Comments on: New weapons ban follows footsteps of past gun legislation failures http://preview.whitmanpioneer.com/2009/04/30/new-weapons-ban-follows-footsteps-of-past-gun-legislation-failures/ Whitman news, delivered. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: James Refalo http://preview.whitmanpioneer.com/2009/04/30/new-weapons-ban-follows-footsteps-of-past-gun-legislation-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-4470 James Refalo Sun, 03 May 2009 08:28:36 +0000 http://whitmanpioneer.com/?p=5272#comment-4470 Not only have gun ban's failed to reduce crime, but so have supposedly "reasonable" gun control laws, such as registration, licensing, and requiring a permit. One sweeping attempt that comes to mind is the dismal failure of the stringent gun controls Hawaii implemented (all three of the above) in 1967, which resulted in a 42 percent increase in the island's murder rate and 144 percent increase in the Hawaii's rape rate during the following two years. Five years later, those numbers up 183 and 326 percent respectively. (See "What We've learned in New York, Washington, and Hawaii" by David T. Hardy.) Now Obama's at it. And if you don't think he wants your guns, how about his complete fabrication that 90 percent of the guns used by Mexican drug gangs are coming from the US, when he was speaking to the press in Mexico? It had been revealed to be a gross exaggeration in the press two weeks before he spoke those words. And btw, it is not even the 70% claimed by the Mexican government, which based those numbers on a small percentage of guns that they could trace, because they were manufactured or sold in the US-- ignoring that virtually all of the weapons are not traceable, because they are of Russian or Chinese manufacture, fully automatic, and therefore, imported to Mexico through South America. But Obama knows this, he doesn't care. His goal is to register your guns, then make it untenable to own one. Not only have gun ban’s failed to reduce crime, but so have supposedly “reasonable” gun control laws, such as registration, licensing, and requiring a permit. One sweeping attempt that comes to mind is the dismal failure of the stringent gun controls Hawaii implemented (all three of the above) in 1967, which resulted in a 42 percent increase in the island’s murder rate and 144 percent increase in the Hawaii’s rape rate during the following two years. Five years later, those numbers up 183 and 326 percent respectively. (See “What We’ve learned in New York, Washington, and Hawaii” by David T. Hardy.)

Now Obama’s at it. And if you don’t think he wants your guns, how about his complete fabrication that 90 percent of the guns used by Mexican drug gangs are coming from the US, when he was speaking to the press in Mexico? It had been revealed to be a gross exaggeration in the press two weeks before he spoke those words.

And btw, it is not even the 70% claimed by the Mexican government, which based those numbers on a small percentage of guns that they could trace, because they were manufactured or sold in the US– ignoring that virtually all of the weapons are not traceable, because they are of Russian or Chinese manufacture, fully automatic, and therefore, imported to Mexico through South America. But Obama knows this, he doesn’t care. His goal is to register your guns, then make it untenable to own one.

]]> By: Peter http://preview.whitmanpioneer.com/2009/04/30/new-weapons-ban-follows-footsteps-of-past-gun-legislation-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-4464 Peter Fri, 01 May 2009 18:16:21 +0000 http://whitmanpioneer.com/?p=5272#comment-4464 I agree, criminals will always have an effective way to kill people. They will simply obtain guns from black market sources, which is basically what they are already doing. Plus, an assault weapons ban would violate the 2nd amendment of the constitution. Ordinary people have the right to have access to deadly weapons for the sake of preserving a free state. I agree, criminals will always have an effective way to kill people. They will simply obtain guns from black market sources, which is basically what they are already doing.

Plus, an assault weapons ban would violate the 2nd amendment of the constitution. Ordinary people have the right to have access to deadly weapons for the sake of preserving a free state.

]]> By: Chad http://preview.whitmanpioneer.com/2009/04/30/new-weapons-ban-follows-footsteps-of-past-gun-legislation-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-4462 Chad Fri, 01 May 2009 17:17:15 +0000 http://whitmanpioneer.com/?p=5272#comment-4462 You speak the truth. all too often the media vilifies the guns not the criminal. You speak the truth. all too often the media vilifies the guns not the criminal.

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