Anyone who has actually analyzed a school massacre scenario knows that guns aren’t the way to inflict the maximum number of casualties. But a bomb is. And it looks like one Oregon teenager figured that out, too, planning to attack their Albany, Oregon high school with homemade explosive devices that he had constructed and hidden in his home. While no one was hurt and the plot apparently didn’t involve firearms, it nonetheless has the potential to provide more, um, ammunition to gun control advocates . . .
As we have reported previously, Frank Lautenberg has once again whipped out his “Explosive Materials Background Check Bill” which would make it as difficult to buy gunpowder in the US as a brick of dynamite. It was a knee-jerk reaction to the Boston marathon bombing, one that would have had exactly zero impact on that scenario and wouldn’t have prevented the attack in any way. But it’s a “feel good” measure that puts the screws to gun owners, so naturally the Democrats are all over it.
The issue is that in the wake of the epic failure of any form of “universal background check” bill in the Senate, the Democrats (and president Obama) appear weak — unable to pass any of their disarmament agenda, no matter how much public support the media claims they have. Especially thanks to recent events, the Obama administration needs something to get the public’s mind off their cascading series of scandals and failures and once again get control of the narrative.
Obama has been floundering around trying to latch onto something — anything — that he can trumpet as a win for peace and justice. Something that would paint him once again in a positive light in the media. Which explains his recent speech highlighting the Guantanamo Bay prison and his promise to close it, despite that issue being on the political back burner for four years.
This planned school attack, even though it was been foiled, has the potential to put gunpowder regulation at the front of the line for things Obama and the Democrats can push in the very near future. They now have two recent events where explosives were the weapon of choice, and events which evoke a strong emotional response from low information voters. They can even try to piggy-back this onto the post-Newtown gun control fervor, claiming it as a “common sense” gun control measure.
In short, it looks like this might be the perfect storm for gunpowder regulation to finally take center stage in Congress. And given the current political climate, I doubt that they will let such an opportunity go to waste.
I give it 5 stars. I personally used the serpa holster in Afghanistan as a defense contractor. I’ve crawled with it jumped with it ect. And found it to be safe and secure. Every time I drew my pistol I found my index finger to be resting on the slide of the pistol.
Good luck to anyone trying to use smokeless powder to produce an explosive…black powder is a different issue…and it does NOTHING to help us when the dipshits on shows like Sons of Guns and FPS Russia are using Tannerite to create massive explosions…which are done for kicks and don’t do much to help the 2A cause.
I think an argument could be made for letting retired LEOs have weapons considered illegal under the SAFE act IF they were part of a reserve force like the Army reserve that trained regularly, were part of a command structure and could be called upon to provide policing duties in state or local emergencies. Since that is NOT the case, there is no reason that retired LEOs should get special privileges anymore than retired firearms instructors or firemen.
If retired LEOs are at risk for targeting by criminals, then they can show cause as to why they need a carry license just like anyone else in NYS who is in a risky profession—and be subject to the same arbitrary adjudication by a judge, sheriff or police chief. They should be restricted to carrying 7 rounds in the magazine and be required to register their rifles with black plastic on them.
Ammo for the anti gunners? Did the sun come up today? They don’t need ammo. They just make it up as they go along.
As a resident of IL I would have to say that this bill is far better than the other choice(40hrs classtime). Our reps came right out and said they wouldnt let us go past the deadline and would pass whatever was in front of them if it came down to the line. At least we got preemption out of the way. Now if we want to make a change it only takes a simple majority, but that can swing both ways.
Dynamite doesn’t come in bricks.
That said, ewww! What s with these dipshits? The would-be bombers and our would-be nannies both?
From a previous comment, I’ll presume that the propellant (explosive) was smokeless powder – a hard, but not impossible, thing to make work.
There are so many ways to make a boom that regulating gunpowder would serve as a bar to only the bottom few percent of terrorists/spree killers/agents provocateur.
Kudos to the police, but can Lostenberg and Feinkenstien please just elope and hobble off to Bermuda?
One would think a better way to get scandals off the news would be a major infrastructure renewal program, bridges first.
Beautiful. Unfortunately our legislators would rather have a dead law abiding citizen. Prosecutors, corrections, & police living off tax payers cash flow. No money in citizens making short work of criminals.
Do not forget that the family of the dead bad guy will sue the good guy in civil court for beaucoup money.
So we shouldnt have passed a law because your scared of being gunned down for CC? I cant figure out what you are getting at other than trolling for a race debate
If they want to stop bombings they will have to ban a lot more than just gunpowder. Basically, they will have to ban all chemicals, closed all libraries, and eliminate the internet. Also, they better stop teaching chemistry in school too. This crap is getting ridiculous and I’m sick of stupid reactive legislation.
The poor UK subjects are a few years too late..too bad that the lazy-ass citizens of the USA dont understand just how important that 2A really is…