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Henry Blodget

Hey, let’s ban bullets

So if we decided to establish that we are not individually allowed to bear semi-automatic assault rifles and pistols while still being allowed to own single-shot hunting guns, this would be perfectly in keeping with how we have interpreted our Second Amendment rights under the Constitution.

But it will still make lots of people scream that we have tromped all over the Constitution, even if we haven’t.

So, how about if we limit access to something that factors into every gun massacre that the Constitution doesn’t address at all:

Ammunition.

What if we keep semi-automatic weapons freely available but strictly control the manufacture, distribution, and sales of bullets?

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It’s never gonna end with these knobs….

BallisticBob on December 25, 2012 at 10:59 AM

Who needs all these people? Useless eaters except the servants supporting the elite class. Get rid of us then you don’t have to worry about bullets and roads and schools.

vityas on December 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Lets ban firing pins.
Lets ban straight barrels.
Lets ban ammunition with more than 2% gunpowder.
Lets ban non-banning.

Mimzey on December 25, 2012 at 11:04 AM

people would make their own, idiot.

rob verdi on December 25, 2012 at 11:05 AM

Hey here’s an idea…we keep Freedom of the Press, but ban or at least strongly regulate the manufacture of ink and paper?

See we keep the First Amendment, but achieve our ends, by regulating something that the Constitution doesn’t address at all.

Whaddya Say, Hank?

JFKY on December 25, 2012 at 11:06 AM

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the only way to restore liberty is to do away with liberals.

darwin on December 25, 2012 at 11:07 AM

Good thing we don’t have laser guns yet. “Let’s ban…..photons!”

Dongemaharu on December 25, 2012 at 11:11 AM

I don’t see why this wouldn’t work. Rolling papers are legal, but pot is outlawed, and nobody smokes joints.

greggriffith on December 25, 2012 at 11:11 AM

Lets ban firing pins.
Lets ban straight barrels.
Lets ban ammunition with more than 2% gunpowder.
Lets ban non-banning.

Mimzey on December 25, 2012 at 11:04 AM

You forgot..
Lets ban killers..LOL

rich801 on December 25, 2012 at 11:15 AM

This guy is a crook: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Blodget

Blake on December 25, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Lets ban killers..LOL

WHOA Dood/doodette we may need those! Who else will run the re-education camps for those who will not conform to the needs of the many?

JFKY on December 25, 2012 at 11:16 AM

It says “Bear arms” in the 2nd Amendment, not “Bear metal clubs.”

Arms includes the munitions. What a maroon.

Irony is a “Free Republic” should expect its citizens to be armed, not be a website that recommends this kind of nonsense.

ProfShadow on December 25, 2012 at 11:19 AM

Hey here’s an idea…we keep Freedom of the Press, but ban or at least strongly regulate the manufacture of ink and paper?

See we keep the First Amendment, but achieve our ends, by regulating something that the Constitution doesn’t address at all.

Whaddya Say, Hank?

JFKY on December 25, 2012 at 11:06 AM

Ban words.

davidk on December 25, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Irony is a “Free Republic” should expect its citizens to be armed, not be a website that recommends this kind of nonsense.

It’s from Business Insider, ProfShadow, not Free Republic….it’s a know your enemies piece, you know kinda like 40-50% of the stuff on HotAir?

JFKY on December 25, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Liberals really have no idea that people in this country have been buying more than just guns over these years, do they? Many people I know have been collecting shells in all kinds of calibers, buying reloaders, gun powder, etc. Most guys I know make their own ammo as a hobby. But if the Federal Government wants to open a highly lucrative black market then, hey, that hobby may just turn into a retirement plan. Gun ranges would be sitting on gold mines with all those spent rounds, which are now just laying all over the ground.

Weight of Glory on December 25, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Tried and found unreliable

Shy Guy on December 25, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Ban words.

How could the Maximal Leader address the Masses? How could we pronouce sentaence on the Capitalist Roader Filth who Despoil Gaia and Oppress Womyn, Gays, Lesbians, the Transgendered, the Bi-Sexual, the Poor and People of Colour?

