[wtby4000]

I for one am proud of the senator's stance against the NRA.

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[Bees46]

I stayed up late watching. Now they need a vote!

[Mike 75]

I'm no fan of Murphy, but if he can put together a bill that prevents potential terrorists from buying guns and addresses due process concerns, then I appluad him. And it looks like there is bi-partisan support, which is great. I honestly was pretty discouraged at the response to the Orlando massacre, with both sides trying to score political points by simplistically pointing the finger at various groups. The reality, as we are beginning to understand, is much more complicated. So if there is actually bi-partisan legislation put forward to address this issue, than a bit of my faith in the political system will be restored.

[JayCT]

I am proud that they did this too. It is time we face the fact that gun control of some sort, stricter than the current laws, is needed. Jay

[papafox]

Originally Posted by JayCT

I am proud that they did this too. It is time we face the fact that gun control of some sort, stricter than the current laws, is needed. Jay

Jay.........how exactly would a new/stricter gun law prevent the Orlando massacre-------or Newtown, Aurora, San Bernardino, etc??


Criminals will always be able to get firearms no matter what laws are on the books.


Its NOT about guns, its about stopping evil people from doing harm. Blaming the guns for mass shootings is like blaming Toyota for drunk drivers.

[HumpDay]

There is no bill in the world that would have prevented this. If he legally couldn't own a firearm because he was on the terror watch list then there are many ways he could get it illegally. There are too many guns in this country. The black market is strong and illegal gun manufacturing is strong.

Banning guns doesn't help the problem as only law abiding citizens are affected. There is no true solution to this.

[wtby4000]

Originally Posted by HumpDay

There is no bill in the world that would have prevented this. If he legally couldn't own a firearm because he was on the terror watch list then there are many ways he could get it illegally. There are too many guns in this country. The black market is strong and illegal gun manufacturing is strong.

Precisely.

By that logic, wearing a seat belt will not 100% guarantee that you will not die in a car crash. So let's not require folks to wear seat belts, because they may die anyway.

[Sigequinox]

We've certainly seen how little strict gun control can accomplish, because CT gun laws have done nothing since sandy hook to curb gun related violence ( which is already very low in CT anyway since we don't have as many hood rats as elsewhere).

I would love nothing more than for terrorists to not have guns, but even if we had implemented no guns policy for people on terror list, this scum still would have got the gun because, well, he's been off the list since 2014! There definitely needs to be a lot of transparency and sound methodology to the criteria for being on "the list" as well.

According to liberals, white gun owning males who are in favor of small centralized governments are one of the strongest profiles for being a terrorist. I'd laugh , but I'm not joking. So am I on a list?

[RonaldusMagnus]

Amazing how politicians and sheeple look at what happened in Orlando and actually think a piece of legislation on guns is the answer. To believe that shows a complete lack of understanding of the WILL of the individual who did this or the individuals that plot these things. Cognitive dissonance.

[wtby4000]

Originally Posted by RonaldusMagnus

Amazing how politicians and sheeple look at what happened in Orlando and actually think a piece of legislation on guns is the answer.

Nobody said this will be a cure-all for gun violence. But to argue that people who are not allowed to fly should be allowed to have guns is a symptom of DSM-5-level insanity.