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Allen West: Gun Control Is 'Your Index Finger'

HUFFINGTON POST 2 Hours Ago Allen West: Gun Control Is 'Your Index Finger' by Paige Lavender Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said gun control comes down to the finger you pull the trigger with, calling the larger discussion on gun violence part of a "political agenda." "This is your gun control, this finger right here -- your index finger," West said in an interview with Newsmax TV. "Nothing happens with that gun until you put that finger into the trigger well and you pull it. So my concern is that we’re not talking about the real issue, we’re talking about a political agenda." West's comments come in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, where 20 first-graders and several teachers were killed. West said "we should start first and foremost" with mental health issues rather than gun control, claiming Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook shooter, had "parental problems." This isn't the first time West has...

DANALOESCHRADIO.COM 2 Hours Ago Caution When Taking On The Language Of The Left In The Gun Control Debate by Dana Radio The other evening Piers Morgan continually referred to the weapon Adam Lanza used in the Sandy Hook massacre as an “assault rifle.” He’s not alone; many left-leaning hosts do the same. Unfortunately, it’s wrong, and it’s dangerous for any conservative to accept such a mischaracterization of these firearms in any conversation. Doing so immediately cedes to the left that such assertions are acceptable and correct. They are not. Unless Morgan and other pundits are insisting that Adam Lanza used a firearm with fully-automatic firing capability, we need to stop using these make-believe, unicorn terms and get educated on firearms. First and foremost there is no such thing as an “assault weapon.” Any device used to assault (a behavior or action) someone can be defined as an “assault weapon.” There exist fully automatic firearms and semi automatic firearms, period. There technically is no such thing as an “assault rifle,” either. The term is a Nazi invention (Sturmgewehr) fully named Sturmgewehr 44, and is regarded as the first “assault” rifle. Firearms which shared the technical characteristics of Hitler’s rifle were casually defined with this sobriquet and it grew over time. The problem with using this phrase to define scary-looking rifles is that it betrays a gross lack of knowledge on firearms. The rifle Lanza had in the trunk of his car (and there are various conflicting reports from a too-eager media about whether or not this rifle was used in the shootings) was not an “assault rifle.” Anyone claiming that it was is insisting that Lanza’s weapon was a military-grade rifle capable of selective fire, meaning, it has the giggle-switch to kick it from semi-automatic to fully automatic. I’ve shot with so-called “assault rifles” and I own semi-automatics. They are not the same. Anyone calling any of these rifles “assault rifles” used in the Sandy Hook shooting and any other such tragedies are claiming that fully-automatic weapons, regulated to banned, are somehow in the civilian market used in mass shootings. That’s a news story. But since that isn’t the case, it’s simply nothing more than irresponsible reporting and commentary from individuals who should know better. I get upset whenever I see these terms conflated — especially by our side — because many of us have for years fought against the left’s insistence that all guns are the same. It’s a tactic to encourage public prejudice against scary-looking guns and part of the overall strategy to ban them outright. You can purchase a pellet gun that is closely modeled to resemble an AR-15; just because it looks like an AR-15 (and AR stands for the manufacturer’s name, ArmaLite, not ”assault rifle”) doesn’t mean that it’s an “assault rifle,” no more than a semi-automatic similar in looks to a fully automatic makes the semi an “assault rifle.” If the left can move conservatives into using their misused terminology, they’ve already won ground in the anti-Second Amendment battle. When we start taking on the language of the left, we are no longer defending our position, we will have ceded it. We can’t afford such mistakes. Previously on this topic:

DANALOESCHRADIO.COM 2 Hours Ago Caution When Taking On The Language Of The Left In The Gun Control Debate by Dana Radio The other evening Piers Morgan continually referred to the weapon Adam Lanza used in the Sandy Hook massacre as an “assault rifle.” He’s not alone; many left-leaning hosts do the same. Unfortunately, it’s wrong, and it’s dangerous for any conservative to accept such a mischaracterization of these firearms in any conversation. Doing so immediately cedes to the left that such assertions are acceptable and correct. They are not. Unless Morgan and other pundits are insisting that Adam Lanza used a firearm with fully-automatic firing capability, we need to stop using these make-believe, unicorn terms and get educated on firearms. First and foremost there is no such thing as an “assault weapon.” Any device used to assault (a behavior or action) someone can be defined as an “assault weapon.” There exist fully automatic firearms and semi automatic firearms, period. The...

