...We're not against guns or the Second Amendment.(click title to entry - thank you) But we are against how the gun lobby and their supporters have distorted the Second Amendment — not as a freedom for a citizen to own a gun, but as permission to own as many guns as he wants. Reasonable limits or controls on stockpiling firearms, for whatever reason, become curtailments of precious "rights" and "freedoms."...
The is an American phenomena that occurs when an event of mass killing occurs with guns; the 'market place' lights up.
There are a lot of social dynamics revolving around the gun culture in the USA. The gun lobby loves to sequester statistics that work in their favor. They taint the reality of gun laws. The gun control laws work. The Assault Weapons Ban worked.
The Assault Weapons Ban starts with The Cleveland Massacre. Below are the dead victims of that massacre. They were children.
The bulk of the assault weapons purchased before the ban ended up in the hands of collectors primarily. You can define collector any way you want. At any rate, the value of assault weapons decreased after the ban. They lost their lust. There were more assault weapons on the collector market than necessary to hold their value. Basically, the narcisstic drive of the Gun Lobby Group worked against their best interests. Their collections lost value by their own paranoia.
The most bizarre argument I have heard justifying the expiration of The Assault Weapons Ban during Bush's years was the fact deaths decreased across the nation but less so in states having their own assault weapons ban.
The fact there were less murders across the USA was not a result of the expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban. There were not citizens armed with assault weapons fending off attacks by criminals with assault weapons. It is a hideous argument and has no basis in reality.
The fall in murder rates decreased AT THE SAME TIME as the expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban because of 'the times' in the USA. It was post September 11, 2001 and it was different in society at that time. The fact the murder rate decreased at a slower rate in states that continued their own assault weapons ban had nothing to do with their ban. The states were going to have slower reductions because they have large cities with increased murder rates to begin with. States like New York have a higher murder rate than the nation due to New York City. But, the idea all these statistics drastically changed overnight as soon as Americans could get their hands on assault weapons is nonsense. It is not the experience of the population at all. They are manipulated statistics to provide an unrealistic argument.
To put it simply, "The Mood of the Country Changed" after September 11th. It was palpable, more community and more protective of each other. There were anthropological reasons for the change in murders, not simply because assault weapons were not available. Call me crazy but I didn't run out to get an assault weapon to protect myself on a trip to downtown.
The federal ban on assault weapons ended on September 13, 2004, three years after the terrorist attacks on the USA. The country was different. The difference in the populous of the USA after the attacks in 2001 lingers yet today. It was a culture the nation embraced. Being responsible to each other in benign ways of everyday life was something the people believed was a good safeguard.
The debate over these bans have already begun.
...But Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), (click here) appearing alongside Feinstein, said such legislation would do little to curtail mass killings and instead would "reduce America's freedom."...
One aspect overlooked by this debate, is the fact if gun shops could not sell assault guns in the USA anymore, it would reduce police deaths and it would curtail the drug war at the southern USA border into Mexico.
While the political Right Wing wants to persecute a very effective Attorney General they won't dare stop the sale of assault weapons in the country. The anger with the AG is hideous when one considers if the weapons were not available to the Straw Purchasers the desperate 'gun walking strategies' of the ATF would not have even been conceived. Straw Purchasers buy assault weapons and munition legally in the USA no different than the gunman in Aurora.
The is an American phenomena that occurs when an event of mass killing occurs with guns; the 'market place' lights up.
There are a lot of social dynamics revolving around the gun culture in the USA. The gun lobby loves to sequester statistics that work in their favor. They taint the reality of gun laws. The gun control laws work. The Assault Weapons Ban worked.
The Assault Weapons Ban starts with The Cleveland Massacre. Below are the dead victims of that massacre. They were children.
Rathaner Or, age 9
Ram Chun, age 8
Sokhim An, age 6
Oeum Lim, age 8
Thuy Tran, age 6
Assualt weapons were very valuable. Their price increased because they were a focus of power and will. Immediately before the Assault Weapons Ban there was a huge run on assault weapons. There is always a market run on anything gun, munitions, ammunitions after a massacre in the USA. It is a consistent dynamic.
The Right Wing Gun Nuts become frantic that their fears of a zombie attack will happen and they won't be armed to the maximum in order to survive. They start to buy up every weapon, every bullet, every means of fire power in the area. I am sure it is happening now. Every bizarre maximum load clip will be bought and ordered by the idiots before the week is out. They won't stop to pay tribute to the victims, the good people. They will continue to fill their narcisstic, self-righteous paradigm to their graves. This dynamic was true before The Assault Weapons Ban. There were huge stockpiles of guns absorbed by gun owners before the ban.
The Right Wing Gun Nuts become frantic that their fears of a zombie attack will happen and they won't be armed to the maximum in order to survive. They start to buy up every weapon, every bullet, every means of fire power in the area. I am sure it is happening now. Every bizarre maximum load clip will be bought and ordered by the idiots before the week is out. They won't stop to pay tribute to the victims, the good people. They will continue to fill their narcisstic, self-righteous paradigm to their graves. This dynamic was true before The Assault Weapons Ban. There were huge stockpiles of guns absorbed by gun owners before the ban.
