Obama Calls for Sweeping New Gun Laws

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"Let's do the right thing," he continued. "Let's do the right thing for them and for this country that we love so much."

 

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jl said on Thursday, Jan 17 at 4:11 PM

linda - do you believe in the right to self defense??

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freedom fighter said on Thursday, Jan 17 at 4:02 PM

obama is the enemy of patriots and gun owners who obey the law. those who give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither - benjamin franklin

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If said on Wednesday, Jan 16 at 7:33 PM

Won't needing an Id Card to buy a gun disenfranchise minorities and the elderly, or does that just matter sometimes?

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Vanessa B said on Wednesday, Jan 16 at 6:16 PM

It,s not the fault of an inanimate object when the owner acts crazy.Go for the background checks and close the gun show loopholes.

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linda said on Wednesday, Jan 16 at 6:16 PM

i have several guns, can't see why you need a 10 or more round clip, not for hunting forsure. i approve of the presidents points on guns, but i don't look to the nra for money to support my campaign.

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brian said on Wednesday, Jan 16 at 5:14 PM

I have no problem with a national gun registry,how else do you track stolen guns?My guns were stolen by a low life in Whittier.Even though I know who did it the police wont do anything so the theif can do what he wants,sell them,use them as their own.With a national gun registry the police could not protect this council member/theif. He would not be able to sell,trade,or transport these guns without being cought.Close the gun show loop holes,Do back ground checks,get ballistic(a fired bullet)from every gun and gun barrel registered.Every time a gun is sold there would be a paper trail just like selling a car.You sell a gun and dont turn in the paper work and any crime comitted useing that gun would come back on the seller as well as the actual criminal.Turning in the paper work keeps you safe from prosecution.It would take a decade to get most of the illegal guns (those that go unregistered mainly by crooks) off the streets.

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John P said on Wednesday, Jan 16 at 3:15 PM

That last paragraph Robert sounds like the premiss of the movie "Minority Report".

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tom said on Wednesday, Jan 16 at 1:58 PM

Discretion with what fedral agency to determin a gun crime It sounds like Adlof H to me

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Big Dan said on Wednesday, Jan 16 at 10:26 AM

One thing he seems to always forget, the 2nd amendment is not about hunting and target shooting. It is about defending our selves against oppression The NRA isn't about hunting and target shooting either, it's about defending the constitution.

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Robert said on Wednesday, Jan 16 at 10:06 AM

Look at the last paragraph. "...holding people accountable who have committed crimes or about to commit crimes," About to commit crimes?? And, unless the person tells you they are about to rob the bank, how exactly do you propose to do that? Reminds me of George Orwell's concept of "thought-crime"

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