Comrade, please engage your brain before addressing the Commune, otherwise we may have to rescind your posting privileges!

JFKY on December 25, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Well, from this article its clear there is no way to ban stupidity, its alive and well in America today.

clippermiami on December 25, 2012 at 11:24 AM

These people are really keyed up now – they are starting to become very tedious.

CorporatePiggy on December 25, 2012 at 11:25 AM

See Heller for the kabash on that idea:

In Heller, the Court struck down the District of Columbia’s handgun ban and said, quite clearly, the laws that make weapons de facto impossible to use for self-defence are also banned:

“We must also address the District’s requirement (as applied to respondent’s handgun) that firearms in the home be rendered and kept inoperable at all times. This makes it impossible for citizens to use them for the core lawful purpose of self-defense and is hence unconstitutional.”

You cannot do through taxation or regulation that which is unconstitutional through legislation.

Resist We Much on December 25, 2012 at 11:26 AM

Let’s ban idiots and ignorants masquerading as “journalists.”

Resist We Much on December 25, 2012 at 11:28 AM

You cannot do through taxation or regulation that which is unconstitutional through legislation.

Resist We Much on December 25, 2012 at 11:26 AM

..except, of course, ObamaCare.

The War Planner on December 25, 2012 at 11:33 AM

This guy is a crook: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Blodget

Blake on December 25, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Looks like he’s been strictly controlled

In 2003, he was charged with civil securities fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.[5] He agreed to a permanent ban from the securities industry and paid a $2 million fine plus a $2 million disgorgement.[6]

RadClown on December 25, 2012 at 11:36 AM

Lets ban killers..LOL

rich801 on December 25, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Forgot the most important one.
Let’s ban killer’s thoughts.
Why not nip it in the bud?

Mimzey on December 25, 2012 at 11:41 AM

So, how about if we limit access to something that factors into every gun massacre that the Constitution doesn’t address at all:

Ammunition.

Already covered, 2nd Amendment, look it up.

Alberta_Patriot on December 25, 2012 at 11:50 AM

Hey here’s an idea…we keep Freedom of the Press, but ban or at least strongly regulate the manufacture of ink and paper?

JFKY on December 25, 2012 at 11:06 AM

You have to throw pixels in there, too! After all, Newsweak can manage just fine without a print edition!
/s

GWB on December 25, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Comrade, please engage your brain before addressing the Commune, otherwise we may have to rescind your posting privileges!

JFKY on December 25, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Yes Komradski. I fully expect my beet ration to be decreased and will be thankful for the re-education.

davidk on December 25, 2012 at 11:53 AM

Ammunition.

Already covered, 2nd Amendment, look it up.

Alberta_Patriot on December 25, 2012 at 11:50 AM

Definition of ARMAMENT
1
: a military or naval force
2
a : the aggregate of a nation’s military strength
b : weapons, arms
3
: the process of preparing for war
See armament defined for English-language learners »
See armament defined for kids »
Examples of ARMAMENT

The country’s armament will take years.
a small nation that is determined to have adequate armaments

Origin of ARMAMENT
French armement, from Latin armamenta (plural) utensils, military or naval equipment, from armare
First Known Use: 1699

davidk on December 25, 2012 at 11:58 AM

People are Buying Guns and Ammunition for a Reason, in The American Thinker

It should come as no surprise that when gun ownership increases, the incidence of crime decreases. People are buying guns and ammunition for a reason. That’s true in Connecticut as well where the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre took place. They aren’t fools. Most of them follow the news, and almost every day they see the president on television engaging in open class warfare. They see his stooges on television, too, people like Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, and Andy Stern, former president of SEIU. They have done everything except declare war on job providers because they want to collect dues from every worker in America. Make no mistake about it: they are in it for the money.

The president and his flunkies should realize that there are consequences for incitement

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petefrt on December 25, 2012 at 12:01 PM

The courts including Scotus will have a real problem with it. So waste your time, money, and energy. Fine with me.

What if we keep semi-automatic weapons freely available but strictly control the manufacture, distribution, and sales of bullets?

Socialist?

