And the Gun control begins.

Kelevra said:

I don't think so. Unless things have changed, he was shooting a Glock with an extended mag. Not an assault weapon. They will try anything. If we sit quietly by and allow the BS to flow, they might get traction. If we stand up for a change, I don't think it will fly!

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I'll be the first to admit I don't know a lot about various kinds of weapons. But I knew enough that the pistol certainly wasn't an 'assault' weapon. Either the writer doesn't have a clue about guns or he is gun savvy and will deceive in any way possible to further his agenda. This will be in the Journal/Sentinel in a couple days. We need to step up and write our responses. As an editor for the paper, we need to show what an uninformed fool he is.

The attack seems to be going after "high" capacity mags. Remember many states have limitations now, making it a no cost gun control vote for members of congress from those states. The other attack is making it socially unacceptable for Walmart to sell ammunition. The old "guns are worthless without ammunition" or "lets make ammunition prohibitly expensive" routine.

the government reaction(s) to this point have been inappropriate and un-needed; both bills introduced have nothing to do with, nor will affect a tragedy from happening. Limiting the rights of the law abiding have no effect on the criminal element. increasing the rights of the law abiding is the only real effective response that should be given. more armed citizens means less crime, and less tragedies. This incident has been catapulted to the front of the public eye, while the normal nobody citizens that are shot by the lawless every day in this country continue to suffer, without any real voice for them. Perhapse if an Open Carrier favors a candidate, to show his support, and social responsibility they should show up in proximity to their candidate legally, and lawfully armed.

added on edit; if challenge was made to a OC'er in proximity to an elected official, one should answer; this elected official is paid with my tax dollars, and I am here to protect my investment.

The douchebaggery of the moonbats knows no bounds. They are always trying to force their left wing states agendas on others. The lawmakers should make a point of letting the states deal with their own gun laws and I think this would be the best statement for the conservatives to make when confronted with the law. Not only that, but with the practice of listing constitutional authority for the proposed laws now in effect, it will be interesting to see if a commerce clause argument will win against a now federally recognized fundemental right to bear arms.

The ASB expired in 2004. That means they have been waiting with baited breath for 6 years for something to happen like this so they could somehow take advantage of it. Think about that. Six years! In that time way more people were killed with knives, baseball bats, bare hands, swimming pools, and trampolines than supposed "assault weapons".

Remember the video? Mcarthy was the one who didn't even know WTF a barrel shroud was in her own legislation. As if a barrel shroud (ie. a glorified forearm), made something more dangerous. Her soul purpose was and is, to ban legal ownership of firearms.

I'm hoping the newly elected conservatives go about this the right way.

Here in AZ the shootings are all you hear or see in the news media but I have to say that the reporting and even the editorials are fairly balanced. For every gun-hater there is a supporter to counter the claim.

Will the far left attempt to capitalize on the event? Surely, and when don't they?
Will anything they do have any lasting effect on our 2A rights? No way.

As soon as I saw this on the news Sat. afternoon I knew the hand wringing and gnashing of the teeth would immediately follow. Not only the guns I've heard some want to make threatening dialogue/remarks a federal crime :cuss:.

Even if high capacity mags were not available anymore, the simple solution for the bad guy would be to carry more guns. No need to reload.