Why do you suppose is it that Democrats always feel the need to lie about what their proposals are intended to do and how much good they will provide to so many. Is it because they just can't bring themselves to admit what their real intent is in putting those proposals forward? I mean, it’s like they really think we’re too stupid to know what they’re really up to. Or, are they actually delusional to the point where they’ve been able to convince themselves that what they're doing really will have some positive benefit for society? Either way we were provided with yet another sterling example of this twisted mentality just this past Wednesday from that liberal hag from California, Dianne Feinstein. She who seems to think her version of ‘gun control’ is such a commonsense idea, and who has felt it necessary to tell all manner of lies in her effort to garner support for it. She proceeded to stretch the truth nearly to the breaking point in her effort to make the case in favor of gun control during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Supposedly this little hearing was assembled in order to further debate Feinstein’s idiotic proposal to ban what been referred to, albeit incorrectly, "assault weapons." The old girl said, "Let me now describe the key features of our new legislation, the ‘Assault Weapons Ban of 2013,’" Feinstein said Wednesday. "The bill bans the sale, transfer, importation, and manufacturing of 157 specifically named semi-automatic assault weapons." She continued, "It also bans any other assault weapon, which is defined as a semi-automatic weapon that can accept a detachable magazine and has one military characteristic, such as a pistol grip, barrel shroud, or folding stock…These features were developed for military weapons to make them more effective and efficient at killing people in close-combat situations." You have to give her credit, she's become very adept at lying about where her proposal really does. And she ignored completely the too many to count unintended consequences that would result.
During her little spiel filled with blatant falsehood and complete with photos of Sandy Hook victims behind her, Feinstein argued that the U.S. has "witnessed an increased number of these mass killings" and called semi-automatic "assault weapons" the one "common thread running through these mass shootings." She went on to make the claim that the gun ban is needed in order to prevent future tragedies. "Sadly, [Newtown] is not an anomaly," Feinstein said. "We have witnessed an increased number of these mass killings. The one common thread running through these mass shootings — from Aurora, Colorado, to Tucson, Arizona, to Blacksburg, Virginia — is that the gunman used a military-style semi-automatic assault weapon or a large capacity magazine to inflict unspeakable terror." But, as is usually the case whenever dealing with Democrat zealots, she either choose to purposely ignore the facts or, which is more likely the case, simply lie.
Because based upon a closer inspection, what we find is that the actual facts don't come anywhere near to supporting her bogus argument. And in going about demonstrating just how false her claims are, let’s begin with her claim that mass killings are on the rise in the United States. According to the Associated Press, those who study mass shootings say they are not becoming more common. "There is no pattern, there is no increase," says criminologist James Allen Fox of Boston’s Northeastern University, who has been studying the subject since the 1980s. Grant Duwe, a criminologist with the Minnesota Department of Corrections who has written a history of mass murders in America, said that while mass shootings rose between the 1960s and the 1990s, they actually dropped in the 2000s. And mass killings actually reached their peak in 1929, according to his data. He estimates that there were 32 in the 1980s, 42 in the 1990s and 26 in the first decade of the century.
Mr. Fox even goes so far as to describe the chances of being killed in a mass shooting, as being probably no greater than being struck by lightning. "Without minimizing the pain and suffering of the hundreds…who have been victimized in senseless attacks, the facts say clearly that [there] has been no increase in mass killings," Fox wrote. When clusters of incidents occur close together, he added, that likely reflects a mixture of copycatting and coincidence. Many anti-gun advocates have noted that six of the 12 deadliest shootings in U.S. history have occurred since 2007. However, mass killings, actually peaked back in 1929. Feinstein also argued that banning so-called "assault weapons" would help decrease mass shootings. However, a study by the University of Pennsylvania concluded that the law appeared to have little effect on gun violence overall, most likely because rifles are used in a small percentage of gun crimes. But such information has done little to dissuade the likes of Ms. Feinstein from achieving her goal.
And then consider this little fact also chosen by Ms. Feinstein to be ignored. Hands and feet, knifes, shotguns, and handguns were all used to kill more people than were rifles in 2010. According to FBI data, 358 people were killed by rifles that year, half that of people who were killed by "hands and feet." Finally, Feinstein argued that semi-automatic "assault weapons" were the "common thread" in mass shootings. While Newtown shooter Adam Lanza reportedly used a semi-automatic rifle during his rampage, Aurora shooter James Holmes’ AR-15 reportedly jammed. Holmes also had two Glock pistols and a shotgun, according to reports. Tucson shooter Jared Loughner reportedly used a Glock 19 pistol with an extended 30-round magazine. All magazines with more than 10 rounds would be banned under Feinstein’s bill. These are just a few examples, however, to insist that only so-called "assault weapons" are used in mass shootings would not be accurate.
