Well, the gun nuts won this one. Lovers of high powered weaponry can rest easy, they can buy as many assault weapons as they like, with just as many 30 round magazines as their little hearts desire, and they don’t need to worry about any pesky background checks, either. For the sake of convenience, they can buy it at a gun show, if they like. Probably don’t even need to show a drivers license. Land of the free, and all. I’m not sure about bazookas, flame throwers, or hand grenades.
Proud American
I hate to be the one to predict doom and gloom, but this pretty much guarantees that mass killings will continue to happen.
On the positive side, the efforts to regulate guns, to keep them in check, will also continue. In 2 years, we might get a much more reasonable congress. We also might not, but the issue will keep coming back and back until it happens.
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Facebook has done a few things I don’t like recently. I’m not thrilled about the birthday registry. No, I am not going to buy a Starbucks gift certificate every time somebody has a birthday. They’re trying to make it like Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day and I am not all right with it.
The other thing is, I don’t know what it is, but I can scroll down and down and down the page and spend hours anymore before finding a message from someone I actually know. Partly that’s my own damned stupid fault, for adding so many strangers.
About 2 months ago, I decided to do a major housecleaning. After I’d dumped 30 or 40 people I’d never had a significant conversation with and who I’m 98% certain I’ve never met in real life, it just got to be too time-consuming, so I gave it up. Then I realized today – Hey! Facebook is making it easy for me. So, from now on, if you’re cluttering up the space with too many kitty photos, or Jesus Loves Me reminders, or how many words you typed today, you might get defriended. Or maybe not.
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No.
This bill was only going to cover background checks at gunshows, which already happen, and background checks for internet sales, which is pretty much unenforceable. Even Joe Biden admitted this legislation would do nothing to stop mass murderers. If you honestly think the people that commit these heinous crimes care about gun laws, I have a bridge to sell you….
Also, here’s a mind blowing thought for you: GUNS DON’T CAUSE VIOLENT PEOPLE TO BE VIOLENT PEOPLE! Look at the UK’s crime right for a GREAT example of people being violent without any help from guns!
Of course, violent people will continue to be violent people. That is why it is better for society as a whole if those people don’t have guns.
And, yes, the final bill was weak sauce. We really need a complete ban on assault weapons.