Luger's Rants

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6/21/16

Gun Control, 2016

Concerning the recently defeated "gun control" bills that were considered by the Senate, let's examine the ramifications of these to understand why they were rejected. First is Sen. Feinstein's bill to deny a gun sale to anyone on the "no fly" and other secret government lists.  Not only does this violate the second amendment, it also violates the fourth, fifth and sixth amendments by removing "probable cause", "due process" and the right to confront the accuser (that information is held secretly and will not be revealed).  If the "government" decides that no one should own a gun, all that is needed is for them to put every person's name on a secret list.  Don't think that could happen?  Then you have not studied history.

Second was an alternative bill that would have placed a 72 hour 'hold' on firearms purchases for anyone on "the lists" and give the courts that period to review the evidence before issuing a final ruling on each case.  One party would not agree to any compromise, thus this was defeated.

Third is a bill that would have allowed data on those with mental issues to be accessed during the "Instant Check" process.  Again, one party refused to allow anything less than an absolute ban.

The forth was a bill to "close the gun show loophole" by requiring every gun purchaser to undergo a background check.  In reality, no "loophole" exists.  The legal sale of firearms between two parties may occur in most states.  A federal law would not only trample on "states' rights", it would criminalize common activities such as passing down grandpa's rifle to future generations and the costs would significantly impact the poor, disproportionately.
Such knee-jerk reactions to horrific incidents serve only to strip the God-given rights and freedoms from Americans, but also serve as ways to control The People (which, by definition are the government) by a few elitists who apparently wish to control our lives and thoughts - a quite un-American concept.

 
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