Free Talk Live - gun control

Senators vow to oppose UN arms trade treaty (approved Tuesday)

davidfordhere — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:38:50 +0000

4/2/2013 "... approved Tuesday by the U.N. General Assembly..." "The Senate already voted for an amendment last month to prevent the U.S. from entering into the treaty. The sentiment among conservative and moderate senators concerned the treaty represents an infringement of Second Amendment rights had not changed in light of Tuesday's U.N. vote." "It's time the Obama administration recognizes it is already a non-starter, and Americans will not stand for internationalists limiting and infringing upon their Constitutional rights."

VICE's Documentary On 3D Printed Guns

BenjaminBartholomew — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:22:06 +0000

VICE's documentary on 3D Printed Guns. It follows Cody R Wilson of Austin Texas of defense distributed.

FBI: ICE agent justified in killing of colleague

RedCircle — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:58:29 +0000

ICE agent shoots another ICE agent who was shooting another ICE agent... And it is OK, say prosecutors... But citizens should be disarmed.

Defending Gun Rights With Civil Disobedience

darrenlobo — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:19:25 +0000

The gun owners of New Jersey have had enough! They’ve tried asking for their rights, they’ve tried protesting in the streets. It’s not working. The tyrants in Trenton are going to take their gun rights away regardless. Seeing that “There *IS* no redress of our LEGITIMATE grievances within the three branches of NJ government.” The New Jersey Second Amendment Society has announced the start of a campaign of civil disobedience. “In a SINCERE effort to avoid an unhappy outcome, we must attempt to reach the public through acts of non-violent civil disobedience.

10th circuit: No 2nd amendment right to concealed carry

phonon — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:12:15 +0000

"We conclude that the carrying of concealed firearms is not protected by the Second Amendment . . ." Justice Carlos Lucero wrote on behalf of a three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Lucero cited case law dating to the 1800s that put restrictions on walking around in public with a gun.

Proposed WA gun law calls on police to inspect homes of gun owners

alisium — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:11:15 +0000

Now, Democratic lawmakers in Olympia, Wash. last week introduced legislation that would allow county sheriffs to inspect the homes of semi-automatic rifle owners once a year. Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat describes the move as “Orwellian.”

I work with a "conservative" reserve deputy sheriff, he says that he would inspect home if the sheriff instructed him to, because it is, after all, the law. I asked him if he remembered much about the stamp act. He just looked at me with utter confusion.

Colorado Dems pass draconian gun measures by anonymous vote

BLibertarian — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:50:14 +0000

A ban on high capacity magazines, arbitrarily defined as being capable of holding more than 15 rounds, was passed by the Colorado legislature today on a voice vote. House Bill 13-1224 was sponsored by Rhonda Fields (D-Aurora) whose description of her reasons for introducing the Bill made it clear that it is an emotional response to a tragic event. But leveraging the basic rights of peaceful Coloradans as her therapy.

Police Chief: Guns aren't defensive weapons. It's a myth.

alisium — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:06:13 +0000

While arguing for gun control a California police chief is caught up a rare moment of honesty, "Guns are an offensive weapon, used to intimidate and used to show power. Police officers don’t carry a gun as a defensive weapon to defend themselves or their other officers."

Limousine Liberal/Statist Sam Harris Argues for More Gun Control

LibertarianMan — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:35:35 +0000

Statist liberal propagandist and atheist Sam Harris weighs in on the gun control "debate," arguing that there are extreme positions on both the Left and the Right and argues for more gun control and "responsible gun ownership."