the push by Americans to obtain guns, ammo and licenses has sent a serious message to Congress.
Bring it!!! On Feb 18, 7:56 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > Debate on Gun Control Should Ask Whether Congress Has Power to > RegulateByWilliam J. Watkins Jr. > February 14, 2013, 10:06am > Also published inThe Christian Science Monitoron Wed. February 13, 2013 > Gun control has become one of the preeminent battles of 2013. During a press > conference last month, in which he was surrounded by children, President > Obama urged Congress to ban assault (semiautomatic) weapons, limit magazines > to 10 bullets, and introduce universal background checks for all firearm > buyers. And last night, Mr. Obama again called for this regulation in his > State of the Union address. Naming those affected by gun violence, he > asserted to a cheering, standing crowd: They deserve a vote. > Across the country, Americans are debating the effectiveness of Obama s > gun-control proposals. Commentators on the left argue that semiautomatic > weapons and high-capacity magazines aren t necessary for home defense or > hunting. On the right, the president s critics say limiting guns won t end > violence and point out that no matter what laws Congress passes, criminals > will still find ways to be well armed. The proposed legislation, they > contend, simply would put law-abiding citizens at a disadvantage.Read the > full article > > http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3552 -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
