No New Laws...Enforcement, Please

Latest shooter shouldn't have had a gun. Big surprise that the laws we already have aren't being enforce like they should. Go Read It

Yeah, Right

Like anyone on the gun control side would ever listen to what "super-owners" have to say. Go Read It

Eeek, a Gun!

And it's made of plastic. Whatever shall we do? Criminals could make one in their own home. Sheesh. Settle down there Max/Carter before you wet yourselves.

Critics already perceived the recent gun bill to be inadequate to the challenge of gun violence; criminals and psychopaths need only wait for the printers to get cheaper before they can make all sorts of evil in their basements. And Congress will still be chasing the gun shows. . .

People can already make their own gun and more laws won't stop anyone from doing just that. Just ask prison guards who find homemade firearms in prisons. Can't stop it there, can't stop it in the outside world. And, it's not illegal to make your own, unreported gun, BTW.

What makes the 3D-printed gun so dangerous is that it muddies the waters of the gun control debate in a way that makes it harder for proponents of gun control and technologists to agree on exactly what they mean.

Ummm, what?
Anyway.
Interesting this.

Fewer than 1 percent of state prison inmates who possessed a gun when they committed their offense obtained the firearm at a gun show, the report said. Gun shows were central to the measure recently rejected in the Senate: ...

So maybe gun-controllers have it wrong, hmmm? I mean if the Justice Department said it, it must be true.
Go read it.

What If We Dealt With Reality

instead of a bunch of hypothetical hogwash? Seriously, does John Cassidy at The New Yorker have nothing better to do than carry the water of gun haters?

Here’s a little mental experiment. Imagine, for a moment, that the Tsarnaev brothers, instead of packing a couple of pressure cookers loaded with nails and explosives into their backpacks a week ago Monday, had stuffed inside their coats two assault rifles—Bushmaster AR-15s, say, of the type that Adam Lanza used in Newtown. What would have been different?

Let's use our imagination to ty to tip the scales back to the way we want things, i.e. "I take your legally owned property away from you and make you as helpless as a little kitten, like me. That will make us all feel better, won't it?" 

John Cassidy, you can trot along home with all the other pantywaists. I want to be able to protect myself and my family. If the bad guys can still get the guns you so fear guns via illegal means, don't make me a criminal by attempting to legislate my rights away. Go read it.

Things Are Different Now Chuck, That's How

I hope these things don't pass and we never reach an "I told you so" moment. Despite Alan Gottlieb being involved in their crafting (don't like that man like I used to), it isn't a good idea to give up something really important to get something else you never should have lost in the first place.

"How were we able to pass these bills in 1994? The broad middle rose up and said 'we want rational laws on guns.' Why? Because crime was ripping apart America," Schumer said. "Rightly or wrongly, those two bills were blamed for Democrats losing control of the House and the Senate and for 20 years, not much happened. And these mass shootings have caused the broad middle to rise up again."

Knee-jerk reactions rise again. Go read it.

So You Do Want Registration

Another instance of blathering on about how gun control would have helped, but then the argument really doesn't support the idea. There are already laws on the books that make gun possession by the Boston Marathon Bombers illegal. What they did was illegal. They decided to become criminals and no whining about the NRA is going to change the fact that more gun laws would not have done anything to have stopped them. Mr. Earl Ofari Hutchisonn needs to listen to the facts of his own story.

Boston bomber suspects Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reportedly horded a small arsenal of guns. They were semi-automatic weapons. They did not have to go through a background check or have a permit. Authorities will now be forced to spend countless hours and personnel trying to track down exactly how, when and where they got their guns. They could have easily have gotten them over the Internet, at a gun show, or just simply bought them from an individual seller on the street or anywhere else.

Authorities will investigate. It's what they do. Registration or not, they would have to chase paper. Hutchinson is calling for an electronic database of gun owners to speed up the process. Not going to happen. Ever. What difference does it make now after the fact? Go read it.

Yup Yup

These guys get it. Go read it.

Counting Chickens

is a bad idea before they have hatched, but this is a pretty good rundown from a political reporter in England. 

It's now more than 100 days since the Sandy Hook shooting at an elementary school in Newton, Connecticut. The families of the victims have argued passionately for increased gun control, which has more support among the American public than for decades. Yet US gun laws may barely be changed by Sandy Hook at all.

It's going to be a battle. Let's just be sure to make it an uphill one for gun control supporters. Even if you don't read it be sure to go check out the sweet teacup grip photo. Go read it.

If Michael Bloomberg Gets To

Why is it that when the common man calls a senator who will introduce legislation that has a nationwide impact (read that Dianne Feinstein and her assault weapons ban), but is not a senator in his state he gets brushed off as not being a constituent. But when a billionaire decides to send his Super PAC money to a bunch of other states it's okay?

Determined to persuade Congress to act in response to that shooting, Mr. Bloomberg on Monday will begin bankrolling a $12 million national advertising campaign that focuses on senators who he believes might be persuaded to support a pending package of federal regulations to curb gun violence.

Go read it.
Oh yeah, that's because he isn't the only one with money, though this money really does represent some real people.

