Dems pull cruel stunt to garner votes under guise of gun control - Denver

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
2/5/2013
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

Absurd proposal is made more heartbreaking by enlisting survivor support.

Colorado Democrats plan to introduce a bill that would hold gun makers and sellers liable for damages inflicted by those who use them. However, the idea is poor and to make up the difference, they have proposed the idea while flanked by survivors.

Improved gun laws are reasonable. Ridiculous provisions sold using survivors, disgusting.

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DENVER, CO (Catholic Online) - Proving once again that it's not governing that's a full time job, it's getting reelected that's so much work, Colorado Democrats have espoused a failed strategy that defies common sense. They are hoping to curb the sales of guns in the state by imposing liability for how those weapons are used onto the manufacturers and sellers of the weapons.

This is similar to blaming a car manufacturer for someone's drunk driving accident.

The announcement was made with all the pomp and fanfare of a somber political rally with politicians cashing in on the Columbine, Aurora, and Sandy Hook shootings. Flanked by survivors, who were perhaps unaware they were being used as props, Democratic leaders claimed with serious faces that the plank was a sensible part of comprehensive gun reform.

There can be no objection to reasonable gun laws, but holding makers and sellers liable is so unreasonable that it is absurd. So absurd in fact, that it is a waste of time.

Unfortunately, they are using time and political capitol to advance their reelection by currying favor with an emotional electorate. We can hardly blame them.

However, we must. Comprehensive reform is acceptable when it is needed and our politicians ought to strive for it. However, planking ludicrous provisions into bills are nothing less than political theater designed to garner future votes.

Using survivors as props in political theater is disgusting.

If you wish to make our streets safer by reforming gun laws, then by all means, please do so. But at least have the decency to propose reforms that are sensible and don't hold up survivors as props for your theatrics.

It is unlikely that the proposal as suggested will survive the process, making it as much a waste of everyone's time as it is wrong.

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Keywords: Denver, gunc control, Columbine, Aurora, Sandy Hook, shootings, liability, manufacturers

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Emma
3 months ago
This was already tried and struck down in the courts. How many times are our elected officials going to continue with these games? People are dying and the only care they have is for themselves and their own political advantage. If they were sincerely concerned about gun violence, they would add manpower to our inner cities where people are routinely gunned down by those who are ILLEGALLY in possession of these guns! It's just a game to them. They know that it would be a major endeavor to crack down on the illegal gun trade. They don't care enough to spend the money on that, so they take the least expensive and easiest approach which is to go after law abiding citizens! And, for the record, the shooter in the Sandy Hook Case did NOT use an assault weapon. The semi -automatic assault type weapon was locked in the trunk of his car. More propoganda to further their agenda.
George Ronald Adkisson
3 months ago
An ill society is not the result of children growing up in a natural environment. No...it is the result of a government that is no longer fair and impartial with the ones it once represents.
Managing money and tax is not a moral practice, but the uS Congress considers tax evasion an infraction of the law...and equal to moral turpitude...or, flagrant disregard for moral standards required by human beings...while doing work or crime.
When Congress allowed a militia to be disbanded...the uS Congress acted on what they were ordered, they "shall not".They then had exclusive legislative, judicial and executive powers.We as citizens lost ours.
As a result...I ignore them...I am the one in charge of my soul. I never gave that to them.John Adams did not either.
Besides...who needs a gun? 18 year old young adults do not...neither should they die so politicians can find financial gain.
Everyone have a good day.
Jerry N
3 months ago
"There can be no objection to reasonable gun laws, but..."

But it depends on who is deciding what is meant by "reasonable". The foremost law of our land defines "reasonable" to mean our right to keep and bear arms "...shall not be infringed." I fail to find any part of this simple statement that allows ANY gun control law to be Constitutional, whether deemed "reasonable" by some or not.

"If you wish to make our streets safer by reforming gun laws, then by all means, please do so."

The only "reform" of gun laws that would actually make our streets safer is to completely repeal gun control laws. It has been proven over, and over again that less gun control, not more, equates to safer streets. However, the 2nd Amendment has almost nothing to do with the safety conditions on streets. Less gun control is needed to get closer to the purpose the authors of the US Constitution had in mind with the 2nd Amendment. That purpose is to keep a power usurping government somewhat in check by virtue of its knowledge that violating people's God-given rights could lead to armed resistance from those whose rights are violated.
rafaelmarie
3 months ago
Democrats don't give a rat's behind about victims of violence.

If they did, they would stop abortion, which has murdered almost 1000 babies a day last year.

They are hypocrites!

This proves that they just want big government to take away YOUR right to bear arms.
John
3 months ago
Nothing is beneath democrats once again they are asking, no telling us we are going to lose yet another right and yes it is another right in a around about way holding these people or companies liable is forcing them to not sell guns or face unreasonable damage...it is taking our right to bear arms away. the old line guns don't kill people, people kill people. Yes let's male it illegal to own guns because we know making it illegal will stop the violence and we can see this working because we have drug laws and we know that we don't have a drug problem.
good job colorado democrats

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