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Schumer: U.S. Needs to ‘Ban Assault Weapons’
National Review Online, by Katrina Trinko
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Posted By:Dreadnought, 12/16/2012 3:39:28 PM
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| New York Democrat senator Chuck Schumer is hoping there will be a way to establish more national gun-control laws as a result of the Newton shootings. I think we have to do things that protect the second amendment rights of legitimate gun owners, but three things that we should focus on. we don’t know the details yet, so you can’t say any that any of them would have stopped this incident, but you can say they are parts of the pattern,” Schumer said on Face the Nation. “One is to ban assault weapons, to try and reinstate
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
alto, 12/16/2012 3:41:48 PM (No. 9069475)
two words for you, chucky. The second one is ´you´.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Cat Ballou, 12/16/2012 3:42:46 PM (No. 9069476)
And just exactly what constitutes an "assault" weapon. Chuck? Or would you rather just get rid of all guns?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
WilliamTell, 12/16/2012 3:45:58 PM (No. 9069482)
No chucky what needs to be banned is demorats like you starting with the vacationer in chief.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
nina584, 12/16/2012 3:46:27 PM (No. 9069483)
The U S should ban Shummer.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
ruready?, 12/16/2012 3:48:40 PM (No. 9069487)
Why don´t we start with a ban on assaults on the 2nd Amendment.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Keekng, 12/16/2012 4:09:12 PM (No. 9069516)
Another brain drain weighs in......
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
rc1776, 12/16/2012 4:16:39 PM (No. 9069529)
Deport chuck schumer to cuba or iran. He would love it there. Ask it, smarmy chuck schumer, how it "feels" about murdering babies and ruining the lives of the Mothers.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
saraguay, 12/16/2012 4:16:54 PM (No. 9069530)
i think this is a safe place for me to ask about assault weapons. i am not for gun control. i own a gun - illegally, her in ma. and it´s locked up and will be used only when/if necessary should obama "win" a third term. but, what do typical (not crazy people) do with assault weapons? are there gun clubs where they´re used or what? it seems that they are incredibly dangerous - even used with care…i´m just asking...
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Sherlock, 12/16/2012 4:28:01 PM (No. 9069559)
Schumer needs to be investigated and pestered until hail freezes over! he is a BIG enemy of this country.He is always number (1) out there, trying to take -a way our rights and freedoms. Enough with that old geezer! term limits should be unforced on him and other moth ball idiots.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Leshno, 12/16/2012 4:28:29 PM (No. 9069560)
Thanks #8 for asking the question. I too would like to know the purpose of owning an assault weapon. Understand there a five guns in this home and each has a purpose from deer hunting to skeet and sporting clays.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
hamrman, 12/16/2012 4:39:44 PM (No. 9069584)
Nah, we really need to ban Chuckie and Diana Frankenfeinstin!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Keekng, 12/16/2012 4:41:40 PM (No. 9069588)
"Assault weapon" is a term thrown around by those who have no knowledge of guns. A 30-06 with a different stock could be classified as an assault weapon. The ".223" they talk about is classified as an assaulk weapon but with a different stock it would not be. It simply does not make sense. One part that does make sense is banning ammo clips holding more than 10 rounds but from what I have read, none of the numerous assaults used large ammo clips.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
NRA_Forever, 12/16/2012 4:44:34 PM (No. 9069597)
#12 - No - it does NOT make sense to ban magazines holding more than 10 shots. Go troll somewhere else, Obama voter. I´m an NRA Instructor with 23 years of instructing experience and 44 years of shooting experience. Anybody calling for any kind of gun ban on ultra-law-abiding citizens is the enemy.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
leopardtwo, 12/16/2012 4:47:05 PM (No. 9069603)
Like vultures, Schumer, Feinstein, Obama, and Durbin circle waiting to pounce after a bloody crime. They have their chance unless red-blooded Americans in Congress stop them.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
CharlyG, 12/16/2012 4:50:11 PM (No. 9069615)
We need to ban Chuck U.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
bigken2, 12/16/2012 4:51:32 PM (No. 9069617)
ditto 1
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Coy860, 12/16/2012 4:52:59 PM (No. 9069619)
Chuck U Schumer, the broken record is stuck in the groove again. Ban this ban that. Americans are not going to tolerate dicktators much longer. 1/2 of America is already in a bad mood.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
jintz, 12/16/2012 4:57:00 PM (No. 9069631)
Chuck says guns BAD......abortion GOOD..
