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alp227

(31,962 posts)
Sun Mar 31, 2013, 08:56 PM Mar 2013

Gun Confiscation - A Baseless Registry Fear



"The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Democratic-sponsored measures Tuesday to expand the nation's gun background check system and a Justice Department program that funds school security plans.

The 18-member committee approved the background check bill on a party-line vote of 10 to 8; the school security bill passed on a broader margin of 14 to 4."*

Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) made his opinions on why he's opposed to gun background checks and a registry- it'll be a way for the government to take away people's guns. Does that have any backing? Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and John Iadarola (Host, TYT University) discuss.

*http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/03/12/senate-panel-approves-gun-background-check-school-safety-bills/

(From the March 15 Young Turks show, uploaded to the TYTshows YouTube channel that contains bonus clips from the regular show and spin-offs including David Sirota's show for TYT.)
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Gun Confiscation - A Baseless Registry Fear (Original Post) alp227 Mar 2013 OP
By whom and how.... Oldfolkie Mar 2013 #1
They look to events like the confiscation in Katrina... Sharpie Mar 2013 #2
Second post....... rdharma Mar 2013 #3
According to USA Today safeinOhio Mar 2013 #4
According to many others ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #5
and statements by DiFi and the recently considered confiscation in California ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #6
the op Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #7
Aren't those confiscations in Cali safeinOhio Apr 2013 #10
A baseless fear? By everyone? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #8
Which can be Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #9

Oldfolkie

(51 posts)
1. By whom and how....
Sun Mar 31, 2013, 09:19 PM
Mar 2013

...do people like Grassley and the NRA types think gun confiscation is going to happen. I doubt it is possible logistically.

 

Sharpie

(64 posts)
2. They look to events like the confiscation in Katrina...
Sun Mar 31, 2013, 09:31 PM
Mar 2013

Many of those weapons were never even returned.

Would the government get all guns? Hell no...

Would they get some? Yeah...

safeinOhio

(32,532 posts)
4. According to USA Today
Sun Mar 31, 2013, 10:34 PM
Mar 2013

"Police department spokesman Bob Young said it has stored 552 guns that were confiscated after Katrina, through Dec. 31, 2005. Police have said they only took guns that were stolen or found in abandoned homes."

The agreement calls for the city to post a notice on its website that explains how gun owners can claim their firearms.

Gun owners must sign an affidavit claiming ownership of a gun but don't need to present written proof, such as a sales receipt or serial number. A background check also is required to certify that someone claiming a gun can legally possess a firearm.

The city won't be liable if a dispute arises over the ownership of a returned gun. Authorities can dispose of any guns that go unclaimed after two years.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)
6. and statements by DiFi and the recently considered confiscation in California
Sun Mar 31, 2013, 10:46 PM
Mar 2013

The radicals on one side are being supported by the radicals on the other side...pick your polarity, its clearly bidirectional

safeinOhio

(32,532 posts)
10. Aren't those confiscations in Cali
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 06:56 AM
Apr 2013

from convicted felons that are not allowed to own guns? I'm all for taking away guns from criminals and the insane.

 

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)
8. A baseless fear? By everyone?
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 01:42 AM
Apr 2013

Fortunately, we have DUers who regularly make it known that banning all firearms is exactly what they want.

They are obviously in the minority, but they are still very passionate about that irrational belief. The seek to influence the timid into believing that they have some special power to confiscate firearms from law-abiding citizens or will have that special power at some time in the near future.

It's never going to happen.

Most firearm owning Democrats don't fear confiscation, including those who post on DU, because they know that the authoritarian gun-control advocates will never be able to accomplish that. They know that no matter how many times the gun-controllers (or people-controller wannabes) say "NRA," "NRA talking points," or "Fuck the NRA," it's not going to happen.

All they are doing is driving themselves nuts.

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