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117. JFK was killed with an antique bolt action rifle
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 04:16 PM
Jun 2016

There was another shooter, in a bell tower. Its going to be more difficult that just that. I dont have any answers. Pretty much what you suggest is a more restrictive ban than what the UK or Australia has. Im not saying thats a bad thing, but realistically I just dont think that will ever happen here.

+1,000 malaise Jun 2016 #1
Sorry but the victims will be mourned and it is not about you and your issues. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #4
. JudyM Jun 2016 #10
In Florida, guns are banned from being taken into bars. So there was supposed to be no guns. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #42
Yeah, another few dozen people spraying bullets around into Station to Station Jun 2016 #44
I believe that your average concealed carrier wouldn't just start "spraying bullets". Kang Colby Jun 2016 #46
There was a concealed carrier there last night Station to Station Jun 2016 #51
I understand where you are coming from.... Kang Colby Jun 2016 #54
It is often because they are emotive targets and Station to Station Jun 2016 #61
I disagree with your argument. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #63
To be perfectly honest I haven't been very calm Station to Station Jun 2016 #68
Because people prefer to congregate in places where there are fewer weapons. eggplant Jun 2016 #62
I don't think that is true. n/t Kang Colby Jun 2016 #65
I'm not here to convince you. eggplant Jun 2016 #111
These shootings occur whether guns are banned or not. apcalc Jun 2016 #67
No they don't. Kentonio Jun 2016 #74
I've been saying that for years Even no guns for LEOs Hayduke Bomgarte Jun 2016 #59
That's not getting the job done. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2016 #2
Time for an assault weapon ban mainstreetonce Jun 2016 #3
Not now...after someone successfully defines "assault weapon"... pipoman Jun 2016 #7
OK MillennialDem Jun 2016 #9
Dictionary definitions and legal definitions are two completely different things.. pipoman Jun 2016 #20
Then let's not fuck around with definitions. Here's the solution: Orrex Jun 2016 #13
Thats an option, you'll have to amend the constitution of course... pipoman Jun 2016 #17
Regardless Orrex Jun 2016 #19
Solution? There is no solution to some people wanting to kill others pipoman Jun 2016 #22
Funny that other countries manage to do it, then. Orrex Jun 2016 #30
You do know that other countries don't have the US Constitution or BoR, no? pipoman Jun 2016 #37
Other countries don't have the US Constitution? Amazing! Who knew? Orrex Jun 2016 #47
Yep, as I said in the beginning, amend the constitution... pipoman Jun 2016 #49
Since you know that that's effectively impossible... Orrex Jun 2016 #56
A lot pipoman Jun 2016 #69
"Big gun control" Orrex Jun 2016 #75
More with the impossible? ffs pipoman Jun 2016 #78
+1 spooky3 Jun 2016 #50
Why? Constitution doesn't say what constitutes an arm. Would the constitution need to be MillennialDem Jun 2016 #25
It has been defined and settled by SCOTUS pipoman Jun 2016 #34
Overturning that bullshit Heller decision would be a good first step Orrex Jun 2016 #35
Just like the Roe overturn crowd....we'll all be dead before that happens pipoman Jun 2016 #41
Hardly the same, and I sure as hell hope that you know it. Orrex Jun 2016 #43
It's exactly the same. pipoman Jun 2016 #48
Maybe you're right. Orrex Jun 2016 #55
Help yourself.... pipoman Jun 2016 #64
No it isn't. Scotus is free to overrule itself. Much easier than an amendment - for evidence I MillennialDem Jun 2016 #83
wishful thinking....not in any of our lifetime pipoman Jun 2016 #91
Lot can change in 60 years... unless I get hit by a bus. MillennialDem Jun 2016 #97
not as much as you might think.... pipoman Jun 2016 #101
How old are you now? MillennialDem Jun 2016 #107
It DOES say specifically the "press". All other communications need not apply? Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #81
Obviously there are limits to any freedom. Yelling fire in a crowded theater is not MillennialDem Jun 2016 #84
Even the fire-in-theater free speech test was overturned in 1969. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #85
Simple and homegirl Jun 2016 #31
JFK was killed with an antique bolt action rifle Separation Jun 2016 #117
But how do you intend to enforce this? anigbrowl Jun 2016 #120
We implement a publicly accessible national gun registry, of course Orrex Jun 2016 #121
Not of course anigbrowl Jun 2016 #122
Probably not Orrex Jun 2016 #123
I'll say that any gun that points at a person is an assault weapon. lastlib Jun 2016 #29
Because the last one worked so well! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #12
A ban isn't enough - that would leave millions Francis Booth Jun 2016 #21
You going to volunteer for that duty? pipoman Jun 2016 #23
You do realize that such an effort would kill vastly more people, right? Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #32
