Jorg Nysgerrig
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Apparently you haven't heard of Chris Stewart.mljdeckard said:All of Utah's reps, including our lone Democrat are solid.
Apparently you haven't heard of Chris Stewart.mljdeckard said:All of Utah's reps, including our lone Democrat are solid.
He just backtracked, or clarified, or denied it on his FB page:Apparently you haven't heard of Chris Stewart.
Chris Stewart said:Hey friends!
I've received a lot of phone calls today regarding a few articles and I think it's necessary to make myself clear: I fully support the right to keep and bear arms as stated in the Second Amendment and I don't support any abridgment to that right.
I will fight any attempts to weaken our 2nd amendment rights. I do not believe that limiting assault weapons nor magazine capacities is appropriate under the Second Amendment. Furthermore, I do not believe that taking such steps would have any practical effect on limiting gun violence.
I was very clear on these points throughout the interview with the Salt Lake Tribune. However, as happens too often, the story took one observation I made about the usefulness of high-capacity magazines and turned it into a headline that did not reflect my actual views.
Not everything you read in the press accurately reflects my positions and I will stumble sometimes as well. Thanks for all the outreach, and I'll try to respond to each of your messages.
Best Wishes,
Sure, this has "no chance" of passing. But I can predict that soon before this comes up for a vote in Congress, we will see another, perhaps even more horrific, massacre of innocents, and Congress will cave.
michaelbsc's article said:Now, with the proliferation of the Internet, the blurring of entertainment and news... the potential for “ride the wave reporting” has increased exponentially.
Go watch Lincoln--not for the message/politics, but for a lesson in what measures our government is willing to take to ensure its supremacy in this land. This nation has never fought harder than to put down its own unruly citizens. As a Texan I sympathize with Southern Dissatisfaction, but please do not speak lightly of Secession.I vote for the south to secede again
ndh87 said:I vote for the south to secede again
Go watch Lincoln--not for the message/politics, but for a lesson in what measures our government is willing to take to ensure its supremacy in this land. This nation has never fought harder than to put down its own unruly citizens. As a Texan I sympathize with Southern Dissatisfaction, but please do not speak lightly of Secession.
IF that were their goal, you might have a point. The trouble is, that's not their goal.
"What she is proposing is a massive intervention,” Graham said. “Gun sales are up, and crime is down. You’re not going to be able to stop mass murderers with no criminal record just by taking my AR-15 and making me pay $200 and get my fingerprints and say I can’t buy another one.
"The best solution to protect children is to have somebody there to stop the shooter, not get everybody’s gun in the country."
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Appearing on NBC’s "Meet the Press," President Obama, who supports an assault weapons ban, said such measures could only be enacted if the public puts pressure on Congress.
“We're not going to get this done unless the American people decide it's important,” Obama said.
“And so this is not going to be simply a matter of me spending political capital," Obama said. "One of the things that you learn, having now been in this office for four years, is the old adage of Abraham Lincoln's -- that with public opinion there's nothing you can't do and without public opinion there's very little you can get done in this town.”
Obama said he would make a series of proposals and put “my full weight behind it … but ultimately the way this is going to happen is because the American people say, ‘That's right. We are willing to make different choices for the country and we support those in Congress who are willing to take those actions.’ And will there be resistance? Absolutely there will be resistance.”
"I know the urge to arm yourself because that's what I did. I was trained in firearms. I walked to the hospital when my husband was sick. I carried a concealed weapon and I made the determination if somebody was going to try and take me out, I was going to take them with me."
In 2010, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) joined NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre for the grand opening of the Clark County Shooting Park and praised guns for their protective and recreational use.
"When I was the chairman of the Nevada gaming commission, I had a lot of bad people after me and I carried a gun every place I went. So I know guns and what self defense is. But for me, guns are more than that ... in fact the most important part of guns ... is the recreational aspects of guns."
bds said:Interesting details in Gallup's new poll - http://news.yahoo.com/polls-show-movement-toward-stricter-gun-control-major-214208055.html
At the same time, however, most respondents (51-44 percent) say they’re against any law making it illegal to manufacture, sell, or possess "semi-automatic guns known as assault rifles.” And a very large majority (74-24 percent) opposes greater restrictions on the possession of handguns.
The bottom line in Gallup’s new polling?
“Americans favor new legislation to limit gun sales, presumably to help prevent the kind of gun violence that became all too familiar in 2012,” writes the polling organization’s Lydia Saad in an analysis. “This is seen in increased support for making the laws covering the sale of firearms more strict, and for passing new gun laws.”
There’s a significant caveat, however, Ms. Saad continues: “Views toward banning semi-automatic guns or assault rifles are unchanged, and – possibly reflecting Americans' desire to defend themselves given the rash of high-profile gun violence – a record-high 74 percent oppose preventing anyone but the police or other authorized officials from owning a handgun.”