Four killed, including gunman, in shooting incident in Pennsylvania

[bigrebnc1775]

http://www.usmessageboard.com/polit...ible-for-assault-weapons-ban.html#post6522098

As the assault weapon ban vote neared, Reagan — who as president had signed 1986 legislation loosening restrictions on guns — wrote a letter with former Presidents Ford and Carter to the House of Representatives urging them to vote in favor of the ban.

"We are writing to urge your support for a ban on the domestic manufacture of military-style assault weapons. This is a matter of vital importance to the public safety," the letter said.

"While we recognize that assault weapon legislation will not stop all assault weapon crime, statistics prove that we can dry up the supply of these guns, making them less accessible to criminals. We urge you to listen to the American public and to the law enforcement community and support a ban on the further manufacture of these weapons," the letter said concluding.

http://www.usmessageboard.com/curre...ifles-was-lifted-in-2004-a-2.html#post6527654

Criminals do not go to a gun store or gun show to buy any firearms they steal them how exactly does that work making assault weapons less less accessible to criminals? It just makes it more dangerous for citizens.

Are you sure they don't go to a gun store or show to buy firearms? Are you claiming they simply steal them from stupid but law abiding citizens that can't secure their guns so shouldn't have them to begin with?

If they can't pass a background check they can't make the purchase.

 

[Ravi]

Criminals do not go to a gun store or gun show to buy any firearms they steal them how exactly does that work making assault weapons less less accessible to criminals? It just makes it more dangerous for citizens.

Are you sure they don't go to a gun store or show to buy firearms? Are you claiming they simply steal them from stupid but law abiding citizens that can't secure their guns so shouldn't have them to begin with?

If they can't pass a background check they can't make the purchase.

Then we need stricter background checks to ensure that legal gun owners secure their weapons so criminals can't steal them.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Are you sure they don't go to a gun store or show to buy firearms? Are you claiming they simply steal them from stupid but law abiding citizens that can't secure their guns so shouldn't have them to begin with?

If they can't pass a background check they can't make the purchase.

Then we need stricter background checks to ensure that legal gun owners secure their weapons so criminals can't steal them.

What does stricter back ground checks have to do with making sure legal gun owners secure their firearms?
Are you saying do house to house inspections of gun owners using those gun records to insure those weapons are secure?

 

[Ravi]

No, but you can probably do some type of screening that would highlight people that are irresponsible.

 

[blastoff]

One dead asshole gunman. Thank you, Santa.

 

[Truthseeker420]

No, we don't you messing in our lives or society
worry about yourself

I'm not the one advocating womb checks, telling people who they can and can't marry, what they can and can't smoke,telling unions and corporations how to conduct business.....

good, then you put away this notion of "changing" society..it's too late for that anyway

Changing society? everything changes society. Unless you are an anarchist you believe in changing society.

 

[Truthseeker420]

If the gunman hadn't been shot, how many more would he have killed?

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.

if he didn't have a gun how many people would he have killed, idiota?

In 1912 a man walked into a house in Villisca, IA and killed eight people, including children, with an axe.

You had to go back to 1912?