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On the article Stronger Gun Laws Wanted in Pa., Poll Says
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On the article Stronger Gun Laws Wanted in Pa., Poll Says
buckguy
7:28 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
David: no gun is capable of mass murder. People have the capability, not guns which are otherwise inanimate objects until a person decides to use it. Your statement is a good example of how anti-gun folks illogically link murderous intent to an object rather than the person that uses that object to do bad things. Tim McVeigh killed 168 people with fertilizer. Is fertilizer therefor capable of mass murder? Of course not. He was, however. Yet when it comes to a gun, many are quick to ignore logic and associate a gun with intent. Also, by your definition one could argue that all guns are assault weapons. Virginia Tech (the worst mass gun killing in US history) was committed with simple hand guns. These are not the target of current proposed bans. Are you suggesting the ban be expanded based on your definition? If so, you are advocating an abolishment of the 2nd Amendment.
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On the article Stronger Gun Laws Wanted in Pa., Poll Says
buckguy
12:03 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
For those of you that think that we have nothing to fear from our own government please consider history. Did the Germans of the Weimar Republic envision what would happen under Hitler's regime? No. How about the people of the Roman Republic? Did they envision the tyranny of what would become the Roman Empire? Not likely. What's happening now should disturb us. I have no imminent concerns about our government but there are some disturbing trends. Obama is issuing executive orders at an unprecedented rate and many of them have real and direct impacts on us. Consider his views on the use of drones to kill Americans. Scary stuff. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/02/07/obama-gives-himself-permission-to-kill/. The right to bear arms is critical to preserve all the other rights enumerated in the Constitution.
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On the article Stronger Gun Laws Wanted in Pa., Poll Says
buckguy
11:17 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I get that John. That was actually my point. The legal buyers of guns are not putting them into the hands of the bad guys because they would get busted. Thus Albert's point is invalid.
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On the article Stronger Gun Laws Wanted in Pa., Poll Says
buckguy
11:06 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The reality is that the ovwerwhelming majority of gun violence in the country occurs in densly populated urban settings where there is high incidences of drug use, poverty and single parent families. The crimes in these areas are not committed with "assault weapons" which Sen. Feinstein seeks to ban but, rather, hand guns that the proposed legislation will do nothing to curb.
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On the article Stronger Gun Laws Wanted in Pa., Poll Says
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On the article Stronger Gun Laws Wanted in Pa., Poll Says
buckguy
10:56 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
What evidence is there that people are buying guns legally under the current law "by the case" and then selling them on the street? The guns that are being used in crimes are dominately stolen or otherwise illegally obtained. Legally obtained guns are almost used legally.
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On the article Ambler Tavern Owner Killed in Home Invasion Robbery in Hilltown
buckguy
12:18 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Correct. Violent crime is half of what it was 20 years ago.
buckguy
10:17 am on Friday, February 15, 2013
Wilfredo could you.please post the link to.the HATE list?