It's that time of the year again...
As South Florida readies to welcome another New Year, police and public safety officials, along with grieving relatives, again warn of the dangers of a tradition that in some communities is as entrenched as it is reckless. Along with sound of firecrackers and rockets expected Saturday night, there will be gunfire.The two best reasons for staying at home on New Year's Eve are the proliferation of stupid people in this world. I refuse to put my future health and welfare at risk because of DUI drivers and morons exercising their 2nd Amendment rights and actively participating in a well regulated militia. Most importantly, I will not expose my loved ones to such nonsense.
"As much as you tell people not to do it, it continues," said Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti. "People may think that it's a way to celebrate, but that bullet has to come down and if you shoot it, you own it. You are liable criminally and civilly."
So call me a killjoy or a spoilsport but I'm sitting New Year's out again this year in my own home. That offers me some protection from my fellow South Floridians who haven't been endowed with the simple common sense and intellect that keeps many from enjoying or even attending New Years Day brunch the next day.
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11 comments:
You've been drinking that liberal Kenyan anti-Christmas Kool-Aid again, haven't you?
You refuse to acknowledge the truish proven fact that the way to make the streets safer is to ensure that EVERYbody carries a weapon -- that way when the rare nut case opens fire, his fellow responsible citizens don't have to stand by helplessly, they can take his ass out (hopefully not injuring anybody else. Details details).
So, using the same irrefutable logic, at midnight, the safest course of action is for EVERYbody to fire a gun into the air. (Ideally, they'll be outdoors at the time.)
See? It's easy when you put aside the lamestream mediums and think these things through logically. Armed and Reasonable, that's us!
Happy New Year!
2A, I am gonna disagree with your statement that everybody should be carrying: 1) Violent Felons should be disarmed (but they kinda refuse all the time) 2) If you don't want to carry, simply don't.
Rick does have an issue with the Second Amendment, but he eventually will have to accept it just like the rest of the Klukers had to accept ALL Civil Rights.
Shall we tell them 16 million firearms were sold to civilians in 2011?
We Are Mainstream.
I love our Constitution, Miquel, I just dislike how some people interpret it to suit their needs and hobbies.
"Shall we tell them 16 million firearms were sold to civilians in 2011?
We Are Mainstream."
Good for you! So does that mean you'll stop fretting that Obama is coming to take your guns?
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Nope. He is still trying but being totally unsuccessful. We aim to keep it that way.
Explain to me how "he is still trying," Miquel...and then follow up that discussion with some comments about why guns have been flying off shelves ever since a black President was elected.
I'm waiting.
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Let's start with his record prior the Presidency (Best way to determine future behavior is to check past behavior.)
As State Senator for IL.
In 2004 voted against Senate Bill 2165 which allowed people to right of citizens to protect themselves against home invasions, such that self-defense requirements would be viewed to take precedence over local ordinances against handgun possession. The Bill passed, Governor Rod (How much cash do you have for this senate seat?) Blagojevich vetoed and the Illinois Senate voted 40-18 to override Blagojevich's veto.
Still as IL Senator, he stated he supported the ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns & assault weapons (whatever that is.) He later claimed that a staffer did it for him. Do note that excuse, it was heard again by member of his Department of Justice to cover other ongoing scandal.
In 1998 he stated in the 1998 IL State Legislative National Political Awareness Test, that he supported "Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons, increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms & Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms (Funny this last one because gun manufacturers had already been doing that for a long while.)
In 2000 he co-sponsored a bill to limit gun purchases to one a month. Bill did not make it.
2005 voted against Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; Bill S 397
Voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting (. United States Senate, S. 397, vote number 217, Kennedy amendment July 29, 2005.)
OK, I am about 1/3 of the list here.
In http://change.gov/agenda/urbanpolicy_agenda/ still says "Obama and Biden would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade." The Tiahrt Amendment does not restrict access to information to LEOs but it does to politicians looking to tort gun owners or gun manufacturers. Even the ATF admitted it. But it makes for good PR BS. In the same place you also read "They support closing the gun show loophole" (Which does not exist) "and making guns in this country childproof"(read unoperable). They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent." (Keep hearing the same old story)
Then there was the application to work for the Administration were people was asked about gun ownership and to write down their gun registration information which is a bear if you live in a state like Florida that does not have gun registration.
Eric Holder at the beginning of his tenure told reporters that the Obama administration intended to authorize a ban on assault weapons. This got shot down (pun intended) when 60 plus Democrat congresspeople told him in a letter that they would oppose any attempt to re-introduce the AWB.
Crap... this is getting long, let's close it quick.
On March 30, 2011 Sarah Brady had a meeting with President Obama where he told her that we was working "under the Radar" to pass Gun Control & specifically "How records get into the system and what can be done about firearms retailers."
