2nd Debate - On the record about weapons ban

Oct 19, 08:38 AM

“But I also share your belief that weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don’t belong on our streets. And so what I’m trying to do is to get a broader conversation about how do we reduce the violence generally. Part of it is seeing if we can get an assault weapons ban reintroduced. But part of it is also looking at other sources of the violence. Because frankly, in my home town of Chicago, there’s an awful lot of violence and they’re not using AK-47s. They’re using cheap hand guns.” — Barack Obama

So, let’s break this down a little —

“But I also share your belief that weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don’t belong on our streets….” That’s a lot of different types of guns. Every thing from a Beretta M9 and Colt 1911 to an M-16 (AR-15).

“And so what I’m trying to do is to get a broader conversation about how do we reduce the violence generally….” I think this is pretty open ended… Let me go off the deep end and mention Nazi Germany. Far-fetched, yes. Unbelievable, maybe not.

Now, the most damning statement made…

“Part of it is seeing if we can get an assault weapons ban reintroduced…” Well, there you go. Make your own determination of what that means. I know what it means.

But, read between the lines on the last part of the entire quote…

“Because frankly, in my home town of Chicago, there’s an awful lot of violence and they’re not using AK-47s. They’re using cheap hand guns…” I see this as a statement of more than a ban on assault style weapons. I see this as an attempt to introduce a far reaching and broad ban on many weapons. Pistols of all sorts; pocket pistols, derringers, cheap (inexpensive?) handguns. A .22 is one of the most common weapons used. Is .22 ammo going to disappear?

Be sure to vote on 6 November…..

Les

General Ramblings, Guns and such

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