gun control issues

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/16/politics/obama-mike-bloomberg-gun-control/index.html If an EO is used to require bkgd checks for all gun transfers, I wonder how it will be worded? Will it only cover sales, or any and all transfers? Will it be as overly strict as the one passed in WA which could...

Would it be possible to discuss just this one issue in a single thread without talking about other issues surrounding gun control and shootings in the US? Here is my hypothetical (I hesitate to call it a proposal since I haven't really thought it out much): What is a Federal Gun Owners...

Sen Tim Kaine (D, VA) is introducing another gun control bill targeting private transfers. The bill would amend 18 USC §922(d), which currently reads: It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/12/ndaa-guns_n_7265184.html The "white paper" is here; http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/CMPInfoPaper11May.pdf The white paper does not describe the transfer process as unregulated as the above article claims. It does accurately claim that the CMP is...

NYT gets it right: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/sunday-review/the-assault-weapon-myth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=3

Vows to Continue Piers Morgan's Gun-Control Campaign on CNN. https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/john-walsh-takes-nra-vows-continue-piers-morgans-194000262.html What little I've seen of Walsh on TV tells me that he would be an improvement over Morgan. But the above article is an example of sloppy...

Fresh on the heels of the UCSB shootings, up in Seattle another crazy person shot and killed one person, wounded two others before being stopped by students (without guns, it should be added) http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023778865_spushootingxml.html Have we become so used to this...

It's often said that we need to keep guns out of the hands of crazy people, but I have no idea if an extensive investigation into a person's psychiatric history is included in background checks. Since medical records are supposedly confidential, how does anyone determine whether a person is sane...

Leland Yee arrested, indicted on a number of charges including arms trafficking. Funny thing, that: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/07/sb-249-ca-sen-leland-yee-gun-control-bill_n_1752190.html "It is currently illegal in California for manufacturers to sell certain guns with detachable...

Prior to July 1, 1994 short barreled shotguns (SBS) and short barreled rifles (SBR) were legal for WA residents to possess; there were no state restrictions. BATFE authorization is required for anyone to possess them but the application is a routine matter and never denied to anyone filling out...

I can't find a primary source but... Researchers claim a new study provides some of the most compelling evidence yet for tighter gun controls in the US. The researchers controlled for various other potential confounding factors, so this looks about the strongest evidence that I have seen so...

I attended a House Judiciary Committee hearing this afternoon in Olympia for I-594 (universal bkgd checks in WA), I-591 (gun rights) and HB1561 (change restrictions on short barreled rifles). About ten years ago there was a spat of anti-gun bills scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary...

As his boss reveals he'll have 17 armed bodyguards for himself. The rest of NYC can call 911 if they feel threatened, maybe someone will show up. The hypocrisy of the anti-gun politicians in action. "Guns for me, but not for thee".

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/12/politics/guns-revisited/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 The denial is strong in this article. Over 750 words and all they really had to say was "the gun control bills sucked". :) Ranb

Mayor gone wild: "Guns for me, but not for thee". A Republican btw, go figure.

I apologize for another thread about gun violence/control, but it was not my intention. I was reviewing the CDC statistics for 2010 Mortality (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/deaths_2010_release.pdf) to get a grasp on the issue of gun deaths and gun control as it stands. Several posters from...

I would say mostly with enthusiasts who are concerned certain guns won't be available much longer. But maybe also with ordinary citizens trying to protect themselves. In any case, these shootings seem to be bringing more guns into society.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/20/joe-the-plumber-blames-gun-control-for-the-holocaust/ :jaw-dropp

For those who would want to, of course. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Or will anyone make the interesting argument that it actually compatible with gun control laws?

There have been ongoing stories concerning Fast & Furious, the program from the ATF that directed gun dealers to violate the law and sell weapons that were going straight to drug cartels in Mexico. There were two other wimilar programs that were also designed to send guns to a drug cartel, and...

Linky I wonder if he's upset because Obama's indifference to the gun issue has hurt the NRA's fundraising efforts.

In a very telling interview, Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar “El Mamito” from the Cartel Los Zetos, openly talked about a lot of subjects including how "all of their weapons were bought in the US." http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2011/07/el-mamito-all-our-weapons-are-bought-in.html Not that any of...

I was first asked if I thought the USA should be more like North Korea and Cuba. I asked in what way but was told I had to give a "yes" or "no" answer. I answered "no." I was then asked if I thought Obama's plans to let North Korea and Cuba decide if we can "keep arms" is a good or a bad idea...

9th Circuit Incorporates 2nd Amdmt (and forecloses a "living Constitution" to boot!) Nordyke v. King was issued Monday in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Background: Appellant Nordyke operated gun shows on Alameda County grouds (I think fairgrounds) until 1999 when Alameda County...

For what irrefutable important reason should someone own a gun since I grew up in the most restrictive Country in the world concerning gun ownership [Germany] and I never got into a situation where I thought that the restrictions are bad in any way whatsoever?

Justice Dept. Defends Bush Rule on Guns This is a stunning development. The part I don't get is the environmental review part. How can you conduct a study of the environmental effect of something that has no effect on the environment? Allowing concealed carry in the parks has as much effect...

So Carl Levin (D-MI) got his stupid butt on the floor of the Senate on Thursday to decry the expiration of the assault weapon ban. He commented that, thanks to the expiration, the streets are now flooded with guns that can shoot up to 600 rounds per minute. Really? Six hundred rounds per...

This I did not expect: Although it was argued that suicidal people will just find some other way to kill themselves, other methods are much less likely to be successful than a gun, which has a 90% success rate. What guns do is make crimes of passion frighteningly easy. People who buy guns...

How many more will die in 'gun-free' zones before the media start asking why? (Las Vegas Review Journal) Click the link for plenty of examples. Synopsis: None of the examples involve anyone taking the law into their own hands.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-2666 A new bill to license gun owners. It looks something like what Illinois has. It will be unlawful for any person (except dealers etc) to own a pistol or semiautomatic firearm unless they obtain a license IAW with this act. There is a...