The FAST Approaching Gun Ban

[maxpower]

I'm hoping to vote for Elizabeth Warren.

So am I. Clinton vs Jeb Bush would be like the choice between these two.

[AlexisDVyne]

Can you guarantee revolution won't bring real tyranny instead of the pretend tyranny gun nuts are always fantasizing and whining about? Instead try increasing the size of the electorate; i.e. campaign with reasoned argument and vote. If you can succeed in getting a majority of eligible citizens to vote (rather than suppressing the vote), then I'll believe that maybe that revolution isn't just a fleck of gunpowder in your eye.

Revolutions can happen in many ways..

No I don't want the gun toting whackos in office..

Like I said.. 10's or 100's of millions using social media.. gotta be organized tho..

The current fascist like regime that rules the USSA won't go out without a multi-trillion dollar fight tho and it is impossible for the average american to make a difference..

Wall Street will destroy anyone who tries to get them out of the White House..

Here in Canada our leaders are just whitehouse puppets since the 70's when Nixon used economic blackmail to make the Canadian government complicit to their will..

[Prospero]

Nice people with nice habits....the gun toting NRA thugs who threaten women

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/...men-moms-texas

[trish]

Spitting, Stalking, Rape Threatening, Racist, Cowardly, Gun-Fetishist Fuck-holes make me want to puke. They should stand in a circle, stroke their barren barrels and shoot themselves.

[robertlouis]

Further proof, as if it were really necessary, that too large a part of the US population is certifiably mad. The dicks are unbelievable.

And the comments below are just as worrying.

Any of the usual suspects care to defend this?

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/...en-carry-texas

[martin48]

Here's a recent opinion piece.



The United States of America died on April 2, 2014. It expired in a silence that was earsplitting. It did not disappear because of an attack from another country. It did not end at the hand of terrorists. It self-destructed in a form of suicide predicted by its founders, and executed by its own government.



A few quotes from our founding fathers, and our greatest president:
"Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide."
John Adams



"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."
Thomas Jefferson




"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln



What was the cause of our beloved country's death? Greed. It was hidden behind organizations with titles such as "Citizens United," and "Citizens for Prosperity." What they actually are composed of are lobbyists representing the one percent of America; its wealthiest citizens.



The Supreme Court of the United States was established as the third of the check and balance systems to insure that none of the three would be able to exercise dictatorial power. It was not intended to be controlled by a political party. Today, 4/2/2014, that all changed, and democracy died a quiet but irreversible death.



In a partisan vote of five to four, Republican controlled justices decreed that individuals can contribute as much money as they wish to a political party. In other words, the wealthy can buy elections, and they alone will decide who governs our country.



Unfortunately men and women of my age group who have been involved and are knowledgeable regarding the political structure of our country have foreseen this as a definite possibility. The emergence and growing power of lobbies has changed the effectiveness of our government to make decisions which affect all of the nation's people. Corruption is the norm, and morality does not exist in our Nation's Capital.



From this day forward, votes have no meaning in elections. Because most voters believe the blatant lies they see on television ads, they will vote for the person who most effectively ministers negative and fallacious commercials. Democracy no longer exists. Money and money alone will decide who wins elections.



The Supreme Court has become a tool of the Republican Party, and therefore the wealthiest one percent in our nation. I hate to be this negative, but I see no hope for the working class. Minimum wage will never be raised. Corporations will continue to make outrageous profits, while those who work for them live in poverty with minimal or no benefits.
Our founding fathers had a wonderful idea. Now they see its failure, as they predicted. America is no longer the greatest nation in the world. It's not even in the top twenty five.



James Turnage

[notdrunk]

Further proof, as if it were really necessary, that too large a part of the US population is certifiably mad. The dicks are unbelievable.

And the comments below are just as worrying.

Any of the usual suspects care to defend this?

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/...en-carry-texas

There is a right way to do something, there is a wrong to do something. They chose poorly in excising their right under the law. I like to think elements of OCT fall into the same category as Code Pink with their style of protesting; however, they don't get arrested as much.

[buttslinger]

We studied American History in the sixth grade, so all Americans start with the PG-13 rating facts, and really, unless you're a History Buff or something, or hang out with people that enjoy talking about that stuff, that's where it ends. Our Founding Fathers, you could probably find heavier Law Minds at a good first year University. Franklin was a perv, Jefferson knocked up his Slavegirl, Washington owed London Banks some heavy coin he defaulted on. So these guys didn't have a Crystal Ball, basically they just didn't want to pay King George taxes.
But the time and the place was right, a brand new continent, lots of brand new ideas and opportunities. However in reality it wasn't til a hundred years ago that we even got all our 48 States on the Flag.
Same old story: people under certain unique circumstances.
I am not sure how much of America is actually controlled by the evil ONE PERCENT, If they all belong to the Skull and Bones Club, or rig the Stock Market. Maybe fucking up the Government is all you need to do to stay on top. I know that For, of, and By the People is a lot of that PG-13 stuff, nobody looks of for the little guy and goes unpunished.

Guns and Freedom are a dangerous mix. You can own a gun before the age of consent, before you can vote, before you can drink a beer. (If Daddy springs for it)
Thank you, thank you very much.
American LAW is restricted by logic, but the American Mindset is to the Moon.

[NYBURBS]

Further proof, as if it were really necessary, that too large a part of the US population is certifiably mad. The dicks are unbelievable.

And the comments below are just as worrying.

Any of the usual suspects care to defend this?

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/...en-carry-texas

Actually, the head of Moms Demand Action strikes me as a bit of a loon and histrionics queen, too. Each side in this debate has its far fringes.

Regardless of what side you sit on, this debate won't be settled until at least the 2014 mid-terms and more likely the 2016 presidential elections. There are several justices that are unlikely to last past the next president, and who gets to appoint their successor will likely determine how broadly the second amendment is interpreted.

[NYBURBS]

There is a right way to do something, there is a wrong to do something. They chose poorly in excising their right under the law. I like to think elements of OCT fall into the same category as Code Pink with their style of protesting; however, they don't get arrested as much.

I would tend to agree that openly carrying rifles and pistols into most public places is not the best way to go about things. On the other hand, if people are really so frightened of the open display of a weapon then states should ease the restrictions they have on obtaining concealed carry permits.

I believe much of this goes back to the mid-1800s when states began to forbid concealed carry and left only the option for openly carried firearms.