“A working group led by Vice President Biden is seriously considering measures backed by key law enforcement leaders that would require universal background checks for firearm buyers, track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, strengthen mental health checks, and stiffen penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors, the sources said.” – White House weighs broad gun-control agenda in wake of Newtown shootings [via washingtonpost.com]
From the article: “It is irresponsible of us to force residents to prove they are entitled to a right that was granted to them under the Constitution.”
I beg to differ. That right is granted to me by God. The Constitution merely recognizes it.
AKs and M1s for me. I have no personal beef with the AR platform, and there’s some damn fine rifles in the family, they just don’t part me with my money like others do.
As an AR fan, I always joke with my brother (an AK fan) that when you buy an AK, you get a small velvet bag. You use it to hold the parts that fall off when you fire it.