Unfortunately that was true and it was called Operation Fast & Furious where the DOJ authorized ATF to let Straw Purchasers buy guns and send them to Drug Cartels to Mexico under the excuse of tracing/tracking them to the heads of the cartel. Gun Shops were forced against their wishes to sell guns to suspicious individuals, Mexican Authorities were never warned that the gun were entering Mexico (Violation of US and international law) and ATF Field agents were ordered NOT to intercept the guns before they reached the border.So far more than 300 mexicans have been killed with guns directly linked to Fast & Furious and also Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry who was ambushed by Cartel Enforcers at the Arizona Mexico border.
There is a series of reports done by the Blogosphere (since the most Mainstream Media still refuses to cover it) about Fast and Furious.
This is part one:
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/a-journalist-s-guide-to-project-gunwalker
PS: Once you read this one, you may also want to know that 2 more allegations of "gun walking" are being researched, one in Texas and one here in Florida.
Good reporting, Miguel.
Of course, the blogosphere is never wrong about anything.
So there, Rick.
Quite a convincing presentation there, Miguel. A Democrat with a voting history of stricter gun regulation. Stop the presses!
And he still holds those beliefs as President and would support better ways of doing business when it comes to firearms? Wow. Now THERE'S a smoking gun, fer sure.
Which brings us to Fast and Furious. Hasn't the head of ATF, the agency responsible for the op, already resigned? Isn't a bit premature to declare this a systemic failure that reaches all the way to the White House?
Let me repeat....what is he doing? Not what has he done? What legislation is in the works? And how is it going to result in people losing the right to carry firearms? Most importantly, what are the chances of it passing a House that is dominated by Republicans who would rather watch this country fall off a cliff than pass anything that Obama sponsors?
And you haven't answered the 2nd part of my question about why guns have been flying off shelves ever since a black President was elected.
Take your time.
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" why guns have been flying off shelves ever since a black President was elected."
Answer: A Democrat with a voting history of stricter gun regulation. Stop the presses!
"And he still holds those beliefs as President and would support better ways of doing business when it comes to firearms?"
I do seem to recall that Slavery was also a business. BTW, Gun Control is not a better way to do business."
"Let me repeat....what is he doing?.....etc"
At legislative level, he is pretty much kaput and he knows it. Now, if you bother to read other than the Cliff Notes on fast & Furious, you will find out that is precisely one of the things he is doing (Do read about the emails regarding the use of F&F in order to pass ATF regulations reports on long guns on border states against the GCA of 1968. We also have IANSA which this administration already announced firmly supports and pretends to sign and with a senate on his side, it becomes law of the land.
And State Department was doing his bit also, namely the re-importation of M1 Garands and M1 Carbines sold to South Korea after the Korean War and that are classic weapons. The excuse was that they might be used by gangbangers to commit crimes even though they have to go through FFLs and no gangbanger would be caught dead with a WWII-era gun in his hand...plus they require some level of training.
"Isn't a bit premature to declare this a systemic failure that reaches all the way to the White House?"
No when there are emails from the director of the ATF and one of the White House Security Advisers.
"Hasn't the head of ATF, the agency responsible for the op, already resigned?"
DOJ was the agency responsible for the op, not ATF. The director Ken Nelson "resigned" to a better paying job within DOJ (Office of Legal Policy), Dennis Burke,U.S. Attorney for Arizona and on-site overseer of F&F stepped down and went into private practice but he got a great goodbye party in which Eric Holder himself was present and gave a splendid review of his performance.
There has been one direct firing and one transfer down because of F&F: The two ATF agents that were the whistleblowers for this case. All other supervisors were given transfers to better jobs within ATF or DOJ in DC.
If you don't want to check the link I provided you, just check the congressional record on the hearings. Just the presentation of the "redacted" emails sent by DOJ to Congressman Issa is worth watching.
http://thepatriotperspective.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/issa-redacted.jpg
But I know you won't.
The ATF is part of DOJ, Miguel. ATF conducts the investigation and the USAO prosecutes it. Just sayin'.
So every time a Democrat is elected, guns sales escalate? Is that at the state level, too? You can't prove that, Miguel, because it isn't true. You and I both know why guns have been selling at record levels since 2008 and why, with the Republican field of kooks running for President, they're selling now. I think we both also have a pretty good idea of who is buying them.
Fast and Furious may be an example of a government op with some mistakes (like that has never happened before!) but to hold it up as some kind of proof that agents are going to be knocking at our doors and asking us for our guns is ludicrous.
We could debate all day about stricter enforcement of existing gun laws and whether or not everyone in this country being issued a revolver is the answer to our crime problems, but I think it's best to take a deep breath and place your paranoia on hold, Miguel.
Wait. Was that a noise out on your patio? Better go check!
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