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Originally Posted by sob
"If it were up to me, I would tell Mr. and Mrs. America to turn them in -- turn them all in."
Dianne Feinstein, to Lesley Stahl during an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" on Feb. 24, 1995.
" The need for a ban on handguns cannot be overstated."
Hon. Major R. Owens (Rep. NY, Introduction of the Public Health and Safety Act of 1993, Extension of Remarks - September 23, 1993. Congressional Record, 103rd Congress, 1993-1994)
"Mr. President, what is going on in this country? Does going to school mean exposure to handguns and to death? As you know, my position is we should ban all handguns, get rid of them, no manufacture, no sale, no importation, no transportation, no possession of a handgun . There are 66 million handguns in the United States of America today, with 2 million being added every year."
Senator John H. Chafee, Rhode Island (June 11, 1992, Congressional Record, 102nd Congress, 1991-1992)
While this "thinking" may not be universal, it's certainly widespread. There are thousand of documented statements like this from constitution-haters at various levels. Someone should explain how this isn't "fear-mongering." Oh, that's right--that's only done by Republicans.
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It isn't universal, and even in the quotes you provided, there isn't any context. There is no way to tell whether they want to ban civilians from handgun ownership or whether they want to ban everyone from using handguns.
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I take it you consider insignificant those people who have a legitimate defense-based need to use them?
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Show me proof that all citizens have a "legitimate" defense-based need for packing heat.
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You accidentally slipped an accuracy in here. When you call the cops, they MAY show up. They're not required to.
A couple of girls who became rape victims in their apartment established the above in a court case. Seems they were held captive for 12 hours. The police never responded to their emergency call.
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I know, i've had to call the cops on drunks before.
Look, i'm not for gun control in general. I do think this article about mm's bodyguard is silly, because it hasn't been established the the body guard was even with moore at the time of his arrest.