“Gun legislation that advocacy groups call the strongest and most comprehensive to be taken up across the nation moved closer to passage early Thursday as the Connecticut House approved the tough gun measure,” CNN reports with characteristic objectivity. “The vote, 105-44, followed passage by the Senate a day earlier.” Republicans howled in protest at the Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety Act. Or not. House Minority Leader Larry Cafero said gun owners wouldn’t lose their guns or “high capacity” ammo mags “so long as they follow our rules and register.” All that’s left now is for Governor Malloy to assemble some parents of children mowed down in the Sandy Hook slaughter, wave the bloody shirt, trample on Constitution State residents’ Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms and spike the proverbial football. Given the connection between firearms ownership and individual freedom, I hereby declare Connecticut a slave state.
Regardless of the original translation, you’ve got to look at context. If the scripture was promoting complete pacifism, it would have been a complete contradiction to the events of Moses’ life, to say nothing of his successor Joshua. More to the point, the inherent right to self defence is something you find lauded over and over during later texts. For example, when the wall to jerusalem was being rebuilt, it was done with a hammer in one hand and a spear in the other. And although I know Passover was recently held up as an example of this principle, perhaps an even better example would be Purim, a festival directly devoted to Jews in the persian empire being permitted to defend their homes and prevent genocide themselves, NOT wait for the persian officials to come to their defence.
did the CT legislature also approve budgetary funds to defend against the eventual litigation and likely payment of attorney fees and expenses to the SAF ?
Took my last “don’t own a gun but sounds like fun” friend shooting yesterday.
Because of one crazy person who should’ve celebrated his last five birthdays in a rubber room I could become a felon. Wow.
Connecticut gun grabbers should probably start sending protesters to march outside the gates of any remaining gun manufacturers left in the state. After all, it’s for the children!
This is great. Now every criminal will run down to register his/her gun so in case they commit a crime and leave the gun there, we’ll know who did it, or at least who registered the gun. NOT! This is SO stupid. The legislation will simply create a whole new class of criminals – hundreds of thousands of people who believe the Second Amendment phrase “shall not be infringed” is still valid. Registration is infringement, plain and simple.
And the reward for your honesty, registering all your high-cap mags?
A giant red flag and a top spot on the NUT list.
How do you register something that doesn’t have a serial number?
I built a trailer – in Kansas, a trailer for personal use needs no registration, but one used commercially does.
I therefor took it to the State a patrol vehicle inspection station and they stamped it.
There will likely be some similar mechanism for non-manufactured weapons, although if you’ve a firearm whose serial because was removed they’ll want to know why and by whom, and might even order a magnetograph to determine what it was.
Molloy’s and his cadre of socialist misfits in the Connecticut legislature are nothing but ass-kissing lapdogs for Obama. From the interviews that I conducted with scores of citizens at the Capital yesterday, near-zero compliance to these unconstitituonal, draconian measures can be expected. Sadly, a significant number of Connecticut’s tax-paying citizens, from varying walks of life, are now planning to relocate to freedom-loving states across the country.
Looks like the “entitled” class will have to make up the difference for lost tax revenue
resulting from fleeing citizens and relocating firearms-manufacturing companies.
Yay. We’re f**ked.
*Long Live the Republic*
The stupid is strong.
It has been some time since i stopped being amazed at how stupid and corruptible are the people whom we elect. This is one fine example, imagine how many more there are across the country. Sadly, these are who we have given our power to take away our rights and they are to stupid to know when they are taking them away.
Unfortunately I live in Colorado at this moment in time. Whether or not they understand any of what they do these D-bags are in charge of the government. Hope we can start removing some of them this fall and vote to repeal these new laws. Love to see Gov. Dicklicker’s face if he is replaced after 1 term.
NY Slave (ha ha) here.
Although slave seems appropriate, it may not be the best term. I really prefer Subject. As an example, pre-1776 we were “British Subjects”, people that were _ruled_. Now, in the “slave states”, we are being “ruled.”
