Obviously feeling some heat from the anti-gun crowd within his party, especially in the wake of the Colorado movie-theater massacre, Barry "Almighty" apparently has now seen the need to be a bit more vocal regarding his position on the matter. It was on Wednesday night that he made the statement that he would “leave no stone unturned” in seeking new measures to reduce violence nationwide, including more restrictive background checks on gun purchases. “A lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals,” Barry said at the annual National Urban League convention in New Orleans. And in sounding much like his allies over at the Unite Nations, Barry said, “They belong on the battlefield of war, not on the streets of our cities.”
Barry, in what continues to be very typical Democrat fashion, set about blaming “politics and lobbying” for defeating gun-control measures when outcries arise after mass shootings here in the U.S. And he said the nation’s attention should not just be focused on mass shootings, such as the one on Friday in Aurora, Colo., but on the daily shooting deaths of youths from gun violence in major cities. “Every day, the number of young people we lose to violence is about the same as the number of people we lost in that movie theater,” Barry said. “For every Columbine or Virginia Tech, there are dozens gunned down on the streets of Chicago or Atlanta, here in New Orleans. Violence plagues the biggest cities, but it also plagues the smallest towns.” Dozens? Really?
It was Barry’s first comment on gun violence since the shooting in Aurora that killed 12 people and wounded 58. Police said James Homes, 24, carried out the killings with an assault rifle, a shotgun and two handguns. Progressives are pushing Barry, who campaigned four years ago on a platform of stricter gun control, to speak out on the subject and use the tragedy to impose stricter gun regulations. But the White House has been saying since the shooting last week that Barry has no plans to seek new gun legislation. Of course Barry has no plans to seek new gun legislation, why should he? And why should he, since he figures he can accomplish the same goal through signing the UN 'Arms Trade' Treaty, even bring the topic up this close to an election?
“We’ve been able to take some actions on our own, recognizing that it’s not always easy to get things through Congress these days,” Barry said. “The background checks on those looking to purchase firearms are now more thorough and more complete. Instead of just throwing more money at the problem of violence, the federal government is now in the trenches with communities and schools and law enforcement … we’re partnering with local officials to reduce crime using best practices.” He added that the administration has been promoting intervention programs to keep young people out of gangs. But he said those steps have not been effective enough, and, of course, blamed “opposition in Congress” for preventing more restrictive gun laws.
“I, like most Americans, believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms,” Barry said. “But I also believe that the majority of gun owners would agree that we should do everything possible to prevent criminals and fugitives from purchasing weapons, that we should check someone’s criminal record before they can [purchase a gun], that a mentally unbalanced individual should not be able to get his hands on a gun so easily. These steps shouldn’t be controversial, they should be common sense. So I’m going to continue to work with members of both parties and with religious groups and with civic organizations to arrive at a consensus around violence reduction. Not just of gun violence, but violence at every level." Barry thrives on all manner of violence.
As usual, one fact that is always left out during any discussion on restricting gun rights. is how many lives are actually saved every single day because someone had a gun. How many lives would have been saved in Aurora had just one person in that theater been carrying a gun? But we can't talk about that, we need to remain focused on the atrocity because the liberal objective here is to get rid of all guns, not encourage more people to buy them. And another fact that is so very conveniently glossed over is the fact than many more 'innocent' lives are lost in automobile accidents every day than are lost because of guns. But gun control is what the Democrats see as being their next big objective after finally succeeding in seizing control of our healthcare. So that becomes the next big priority.
Frankly I'm more than just a little surprised that Barry would even be saying anything on the topic of gun control and the most recent tragedy, other than, of course, to offer condolences. After all as previously mentioned he is currently very busily working behind the scenes by using the new United Nations 'Arms Trade' Treaty in his attempt to circumvent our Second Amendment. As we all know Barry has a definite preference for working in the shadows, out of sight from the prying eyes of those who support our Constitution. But I suppose one good reason to start talking about now is because it an be used as a distraction to draw attention away from the horrible economy and an unemployment rate that remains stuck very firmly over 8 percent.
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