Mr. LaPierre said that gun owners would make up a political counterweight to the mayor. “We have people all over, millions of people, sending us $5, $10, $15, $20 checks, saying, ‘Stand up to this guy that says we can only have three bullets,’ which is what he said,’’ Mr. LaPierre said. “ ‘Stand up to this guy that says ridiculous things like the N.R.A. wants firearms with nukes on them.’ I mean, it’s insane, the stuff he says.’’

Go read this one, too.
And when you read stuff like this,

Mr. Bloomberg said the N.R.A.’s power was “vastly overrated.’’ Moreover, he said he was “cautiously optimistic’’ that Congress would follow public opinion and vote for stricter gun controls. The Senate is expected to begin debate on gun legislation next month after it returns from a two-week break for the Easter and Passover holidays.

remember that the NRA represents actual people, not just money, and there is a little politcal whitewashing going on concerning the "mandate" touted by many on Capitol Hill. The Democrat swing in the Senate, where the current gon control legislation is being discussed, makes it feel as if there is a positive public opinion nationwide. Anything that gets past the Senate doesn't stand a chance in the House, but keep on your Representatives and Senators, they need to be reminded who's boss.

Good On Ya

When local Sheriffs feel compelled to get involved, as a group, in a legal fight there has to be trouble. New legislation signed by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is vague enough that he felt it necessary to clarify it with a signing statement on Wednesday.

“Any highly contentious bill is never going to be perfect,” said Hickenlooper.

Then make it perfect before you sign it into law. That's a no-brainer right there. Go read it.

What Could Happen...

...if we had registration like in Australia.

He said it was their homes that were at risk of burglary with thieves seemingly well aware of who had guns and exactly how and where they were stored in the house.

Go read it.

One-sided consideration...

...is no consideration at all. I know it's a teensy little opinion on the internet, but this is the "opinion" of someone who thinks he is informed. This is what proponents are up against. Mr. Frank Weaver believes it's about control and, as far as that goes, he is right. What Mr. Weaver doesn't understand is the lengths others would go to for the amount of control they want. All the shotguns and rifles he saw around him in his youth will eventually be gone as well. 
Here's a gem,

I don’t own a gun. Never have. Not that I’m against them. It’s just that I don’t have any use for them. 

So you, sir, are surely an expert in understanding all the consequences, unintended or otherwise, and should lend your opinion about legislation, correct?

I’ve shot guns and I’ve enjoyed doing so. It’s self-satisfying knowing you can hit a small, paper, bullseye target from an established distance.

Ah, you really are an expert, then.

Isn’t that one of the ulterior reasons we go to war…to prevent enemy countries from taking over and controlling our children…to make sure they enjoy the same freedoms we have?

Um, maybe you should try to listen to yourself a little closer. This is a war, a legislative one currently, and proponents of the Second Amendment are fighting for that very reason. Stop being clueless and trying to control us and our children. 

This Is What It Will Look Like

Slow and small. Just an "innocent," creeping takeover. And the powers that be will say, "See, we're just protecting you from the evil, felonious, deranged people." Until everyone qualifies as an evil person, except anyone who is associated with those in power. Everyday folks need to pay attention. Go read it.

See Ted

See Ted go. Go, Ted go! See Diane. Tell Diane no. No, Diane no!

"I'm not a sixth grader"

...though I'm prone to act like one. Did I mention I don't like you messing around in my sandbox? Go read it.

Ugh, Really?

ALL UR FACEBOOKZ IZ BELONG TO US Go read it.

Newsy

Spam filters have weeded out most of what would probably have made sense as a rebuttal to this weak sauce diatribe on gun control in Colorado. Go read it. Don't, however, expect to see your comment in the comments section.

It's Growing, Run!

I was just discussing the IRS with a friend yesterday. I hadn't considered how their changing (read that increasing) responsibilities would throw a wrench into the works moreso than before. Decisions on enforcement should be at the top of everyone's mind right now...there are billions of bullets just sitting around after all. Go read it.

Yes, He's Serious

Wow, just wow. It's California. He could get elected. Go read it.

Drop the F-bomb

then brush of constituent concerns about protecting themselves from a tyrannical government as, "...it's not about anything." Wow, just wow. He doesn't get it. The reason he was feeling defensive is because what he did is really indefensible. Go read it.

Let's Be Sensible

And all you law-abiding, non-criminal gun owners just give it up. Whatever Melady. Your touchy-feely load of hogwash fails to recognize that there are already laws on the books which cover criminal acts. Please also notice that your holier-than-thou diatribe demonizes inanimate objects rather than the cowards who would turn a gun on a child. 

"Let's drop the false choices. We can honor the Second Amendment and also take reasonable steps to make our communities safer. No hunter or responsible gun owner needs an assault weapon designed to inflict maximum carnage on the battlefield."

What, exactly, is a weapon supposed to do in your estimation? Deploy a feather to tickle a perpetrator until he wets himself and stops his attack out of embarrassment? Sheesh. Go read it.

And, by the way, the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research is some part of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.