The most bizarre argument I have heard justifying the expiration of The Assault Weapons Ban during Bush's years was the fact deaths decreased across the nation but less so in states having their own assault weapons ban.
The fact there were less murders across the USA was not a result of the expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban. There were not citizens armed with assault weapons fending off attacks by criminals with assault weapons. It is a hideous argument and has no basis in reality.
The fall in murder rates decreased AT THE SAME TIME as the expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban because of 'the times' in the USA. It was post September 11, 2001 and it was different in society at that time. The fact the murder rate decreased at a slower rate in states that continued their own assault weapons ban had nothing to do with their ban. The states were going to have slower reductions because they have large cities with increased murder rates to begin with. States like New York have a higher murder rate than the nation due to New York City. But, the idea all these statistics drastically changed overnight as soon as Americans could get their hands on assault weapons is nonsense. It is not the experience of the population at all. They are manipulated statistics to provide an unrealistic argument.
To put it simply, "The Mood of the Country Changed" after September 11th. It was palpable, more community and more protective of each other. There were anthropological reasons for the change in murders, not simply because assault weapons were not available. Call me crazy but I didn't run out to get an assault weapon to protect myself on a trip to downtown.
The federal ban on assault weapons ended on September 13, 2004, three years after the terrorist attacks on the USA. The country was different. The difference in the populous of the USA after the attacks in 2001 lingers yet today. It was a culture the nation embraced. Being responsible to each other in benign ways of everyday life was something the people believed was a good safeguard.
The debate over these bans have already begun.
...But Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), (click here) appearing alongside Feinstein, said such legislation would do little to curtail mass killings and instead would "reduce America's freedom."...
One aspect overlooked by this debate, is the fact if gun shops could not sell assault guns in the USA anymore, it would reduce police deaths and it would curtail the drug war at the southern USA border into Mexico.
While the political Right Wing wants to persecute a very effective Attorney General they won't dare stop the sale of assault weapons in the country. The anger with the AG is hideous when one considers if the weapons were not available to the Straw Purchasers the desperate 'gun walking strategies' of the ATF would not have even been conceived. Straw Purchasers buy assault weapons and munition legally in the USA no different than the gunman in Aurora.
The opposition to the Assault Weapons Ban is because of money and plenty of it.
The argument that the USA will convert into a communist dictatorship without assault weapons is THE most hideous of all arguments. When one considers how one man could ultimately kill 6000 people with his sole capacity had he been better 'practiced' the idea there is going to be a subversive movement to turn the USA 'sour' in some ways is stupid.
If one man could do this, master guns and bombs in a matter of a couple of months, imagine if he were joined by five others, like the attack in a movie theater in Russia years ago. The Russian theater assault didn't seek to kill people initially, it was about taking hostages.
36,000 dead people is more than 10% of the populous of Aurora. Would the city ultimately surrender to end the killing? You betcha.
I mean the scenarios that can occur under the current gun and weapon market in the USA has astounding potential. It is already fueling a war in Mexico and has destabilized an entire government. When one speaks of the drug cartel deaths in Mexico they can look at the American gun market to its dynamics. The political Right Wing has no argument here. They cry about border control. What about gun control to end the trafficking across that border?
If one man could do this, master guns and bombs in a matter of a couple of months, imagine if he were joined by five others, like the attack in a movie theater in Russia years ago. The Russian theater assault didn't seek to kill people initially, it was about taking hostages.
36,000 dead people is more than 10% of the populous of Aurora. Would the city ultimately surrender to end the killing? You betcha.
I mean the scenarios that can occur under the current gun and weapon market in the USA has astounding potential. It is already fueling a war in Mexico and has destabilized an entire government. When one speaks of the drug cartel deaths in Mexico they can look at the American gun market to its dynamics. The political Right Wing has no argument here. They cry about border control. What about gun control to end the trafficking across that border?
Something needs to be done in the USA. There is no basis to a sincere debate about the issue. Senator Feinstein has many of the issues surrounding the gun market in California including its southern bordeR and drug gangs in Los Angeles. There are virtual 'no go zones' in Los Angeles with the violence spilling out to the surrounding communities killing children there, too. Is there any reason to wonder why she would be among the first to speak out?
There are far too many GUNS ON THE STREET in the USA and even with a renewed assault weapons ban, it will a long time before this disasterous paradigm is cleaned up. Over 300 million guns on the streets of the USA. Over 300 million. The price tag to that number is staggering. But, to believe the nightmare will end with The Ban, is not realistic. The argument will be criminals will always get their weapons anyway; well, for some time after The Ban law abiding citizens can buy them up, too!
There are far too many GUNS ON THE STREET in the USA and even with a renewed assault weapons ban, it will a long time before this disasterous paradigm is cleaned up. Over 300 million guns on the streets of the USA. Over 300 million. The price tag to that number is staggering. But, to believe the nightmare will end with The Ban, is not realistic. The argument will be criminals will always get their weapons anyway; well, for some time after The Ban law abiding citizens can buy them up, too!
