WRONG criticism! I agree that it’s a right & proper thing to ban guns in airports, but if some licensed concealed carry person had been around in those other instances then lives would have been saved, and one worthless life would have been eliminated.
Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
I left my shotgun on the front porch yesterday and it did not kill the mailman, paper boy, UPS delivery, FedEx guy/gal nor my neighbor.
Looks like poor Jonsey here is trying to make a ‘hail mary’ pass to suggest there’s some connection between the NRA and the shootings in Florida. That was a mental health issue which of course is politically incorrect to discuss so lets drag out that ole bugaboo, guns, again and see if that dead horse will run!
You’re right about the gun safety courses and proper handling of weapons but there are several states now that allow concealed carry without any training at all. That’s not going to make people safer.
In United States v. Cruikshank (1876), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that, “The right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence” and limited the applicability of the Second Amendment to the federal government.9 In United States v. Miller (1939), the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government and the states could limit any weapon types not having a “reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia.”1011
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In the twenty-first century, the amendment has been subjected to renewed academic inquiry and judicial interest.11 In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision that held the amendment protects an individual right to possess and carry firearms.1213 In McDonald v. Chicago (2010), the Court clarified its earlier decisions that limited the amendment’s impact to a restriction on the federal government, expressly holding that the Fourteenth Amendment applies the Second Amendment to state and local governments to the same extent that the Second Amendment applies to the federal government.14 In Caetano v. Massachusetts (2016), the Supreme Court reiterated its earlier rulings that “the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding” and that its protection is not limited to “only those weapons useful in warfare”.15
The NRA and the millions of law-abiding gun owners who never have even aimed a weapon at another human being,are not responsible for an armed trained killer taking advantage of a crowded public enclosure that is Zoned “Gun Free”!
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Has common sense been eradicated on this planet? It is missing from our “news” and from our officials who knew this latest killer should have been immediately put on the “no fly” list and should have been on some “watch list” and not allowed to transport a weapon and ammo on a plane flight!
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Then, the guilty and the say-anything-for-an-agenda squawk-boxes target an innocent, law-enforcement supporting private organization that believes in rights of self-defense and sports hunters for those never showing signs of being scoff-law people! ….. Americans who retain sanity and logic are thoroughly disgusted, IMO, and our Hope for a better public attitude is beginning to diminish!
Come on. If EVERYBODY on the plane had packed a pistol in their luggage, they could have defended themselves and taken out the bad guy. Of course if NOBODY had checked luggage, they could all have gotten the hell out of the airport before nutso got his bag.
An unenforced gun-free zone is useless … about the same as asking “bad guys” to wear black hats, so the “good guys” can identify them.
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If the people of this indivisible nation would actually listen to each other a sensible compromise could be worked out, but when exclusive ideologies override deliberation and reconciliation no solution can be reached.
Hey, come on! If Donald Trump and LaPierre claim that we need more guns, then, by God, we need more guns! It’s all part of Donnie’s plan to make America “stupid” again.
It is not so much the NRA at fault. According to airline rules, a passenger can take a gun with him if it is in his check on luggage. Also the shooter, had gone to the FBI and claimed ISIS was after him, and even though he had quite a case of mental disturbance, the government agencies seemed to have dropped the ball and not taken away from him his license to carry a weapon.
It is NOT the NRA, if you actually look into it, you will see such inept government agencies that you might want to puke.
tom_wright over 7 years ago
WRONG criticism! I agree that it’s a right & proper thing to ban guns in airports, but if some licensed concealed carry person had been around in those other instances then lives would have been saved, and one worthless life would have been eliminated.
Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
I left my shotgun on the front porch yesterday and it did not kill the mailman, paper boy, UPS delivery, FedEx guy/gal nor my neighbor.
ellisc over 7 years ago
Looks like poor Jonsey here is trying to make a ‘hail mary’ pass to suggest there’s some connection between the NRA and the shootings in Florida. That was a mental health issue which of course is politically incorrect to discuss so lets drag out that ole bugaboo, guns, again and see if that dead horse will run!
Gypsy8 over 7 years ago
The good guy with a gun doesn’t seem to be working.
onzerocs over 7 years ago
Heck of a job Wayne Lapierre! Your 0NE $million salary is well deserved…
sandflea over 7 years ago
You’re right about the gun safety courses and proper handling of weapons but there are several states now that allow concealed carry without any training at all. That’s not going to make people safer.
superposition over 7 years ago
SCOTUS changes:
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In United States v. Cruikshank (1876), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that, “The right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence” and limited the applicability of the Second Amendment to the federal government.9 In United States v. Miller (1939), the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government and the states could limit any weapon types not having a “reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia.”1011
.
In the twenty-first century, the amendment has been subjected to renewed academic inquiry and judicial interest.11 In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision that held the amendment protects an individual right to possess and carry firearms.1213 In McDonald v. Chicago (2010), the Court clarified its earlier decisions that limited the amendment’s impact to a restriction on the federal government, expressly holding that the Fourteenth Amendment applies the Second Amendment to state and local governments to the same extent that the Second Amendment applies to the federal government.14 In Caetano v. Massachusetts (2016), the Supreme Court reiterated its earlier rulings that “the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding” and that its protection is not limited to “only those weapons useful in warfare”.15
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
kline0800 over 7 years ago
The NRA and the millions of law-abiding gun owners who never have even aimed a weapon at another human being,are not responsible for an armed trained killer taking advantage of a crowded public enclosure that is Zoned “Gun Free”!
.
Has common sense been eradicated on this planet? It is missing from our “news” and from our officials who knew this latest killer should have been immediately put on the “no fly” list and should have been on some “watch list” and not allowed to transport a weapon and ammo on a plane flight!
.
Then, the guilty and the say-anything-for-an-agenda squawk-boxes target an innocent, law-enforcement supporting private organization that believes in rights of self-defense and sports hunters for those never showing signs of being scoff-law people! ….. Americans who retain sanity and logic are thoroughly disgusted, IMO, and our Hope for a better public attitude is beginning to diminish!
Malcolm Hall over 7 years ago
Come on. If EVERYBODY on the plane had packed a pistol in their luggage, they could have defended themselves and taken out the bad guy. Of course if NOBODY had checked luggage, they could all have gotten the hell out of the airport before nutso got his bag.
superposition over 7 years ago
An unenforced gun-free zone is useless … about the same as asking “bad guys” to wear black hats, so the “good guys” can identify them.
.
If the people of this indivisible nation would actually listen to each other a sensible compromise could be worked out, but when exclusive ideologies override deliberation and reconciliation no solution can be reached.
Mr. Blawt over 7 years ago
Republicans won, that pile of baggage will be a lot bigger when they are finished deregulations on guns.
William Bednar Premium Member over 7 years ago
Hey, come on! If Donald Trump and LaPierre claim that we need more guns, then, by God, we need more guns! It’s all part of Donnie’s plan to make America “stupid” again.
Art Neusbaum over 7 years ago
It is not so much the NRA at fault. According to airline rules, a passenger can take a gun with him if it is in his check on luggage. Also the shooter, had gone to the FBI and claimed ISIS was after him, and even though he had quite a case of mental disturbance, the government agencies seemed to have dropped the ball and not taken away from him his license to carry a weapon.
It is NOT the NRA, if you actually look into it, you will see such inept government agencies that you might want to puke.