The pro-gun control people should separate themselves from the anti-gun people.
Do the Pro-Gun enthusiasts really see a difference with a distinction
The pro-gun control people should separate themselves from the anti-gun people.
Some say Obama re-election
fears may be driving gun sales
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
<SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">Monday, March 5, 2012</span>
FORT WORTH — Gun sales are booming.
Enthusiasts are stocking up on guns and ammunition, and some in the industry are wondering whether sales are spiking as they did after Democrat Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008.
That rush created a nationwide shortage.
I think they do. Gun control people lose credibility with gun owners if gun owners believe the long-term or short-term goals are to eliminate private gun ownership.
If there were a different and distinct lobby believably identified as gun-control and they suggested waiting longer to get a gun, more transparency regarding who has one, or more accountability for the owner if their gun is used in a crime, then I think it would be less visceral opposition.
But when you identify the oppositions goal as anti-gun, then no matter how reasonable the idea is it will be met with intense suspicion. Of course, this applies to every political issue. No one worries about substance.
I specifically made the point to address believability in my post. You can cite any particular organization but if the perception of their goals is anti-gun, then they aren't going to crossover.No there wouldn't because A) that group already exists (the Brady Center is the very group you mention. They do not suggest an outright ban on guns) and B) the NRA isn't a fact based lobby group. They drum up support by making outlandish statements and using fear mongering tactics, very effectively distorting the debate.
On the Belcher story, I'm not sure what this has to do with gun control at all. He didnt have a history of criminal convictions or mental illness so he was well within his rights. You can't stop every tragedy.
I specifically made the point to address believability in my post. You can cite any particular organization but if the perception of their goals is anti-gun, then they aren't going to crossover.
As far as the NRA is concern, you're right, they're horrible people.
On the Belcher story, I'm not sure what this has to do with gun control at all. He didnt have a history of criminal convictions or mental illness so he was well within his rights. You can't stop every tragedy.
It was personal. A painful reminder.
I agree the story itself is a bit removed from gun control debate -- especially since I don't support an out and out ban.
Flight attendant brings revolver through Philly airport
security and gun accidentally fires into TSA break room
Republic Airlines flight attendant Jaclyn Luby was going through
security at Philadelphia International Airport when screeners found
a gun in her purse. A police officer trying to put the safety on
accidentally shot it, according to reports. No one was hurt.
Gun-toting flight attendant Jaclyn Luby showed up for work at Philadelphia International Airport early
Sunday with a packed revolver inside her handbag, according to reports.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
By Erik Ortiz
Monday, September 24, 2012
A gun found inside a flight attendant’s handbag by screeners at Philadelphia International Airport early Sunday accidentally discharged into a break room — but missed hitting anyone, according to reports.
Republic Airlines flight attendant Jaclyn Luby was walking through airport screening around 6:50 a.m. when she placed her carry-on bag through the X-ray machine, according to ABC affiliate WPVI.
Transportation Security Administration screeners saw the gun, described as a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson Airweight revolver, and notified a Philadelphia police officer. Luby was in another screening room with police when the gun went off. The bullet fired into a TSA break room, where an employee was sitting, police told NBC 10 Philadelphia.
No one was injured.
The firearm was a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson Airweight revolver similar to the one pictured above
The gun discharged when the officer tried to put the safety on, according to MyFoxPhilly.com.
Luby, a flight attendant for more than five years, told authorities that she had a permit to carry a gun — but forgot hers was in her handbag.
She received a summary citation for disorderly conduct and was released, while the officer who fired the gun was put on desk duty during the investigation, WPVI said.
Republic Airlines, which operates through a US Airways Express hub in Philadelphia, confirmed the incident.
Travelers were surprised that an airline employee would mistakenly bring a firearm to the airport.
“We are human and everybody does make mistakes and I understand that, even though she’s a seasoned veteran, she needs to be careful,” US Airways passenger Andrea Burger told WPVI, adding, “I’m sure it will be a great learning opportunity for her.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...entally-fires-article-1.1166436#ixzz27ObepgFB
The gun went off while trying to engage the safety? This version of the airweight has no hammer or manual saftey, you can visually see this. What was the cop trying to do? Dumb ass, they're suppose to be the trained ones? Hmmph.
PS. Thats a bad-azz flight attendant!
The issue in recent shootings seems to be how to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. But then again, in the case of the CT shooting, he murdered people with guns bought by someone else.
Should we arm elementary school children?
I don't think they meet the age requirements for legal firearm ownership.
*Your state laws may vary