There are all sorts of proposals in the wake of EPS1 attack on Aurora. There's one by Lautenberg and McCarthy that will supposedly make it harder for ciminals to anonymously purchase ammo on-line. Bitter over at Shall Not Be Questioned has more info.
Normally I agree with those guys 99+%
This time I'm going to take exception; minor, but and exception.
It's not about Gun Control - it's about CONTROL. They're not trying to control guns, or ammo, they're trying to control people. That's what governments do - if you let them. They eventually reach a point where they control every aspect of your life. Every law is there as a means of controlling people. If you control the people you win. Granted it's a long term loosing proposition, but folks like Pelosi and Obama are incapable of seeing beyond they're own desires. Hell most politicians are incapable of even realizing they're short sighted.
At times it seems like they do it because they think we're too stupid to make our own decisions. I've got to admit having elected Obama - they may have a point - a lot of people are apparently too stupid. On the other hand, my internal Wookie says: "It's their life to screw up, we must allow them to make their own bad decisions." Then the Objectivist voice in my head says - but they're inflicting their stupid decisions on me!
Sad but true - it's the way we let the system evolve. The reality is worse I think. They know if they tell the right lies, and scare people enough, the people will beg them to take control. And they will, every chance we give them. Doesn't matter if it's about Guns, or Finance, or Freedom of Speech. They want to control it.
The laws aimed at guns are really just the most insidious of the lot, the ultimate goal is to remove our ability to defend ourselves, which makes us nothing more than another dependent of the system.
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