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Title: Administration to propose steps on gun safety
Post by: Dan W on July 08, 2011, 03:53:16 PM

Administration to propose steps on gun safety

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-07-08-obama-gun-control-safety-giffords_n.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-07-08-obama-gun-control-safety-giffords_n.htm)

WASHINGTON (AP)  — Six months after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Gabrielle+Giffords) was shot, the White House (http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/Landmarks,+Landforms/White+House) is preparing to propose some new steps on gun safety, though they're likely to fall short of the bold measures activists would like to see.

~read more at the link~

Title: Re: Administration to propose steps on gun safety
Post by: bkoenig on July 08, 2011, 07:02:42 PM

Notice how they're calling it "gun safety" now, instead of "gun control".

 :angry:

Title: Re: Administration to propose steps on gun safety
Post by: Wesley D on July 11, 2011, 10:02:27 PM

Quote from: bkoenig on July 08, 2011, 07:02:42 PM

Notice how they're calling it "gun safety" now, instead of "gun control".

 :angry:

Of course they are.  It's a lot harder to be against "gun safety" than it is to be against "gun control".  Words matter and if we let the anti-self defense folks define the terms of the argument, we lose before the game even begins. 

Title: Re: Administration to propose steps on gun safety
Post by: nebraskaguns on July 17, 2011, 06:09:33 PM

It amazes me that our government and a certain population of the civilians in this country, can not look at the other countries that have strict gun control laws and come to the realization that, gun control just takes the guns out of the hands of the law abiding people and leaves them defenseless.

Title: Re: Administration to propose steps on gun safety
Post by: Dan W on July 17, 2011, 06:58:57 PM

Quote from: nebraskaguns on July 17, 2011, 06:09:33 PM

It amazes me that our government and a certain population of the civilians in this country, can not look at the other countries that have strict gun control laws and come to the realization that, gun control just takes the guns out of the hands of the law abiding people and leaves them defenseless.

It really makes one wonder... Maybe that is exactly their point!

Title: Re: Administration to propose steps on gun safety
Post by: kozball on July 17, 2011, 09:24:06 PM

Quote from: nebraskaguns on July 17, 2011, 06:09:33 PM

It amazes me that our government and a certain population of the civilians in this country, can not look at the other countries that have strict gun control laws and come to the realization that, gun control just takes the guns out of the hands of the law abiding people and leaves them defenseless.

I found this site that gave me a refresher course in world history.

http://americainchains2009.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/dictators-and-gun-control/ (http://americainchains2009.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/dictators-and-gun-control/)

Make up your mind.