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
HicksvilleKid59, 12/16/2012 5:01:56 PM (No. 9069637)
Watch this video if you think large capacity magazines are the problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAFxgQmxbGI
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
RIsailor, 12/16/2012 5:06:17 PM (No. 9069646)
The left wing ´crats are such knee jerk dopes, and they are proving the point today. Mrs. Lanza bought and used her guns legally and taught the kid to shoot, for crying out loud.
This is a mental health management issue, not a gun issue.
Mom had issues, based on my reading - no visitors to the house, pulling Ryan out of school as a ninth grader (?), She missed all the signals, which is not uncommon.
How could she get Ryan psych treatment when she was a candidate herself.
Only Fox News is treating this issue properly, thank goodness.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
NYbob, 12/16/2012 5:06:29 PM (No. 9069647)
Schumer has a NY state permit to carry. I don´t know how he could find 7 non relatives to sign a notarized statement attesting to his good judgment and character, but stranger things have happened.
The real problem with letting hypocrites like Schumer determine what qualifies as an Assault Weapon is the fact that he really means all weapons. Pistol grips, bayonet lugs, etc. mean nothing. That 3 shot duck gun can just as easily be portrayed as a military weapon. A 10/22 semiauto .22 rifle if misused can be deadly. First of all the bullet easily goes a mile and a half, second of all Mafia hit men love the .22 because it is so quiet and fragments.
If your neighbor is the kind of gun owner I meet on a range and he or she has an AK-47 that has been modified to legally be imported, you are in no more danger than the other neighbor who has that duck gun. In fact if you break into one of their houses, choose the AK house. Inside of 75 yards, which is actually pretty far, shotguns are usually more deadly. You either are responsible enough to own guns and baseball bats or you aren´t. Incremental steps to back things down to a muzzle loader are not the solution we need to work on.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
NRA_Forever, 12/16/2012 5:17:20 PM (No. 9069665)
Chuckie the Reptile is against capital punishment for even the most heinous murderers; yet he is pro-abortion. What kind of confused monster nutcase do you have to be to think it´s OK to kill babies but NOT mass murderers?
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
jintz, 12/16/2012 5:19:09 PM (No. 9069669)
Just what in the HELL was the shooters mother doing with these guns in the house with an unstable son in the house
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Italiano, 12/16/2012 5:33:15 PM (No. 9069682)
Someone should press him on what he means by "legitimate" gun owners and "mentally unstable people." I would.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Mazeman, 12/16/2012 6:06:54 PM (No. 9069722)
If I had a 20 yo son going off the deep end, I´d sure as heck make sure my guns were secured.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Keekng, 12/16/2012 6:08:17 PM (No. 9069723)
Geez, #13, I poorly worded what I meant but it sounds like you could use a serious hug. As a life member of NRA, I am appalled that anyone would be as vocal as you just were re large quantity ammo clips. You must have some serious issues, I would question your competency as a NRA instructor. NRA needs clear thinking individuals, not whackos.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Smaj, 12/16/2012 6:25:13 PM (No. 9069748)
Molon Labe.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
JAN, 12/16/2012 6:45:59 PM (No. 9069771)
In Chuck Schumer´s world the holocaust never happened.
Jews were not rounded up, put in railroad box cars and sent to their deaths.
Schumer wants to live in a country where only the government has the guns.
Pathetic, and deadly dangerous.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Chuzzles, 12/16/2012 6:49:20 PM (No. 9069773)
Something to think about before the ´ban large clips´ dance starts. A local talk show host I listen to in my area is also a gun owner. He talked this last week about how it is possible to take 2 or even 3 of these clips and tape them, bottoms together, and have double or triple the firing capacity and not be breaking a law.
