Rendell to plead case for four gun control bills

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FLASH FLASH FLASH

"One gun a month" and "Local Legislation" defeated, "report stolen guns" tabled!

Remember to contact the sensible legislators and thank them, wish them a Happy Thanksgiving.

Then remember to give Thanks for your freedoms this Thursday.

[Zef_66]

Originally Posted by GunLawyer001

Rendell is on live TV now, the PCN cable channel.

He's already used the final argument of the losers, "it's worth it if it saves just one police officer...or one store owner..."

Well, no. No it isn't. Instituting a totalitarian regime would stop some crime and save some lives, but I think most of us agree that the trade off is unequal. Liberal weenies contemplating more gun control fall into the converse of the saying about pessimists, who "see the cost of everything and the value of nothing." Well, gun control enthusiasts always think that more restrictions MAY have some value and cost nothing to implement. They never even pretend to balance the cost and benefit, because they honestly don't see a cost.

Rendell just said that "1 gun a month" would still allow a man to buy 12 guns a year, but this requires that man to mark his calendar and carefully make a purchase every 30 days, no more, no less. He can't buy them at gun shows because the timing is wrong. He can't buy 2 or 3 in December when there are more gun shows, he can't buy a couple at an auction. He can't ever buy a matched pair of pistols.

In return, the benefit is...what? Illegal gun resellers have to hire twice as many straw purchasers? Rendell mentions a guy who bought 24 guns in a year. This law would cut that in half. Big deal. So 12 million Pennsylvanians have a fundamental right turned into a metered privilege, and a few hundred straw purchasers have to hire more help to put the same number of guns into criminal hands. Meanwhile, the actual point-of-sale criminals usually go unpunished because they are junkies who don't know what they are doing, or girlfriends of gangbangers who just did what he told them to do.

What these gun-banning loons fail to grasp is that marijuana and cocaine are completely illegal, but readily available, despite being consumable goods. So tightening the legal point of sale for guns won't EVER eliminate or slow down the illegal sales. They've already eliminated mail order sales, imposed background checks, tried waiting periods, expanded the group of prohibited persons, banned entire categories of weapons, and restricted place and manner of carry. Some states go further and ban all handguns or all guns. It never works.

Great comments!!! +1

And if you are getting the chance to watch, keep us updated. I am stuck at work and can't get to a TV. If I knew this was going to be on TV, I would have taped it...

[zephyr]

Update from ABC:

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?se...cal&id=5772463

[dgg9]

Good -- I wasn't looking forward to moving.

[MarcS]

Excellent, now i can get back to murdering children and police officers like John Street, Michael Nutter and Ed Rendell claim us people who lawfully carry in philly are responsible for.

[doug]

Hell Yeah! It's a bad day for the pinheads!

[Murf_The_Surf]

Gun-A-Month failed 12-17 and ending preemption failed 10-19.

However, Criminalizing failure to report lost or stolen firearms was tabled. The word I hear is they want to make minor, woefully inadequate changes, than try to pass it. The cosmetic changes gimmick is what federal Congressmen used to justify passing Bill Clinton's 1994 crime bill, which contained the infamous and misnomered Assault Weapon Ban.

We need to keep the pressure on our legislators (as always, in a polite and professional manner) and let them know that shell games designed to sneak in onerous gun controls are simply not acceptable. We will not be deceived by sleight of hand tactics.

[RocketFoot]

It's a great day to be a Pennsylvanian!

Ed...the people have spoken! Now resign your office!!

[billamj]

We need a list of the legislators who voted our way and make a point of contacting them to say thank you. Its a beautiful thing!

[BradC]

Originally Posted by billamj

We need a list of the legislators who voted our way and make a point of contacting them to say thank you. Its a beautiful thing!

+1. I agree completely.