gun control is in the spotlight, but most politicians are remaining silent. Diane and her guests discuss the absence of political debate over gun control in an election year.
Guests
Ladd Everitt
Director of Communications at the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.
Robert Spitzer
Chair of the political science department at the State University of New York in Cortland, and author of "The Politics of Gun Control."
John Velleco
director of federal affairs at Gun Owners of America.
Juliette Leftwich
legal director, Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
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pkwat wrote: "STUDY the entire 2nd Amendment, come back and debate"
What are you talking about? dollars to donuts you don't know what you think you know.
No individual needs to have an AR 15. So-called "law abiding" citizens may WANT to have them, but disappointment is a part of life. You can't always get what what you want. As long as weapons of this kind are manufactured and made available they will be used for mass murder. As for the ammunition Internet sales should never be permitted if they go directly to the individual and ALL sales should be tracked from sale to use. Any person buying ammunition over a certain amount should be tracked and purchase over a certain amount should be red flagged by computer, not just to the ATF but also to gun stores not to sell.
Thank God for the NRA, if not we would be like Syria, Iran and N. Korea.
The Government for sure would then control you. Then would you be happy!!! Get real Mr. Holmes is not an NRA member and it takes a human being to use the gun. The guns do not shoot themselves!
Hi Diane!
You could kill as many people with a samurai sword if so inclined! My brother was killed by someone with a gun who had no regard for human life! I wish you could regulate human behavior with laws!
I have heard several pro gun people suggest that if someone in the theatre had been armed, that last week's tragedy would have been much less, or would have even have been brought to a halt. How does a pro gun person explain how this could have been the result? It was dark, lots of uncertainty, etc. Yet isn't this just the type of situation that gun proponents say could be taken care of by the freedom to carry? I would love to see an answer to this!
"Assault weapons" are not fully automatic so for those of you who believe that it is not applicable to hunting obviously have never used one, nor have any understanding firearms. As to the Second Amendment, the right to bare arms has nothing to do with crime control. No matter how many laws you pass to stop the sales of guns and ammunition you will not stop crime. Weapons do not kill unless wheeled by someone. The only way you could stop things like the CO tragedy would be to have a police state. People who choose to act violently against their fellow man will do so with guns or kitchen knives or even a fire bomb.
I am not saying I have an answer, but I know more gun laws is not going to do it.
Please discuss Switzerland and its gun policy. I've heard that all Swiss are armed.
The question of a country's allowing its citizenry to own and use guns is answered quite simply. What would one expect when anyone can buy an unlimited number of weapons and an unlimited amount of ammunition?
Pro-gun groups are always talking about the many instances of gun owners thwarting bad guys and attackers. It's BS--it rarely happens. The self-defense argument is a myth. It's patently obvious that assault rifles should not be sold to the public.
Hi Diane,
Training only makes criminals more leathal!
I have yet to hear any of the gun enthusiasts point out that if Trayvon Martin had been carrying concealed he would most likely still be alive today.
Your guess points out a lack of training required to obtain a conceal carry permitt may make the carrier to be inaffectual. What triaing did Holems have?
Did you see the video last week of the 71 year old man at the internet cafe?
With regards to the internet cafe situation, it is not a similar situation since the attackers clearly did not have the intent to kill indiscriminately like in Colorado, or else they likely would not have fled so quickly. Petty theft does not justify responding with lethal force.
The Colorado shooter was more than likely a MKultra government Patsy...
Google it...
911 was an inside job
Okc bombing, was an inside job
Ruby ridge was a set up
Waco was a set up......
All by our government
Turn off your TV
anselm wrote: "I would love to see an answer to this!"
The Aurora theater did not allow legal concealed carry onto the premises.
Could not post fast enough about praise for coffee shop shooting. Gentleman was firing with paniced people around him. Watch the video. One woman has hands over her ears and comes very close to turning into his line of fire. He had the element of surprise and robbers spread out in a wide space. Firing out that doorway could have resulted in the death of someone outside. Thankful he got the bad guys, but that incident could have been another catastrophe. Consider also the number of shots vs the wounds. Didn't kill them or hit a vital place.
The idiotic comment that if people in the theatre had been armed, this wouldn't have happened is one of the looniest things I have heard yet. What do you thing would have happened if other people whipped out guns and started firing away in a darkened theatre? Possibly the "shooter" would have been hit, but lots of others too. Who's to know who the "bad guy" or even "bad guys" really are? With no guns out there you don't have to fear being shot. Why does some clown's right to carry a gun trump my right to be safe or keep my family safe? People without guns don't shoot people. It's the people with guns that do.
Our 2nd amendment rights were created for protection Against our own Government!
Why on earth would we support Government banning?
Turn off your TV
One of the speakers said that "hundreds of thousands" of people save themselves or others each year using handguns for self defense. What is his source for that number?
One of your speakers said that "hundreds of thousands" of people each year use guns for self-defense. What is the source for this number?
The 2nd Amendment starts with "A well regulated militia...." But the NRA has conveniently disregarded that phrase. As have justices when affirming the right to bear arms. Stupid, stupid stupid, that we have come to ignore the founding fathers' recognition of the need for a well regulated militia, not the gun lobby advocating for the widespread possession of guns.
The shooter was wearing body armor. It is unlikely that an armed bystander would been able to take out the shooter, especially with a handgun.
These guns nuts are really funny. I need a 30 to 100 round clip to protect ourselves. I need this ability cause I can`t hit anything. But my wild firing and inaccuracy will save lives. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Gun owners are not all automatically good guys. The worst danger from guns is in the home, accidentally or from domestic violence. I am glad there were no guns in my home growing up, where domestic abuse occurred. Danger is not always from strangers.
Gun owners are not all automatically good guys. The worst danger from guns is in the home, accidentally or from domestic violence. I am glad there were no guns in my home growing up, where domestic abuse occurred. Danger is not always from strangers.
Gun owners are not all automatically good guys. The worst danger from guns is in the home, accidentally or from domestic violence. I am glad there were no guns in my home growing up, where domestic abuse occurred. Danger is not always from strangers.
Gun owners are not all automatically good guys. The worst danger from guns is in the home, accidentally or from domestic violence. I am glad there were no guns in my home growing up, where domestic abuse occurred. Danger is not always from strangers.
Gun owners are not all automatically good guys. The worst danger from guns is in the home, accidentally or from domestic violence. I am glad there were no guns in my home growing up, where domestic abuse occurred. Danger is not always from strangers.
John Velleco's comment about focusing on the shooter rather than the instrument reminds me of an old saying I heard some time ago; Guns cause crime the same way Rosie O'Donnell's fork causes fat.
I don't know how you can listen to John Velleco without either screaming or laughing at his insanity. Does someone really need a 100 round assault rifle to protect their family? If you do you are an awful shot and will probably kill your family as well. Assault rifles have one purpose to kill people. Stop the madness.