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Steve Rose

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Minneapolis, MN
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Posted on 01/27/13 at 02:07 pm in response to Do we really want to keep kids safe, or just keep them safe from guns?

Thanks for your insights and commentary. I am happy to engage with others in this important conversation.

The primary challenge to "Constitution rights" to which I referred is the executive branch grabbing power from the legislative branch, denying the voices of the Senators and Representatives chosen by the people to write the laws of this nation. 23 executive orders (or actions) handed down by the White House seems a bit heavy handed. The urgency of the actions communicates a...

Posted on 01/28/13 at 03:05 pm in response to Do we really want to keep kids safe, or just keep them safe from guns?

It seems our cousins in the UK are way out ahead of us; they banned and confiscated handguns in 1997. As reported in this BBC article, within a few years of the gun grab, they became gravely concerned with the included angle on the tips of kitchen knives.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4581871.stm

“A team from West Middlesex University Hospital said violent...

Posted on 02/04/13 at 09:53 am in response to Do we really want to keep kids safe, or just keep them safe from guns?

A word search has determined that you have found the the very first 2nd Amendment argument that contains not a single instance of the following terms, "2nd", "two", "second", "amendment".

Posted on 01/25/13 at 07:09 am in response to Going off the rails with the Second Amendment

We can parse the words of the Constitution and tell one another our interpretation of them in the historical context of the day, and we can wax philosophical and "discuss the historical myths upon which those rulings (Supreme Court) have been made". But really, what is the point? I have heard one argument that contends that "arms" referred to the appendages that protrude from one's shoulders. Prove that wrong or right.

The bottom line: Gun control schemes are either unproductive or...

Posted on 01/28/13 at 05:03 pm in response to Going off the rails with the Second Amendment

Your caveat, "with any other kind of gun" did not go unnoticed by me. The largest mass killings in the United States, at schools and not at schools, involve no guns. Internationally, true again.

Your "fact" is not a fact until you explain how the rifle he principally used uniquely provided him the ability to kill 28 people. Keep in mind, that a person can hold and fire two hand guns simultaneously, hand guns can be equipped with magazines as large as he used on the rifle, a killer...

Posted on 01/29/13 at 05:16 pm in response to Going off the rails with the Second Amendment

Do you know what Marines do? They don’t shoot fish in a barrel, a classroom, or a movie theatre. And, they don’t carry AR-15 rifles, nor have they ever.

Regardless of what firearm you are operating, shooting as rapidly as possible is the least accurate mode. Because recoil forces are moving the muzzle, aim is compromised. The only thing rapid fire accomplishes is rapid depletion of ammunition.

Now, explain your "fact": "The fact is that Lanza could not have killed 28...

Posted on 02/04/13 at 08:39 am in response to Going off the rails with the Second Amendment

What does a combat mission have in common with shooting civilians seated in rows and columns, whether moviegoers or children in a classroom? Nothing.

The Pentagon does not buy “this things”; the AR-15 is sold to civilians. I have never claimed to be a gun expert, but your yet again unsubstantiated claim, "The fact is that Lanza could not have killed 28 people with any other kind of gun", indicates that you fancy yourself a gun expert. Knowledge of all other types of guns would...

Posted on 02/04/13 at 10:38 am in response to Going off the rails with the Second Amendment

"The effect of carrying a weapon designed for combat into a theater or a school is obvious at this point."

Is it obvious? You claim that the killings could not have been accomplished "with any other kind of gun". Please, tell us how the AR-15 is the weapon of choice and uniquely qualified for mass killing in a classroom and movie theater.

Posted on 02/06/13 at 12:00 pm in response to Going off the rails with the Second Amendment

The UK has the strictest gun control laws in Europe, largely due to two events. After the Hungerford Massacre in 1987, semi-automatic and pump action shotguns were banned. Ten years later (1997), handguns were also outlawed, following the Dunblane school shootings. Caught up in the emotion of a tragedy, sensing that something must be done, the Brits accepted a law built on a lie.

Follow this link to view the largest peaceful protest in British history:

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Posted on 05/09/13 at 07:25 am in response to Going off the rails with the Second Amendment

This video has no connection to the NRA. But, the playbook says to invoke those three letters when all else fails. If you know this is not the largest peace time demonstration in British history, then identify a larger one. Indeed, the 2nd Amendment has no force in the UK. You had a point regarding that? I don't think their laws are good here either.