Are the Second Amendment "rights" of Americans really being "threatened" - or is this complaint just another gimmick to get the right-wing, reactionary base "fired up" for 2012?

I do not want to be on any Gov list. Backround database or whatever. Not that I did anything wrong. Take your list and shove it. Munster says it aint over I say the Bill Of Rights Prevailed and the congressment voted their states constituents desire by upholding the ammendment so GET over it and quit whining. You won the election, now you are dealing with the citizens that are fired up over this dictatorship!!

On Wednesday, Harry Reid voted against the Manchin-Toomey gun bill

Majority of Americans say guns make homes safer

by Scott Clement and Peyton Craighill

(The Washington Post)

Mandatory background checks are a feel good thing and would not have prevented Newtown. According to the president, that what yesterday’s vote was about, preventing another Newtown. Yesterday’s vote was about gun control. When you have increased mandatory background checks, you have bigger lists of Americans on Gov’t lists. We can’t document illegals but we want to document gun owners. I have a better idea, let’s make a list of people most likely to use guns to kill other people. Only Newtown families who agreed with Obama got a free ride on AF1. Those who did not got to stay home.

Texas Senate votes to offer advanced handgun training for school employees

By Terrence Stutz

(dallasnews)

Only Newtown families who agreed with Obama got a free ride on AF1. Those who did not got to stay home.

"Opponents, which included Republicans and rural-state Democrats, said the measure would infringe on Second Amendment rights by imposing a burden on law-abiding gun owners while doing little to stop criminals."

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'ROUND ONE'? Dems, Gun Lobby Square Off After Senate Vote

(foxnews.mobi)

Only on certain people. Might want to get your hardhat on there, Munster.

Oh yes, "we" did this before, however, in the 1994 ban,simply removing certain features present on a "pre-ban" AR rifle allowed the gun makers to continue to production. This time around, if a rifle had: 1. A flash suppressor 2. A removable magazine 3. An adjustable stock 4. A pistol grip 5. A bayonet lug

Any of those features would have made it "assault weapon"n and would have been banned.

Add to that, this time around, existing rifles would have been "grandfathered", and the current owner would be able to keep it.BUT, you couldn't sell it, nor could you transfer it to anyone, even your heirs when you died. And since your heir wouldn't be the documented owner, they would be required to turn the firearm into authorities. How transporting a firearm you aren't legally allowed to have would have impacted your heirs wasn't explained.

Munster do you believe prisons are the safest place on earth

So you are stupid enough to believe that the ban will stop with the AR's?? Is what you are telling us ?? What happens when some nut goes in a kills with a different weapon?? AND YOU jump on the bandwagon and say that particular weapon needs banned too because no civilian needs them !!??? WOW you really are naieve!!

Munster would get shanked his first day in the joint, crying out " weapons are banned I'm telling"

Prison is a great example. You take away every liberty a man has and nearly all his rights and he should be very safe behind bars, or a liberal would have you believe that.

God knows there are no murders in prison. After all they are not allowed weapons of any kind

So many ignorant comments, so little time.

Let's take the example of England, who placed a total ban on handguns, and a provision to still allow civilians to own long guns (shotguns and rifles), that have to be stored at a gun club.

Did that end the homicides with firearms? NOPE! It may have lowered the murder by firearm rate, stabbings rose big time. And now their knife laws are so strict that those under 18 can't even buy a pizza cutting wheel. BUT, it ain't all that tough to make your own home made knife, is it?

And the criminal gangs have started up little "shops" to make their own guns.

Jamiaca has a total gun ban, as an island, they should be able to stop any being smuggled in. Their firearm related homicide rate rivals or tops ours.

Munster, you are such a moron!! If EVERY GUN in the US were to be banned, are you so stupid to believe that people wouldnt use pressure cookers, nails, bbs and gunpowder, diesel fuel and fertilizer to kill and maim people.!??? You are so stupid you have probably never even heard of that being used at all yet have you ?? There is NO reasoning with someone like you. I would hate to be your spouse and kids!! I would cease speaking to you if you had this attitude with them !!You are ALWAYS ignorantly right !!Everyone else is WRONG !!

Ok its both.

Munster you are really dumb enough to think any law that congress would pass would have ANY effect at all on criminals? I suppose they don't realize drugs are banned or they wouldn't be all over the streets of America. You are either very stupid or very naive.

" "The government shouldn't punish or harass law-abiding citizens in the exercise of their Second Amendment rights," "

Senate vote nears, background check bill in peril

By Alan Fram

Associated Press

Why the 2nd Amendment

by Walter Williams