Report: Obama to push assault weapons ban next year
Press secretary Jay Carney said the president would back Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) when she introduces legislation at the opening of the next Congress to ban certain assault weapons in the United States.
Carney said the president would also support other gun-control efforts, including legislation to close the “gun show loophole” on background checks and prevent the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips.
The president has reached out to lawmakers who have expressed a new willingness to consider gun restrictions in the wake of Friday’s mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., that claimed the lives of 27 people, including 20 children. Carney said Obama has been “heartened” by the willingness to consider such measures from Democrats who have been strong supporters of gun rights.
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Shocked!
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Joe Mama on December 18, 2012 at 3:08 PM
I feel safer already! /s
tomg51 on December 18, 2012 at 3:09 PM
No.
Weight of Glory on December 18, 2012 at 3:09 PM
Posted this on the preceding thread.
They are going to hammer it this time, completely outlawing the sale of any gun which accepts a detachable magazine which is 90% of the guns made and sold? Wow, this is a Europe-level attack.
Bishop on December 18, 2012 at 3:10 PM
He should just push it back up his ass.
JohnBrown on December 18, 2012 at 3:10 PM
Let’s see if the House will stand strong.
America is getting closer and closer to that divide.
ProfShadow on December 18, 2012 at 3:10 PM
I hate it when assault weapons walk around shooting people by themselves.
So annoying. Somebody should pass law banning murder, while they’re at it.
Good Lt on December 18, 2012 at 3:10 PM
Breaking News? How many thousand times can the same thing be said. President Dude needs to remember half the country didn’t vote for him and couldn’t care less what he wants.
Marcus on December 18, 2012 at 3:11 PM
He goes for this, there will be massive revolt in this country.
topdawg on December 18, 2012 at 3:13 PM
No problem, the R’s have our backs. right?
Bmore on December 18, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Because the venerable Ruger 10/22 and Marlin 60 are ASSAULT RIFLES!!!
Every once in a while, the mask slips.
stvnscott on December 18, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Planes killed 3,000 people when terrorists used them to attack us on 9/11. We need to ban planes.
The Rogue Tomato on December 18, 2012 at 3:15 PM
This is gonna come back and bite them, if they get it done. There will be other mass shootings. Or, does this response just establish precedent for the next time some maniac gets stoked up?
a capella on December 18, 2012 at 3:15 PM
good luck, you’ll need it.
MoreLiberty on December 18, 2012 at 3:16 PM
Will Feinstein turn in the weapons she has? Or does she believe, as an elite, that the real problem is the arming of the great unwashed?
changer1701 on December 18, 2012 at 3:16 PM
Better get off my rear end and buy my guns. Pronto.
totherightofthem on December 18, 2012 at 3:17 PM
It’s past time for a national divorce, anyway.
ThePrimordialOrderedPair on December 18, 2012 at 3:17 PM
No. That won’t happen till the final step of confiscation. That will split this country apart.
a capella on December 18, 2012 at 3:18 PM
At least our emotional wreck of an effiminent house leader can stop this knee jerk.
MechanicalBill on December 18, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Has it dawned on these idiots and the MSM why gun sales soared in 2008?! They weren’t bought to be returned.
Marcus on December 18, 2012 at 3:18 PM
As usual they’ll over reach which will chase away any moderate republicans and vulnerable democrats that might be wanting to make a deal. lets see if Reid nukes the filibuster over this since it should be DOA in the house anyway. the ugly part will be when congress doesn’t act and Obama starts issuing regulations and restrictions through the ATF.
bannor on December 18, 2012 at 3:19 PM
Be aware of the state of manufacture of your guns and ammo. Support the states who support your beliefs.
Bmore on December 18, 2012 at 3:20 PM
This is known as the “scary looking gun ban”. Liberals go after the guns who have killed a fraction of the people that hundguns have. But they look really scary so they need to go.
The Notorious G.O.P on December 18, 2012 at 3:20 PM
This is like the police focusing all their efforts to find a serial killer who kills maybe once a month instead of focusing on the serial killer who kills every day. They go after the monthly killer because he looks more menacing.
That is the logic of liberals.
The Notorious G.O.P on December 18, 2012 at 3:23 PM
Wonderful
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cmsinaz on December 18, 2012 at 3:23 PM
Guess that means I need to expedite my Springfield XD purchase. Or as the MSM calls it Assault Murder Military Weapon with automatic bullets.