CW on December 25, 2012 at 12:07 PM

What if we keep semi-automatic weapons freely available but strictly control the manufacture, distribution, and sales of bullets?

This is possibly what has been worked on “under the radar”, as Fearless Leader likes to say, In the government buying up 1.5 billion rounds of various ammunition in the last 1+ years.

Mimzey on December 25, 2012 at 12:18 PM

In 2002, then New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, published Merrill Lynch e-mails in which Blodget gave assessments about stocks which allegedly conflicted with what was publicly published. In 2003, he was charged with civil securities fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He agreed to a permanent ban from the securities industry and paid a $2 million fine plus a $2 million disgorgement.

In other words, this guy is well familiar with bans.

Red Cloud on December 25, 2012 at 12:27 PM

Mimzey on December 25, 2012 at 12:18 PM

Wonder what % of annual production the gubmit buyup represents.

petefrt on December 25, 2012 at 12:31 PM

A well-racked Wall, being necessary to the serenity of the Den, Man Cave, or other redneck Quarters, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms to shoot deer, shall not be infringed.

HitNRun on December 25, 2012 at 12:35 PM

Missed the link on the site. Tks, JFKY.

ProfShadow on December 25, 2012 at 12:50 PM

For example, we’re not (individually) allowed to own aircraft carriers, tanks, ballistic nuclear missiles, fighter aircraft, or attack submarines.

We’re not even allowed to own fully automatic machine guns.

All of those are “arms.”

And yet we have established that, despite the Second Amendment, we’re not individually allowed to bear them.

Yeah, see, this is the crux of the liberal misunderstanding. We have established no such thing.

The courts and legislators have established it, unlawfully and tyrannically. The fact that a critical mass of people have decided to live with this usurpation of our power because it makes for a more comfortable life does not make it legitimate and, more pointedly, does not lend it legal weight for logical extrapolation.

We the People do not say that the world would not be a better place without certain kinds of speech or guns. We say that we do not recognize the existence or legitimacy of a government that would presume to make these decisions.

HitNRun on December 25, 2012 at 12:51 PM

We’re not even allowed to own fully automatic machine guns.

If you get a federal licence, you can.

Resist We Much on December 25, 2012 at 12:59 PM

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the only way to restore liberty is to do away with liberals.
darwin on December 25, 2012 at 11:07 AM

And, ergo, their irrational fear of a legally armed citizenry.

Just as Mr. Madison intended.

They shouldn’t be frightened – they should be scared sh!tless

turfmann on December 25, 2012 at 1:00 PM

The libs will float outrageous ideas, then get “reasonable” and do something like propose a ban on internet sales of ammo. Will the Republicans rise to the bait?

claudius on December 25, 2012 at 1:06 PM

How about we just ban idiots who think there are “semi-automatic assault rifles” from participating in the gun control discussion.

Rip Ford on December 25, 2012 at 1:15 PM

DC Police Investigating NBC’s Gregory for Brandishing Illegal Magazine
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/12/25/D-C-Police-Investigating-NBC-s-Gregory-For-Violations-of-Gun-Banning-Laws#disqus_thread

Washington D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier has confirmed that the department is looking into allegations that NBC’s David Gregory violated D.C.’s gun banning laws during a recent taping of Meet the Press.

Galt2009 on December 25, 2012 at 1:21 PM

We’re not even allowed to own fully automatic machine guns.

It’s kind of hard to get ahold of genuine machine guns but you can get select fire weapons if you get a Class 3 stamp and you don’t mind the price.

CorporatePiggy on December 25, 2012 at 1:21 PM

davidk on December 25, 2012 at 11:58 AM

I’m not sure what you’re getting at, though I may not have been clear in my post.

I was pointing out that the 2nd Amendment obviously and implicitly includes access to ammunition (as well as tools, cleaning solution, oil and anything essential to the proper care and maintenance of a firearm).

Alberta_Patriot on December 25, 2012 at 1:45 PM

Flashback: Clinton Requests $60 Million to Put Cops in Schools

http://tinyurl.com/d7ts8sz

Resist We Much on December 25, 2012 at 4:52 PM