TexasBill
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The President did not bring up gun control in his State of the Union speech this evening. Apparently that will be addressed at another time.
The antis are upset but the President seems to have had more important things to say.
This is not to say the President isn't in favor of banning "assault weapons" but Mr. Obama seemed to have wanted to appeal to the Republicans as much as possible tonight and he's too smart a politician not to know that, even with the tragedy in Tucson, the nation (and more important, the Republican majority in the House) are not in favor of new controls on firearms.
Speaking of the tragedy in Tucson, prosecutors in Japan want Tomohiro Kato to hang for his crimes. Kato killed seven people and wounded ten others in Tokyo. He used a rented truck to run down and kill three people and used a dagger to stab 14 more, four of whom died. He also tried to stab a police officer but the officer was protected by his vest.
Just goes to show it doesn't take a Glock when a loon gets loose.
The antis are upset but the President seems to have had more important things to say.
This is not to say the President isn't in favor of banning "assault weapons" but Mr. Obama seemed to have wanted to appeal to the Republicans as much as possible tonight and he's too smart a politician not to know that, even with the tragedy in Tucson, the nation (and more important, the Republican majority in the House) are not in favor of new controls on firearms.
Speaking of the tragedy in Tucson, prosecutors in Japan want Tomohiro Kato to hang for his crimes. Kato killed seven people and wounded ten others in Tokyo. He used a rented truck to run down and kill three people and used a dagger to stab 14 more, four of whom died. He also tried to stab a police officer but the officer was protected by his vest.
Just goes to show it doesn't take a Glock when a loon gets loose.