Chicago's top cop again calls for more gun laws

CHICAGO TRIBUNE 1 Hour Ago Chicago's top cop again calls for more gun laws by Ryan Haggerty Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy today called for tougher gun laws and reiterated his opposition to legalizing the concealed carry of handguns in Illinois. “The answer to guns is not more guns,” McCarthy said during a panel discussion about gun violence that was part of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition’s weekly forum at its headquarters in the city’s Kenwood neighborhood. McCarthy, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., WVON-AM radio host Cliff Kelley and others discussed gun laws, Chicago’s homicide rate and recent mass killings in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., in front of an audience of a few hundred people. McCarthy stressed his opposition to allowing the concealed carry of handguns in Illinois, even though Illinois is the only state in the country that doesn’t permit the practice. “Just because it’s 49 to one doesn’t mean that Illinois is wrong,” McCarthy said. Kelley point...

Obama To Arm Muslim Brotherhood, But You Can’t Own An AR?

LASTRESISTANCE.COM 26 Minutes Ago Obama To Arm Muslim Brotherhood, But You Can’t Own An AR? by John DeMayo Sometime in late January, as part of a 213 million dollar foreign aid package, the U.S. government intends to deliver 10 F-16 fighter jets and 200 Abrams tanks to Egypt. Quite a nice gesture on the part of the United States considering back in 2010, Mohamed Morsi, the current President of Egypt went on record labeling the U.S. an enemy and called for driving Israel from occupied Arab lands. Sounds like the kind of man I would allow to possess world class U.S. made weaponry. Almost daily, the U.S. media is entertaining some Obama State Department mouthpiece attempting to publicly re-affirm U.S. commitment to our ally Israel; and insure the American public that our government has the terrorists on the run. I’m sure Israel is just thrilled to know that the new Muslim Brotherhood sponsored Egyptian government will now be rolling a new shipment of American military hardware to th...

Bureau of Justice Statistics, SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIME AGAINST YOUTH DROPPED 77 PERCENT FROM 1994 TO 2010

BJS.OJP.USDOJ.GOV 1 Hour Ago Bureau of Justice Statistics ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10 A.M. EST Bureau of Justice Statistics THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012 Contact: Sheila Jerusalem (202) 307-0703 HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ After hours: (202) 616-3227 SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIME AGAINST YOUTH DROPPED 77 PERCENT FROM 1994 TO 2010 WASHINGTON – The overall rate of serious violent crime against youth ages 12 to 17 declined 77 percent from 1994 to 2010, falling from 61.9 victimizations per 1,000 youth to 14.0 victimizations per 1,000, according to a report released today by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Serious violent crimes include rape and other sexual assaults, robbery and aggravated assault. Among serious violent crimes against youth, the rate of rape and sexual assault declined 68 percent, robbery declined 77 percent and aggravated assault declined 80 percent. Overall, declines in serious violent crime among youth were greater from...

Woman in VA Shoots At 2 Daytime Home Invaders Who Shot At Her

GUNSSAVELIVES.NET 1 Hour Ago Woman in VA Shoots At 2 Daytime Home Invaders Who Shot At Her A woman in VA found herself in a battle for her life when 2 armed men burst into her home in the middle of the day. The woman was able to surprise the 2 men when she drew her own gun though. The would be home invaders fired on the homeowner first and then the homeowner returned fire, firing 2 shots at the men, who then fled the scene. Authorities launched a massive manhunt in the area, but the men remain at large. The woman, whose name is currently being withheld, was not harmed. Read the full article here:http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20130112/NEWS/13011200...

The elephant in the living room in the gun control debate

AMERICANTHINKER.COM 7 Hours Ago Blog: The elephant in the living room in the gun control debate by Matthew Holzmann Hush. Do you hear it? I can hear a pin drop. There is an almost absolute silence in discussion of the root causes of the gun violence that has traumatized so many. On the front pages and in the corridors of power so far it has been a one sided debate. Our most liberal politicians have seized the moment and are pressing for greater restrictions on guns. Guns are inert until the trigger is pulled. And it is the mind of the person who is pulling the trigger that is at the heart of the matter. Guns and magazines are as safe and insubstantial as a block of wood or a potato until someone decides to pull the trigger. One can argue quite accurately that it is liberal politicians who are the real cause for so many guns flowing into our society. Ever since the Brady Bill every time restrictions have been proposed there has been a massive surge in gun sales. By stoking ...

Pretend Gun Control

PJMEDIA.COM 6 Hours Ago Pretend Gun Control by Frank J. Fleming The mood in America right now seems to be that “something” must be done about guns. Many Democrats are now openly talking about bringing back the assault weapons and high-capacity magazines ban, while they had previously shivered in fear of gun owners and the violence those heavily armed crazies commit against chads. Of course, most of us are well aware that this “something” that will be done in the name of gun control will have pretty much no effect on whether criminals or madmen are able to get guns — and might even make these people even deadlier. For instance, the “gun-free” school zone is a victory in disarming people in the same way that getting all countries except North Korea and Iran to destroy their nuclear weapons would be a victory in nuclear disarmament. The main fallacy of gun control theory is in not realizing that criminals, by definition, don’t follow laws — they’re wily that way. Yet most gun contr...