Gunning for the Assault Ban

[atek3]

Don't even ask me *** "gunning for assault ban". I presume these things called "assaults" are banned...

http://www.sfexaminer.com/article/index.cfm/i/042604n_assault

tell me that isn't a steaming hot pile of .........

When U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein stood up at Espinoza's funeral and called for support to renew her legislation banning assault weapons nationwide, she was met with a standing ovation from mourning cops

Ah the police, stalwart defenders of liberty.

This police officer could have been killed on any day doing his job, with any number of powerful weapons but you always have to wonder, had that shooter not had access to that kind of fire power, would he be dead?" said Coalition to Stop Gun Violence member Eric Gorovitz.

Would someone please point me in the direction of even ONE study linking a law banning "assault weapons" with a reduction of access to people who are accustomed to breaking laws?

Assault weapons are used in a small number of crimes but they killed at least 41 of the 211 law enforcement officers slain between January 1998 and December 2001, according to a Violence Policy Center report.

Would someone mind translating this out of VPC-speak? 41 LEO's were shot by rifles? by semiautomatics? by any thing black?

"They are an emboldening tool. I don't know that [Espinoza's killer] would have behaved in that way had he not known he had the firepower behind him," Gorovitz said.

the implication....Good guns make you Crrrraaaazzzyyy!

"We have vests that are bullet-resistant, but not bullet-proof," said one cop from the Bayview who asked not to be named. "But those things go through a wall of concrete. What do you think they are going to do to a piece of Kevlar?"

A WALL OF CONCRETE. I know its banned, but seriously, what is this cop smoking. Maybe 1/8" think, but .223 and 7.62x39 are not exactly known for world class penetration...308 on the other hand...

Although California has an assault weapons ban, it is imperative that the national ban on the weapons does not lapse to at least slow the guns trade into the state,

Um? because the current law prohibits bayonet lugs, which used in how many drive-by's last year? So when it lapses, presumably bayonettings will soar.

The most common way criminals obtain guns is from shows in nearby states with less stringent laws, such as Nevada.

I love this arguement. Substitute Virginia or South Carolina for Nevada and you have the blissninny explaination of gun crime in NYC and DC. If only everywhere else had gun bans too! The fools never wonder why richmond or charleston has a fraction of the crime rate.

Lets all congratulate the SF examiner on a fine bit of unbiased journalism.

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atek3

 

[TXBera]

She may have been effective as a Mayor, but I feel that she has her head up her *** on Crime. What is effective for some states may not and will not work for others.

30+ States with CCW laws are safer than her "gun-free safe" states.

 

[TXBera]

I just fired this off to the editor and I will let you all know of any replies.

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing this letter to show that I am unhappy with the information presented in this article.

First, I work in Law Enforcement in Texas. Everyone of my colleagues and supervisors will tell you, if the criminals want us dead, it will happen, no matter what weapon is used.

Second, Instead of passing more laws, let's enforce the ones we have. We have the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Gun Control Act of 1968. Both of these were enacted and I feel that these are the the only ones we need on the books. If we enforced them appropriately there WILL be less guns in the hands of criminals.

Third, California has it's own Assault Weapons Ban. It is my understanding to have an unregistered assault weapon in California is a felony crime punishable by fines and a sentence. A Federal ban will not affect California's laws that are already on the books.

I would ask you to use more restraint in publishing articles like this.

"Gun Control is holding a raped and strangled woman morally superior to a woman with a smoking gun and a dead rapist at her feet." -Unknown

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
D. Doucet