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Quote of the Day: CT Senator Blumenthal’s Hope for Change

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“I think history is on our side. Whether it’s this session or next session or at some point in the future. We will prevail, no question in my mind . . . I hope that another tragedy isn’t necessary to provide additional momentum.” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Blumenthal, Murphy: Gun Background Check Debate ‘Not Going Away’ [via ctnewsjunkiecom] [h/t RC]

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  1. “I hope that another tragedy isn’t necessary to provide additional momentum.” It sounds like he also wouldn’t mind seeing another tragedy so he can splash around in the victims’ blood, tears, and grief.

    But also take note of the statist mindset, he believe that a disarmed citizenry, controlled by the government/state is the best way for life to be lived. He doesn’t look at any of history and see how governments/states/authoritarian regimes abuse the citizenry, he sees the way to a new-feudal system with pols like him in the royalty class and his cronies as the nobility, and the rest of us as lowly peasants existing only to serve the nobility and royalty.

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  2. I hope that another tragedy isn’t necessary to provide additional momentum.”

    Liar. You mean you hope there’s another tragedy to provide additional momentum.

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  3. I think history is on our side.

    I always found this statement creepy as all hell. Does the speaker mean history as it happened or history as it was/will be written? Does the speaker mean the statement to be positive or negative since history as it happened is on all sides all the time. History was on Hitlers side as well as Churchills. History as a record of events is simply that, a record of events and takes no sides. Those who write history do take sides though and that is creepy.

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    • Well, you also have to know which history he means. Does he mean the 238+ year history of America? If so, then he’s flat out wrong or he’s lying. Had the British been able to disarm Americans prior to 1776, the United States would never have come to be. If he means countries where the people are/were kept disarmed, docile & under bureaucratic control, then perhaps he’s onto something. Government should only exist by consent of the governed.

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  4. I believe that this seems to be the new tact of the democrats and civilian disarmament industry — that they claim victory even when there is obvious defeat because the morons who listen to them cannot distinguish between the two and only listen to what they are saying. It does not matter if its Obamacare or gun control this seems to be the new theme — Nancy Pelosi believes that Obamacare is just fine and that democrats should be using that in November as the best government rollout ever. I say this is denial and delusion.

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  5. When every citizen is a criminal, how can the government be legitimate?

    And, make no mistake, every single person in the United States is a criminal. The people refusing to register arms in Connecticut are only one type. You, I, and everybody we know break dozens of laws every day, just by the act of living our lives.

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  6. The televison producers were running out of ideas when Smith said, “What about a show that’s a cross between F Troop and Gilligan’s Island where they try to free Hogan’s Heros?”

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  7. “I hope that another tragedy isn’t necessary to provide additional momentum. However, if there is another tragedy you can be sure we will wave as many bloody flags as we can to further our agenda.” Maybe I made up the last sentence, but it is what he was thinking.

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  8. Since every gun used in recent high profile mass shootings was bought through the background check, I’m still wondering how they can dare to claim that a UBC would reduce those shootings. The blatant dishonesty would be shocking if it weren’t so commonplace among gun grabbers.

    One more time, it’s not about safety. It’s about control.

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  9. “Yelp reviews should be focused on everyday customer experiences with a business”

    And said business calling potential diners “douchebag” isn’t a customer experience?

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  10. Regards,

    Clarence
    Yelp User Support
    San Francisco, California
    I think this says it all about Yelp. Any body doing business only looking for feel-good are themselves douchebags.

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  11. It’s hard not to violate the TTAG terms when it comes to jackasses like this. To trample over everybody’s writes and then to come of as magnanimous. History won’t be kind to you, Senator. Hopefully, the present won’t, either.

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  12. Well let’s be honest here. There’s probably just as many crazies that follow a Republican political creed.

    More to the point the left is more deadly than the right because an active part of their platform involves stripping the tools of self defense from the masses. And that gets people killed daily.

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  13. “In 1963 a radical left wing socialist shot and killed John F. Kennedy, President of the United States”

    REALLY?? While we do not know for certain who DID kill JFK — at this point — we know who DID NOT with 1000.00% certainty. The firearms/ballistic evidence alone is pretty striking. &BTW: Why would someone buy a rifle mail-order — sent to an address traceable to himself — when in TX in 1963 anyone could buy a rifle for cash at any hardware store (absurdity #4,567,324).

    Modern, legitimate ebooks on the subject can take you through all the data — link by link. National Archives, Warren Commission (beyond the summary), Mary Ferrell Foundation, JFK library, LBJ library etc. Obama recently decided to NOT declassify a significant amount of remaining data.

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  14. Jesus, what brand of desperate click-bait hell is this?

    Teamed up with Fox News on the “we got nothin so here’s some hysterical bullshit” train?

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  15. Absolutely ridiculousness, this list could be easily made of r Republicans just go get the info its out there.

    i like how you “not a single republican or Tea party member was involved in these shooting”. that because they have their own list that dems are not in. and most of those people were mentally unstable, so a gun in the hands of anyone unstable will be bad dem or rep. when you start a list for Rep, dont forget to put, Dick Cheney, known Rep, vice pres and shot the face of his friend in a “hunting accident”

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  16. The MSRP is very steep, and I’d rather have a nice, pretty blued finish than the more pedestrian stainless. For what it’s worth, I’ll wait and see if these turn out to be as nicely made and accurate as the older guns. In the meantime…

    Tom

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  17. Man this blog would be awesome of you had folks like Mike and Andrew writing for it regularly.

    RF, get on that!

    Andrew did a hell of a job over at Legal Insurrection during the Zimmerman trial, and Mike is an excellent writer and has great perspective.

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  18. Heavy recoil. It could blow your arms off, oh wrong statue.
    Would not shoot a 50BMG naked!!!!!!!

    OK photo shop people. lets see other works of art with guns!

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