Once again, Conservatives have latched onto the bait tossed out by Progressives in their never-ending campaign to grab guns from the hands of law-abiding citizens. Gun control is just one aspect of the Progressive agenda; in essence, they want control of everyone and everything any way they can.
Toward this end, they will tell you anything to get what they want. For example, they say they are multiculturalists, right up until election season when cultures become pawns to move around the political battlefield. All non-compliant free-thinkers are dealt with accordingly.
Consider the war on women last year contrived to convince women the Democrat Party is the place for them. In the end, they made women look more like sex objects best left in the bedroom. It was demeaning to listen to all the noise made about free birth control at the DNC last summer; I fully expected to see birth control pills and NuvaRings rain down from the ceiling at convention’s close. And how about President Obama’s new near estrogen-free cabinet? The party for women? Hah.
So now they say we urgently need gun control. And, they are exploiting children the same way they exploit minorities and women to get it. The Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is a means to an end. On MSNBC recently, guest Patricia Maisch said that “It’s a shame we had to get to the 20 little martyrs” at Sandy Hook to take action regarding gun control. Little martyrs? Martyrs for what? The religion of gun control?
The time has come for Progressives to come clean about gun control. Drop the word “gun” and we’ll be a little closer to having an honest conversation. But since they won’t, please let me help. I recently visited one of my favorite Progressive websites, where I ran across an article claiming gun control measures would do little to change anything because Americans at large are too evil and violent. It’s hard to reconcile all the America-loathing out there, but there is a simple solution: Renounce your citizenship and purchase a one-way plane ticket.
The article failed to present an honest assessment of facts and figures, most likely to incite an emotional, rather than rational, response, hence inspiring me to go fact digging, which led me to the FBI’s Expanded Homicide Data Table number 8.
According to the FBI, in 2010, there were 8,775 gun homicides. Of those, 6009 were from handguns, 358 from rifles, 373 from shotguns, 96 by “other” guns, and 1939 “not specified.” This breakdown doesn’t bode well for those promoting re-regulation of assault weapons. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, most mass murders are committed with “firearms that would not be restricted by an assault weapons ban.”
The same FBI report disclosed that knives and cutting instrument deaths (1704) quadrupled rifle deaths; and 540 people died from blunt objects, similar to the Golden Globe award Anne Hathaway just received and labeled as a “lovely blunt object that I will forevermore use as a weapon against self-doubt.” Knock yourself out, Anne. Anyway, I digress. If one applied the same twisted logic as Vice President Biden, who recently said “If only one life is saved, it’s worth it,” then I suppose we need to ban big shiny club-like award objects. Or maybe we need to ban the use of appendages, since almost twice the amount of people who died from shotgun wounds were killed by hands, fists, or feet. While we’re at it, we need to do something about falling because, according to the CDC, 24,792 people died as a result in 2009.
Progressives’ logic on this issue is ridiculous. And it is ridiculous for Conservatives to participate because in the end, Progressives may not get everything they want, but will get more than they should. In reality, according to the aforementioned FBI report, firearm murders dropped significantly from 2006 to 2010; while, according to Bloomberg Business, gun sales have exploded since 2009, meaning the real answer to less gun deaths is more guns.
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I would agree with your premise – here is my proposal to the gun control supporting politicians -
GoodBusinessSan Antonio, Texas
Take the guns and the armed body guards away form the Progressive Liberal gun banning politicians first and let them be the test market for the silly notions. After a three years test period then we can hold an intelligent argument on the issue.
Only a fool attempts to debate a FALSE PREMISE.
Jan. 15, 2013 at 10:15
“Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” ~ John Locke
Take the pledge:
http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2012/12/19/my-personal-pledge-of-resistance-against-any-attemp-to-disarm-us-by-means-of-an-assault-weapons-ban/
When will the writers of these articles quit calling them “Progressives” and call em what they really are? These are socialist democrats and republicans….fact….they could never get elected under a socialist ticket….now so many in congress and the administration it is hard to know who to vote for.
