NicePants

Sent him a thank you. Wish there were some more politicians in this state with the balls he has.

Holy shit. This might just be the push we need to get more people to come. If people know he's going to be speaking there, they'll show up. Invite everyone right now (if you haven't done so already, like you were supposed to )

You can have anything you like on a pump action shotgun.

I don't get why more people can't grasp this. A lot of messed up people are good at hiding it. EXCELLENT at hiding it. They don't talk for whatever reason, they bottle everything up, and suddenly you have another "mass shooting" and no one knows why they did it.You can't really effectively preempt insanity or evil, but you CAN find the means to protect yourself from it and combat it. You just need the will to do so.

Likely zero. These people are going to do nothing but suggest gun control, same as Cuomo, same as Biden. To expect anything else at this point is naive.

He's right.

It is bad, but at least we have time compared to what happened in NY. Might be a long shot, but we can get our opinions out there.

I want one, but that price is a little much at the moment. ...Probably won't get any better too. :(

I don't think they'd do all of this for some sandy relief conference. Prepare for the worst, comrades.

I find it funny that people who vehemently protect the second amendment would cut the throat of the first as a way of protecting the second. The supreme court has already ruled that you cannot ban violent media because it is protected under the first amendment. We already have ratings systems in place to advise parents as to what would be appropriate for their child, it's just that a crapload of those parents would rather use call of duty as their babysitter instead of explaining to their kids why people don't come back five seconds after they get shot in real life and why it isn't cool to actually go around and shoot people. Protect the entire Constitution or it's all for shit.

Oh Christ. I'm not ready for this.

I like the douches in the background who continue to talk while he's speaking.

You could always use the NY Daily News. Some of the front pages I've seen lately are just abysmal. They had a pic of CUomo on one with a badge and called him AMERICA'S SHERRIFF. Jesus Christ.

I'm waiting for the inevitable facebook battle I'll have with someone I know. You should've sent her the writings of some of the founding fathers. Wonder how she'd try to spin that considering pretty much all of them have at least one major quote that the citizens ought to be armed. Also, if she falls back on the old musket line, tell her about the Girandoni air rifles they had back then that had a 20 shot capacity. I'm sure she'll love that one.

Yeah, this. But tell him that you own that amount if you are a citizen with no intention of becoming a LEO or military, and suddenly you are a domestic terrorist in the making or a baby-killing, right wing extremist.

That makes me giggle.

Wtf? You serious bro? You come on here, refer to assault weapons, argue for them to be banned, and then say most people support a ban using biased polls? Where do you think you are? ...Why am I even responding?

I expect to see quite a few fence converts in the coming months. Forcing the issue is the best way to get all those beloved middlemen to fall to one side or the other, and somehow I feel that we'll end up with more at the end of it all.

I doubt it.

What ban are we specifically discussing here? Is NJ mulling over some AWB 2.0?

To the people who think this is all just window dressing, pay REAL close attention to the mental health stuff in there, particularly the parts about the CDC research and bypassing HIPAA. As I said in a post elsewhere, there are certain medications that people take for pain relief and other uses that are also used as anti depressants. Don't think for a second that if HIPAA records are released as part of the NICS that this won't impact a lot of Americans with no problems at all. Not to mention, if the CDC begins to report that gun ownership itself is part of a mental disease or disorder, they'll suddenly gain a lot of traction towards loftier goals. Behold a goddamned pale horse.

Get ready for the 3D printer ban!

I'll be sure to keep him in my prayers. I know how to tough it is to be in a situation like that.

Yeah, and telling people that you'll help to take guns out of their hands and your own isn't really hanging together, is it? I know they have some damn thick skulls sometimes, but you can get through to some of them. It's either that or wait for the inevitable "I TOLD YOU SO" moment that will leave you feeling nothing but emptiness.

It'd be nice, but I doubt he'd get impeached over this. It'll be challenged no doubt, by states greater than the one we live in, but I have a feeling we're stuck with him for the long run. Best start to rev up that borscht, comrade!