It amazes me still how the Media says that the Gunman was using a quote "assault" weapon, when in fact there was 4 hand guns found at the
crime scene! Everything is better on TV with a Lie! Slick Willy redefined Sex , oral sex ain't sex if your the President,and the Media says Nothing?
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STATE POLICE IDENTIFY WEAPONS USED IN SANDY HOOK INVESTIGATION; INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
In previous press conferences, the Connecticut State Police clearly identified all of the weapons seized from the crime scene at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
To eliminate any confusion or misinformation, we will again describe and identify the weapons seized at the school crime scene.
Seized inside the school:
#1. Bushmaster .223 caliber-- model XM15-E2S rifle with high capacity 30 round magazine
#2. Glock 10 mm handgun
#3. Sig-Sauer P226 9mm handgun
Seized from suspect’s car in parking lot:
#4. Izhmash Canta-12 12 gauge Shotgun (seized from car in parking lot)
This case remains under investigation.
Lt. J. Paul Vance
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[h=2]kelly the obama poster child [/h]
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Capt. Kelly IMO is an opportunist who will in time run for office,the media and people like Kelly speak only of guns however the true cause of mass killings I believe is with drugs pushed on young boys used so many years they are addicted and changed forever,we have a second issue with hundreds of military suicides which is again possibly due to drugs for anxiety treatment, but we continue to ignore these things and instead focus on guns as being the cause.
Perhaps your correct and I respect as a vet myself anyone who has served, but it's a bit naive to assume he is doing this out of love,I never respect an opportunist who will use any event to gain 10 minutes of fame. Certainly I do not know for certain however after nearly 55 years of working with men in all situations I tend to have a good reality idea of what people will do. If he does not run for office in 4 years or less I will consider myself wrong.
In this interview(2:50), Kelly says "From my experience in the Military, I spent 25 years in the Navy. Assault weapons are very good at killing a lot of people all at once. And that's something that should be, and is designed for the Military." So he's claiming that he's a weapons expert?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kelly
Did he ever serve in combat using these "assault weapons"? No he didn't. If he was on tv talking about war planes or space travel, I would trust his expertise, but not on the purpose of a semi-automatic rifle. Therefore I think he is making a biased politically driven statement. Does his Military experience, and his wife being shot, make his words more valuable? I don't think so, I think it means he's being deceitful about his knowledge of guns, and playing off of the emotion of his personal tragedy. Plus his wife was shot with a Glock, why isn't he talking about limiting semi-automatic handguns?
I think you made an excellent point here. Many folks that have been put in life or death positions do know first hand how vulnerable they were and how they really needed or could have used a firearm when they most needed it.Other people (Suzanna Hupp, comes to mind) who have been, or have close relatives that are victims of gun crime, have different reactions. Specifically wanting to lift restrictions that prevent people from defending themselves. Which in the State of Texas has been proven to prevent crimes.
Nov. 16, 2011 | HR 822 | Requiring State Reciprocity for Carrying Concealed Firearms | Bill Passed - House (272 - 154) | Did Not Vote |
July 28, 2010 | HR 5827 | Exempting Guns from an Estate for Bankruptcy Purposes | Bill Passed - House (307 - 113) | Yea |
May 20, 2009 | HR 627 | Allowing Loaded Guns in National Parks | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (279 - 147) | Yea |
Sept. 17, 2008 | HR 6842 | Repealing Portions of the D.C. Firearm Ban | Bill Passed - House (266 - 152) | Yea |
But if you look at that link I posted above, looks like the shooting influenced where they stood to some degree. I do think they genuinely want to prevent these kinds of crimes, but who doesn't? I don't think their ideas would do it, however. (ex. 100% 4473s)
But unfortunately they are singing the same song as the other gun grabbers, that don't base their wanted change in facts or proven methods. Kelly is a smart man, no doubt about it, so why doesn't he present facts and reasons for his stance?