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Miles Archer

(18,960 posts)
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 04:02 PM Jun 2016

Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA Institute for Legislative Action, pens Orlando op-ed

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/06/13/gun-laws-deter-terrorists-opposing-view/85844946/

Americans were shocked and disgusted to learn of another act of terrorism on our soil, this time in Orlando. In the aftermath of this terrorist attack, President Obama and Hillary Clinton renewed calls for more gun control, including a ban on whole categories of semi-automatic firearms. They are desperate to create the illusion that they’re doing something to protect us because their policies can’t and won’t keep us safe. This transparent head-fake should scare every American, because it will do nothing to prevent the next attack.

The terrorist in Orlando had been investigated multiple times by the FBI. He had a government-approved security guard license with a contractor for the Department of Homeland Security. Yet his former co-workers reported violent and racist comments. Unfortunately, the Obama administration’s political correctness prevented anything from being done about it.

Radical Islamic terrorists are not deterred by gun control laws. The San Bernardino terrorist attack wasn’t stopped by California’s so-called “assault weapons” ban. The gun ban in Brussels didn’t prevent the terrorist attack there. And France’s strict gun control didn’t stop the two attacks in Paris, committed with fully-automatic rifles and grenades.

Repeating the same thing but expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. Law-abiding gun owners are tired of being blamed for the acts of madmen and terrorists. Semi-automatics are the most popular firearms sold in America for sport-shooting, hunting and self-defense.
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Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA Institute for Legislative Action, pens Orlando op-ed (Original Post) Miles Archer Jun 2016 OP
Fuck him-- OF COURSE criminals are not deterred by laws... TreasonousBastard Jun 2016 #1
Wow,it took this Wellstone ruled Jun 2016 #2
Do you have an opinion on the article... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #3
I don't have the answers... Miles Archer Jun 2016 #4
uses "terrorist" 9 times, "madman" once rurallib Jun 2016 #5
he was a terrorist, gejohnston Jun 2016 #6
Guns don't kill people...ad nauseam angstlessk Jun 2016 #7

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
1. Fuck him-- OF COURSE criminals are not deterred by laws...
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 04:19 PM
Jun 2016

that's why we call them criminals.

But, weapons, what ever you call them, capable of rapid fire and having no purpose but killing a lot of people in a very short time should not exist in the hands of the public. Might as well start now getting rid of them.

It will take a while, and the job may never get done, but at least start changing public opinion about them-- and the owners of these things.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Wow,it took this
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 04:32 PM
Jun 2016

Gun Manufacturer's Representative two days to pen his puke. Yep,Obama is a comin fer yer guns pallie. Not!!!!! But stupid rules the day once again,and you can't the Stupid.

rurallib

(63,207 posts)
5. uses "terrorist" 9 times, "madman" once
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 05:45 PM
Jun 2016

and a few other loaded words I forgot now.

Writing excuses for murder - what a way to earn(?) a living.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
7. Guns don't kill people...ad nauseam
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 07:36 PM
Jun 2016

"Repeating the same thing but expecting a different result is the definition of insanity"

I fucking agree...and the NRA keeps repeating the same crap, and more people die...THAT IS THE ABSOLUTE DEFINITION!

There are the religious killers, racial killers, radicalized killers, and the just plain narcissistic killers who want their name in lights...

MOST use the AR 15 to kill as many as possible as quickly as possible...

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