CNN host Van Jones chastised contributor Will Cain for "cherry-picking [legislative] districts" to paint stronger gun laws as wildly unpopular, pointing out that such laws have strong support nationwide.
During the September 13 edition of CNN's Crossfire, Jones hosted Cain and Colorado State Sen. John Morse (D-Colorado Springs), who was defeated in a recent recall election after being targeted over his support for expanded background checks and a 15-round limit for firearm magazines, to discuss the recall and gun reform. After explaining that gun reform measures such as background checks are "massively popular ... all across the country," Jones criticized Cain for "cherry-picking [legislative] districts" like Morse's to argue that the American people don't support gun reform.
So we're not supposed to hear the answer, according to Media Matters? What I see is that U.S. senators were told in massive numbers to oppose gun control, and when the people expressed their opinion about two politicians who voted yes, those two traitors were booted out of office.
ReplyDeleteIt's the "90%" poll numbers that are in doubt here.
"Traitors" because they hold a different opinion?
DeleteYou make a real traitor when you express taking the law into one's own hands instead of calling the police.
Gun-control Jim, you claim to have carried a handgun. Why did you do that? Why didn't you just rely on calling the police? But more than that, are you denying the right of self-defense? If someone is attacking me, in your view, am I obliged only to dial 911?
DeleteSince I never said any of that, it is only your lies, as usual.
DeleteThe issue was why didn't he call the police instead of confronting the drug dealer himself, at which point you said you would have taken the law into your own hands also.
You promote anarchy in favor of using the professional law enforcement community.
Now back to pretending you are a professor.
Jim, you've said that you have a carry license and have carried. Why?
DeleteTypical for an NRA dupe that cannot speak to the issue, you change the issue. Good try. Try defending your stance, that you will take the law into your own hands, and forget about police.
DeleteRegarding the case you're referring to, I said that I have more understanding for the veteran who beat up a drug dealer than for the drug dealer. What he did was a crime, yes, but sometimes, the law isn't equal to morality.
DeleteNow I've answered your question again. How about you answer mine?
"What he did was a crime"
DeleteAnd you not only approved, but stated you would have done the same thing. Thanks for agreeing with me, that you have no respect for the rule of law and prefer to use your gun to enforce YOUR rule of law. Anarchy.
"It was not the NRA who brought these two would-be rulers down. The NRA only committed after the grassroots teams had proved they were serious by turning in their petitions. The NRA has given full credit to the grassroots.
ReplyDeleteIt was not the Republican Party that brought them down. State Chairman Ryan Call repeatedly discouraged the recall efforts, especially in Pueblo. On the very eve of the final election day he told organizers that they were going to lose and that they should just give up and write their concession speeches."
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/red-pill-blue-bill/2013/sep/15/no-excuses-what-was-really-behind-colorado-recalls/
It will be interesting to see how this affects the elections next year.
Yes indeed. That's when we'll see how widespread this gun-rights push really is. I think it's useful to mention that there are 35 state senators in CO. Two were selected to pay the price for what the consensus of the 35 did.
Delete"Two were selected to pay the price for what the consensus of the 35 did." As I said in an earlier post, before the recall, the Democrats held a three seat majority, which has now been reduced to a single seat.
DeleteThe bill for the magazine limits passed the Senate by one vote. And the background check bill passed on a party line vote. The two selected to pay the price were selected by voters in their district who signed the recall petition, and later voted in the election.
If your claimed number of 80 to 90 percent are correct regarding "common sense" gun laws, where are the recall petitions against Senators that voted against either bill?