Meric1837 on December 18, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Wow
God help whoever goes out to take 70 million Americans handguns.
TexasJew on December 18, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Too bad we can’t ban douchebags like you.
lostmotherland on December 18, 2012 at 3:27 PM
yes. please. this will only help in 2014
pecan pie on December 18, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Too bad we can’t ban douchebags like you.
lostmotherland on December 18, 2012 at 3:27 PM
You left your irony on.
kingsjester on December 18, 2012 at 3:29 PM
I am genuinely afraid that this will pass.
God help us all.
Gatsu on December 18, 2012 at 3:29 PM
I hope you and your kind get pushed back, inch by inch. The election was a good start. Fix the tax system. Gay marriage next. Ban assault weapons. Marginalize, neutralize and expedite. Push your absolutism back into the dark corners where it belongs.
lostmotherland on December 18, 2012 at 3:29 PM
The only sort of silver lining is the timing; waiting until next year will hopefully allow the cooler more stable heads a chance to reconsider.
Bishop on December 18, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Too bad your mother didn’t swallow.
The Notorious G.O.P on December 18, 2012 at 3:30 PM
OK: I know this news will cause a LOT of people to update their Christmas shopping lists and/or capital investments. Do they not realize this discussion will cause YEARS worth of purchases this month?
michaelo on December 18, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Anyone want to recommend a good bullpup configuration rifle for a leftie? I like the PS-90, but a pistol that uses the same ammo is almost as expensive as the rifle!
The_Livewire on December 18, 2012 at 3:30 PM
For those of you saddled with Dem senators, here is a list of at risk Democratic senators up for re-election in 2014. This was written in November so Mark Warner may have escalated from low risk since he’s now on the gun ban bandwagon. I would start calling now and calling often.
TxAnn56 on December 18, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Obama: The best gun salesman in the country.
albill on December 18, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Kinnison said it best: I didn’t really want it until you said I couldn’t have it.
Millions will buy guns who wouldn’t have otherwise.
Bishop on December 18, 2012 at 3:33 PM
You have that backwards.
President Adolph Hussein O’Stalin knows what the score is and couldn’t care less what you want.
The tiebreaker is that HE is the president and you are not.
Make no mistake – he is coming for the guns, all of them.
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the last bulwark against totalitarianism.
He has already ruined us fiscally, has spit upon us spiritually and utterly loathes us generally.
Sic Semper Tyrannis.
turfmann on December 18, 2012 at 3:33 PM
Zip it baby killer. You have more blood on your hands for supporting the abortion industry than 100 Lanza’s.
jawkneemusic on December 18, 2012 at 3:33 PM
If I use a hammer to assault someone, does that make it an assault weapon?
What if it’s a particularly cool looking hammer with a pistol grip?
CurtZHP on December 18, 2012 at 3:33 PM
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/raver32/raver320810/raver32081000011/3674609-a-red-and-blue-water-pistol-isolation.jpg
Does that picture scare you, little boy?
What about this?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ea/Maverickrev6.jpg/200px-Maverickrev6.jpg
ERMAGOD FUTURE SPREE KILLER!
wargamer6 on December 18, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Bummer. Poor lostnannystate’s shame campaign isn’t working. She’s just making us laugh harder. It’s OK, LNS. We’re not laughing at you; we’re laughing near you.
CurtZHP on December 18, 2012 at 3:35 PM
Wished he would be as forceful for a ban on illegal immigration
cmsinaz on December 18, 2012 at 3:35 PM
We can only hope.
Gatsu on December 18, 2012 at 3:36 PM
The Count on December 18, 2012 at 3:37 PM
LOL. You’re a real internet tough guy, aren’t ya. Seriously, @sshole. Seek help, you are obviously more phucked in the head than Adam Lanza.
HumpBot Salvation on December 18, 2012 at 3:37 PM
Punish the company for remaining in the state they were founded in?
Give the money to foreign companies in stead?
Unfortunately, I am getting to the point I may agree with you on this.
Colt – Connecticut
S & W – Massachusetts
Magnum Research – Minnesota
Those are my favorites…
cozmo on December 18, 2012 at 3:38 PM
But where else is he supposed to get more low-info voters?
CurtZHP on December 18, 2012 at 3:38 PM
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