Thus, I think “Gun-Grabber Colony,” or just “Colonies” may be appropriate.
OR, we could also call ourselves territories. Unincorporated territories have no obligation to follow the Constitution, which sounds just like New York.
I have no problem with it. People who want to attach racist implications to the word slave often forget that black people are not the only people that experienced slavery. The number of slaves in the ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Persian, etc. empires dwarfs the number of slaves that were ever held in the short history of the United States. But, I’m not one of those people that gets my panties all up in a wad because someone else says something “offensive.” Just because something is “offensive” to someone else doesn’t mean the offended party has the right to censure the offender. Free speech people, free speech. I hear a lot of things said that I don’t like…some of which I really disdain. However, that doesn’t mean that someone else’s opinions should silenced just to accommodate my sensibilities. Build a bridge and get over it.
Sorry all, my pool of empathy is shallow even on a good day. But it is particularly shallow regarding isues like this.. We’ll all be slave states when the 2nd amendment gets squashed.
No, you should not. If only for the reason that when you use inflammatory language you come off as the stereotypical “gun nut” that is incapable of an informed and intelligent discussion. It’s no different than the far left people using a variety of phrases to describe gun right protective states. The rhetoric and invective needs to be toned down on both sides and you can start by taking the high ground and not demonizing an entire state for the stupidity of a reactionary legislature.
Using the term “slavery” allows the other side to use it as a distraction from the real issues.
The terms “oppressed” and “subject” might be more appropriate and accurate.
I think they meant “reload as frequently”
howard did this control crap in aus .improved nothing saved not one sole and cost the country millions for his useles buy back of guns .
“By passing comprehensive legislation that will save lives”
“Together with new restrictions on high-capacity ammunition magazines, the new law takes the steps necessary to help prevent mass shootings.”
I love how NOTHING gun control pushers say is EVER quantifiable. Disgusting, statist, ego-driven, self-righteous, manipulative, know-nothing negligence is what that statement amounts to.
Mr. Sugarmann, I could peel you like a pear and G-d himself would call it justice!
(Kudos to anyone who can name that movie)
I see that #7 on the list is blaming “then newfangled” comics / movies / books / music / video games. Of course if there was any reality to that thinking, we’d have thousands of mass murders every week around the world, not a handful per year. It’s always the old people who have little to no experience with a given type of media that want to blame it for societies problems, yet they always ignore the fact that the same problems existed before that form of media was invented.
They keep saying that word, “emotional.” That’s a problem. When you’re talking about the law, and justice, you can’t have words like “emotional.” It sends a message that you don’t care about justice and law, you’re only concerned with pushing your own (im)moral agenda. Justice is supposed to be blind and deaf to words like “emotion.” It says you’re only in it because you “feel” one way or another about the subject at hand.
If I’m not hunting and I’m just out and about in the woods I carry my LCP just like always.
Why you ask?
For the same reason I carry it when I go to town. It’s small, light and I “will” carry it. The .380 is a man killer when loaded with modern ammo and if I need a gun for protection around here is going to be against people or feral dogs.
While we have black bears around here but they are hunted so generally run if they encounter humans. If I do have to shoot a bear (heaven forbid!) I’m sure a magazine of Hornady .380 is not going to do him any good.
The heaviest caliber handgun I own is a Ruger Blackhawk in .357 mag and if I was going out west where the big bears roam I would carry it with a hot load in it.
Another sub-human scumbag unworthy of being called American.
I hope a criminal (y’know, the ones that don’t follow your fancy new laws) breaks into his morally-righteous, unarmed house and has his way with him and his family.
What, too harsh? He’s endangered the lives of American citizens by limiting their ability to protect himself. He’s an accomplice to murder, not to mention treason, and deserves to be treated as such.
With Taurus’ recent aquisition of Diamondback, I wonder how much this will affect them. Of course, Taurus has there own safety system they could potentially use.
Test.
Stupid bitch looks tired. Fat and ugly too. Maybe a Ball-Peen Hammer would help.