White House official: Obama will tackle 'very important issue' of gun control

[woodandsteel]

There's always the chance the checkered pants wearing Republicans screw us as well, in the name of "reaching across the aisle".....

Yep. There was at least one Republican who was out front after the shooting in Tuscon talking about making it illegal to carry a gun within 1,000 fett of a politician.

All the President or some moderate in Congress needs to do is promote some sort of "Common Sense" gun control measures. Then, admendments and other attachments can be added, and before you know, something will get slipped in at the last moment.

I'm not resting easy. I don't care which party is in power. Even though Boehner said that he wont allow any debate on the issue. Sometimes things happen that are unexpected that will change Congress' mind.

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I should add, that lately there have been a lot of Network News stories about the availability of guns, and there link to different crime trends. I tend to put my tinfoil on when I see these stories.

[platoonDaddy]

What concerns me isn't the suits in "congress" but oSama's unelected Czars & stooges in one of the many agencies. They can make a recommendation and he can just issues an Executive Order.

Men we are screwed and we aren't even smiling.

[500grains]

Meanwhile FL is looking to introduce new gun laws after the LEO shootings here in FL and around the country, to allow people who have a CCW license, to open carry as a deterrent to folks like the AZ MoFo who shot all those people. Once implemented, hopefully, it will spread nationally.

Yes!! If one guy open carries, he is a potential target. If half a dozen guys in a Wal Mart open carry, there is a greatly reduced chance of a bad guy pulling a stunt.

[Iraqgunz]

Many states like Arizona have CCW and open carry. Most if use choose not to open carry so as to be discreet and not make us a target.

What needs to happen is that law abiding citizens need to start exrecising their rights.

[skyugo]

Many states like Arizona have CCW and open carry. Most if use choose not to open carry so as to be discreet and not make us a target.

What needs to happen is that law abiding citizens need to start exrecising their rights.

I think the fact that an armed law abiding citizen helped stop the arizona guy tells us that more of us ARE exercising our rights. sure the guy didn't fire a shot, but i dunno about you, i'd be a lot more hesitant to charge toward the sound of gunfire if i didn't have a gun. Fine line between brave and suicidal.

[spr1]

The game.....
Start pushing gun control despite low odds of success. A win would be gravy, but the real reason to push, is to put conservatives on the defensive. Thus consuming the energy, bandwidth and momentum that would otherwise be used to undo the damage (accomplishments if you are a liberal) done to the nation over the last 2 + years.

[RogerinTPA]

Liberals will never get that gun laws only disarm law biding citizens. Criminals and crazies, care not one damn bit about the law.

A national open carry law is the only way.

[ChicagoTex]

A national open carry law is the only way.

If by "national open carry law" you mean anyone can carry openly if they choose, then I'm fine with that. If you mean mandating those of us who currently carry concealed to carry openly... I disagree wholeheartedly.

What I think would be best remembered regarding the shooting in Tucson was that it was not a rational act comitted by a rational man, and I don't think everyone in America open carrying would've deterred him any more than the countless laws he broke did.

[spr1]

Gun control efforts have nothing to do with crime control. That is just the excuse. The real reason they push is power and control. It is the conflict between those who believe in the power of the state vs those who believe in individual liberty. Small arms are the ultimate expression of individual liberty, therefore, they must be eliminated.
The atrocity in Tuscon created an emotional event that can be exploited.

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

My wife works for a small city police department and as of monday some of the local city judges are refusing to allow officers into their courts room with weapons. I see it as the same type of trend