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2014-02-16 -Land of the Free

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Posted by badanov 2014-02-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Connecticut has a gun problem.

Too much regulation?
Gun laws that don't make sense?
Better than thou legislation?

Pick one.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-02-16 05:20|| 2014-02-16 05:20|| Front Page Top

#2 military-style assault weapons

Let's start with this. First show me the milatary organizations that use, for actual combat, "assault rifles" that are NOT capable of full auto, that meet all the criteria of this "law" and I'll think about it.

Posted by AlanC 2014-02-16 08:38|| 2014-02-16 08:38|| Front Page Top

#3 So, scores of thousands of scofflaws and a five year prison sentence. Speaking practically for a moment, d'you suppose the good citizens of Connecticut would vote you the funds to build and staff scores of new prisons to house them?

Far fewer editorial writers than gun holders. Cheaper to throw them in prison as advocates for unconstitutional actions violating the civil rights of its citizenry. Since they have no need for Second Amendment protections, why worry about First Amendment protections?

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-02-16 08:47|| 2014-02-16 08:47|| Front Page Top

#4 But the bottom line is that the state must try to enforce the law. Authorities should use the background check database as a way to find assault weapon purchasers who might not have registered those guns in compliance with the new law.

The authors appear ignorant of both State and Federal laws. Or perhaps theyre advocating expansion of Connecticuts gun registration. (I suspect both) First, there is no such thing as a Federal background check database. The NICS must destroy all the applicants identifying information by the next day. Second, there is no such thing as a Connecticut background check database period. But FFL dealers must register information of all weapons purchased and are required to hold onto these records indefinitely. Currently, authorities must prove a compelling reason to access those records. By allowing authorities to search for a particular firearm purchase, based on type, would certainly open the door for indiscriminate government access to ALL firearm purchases.

Posted by DepotGuy 2014-02-16 13:54|| 2014-02-16 13:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Door-to door searches. Let the brave editors and "journalists" of the Hartford Courant lead the door breaching!

Posted by Frank G 2014-02-16 14:44|| 2014-02-16 14:44|| Front Page Top

#6 The reason for Sandy Hook was highly advertised "Gun Free Kill Zones". In other words, people who do such atrocities are looking for unarmed groups to shoot up.

Couple years back a guy walked into a church thinking it was an easy gun free kill zone. He got dropped real quick by a heat packing righteous dude.

Posted by Omavising Ebbemp9815 2014-02-16 22:55|| 2014-02-16 22:55|| Front Page Top

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