Think about that folks. There are ways to get around most every obstacle if one is determined enough.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Blue-Z-Anna, 12/16/2012 7:13:00 PM (No. 9069793)
"Assault Style" is the goofy category in question. An actual assault weapon must have full auto capability or it is just another rifle. Style counts for nothing except to a liberal.
Full auto means the bullets just keep on coming.
Semi auto means one per trigger pull.
IMHO every household should be required to maintain a fully automatic weapon.
These are currently illegal for all but licensed dealers and certified individuals.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
srhcb, 12/16/2012 7:27:42 PM (No. 9069808)
Change the name of this style of guns to:
Anti-Assault Weapons !
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Keekng, 12/16/2012 7:40:40 PM (No. 9069822)
Semi automatic and aiming gives better results than fully automatic and no aiming.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
bighambone, 12/16/2012 8:53:49 PM (No. 9069871)
They say that every running clock is right once a day, in that respect so is Schumer when he said that they should make it harder for crazy people to get guns. It they did that, they could then focus on the criminal element that is murdering more people each year then crazy people ever do.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
Salt5792, 12/16/2012 8:54:00 PM (No. 9069872)
I oppose anything that Schumer is advocating. Really don´t need to know the subject.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
Justavoter, 12/16/2012 9:06:38 PM (No. 9069880)
The liberals attack now because they are unable to recognize evil. Evil resided in the core of this person and when his difficulties with mental disorders matastisized, evil is what came out. The libs can try to use this incident to disarm the law abiding citizens but it will not stop this kind of evil. Next it will be fertilizer bombs, or fires, or knives, or a multitude of weapons. Remove God and evil takes its place. Every time.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
4Justice, 12/16/2012 9:22:34 PM (No. 9069896)
No, we need to ban socialists, communists and Democrat tyrants!!!!
Maybe I am mistaken, but I don´t remember hearing that this Lanza guy had any "assault" weapons with him. Am I wrong?
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
4Justice, 12/16/2012 9:34:21 PM (No. 9069909)
Actually, gun control laws are putting my life in danger at this moment. The 10 day waiting period for a shotgun means that I have no way to protect myself or my home tomorrow. A few days ago, a motorcycle thug (inspired by my landlord) came by and threatened our lives and property if we don´t move by tomorrow. I wanted a shotgun in case he and his thugs broke in, but you have to wait 10 days in California. Besides, I didn´t have the money til Friday to buy anything. So, I have to rely on the Sheriffs to come. Luckily they do hang around the area. But I will still have other things with me because I will not let a thug force me out of my home without a fight. Say a prayer that we don´t get hurt. Thx.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
Bobn.T, 12/16/2012 9:55:44 PM (No. 9069931)
Let´s ban chuckie, the dumbiest of all ship-heads in DC.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
neenbean, 12/16/2012 11:02:58 PM (No. 9069991)
If Assault rifles are so bad...then why did the Admin give them to the Mexican drug cartels
That is HOW you FRAME THIS ARGUMENT!
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
montanabound, 12/17/2012 12:03:50 AM (No. 9070064)
Wow, #37. Let us know that you are OK, please.
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Susan Patton, the Princeton alumna who became famous for her letter urging Ivy League women to use their college years to find a mate, has been denounced as a traitor to feminism, to coeducation, to the university ideal. But really she’s something much more interesting: a traitor to her class. Her betrayal consists of being gauche enough to acknowledge publicly a truth that everyone who’s come up through Ivy League culture knows intuitively —
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Is going gluten-free healthier for everybody?
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The Week, by Staff
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/7/2013 11:28:27 AM
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Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but they can be dangerous if not done right. What is gluten? It´s the spongy complex of proteins, found naturally in wheat, rye, and barley, that gives elasticity to dough and allows it to rise. When flour is moistened and either kneaded or mixed into dough, gluten molecules form an elastic, microscopic latticework that traps the carbon dioxide produced when yeast ferments, causing dough to inflate like a hot air balloon. Baking hardens the gluten, which helps the finished product keep its shape. Wheat — and gluten — is ubiquitous in the American diet.
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