As has been reported by those interested in bring facts into the light of day that Ms. Feinstein and others in her party would like to keep well hidden, Mr. Jordan Hunter, director of marketing for Daniel Defense, a company that engineers and manufactures parts, accessories and rifles for Military Small Arms and who is focused on providing small arms product solutions to our military and law enforcement community, said a semi-automatic rifle is not the weapon most commonly used in mass shootings. Hunter said, "We tracked 62 mass shootings wherein 5 or more people were either shot or killed from the early 1980’s to now; 41 times pistols were used, 12 times shotguns or some type of hunting-style rifle was used, and 9 times semi-automatic rifles were used (14 percent)." Overall, Feinstein’s claims — the basis of her gun ban — don’t appear to hold up under scrutiny. However, it may be important to note that Sen. Feinstein’s bill refers to certain types of handguns and shotguns as "assault weapons."
Take a look at the full list of weapons that would be banned under the "Assault Weapons Ban of 2013."
Rifles:All AK types, including the following: AK, AK47, AK47S, AK–74, AKM, AKS, ARM, MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, Rock River Arms LAR–47, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms AK–47, VEPR, WASR–10, and WUM, IZHMASH Saiga AK, MAADI AK47 and ARM, Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S, Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS; All AR types, including the following: AR–10, AR–15, Armalite M15 22LR Carbine, Armalite M15–T, Barrett REC7, Beretta AR–70, Bushmaster ACR, Bushmaster Carbon 15, Bushmaster MOE series, Bushmaster XM15, Colt Match Target Rifles, DoubleStar AR rifles, DPMS Tactical Rifles, Heckler & Koch MR556, Olympic Arms, Remington R–15 rifles, Rock River Arms LAR–15, Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles, Smith & Wesson M&P15 Rifles, Stag Arms AR rifles, Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 rifles; Barrett M107A1; Barrett M82A1; Beretta CX4 Storm; Calico Liberty Series; CETME Sporter; Daewoo K–1, K–2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and AR 110C; Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000; Feather Industries AT–9; Galil Model AR and Model ARM; Hi-Point Carbine; HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, HK–PSG–1 and HK USC; Kel-Tec Sub–2000, SU–16, and RFB; SIG AMT, SIG PE–57, Sig Sauer SG 550, and Sig Sauer SG 551; Springfield Armory SAR–48; Steyr AUG; Sturm, Ruger Mini-14 Tactical Rife M–14/20CF; All Thompson rifles, including the following: Thompson M1SB, Thompson T1100D, Thompson T150D, Thompson T1B, Thompson T1B100D, Thompson T1B50D, Thompson T1BSB, Thompson T1–C, Thompson T1D, Thompson T1SB, Thompson T5, Thompson T5100D, Thompson TM1, Thompson TM1C; UMAREX UZI Rifle; UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and UZI Model B Carbine; Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78; Vector Arms UZI Type; Weaver Arms Nighthawk; Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine.
Pistols:All AK–47 types, including the following: Centurion 39 AK pistol, Draco AK–47 pistol, HCR AK–47 pistol, IO Inc. Hellpup AK–47 pistol, Krinkov pistol, Mini Draco AK–47 pistol, Yugo Krebs Krink pistol; All AR–15 types, including the following: American Spirit AR–15 pistol, Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol, DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol, DPMS AR–15 pistol, Olympic Arms AR–15 pistol, Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol; Calico Liberty pistols; DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol; Encom MP–9 and MP–45; Heckler & Koch model SP-89 pistol; Intratec AB–10, TEC–22 Scorpion, TEC–9, and TEC–DC9; Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol; The following MAC types: MAC–10, MAC–11; Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini Pistol, MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and MPA Mini Tactical Pistol; Military Armament Corp. Ingram M–11, Velocity Arms VMAC; Sig Sauer P556 pistol; Sites Spectre; All Thompson types, including the following: Thompson TA510D, Thompson TA5; All UZI types, including: Micro-UZI.
Shotguns:Franchi LAW–12 and SPAS 12; All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the following: IZHMASH Saiga 12, IZHMASH Saiga 12S, IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP–01, IZHMASH Saiga 12K, IZHMASH Saiga 12K–030, IZHMASH Saiga 12K–040 Taktika; Streetsweeper; Striker 12.
Belt-fed semiautomatic firearms:All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms including TNW M2HB.
Which, I suppose, brings us back to where it was that we started. I feel confident in saying that most of us realize what's truly underway here. It's to implement some manner of gun control, that can then essentially be used it a starting point for even stricter gun laws and the eventual confiscation of guns from law abiding citizens. The Democrats are desperate to achieve the same level of 'success' in limiting American's access to gun that they were able to achieve in seizing control of our healthcare with the ‘passage’ of Obamacare. And you all remember the number of outrageous number of lies that were told in that effort. Well this is déjà vu all over again. So as we should know by now, Democrats can get rather creative in their telling of lies and in their making all manner of claim regarding just what it is they are trying to do. It has nothing to do with some desire to increase public safety or an effort to better protect our children. And only the most foolish among us would believe that that is what’s motivating Democrats.
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