Virginia Sen. Mark Warner wants to tighten gun laws, saying "enough is enough" in the wake of the Connecticut school shootings Friday that saw 20 young children and six adults killed.
“I‘ve been a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights,” the Democrat from Alexandria said Monday outside the Virginia Capitol, where he was attending an unrelated meeting, The Washington Post reported Monday.
“I’ve got an A rating from the NRA. But the status quo isn’t acceptable. I’ve got three daughters," the Post reported. "They asked me on Friday evening, ‘Dad, what are you gonna do about this?’ There’s got to be a way to put reasonable restrictions, particularly as we look at assault weapons, as we look at these fast clips of ammunition.”
“I believe every American has Second Amendment rights, the ability to hunt is part of our culture," Warner said on Richmond's CBS affiliate, Channel 6. "I’ve had an NRA (National Rifle Association) rating of an 'A' but, you know, enough is enough." The NRA is headdquartered in Fairfax.
A Warner staffmember sent out a tweet Monday: SenWarner thinks #Newtown shooting "game changer" on guns
President Obama, who visited Newtown, Conn., the site of the shootings, also wants to tighten gun laws.
"It's a complex problem that will require a complex solution," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday. Carney, The Wall Street Journal reported, said the president wants to engage the public, parents, law enforcement and mental-health professionals to find a solution.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that she plans to introduce legislation to ban assault weapons at the start of the next Congress.
You make wild generalizations on my comments that are not based on what I wrote....you already cannot buy any gun you want anywhere at anytime.....there are already restrictions on what you can buy, when you can buy, what you have to do to be able to buy in the first place. But I digress All Hail Comrade T-Bird......and he says my world is twisted.
We have to take a step in the right direction to help prevent this type of tragedy in the future. Those kids might still be alive if our leaders had made a better choice in the past. We owe it to our children to do better....
A ban means we, the law-abiding, are then ruled by the lawless, the criminal, and the person who does not care about our rights. Semi-automatic firearms are NOT automatic, and not rapid-fire. They shoot one bullet with each pull of the trigger. Please learn what you're proposing to ban. The regulations on owning *automatic* weapons are legion.
Automatic weapons are highly regulated. Highly. They require BATFE approval, tax stamps, law-enforcement officer approval, and lots of money. Semi-automatic firearms are so-called because they place one more cartridge into the barrel after each trigger pull. One pull, one bullet. They are not rapid-fire, or high-capacity, firearms. Some *may* hold more than a six-shooter (and some don't). When only the police and military have *any* class of firearms, HOW will you ensure that criminals *don't*?
I believe any discussion of the government telling me what I *need* is ludicrous; what I *need* and what I want or can afford may be two different things, and the government has no more input than it does in whether I *need* a Ford or a Ferrari. When we start allowing the government to infringe based on someone's idea of need, we give control to someone else. However, that's what I believe. I'm willing to listen to reasoned arguments. Reasoned arguments don't accuse me of parroting some organization's talking points; they don't accuse me of being a nut job or a killer, and they are based on facts rather than emotion. When we're willing to do that, Senator Warner, you can quit flexing the little rubber hammer near your knees and discuss what *should* be done, if anything.
I'd have to question whether "just about every" magazines hold more than seven rounds. I simply don't know; I'm much more familiar with handguns than with long arms. Before the advent of the Glock, I'd have argued your point, as the 1911 generally carries 7. Since then, "standard" capacity can range from 7 to 30. Most handguns are 6-15; above that they become too heavy to carry. Beyond that, I'd have to research. Neither makes a difference to Mervo's point of "automatic or semi-automatic firearm". A semi-automatic, rifle or pistol, is a standard firearm in the 21st century.
If one supports armed guards at airports, terminals, sporting venues, etc., how can one say a school is less important?