Senate fails the country again.

[Black Jesus]

We already have background checks who gives a shit. A background check doesnt tell you SHIT about a person anyway. The best criminals never get caught cause they don't get their hands dirty (see: our entire banking system)

Also yea I'd feel so safe being disarmed with boston bomber on the loose and the cops all gettin fat at dunkin donuts

[Humerox]

Originally Posted by Samoht [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm pretty sure that none of these poles were performed by unbiased companies and that the results are not legally admissible in any way, shape, or form.

WTB Pew Research pole on increased gun control

Update: Found one. Note the sharp decrease in support (now below 50%) over the last 5 years.

This chart shows 60% support back in 2007, down to 45% in April 2012, but back up to 50% now. Last I checked, 50% is not a majority. I'm willing to bet sensationalized media headlines have something to do with the latest spike.

I'm not confusing gun control with background checks. It's interesting that you've made a case that at least HALF of Americans DO want more gun control.

The Manchin-Toomey Background Check Amendment included no language or intent to ban any kind of weapon. People are just tossing that shit around. It was a bipartisan bill that was even endorsed by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. CCRKBA pulled their endorsement over a provision that didn't allow for rights restoration...but I'm guessing that the next version of the bill will address that, now that the GOP has pulled their heads out of their behinds and are backpedaling.

At least the GOP has realized it stepped on its dick this time around...and you guys need to get off the "omg dey are afta my gunz" hysteria.

[Samoht]

Originally Posted by Humerox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

and you guys need to get off the "omg dey are afta my gunz" hysteria.

Which part about the list of 69 proposed bans or the registration/confiscation pathway is confusing to you?

[Kagatob]

Originally Posted by Black Jesus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also yea I'd feel so safe being disarmed with boston bomber on the loose and the cops all gettin fat at dunkin donuts

Nobody is trying to disarm anyone. Stop being a retarded wigger.

[Nune]

Originally Posted by Kagatob [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nobody is trying to disarm anyone. Stop being a retarded wigger.

Making semi-automatic weapons illegal to own or purchase is NOT disarming people, says the person calling someone else retarded.

Scurry back to your Huffingtonpost blog comments where ignorant liberal remarks go to be [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Lazortag]

Originally Posted by Kagatob [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

^ Think Switzerland is interesting in that area, try Norway, they have even more guns and THE WORLD's lowest gun related crime %. Citizens there are actually required to own a gun and learn how to use it properly, also they are required to go to firearm retraining every so many years (forget 3 or 5).

With that said, both nations also have extensive firearm regulations/laws and very swift/serious punishments for disobeying them.

No one is required to own a gun in Norway. I know Norway has pretty strict requirements for owning a gun, but I don't know what the requirements are in the US, so it's kind of hard to compare them (I could probably wikipedia it, but that would take too many clicks). Another thing though is that you can't bring a weapon to a public place unless you're transporting it for a good reason, and unless it's empty and concealed at all times. So Norway isn't some utopia where no one shoots each other for fear of their own mutually assured destruction, and the reason everyone has guns is more related to their hunting culture than anything else.

[EchoedTruth]

Originally Posted by Kagatob [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you believe you should have military style assault weapons designed to kill armored soldiers then where's my fucking loaded flak truck or M1A1 tank?

yes pls

[Black Jesus]

we need background checks for the 1st amendment, because you know, people misuse it, so we have to punish everybody for the actions of other people

if we outlaw backyard swimming pools kids wont be able to drown

please liberals keep it up we need more nanny state controlling our lives

[Samoht]

hell, i want back ground checks for the 14th, 15th, 19th, and 26th amendments now, too

[Stinkum]

You can pin it on "liberals" and "Huffington post commenters" if it helps you feel better. The thing is, over 90% of Americans and 90% of gun owners support background checks. I don't know if you realize how hard it is to get 90% of Americans to agree on something. Your opinion is way out there in batshit crazy-ville.

Fringe of the fringe.