No, I don't know that. What I do know is that gun Francis Booth Jun 2016 #80
30k... pipoman Jun 2016 #100
It will take time - generations perhaps - but Francis Booth Jun 2016 #112
It is the constitution and subsequent SCOTUS rulings that rule out just about every bill pipoman Jun 2016 #113
It's my understanding that even Heller left intact the right for the feds Francis Booth Jun 2016 #115
Not exactly, iirc Heller borrowed the standard set pipoman Jun 2016 #116
Which would be a 'taking' under the fifth amendment. Got the budget to pay $750 per? X_Digger Jun 2016 #77
Not going to happen unless Congress and the Senate is changed bigdarryl Jun 2016 #27
Don't forget the Constitution and SCOTUS...they would have to go too... pipoman Jun 2016 #39
I'd support reclassifying semi-automatics with detachable magazines under the NFA Recursion Jun 2016 #28
"In common use for lawful purposes" is the federal standard for NFA registration... pipoman Jun 2016 #105
Right now some of us from Orlando are still waking up to this news pengu Jun 2016 #5
Thoughts and prayers don't do anything anyway MillennialDem Jun 2016 #11
That's lovely, but... Orrex Jun 2016 #16
Ever think it's insensitive to offer thoughts and prayers to atheists/agnostics during tragedies? MillennialDem Jun 2016 #18
No. That has never once occurred to me. Orrex Jun 2016 #24
Offering your prayers is advertising your beliefs. Thoughts maybe. Our hearts go out to etc.... woul MillennialDem Jun 2016 #26
That's my personal preference as well (nt) Orrex Jun 2016 #33
People who wish you well are giving you a gift no matter how they do it... pipoman Jun 2016 #52
No, that's bullshit. Orrex Jun 2016 #76
Wow....kep on hating..lol pipoman Jun 2016 #79
I'm saying that the victim or grieving person should be treated with respect Orrex Jun 2016 #88
I wanted a red bike, not that uggy blue one... pipoman Jun 2016 #92
"I ask that you respect my beliefs and not advertise yours." Orrex Jun 2016 #95
Let's envision this... pipoman Jun 2016 #96
Someone took time out of their day to think of you. xmas74 Jun 2016 #110
As an atheist, no, absolutely not pengu Jun 2016 #73
Most normal people would agree with you on this... pipoman Jun 2016 #94
How is it insensitive to offer thoughts to atheists and agnostics? xmas74 Jun 2016 #109
"Nothing fails like prayer." Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #38
this yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #106
How long before someone floats that familiar, hollow mantra... CincyDem Jun 2016 #6
Those are the gundamentalists here on DU too. Feeling the Bern Jun 2016 #8
It's both the NRA and the Republican platform. MoonRiver Jun 2016 #36
Great point - I'm so pissed about this that I skipped the obvious connection. Thanks. n/t CincyDem Jun 2016 #53
No problem. It's something we must all keep in mind during this upcoming presidential election. MoonRiver Jun 2016 #57
It's been said in this thread already by some folks . . . ET Awful Jun 2016 #72
Oh Cincy...it is already happening... tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #82
"starts with T, that rhymes with P, that stands for POOL!" Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #86
I wish we could! tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #87
So many here aren't very D-democratic, when you get down to it. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #89
There are a couple of others... tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #90
I have a Pulse. Je suis Charlie. Boston Strong. Remain Calm and Carry On. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #14
Arms, war, and heroin. America's big industries. nt valerief Jun 2016 #15
No prayers, action SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #40
I can offer shock. Barack_America Jun 2016 #45
All those who preach hatred and fear and violence own this. eom. neeksgeek Jun 2016 #58
precisely. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2016 #104
It is literally the least anyone can do. Meaningless platitudes. alarimer Jun 2016 #60
Time for a full ban on all but single shot. snort Jun 2016 #66
Sounds good to me. SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #71
Why stop there...we can force a complete ban. ileus Jun 2016 #99
Even then, that wouldnt work Separation Jun 2016 #118
Not what I had in mind. snort Jun 2016 #119
Yes. But more to the point: How did he get the idea in his head.... Smarmie Doofus Jun 2016 #70
I do. It's my politicians that need to do more. liberalnarb Jun 2016 #93
Thoughts and Prayers...for everyone involved. ileus Jun 2016 #98
I hate to say it... WiffenPoof Jun 2016 #102
I think you're right. That was the moment to act. But our own Harry Reid wouldn't let any new gun Francis Booth Jun 2016 #114
Frankly, to my mind, the belief that there's a giant invisible man in the sky is part of the problem Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #103
Thoughts and prayers can be offered xmas74 Jun 2016 #108
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