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Here it is:
GreyGeek:
--- Quote from: kozball on December 24, 2012, 11:55:32 PM ---I found this interesting.
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Indeed!
--- Quote ---Most of the gun violence in our city is drug addicts raiding the homes of other drug addicts. The statistics might appear to show a lot of armed robberies and shootings, but it's really just a small subset of homes or apartments getting raided over and over again by the same people, the drug dealers." When I asked what the real drug problem was, he answered without hesitation. "Meth." Not pot, not marijuana, not even heroin. Meth is the drug that drives violent crime in America's cities.
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Burnsy87:
Without a doubt meth is the major issue. I'd assume a large percentage of police calls are directly or indirectly related to meth.
JimP:
Koz, I would like to take some comfort in that link, but the folks polled were "contacts" of the author ..... probably a self selecting group.
The shenanigans during and after Hurricane Katrina in NOLA tell me that if the .gov sez it is an emergency of some sort, the .mil and LE WILL go out and pick up the guns.
They usually need some kind of cover to stomp on citizens' rights ...... if they don't have an emergency, they'll use the compliant press to manufacture one ...... watch ......
They'll demonize the target (you go talking about "Natural Laws" and they'll tag you as a "domestic terrorist"!), and the dumb masses will eat it up..........
The only things that gives me hope are the thousands of previously apathetic people signing up for the NRA every day now, and the guns and ammo flying off the shelves.
Dan W:
Drudge report today links to this with a headline: Senate to go for handguns
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve/?File_id=10993387-5d4d-4680-a872-ac8ca4359119
--- Quote ---Summary of 2013 Feinstein Assault Weapons Legislation
Bans the sale, transfer, importation, or manufacturing of:
*120 specifically-named firearms
*Certain other semiautomatic rifles, handguns, shotguns that can accept a
detachable magazine and have one military characteristic
* Semiautomatic rifles and handguns with a fixed magazine that can accept
more than 10 rounds
Strengthens the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban and various state bans by:
* Moving from a 2-characteristic test to a 1-characteristic test
* Eliminating the easy-to-remove bayonet mounts and flash suppressors from
the characteristics test
* Banning firearms with “thumbhole stocks” and “bullet buttons” to address
attempts to “work around” prior bans
*Bans large-capacity ammunition feeding devices capable of accepting more than
10 rounds.
Protects legitimate hunters and the rights of existing gun owners by:
* Grandfathering weapons legally possessed on the date of enactment
* Exempting over 900 specifically-named weapons used for hunting or
sporting purposes and exempting antique, manually-operated, and permanently disabled weapons
Requires that grandfathered weapons be registered under the National FirearmsAct, to include:
o Background check of owner and any transferee;
o Type and serial number of the firearm;
o Positive identification, including photograph and fingerprint;
o Certification from local law enforcement of identity and that
possession would not violate State or local law; and
o Dedicated funding for ATF to implement registration
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gsd:
When I read this I get the following...
We can't afford to run our own government, but we can afford to dedicate funding to the ATF in order to make sure our guns are legally registered?
Some old saying about a fart in church comes to mind...
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