Progressives are from both parties – see Teddy Roosevelt – Progressive that usurped States rights under the Constitution and made National parks inside the States borders. Article I section 8 does not permit the Federal government to own land except as specified.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era
Progressives are the ones that want to be in control of EVERY!!! THING!!!! you do ……………..they want to be the ones that decide……what you say……what you think…..what you wear….where you shop…what you eat….what you drink……how you vote….what issues you are allowed to support……..what you read….how you raise your children………what you teach your children…..who you talk to……and on and on and on. I have been dealing with them for YEARS they are called Socialist or NAZI’s that is the better word for them. They need to mind their own business and manage their own lives…..if you care about freedom in this country this is one group that needs to be shut-down!
Would you like to end this madness – make Washington and the Federal Courts function under the control of the Original Constitution and restore States rights and powers? How about if you could do all that with a simple 20 WORD Article V Amendment? Well this group has researched our history and found a way to win it is a action of the PEOPLE. Read it here and then join the cause it is ours to be done by going to our State legislators and getting them to act – - you can see them any day at home or in the State capital.
http://fundamentalrefounding.ning.com/forum/topics/so-simple-to-restore-our-rights-and-liberties-the-28th-amendment?commentId=6483638%3AComment%3A66232&xg_source=msg_com_forum
If you’re talking about an Article V convention, HELL NO!!!!!
There is NO way, once a “ConCon” is convened, to limit the changes that congress can write.
A ConCon is the “progressives’” ultimate wet dream. Their opportunity to rewrite the whole thing.
It would surely look like Marx, Mao, Chavez, and all of the petty tyrants of the UN were the drafting committee.
NO, NO, NO!!!
There is no such thing in the Constitution as a Con CON – that is a JBR, Eagle Forum, Dr Lamb construct from rumors and OPINIONS – they use ZERO language from the actual Constitution. Tell me how this gets out of control as there is no convention [1828 definition is meeting or two or more] – the 28th 20 word amendment is presented to each State legislature for a vote 50% plus one passes it and then if 38 States approve it goes to DC to be sent out for Ratifying by the States – The congress has no say in the process . . after the 38th State ratifies then it is the law of the land. Visit the site and read both sides arguments are there.
This was used to repeal the 18th amendment -
Amendment 21 – 18th Amendment Repealed
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1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.
2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.
3. The article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
Notes for this amendment:
Proposed 2/20/1933
Ratified 12/5/1933
History
Amendment 28 – 14th, 16th and 17th Amendment Repealed
1. The fourteenth, the sixteenth, and the seventeenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.
2. The article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
It takes 38 State legislature to pass the amendment in the legislature and then it must be re-voted on in the ratifying process and upon the signing of the 38th State Legislature to ratify, it becomes the law of the land.
“SO SIMPLE ONE ACTION AND DONE”
It is up to the states to demand their rights back from washington.
The purpose of the Second Amendment is to ensure our FREEDOM from public and private tyrants by endorsing our God-given right to shoot them in self-defense. Logically, anyone trying to deny us this right is also a tyrant and must be quickly neutralized to prevent the genocides that follow when psychopaths have disarmed societies using bogus pretexts. The incremental low-intensity communist insurgency that we’ve not been effectively fighting will destroy America unless we quickly acquire a fierce mindset and do whatever is necessary to defeat it. We know all we need to know to do what must be done.
http://elect.ErnestHuberForCongress.com/
For the Progressive DemoNaziCommieCrats, please look at history and learn and think in more than one Dimension/Variable.
A Little Gun History:
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control.
From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves,
were rounded up and exterminated.
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million
Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13
million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up
and exterminated.
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political
dissidents, unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan
Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians,
unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million
educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of
gun control: 56 million.
You won’t see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note my fellow Americans, before it’s too late.
Your numbers are low and by addressing yiur comments to the “ProgressivDemoCommieCrats” you are addressing the wrong audience.
They already know me inevitable results of their policies … It’s called “the goal.”
It’s the sheeple and useful idiots who need to see the light.
Sorry for typos.
yiur = your
know me = know the
(I hate the lack of ability to edit/correct a post …)