The F*cking Gun Control Thread

[t3p]

this fellow clay bennett at Chatt paper does some great stuff

[B-Boy]

America reacts...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2358241.html

[Scott]

crazy responds by trapping and shooting firefighters

- A man convicted of killing his grandmother decades ago ambushed firefighters on Monday, fatally shooting two of them as they arrived to battle a blaze in upstate New York, police said.

Two other volunteer firefighters were wounded in the attack in the Rochester-area town of Webster. A police officer from the nearby town of Greece suffered minor shrapnel wounds when his vehicle was hit by gunfire.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/24/us/new...ing/index.html

[binR Bishop]

crazy people respond by trapping and shooting firefighters

- A man convicted of killing his grandmother decades ago ambushed firefighters on Monday, fatally shooting two of them as they arrived to battle a blaze in upstate New York, police said.

Two other volunteer firefighters were wounded in the attack in the Rochester-area town of Webster. A police officer from the nearby town of Greece suffered minor shrapnel wounds when his vehicle was hit by gunfire.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/24/us/new...ing/index.html

F**k.

Every fire engine needs an armed guard.

[F-Stop]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/us...n-laws.html?hp

The President signed 23 executive orders (so that's what's causing the howling noise on facebook) and is looking to bring back the assault weapons ban, with more teeth this time. He also wants to close the gun show loophole (I'm not exactly sure what this means, other than to say you wouldn't be able to sell guns at a gun show without going through a FFL?) What about private sales not occurring at a gun show?

I'm not sure how much (if any) this may reduce gun violence. There is a crazy amount of guns out there. And still no talk about the failed war on drugs. <sigh>

[F-Stop]

The executive orders:

Here's a summary of the orders:

1) Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.
2) Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system.
3) Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system.
4) Direct the Attorney General to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks.
5) Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun.
6) Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers.
7) Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign.
Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission).
9) Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.
10) Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement.
11) Nominate an ATF director.
12) Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations.
13) Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.
14) Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence.
15) Direct the Attorney General to issue a report on the availability and most effective use of new gun safety technologies and challenge the private sector to develop innovative technologies
16) Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.
17) Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.
1 Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.
19) Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education.
20) Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover.
21) Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges.
22) Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations.
23) Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.

TREASONOUS I TELL YOU! [/Tea Party Shuffle]

[binR Bishop]

. He also wants to close the gun show loophole (I'm not exactly sure what this means, other than to say you wouldn't be able to sell guns at a gun show without going through a FFL?) What about private sales not occurring at a gun show?

I suspect the President means all private sales, not just those at gun shows.

[Michael]

See here.
~m.

[Hayduke]

[Johnny Ringo]

If you've lost Al Franken...