Boston Mayor: Joe Biden Guaranteed Gun Control Law by End of January
Oh Joe
200,000 more people requested background checks in 2012 than in 2011, twice as many as in 2004
Thinks this will make communities safer
Says fall in murder rate in the nation's capital shows that gun control works
Lousy footsteps in which to follow
Would restrict semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines
Would ban the possession and sale of semiautomatic handguns and rifles
Used military-issued rifle from the first half of the 20th century
According to the FBI there were 2.8 million background checks
Because that will totally thwart criminals
Did they add themselves to the map?
Mentions in news drop off (fiscal) cliff
The LP does the heavy lifting
Don't let the door hit you in the ass ...
Many ardent supporters of the Second Amendment are not quite so ardent about the First.
Agitating for more gun control in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary
Says of course police were going to find guns when raiding his home, he keeps them in a lockbox
So that tiny handful of people who go on murder sprees will be violating another law
Faces federal and state charges as a "straw purchaser."
But that doesn't fit the narrative!
Owners wanted gift cards instead
Except for one that happens to coincide with its own aims
Says incident illustrates craziness of some gun laws
Guns are necessary, he says, but in the hands of authority
Gift cards of $100 given for most guns, $200 for "assault weapons"
Pitched as "Golden Mean" compromise
Some are blaming video game violence for the recent Newtown shooting
Getting a mixed reaction from colleagues
Though only a small number of them are from those large-scale assault categories people worry about
Confusion over what counted as a federal crime left many incorrectly behind bars
Just a simple question of what constitutes a felony causes problems
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