House Passes New Gun Control Law after VT tragedy
By: Matusleo
Published On: 6/13/2007 5:11:35 PM
Well, in an almost unanimous vote (the Libertarian/Republican Ron Paul of Texas was the only dissenter), the House passed a bill that Congressman Rick Boucher(D-VA) believes would have kept the Virginia Tech shooter from purchasing the firearms he used to kill 32 innocents at my alma mater.
The story is here in the Roanoke Times.
What makes this particular bit of Gun Control legislation remarkable is that is was crafted with the support of the NRA. They did win some concessions to give people the right to be removed from the watch lists (or at least challenge their inclusion in said lists), but otherwise, my reading of this bill is very positive.
It has been almost two months now since the terrible shootings tore my community apart. To know that so many people take this so seriously all across the country, and are working in good faith to make sure it never happens again, is heartening.
Matusleo
Ut Prosim
Comments
Ron Paul, the only dissenter. (kestrel9000 - 6/13/2007 5:51:11 PM)
Well, that figures.
Lemme tell ya a little
somethin' about Ron Paul.
This Daily Kos diary of mine from yesterday was also referenced and linked on Stormfront.
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A MAJOR hate site.
And they loves them some Ron Paul.
It's sad that we always seem to do something (LAS - 6/14/2007 9:57:08 PM)
AFTER the tragedy and nothing to try to prevent it.
Still, if we want to states to enforce the laws, we have to help them with the funding aspect of it. That seems logical to me.
After the fact is all we have (Matusleo - 6/16/2007 7:37:24 AM)
Sadly, the law of inertia is something we cannot fight very well. Unless people can see the imminent danger to themselves, they will not act.
It is one reason why the GOP has always run campaigns based on fear-mongering. It is often easier to get people to act on their insecurities, as long as they don't think it will require any sacrifices on their part.
But that policy doesn't always work.
Sadly, getting people to recognize the danger and accept even reasonable sacrifices for the good of the many, that is more difficult.
Matusleo
Ut Prosim