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House Democrat Urges Americans to Give Up Their Guns

'Maybe you want to turn in your guns,' said Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

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Dec 19, 2012 by Dain Fitzgerald

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A liberal House Democrat is asking her peers and Americans at large to step up and lay down their weapons.

The Hill reports that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) pleaded with those on the House floor to follow the example of a popular sporting goods chain and no longer keep guns around. "I would personally just say to those who are listening, maybe you want to turn in your guns," said Jackson, who praised the example set by Dick's Sporting Goods, which has discontinued the sale of sporting rifles among its nationwide locations. She reassured listeners, however, that she has no desire to be a so-called gun grabber.

"I'm not going to take your guns," assured Jackson.

With that said, the report likewise notes that Jackson is the sponsor of the Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act, which would raise the eligibility to carry a handgun from 18 to 21 and prohibit people under 21 from possessing semiautomatic assault weapons.

Said Jackson in a recent write-up that would appear to borrow from President Obama: "If there is even one step we can take to save another child, or another parent, or another town... then this Congress surely has an obligation to try."

Via The Hill. Posted 2:30pm PST.

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marine1

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without a clue
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Medicinebow

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Absolutely. Leaders for the clueless.
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kyam333

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@Medicinebow studies in my country of Britain have shown the same. Don't you think America has to Change something
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marine1

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@kyam333 Yeh,we need to change the lack of responsibility life style that seems to be growing in this country
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kyam333

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@marine1 I agree same problem over here its every man for himself
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marine1

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@kyam333 The big problem here is that everyone wants to blame the conduit and not the source of the problem.
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DARSB

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The Australian experience suggests it might.
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Calfkiller

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please educate us as to the Australian experience. Are you talking about after they banned guns in general and gave people the oppurtunity to turn them in without being charged with any crime? Or do you think the Aussie's were so happy to give them up that they were tripping over themselves to turn them in?
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DARSB

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@Calfkiller I think it's worth noting that since they reduced the number of weapons in circulation they haven't had a mass shooting. This is a desirable goal, is it not?
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Calfkiller

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@DARSB They didn't reduce them, they outlawed them. That is why their Olympic shooting team has to come to the U.S. to train.
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Calfkiller

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@DARSB In my OPINION the Media in general (television, news, video game industry, and toys marketed to children) and society at large are responsible for this kind of tragedy. Not personal gun owners. Though irresponsibility of gun owners such as the shooters mother plays a part as well. I think she should have known well before he was 20 that he needed personal help and never should have been shown him how to use such things.
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DARSB

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@Calfkiller "Scientists are baffled by the ability of Canadians to watch hockey and play video games without shooting each other."
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PoliticalSpice

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I really doubt people who turn the guns in are the type of people who might go on a shooting spree,so this type of program is unlikely to prevent a massacre, but program to allow people to turn in unwanted guns are probably not a bad idea.
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Ashstop

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I agree, even if they outlawed guns the ones that don't need them will be the only ones to own them!!
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bambi33

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@Ashstop,
I'm sure the homicidal lunatics and violent criminals believe they "need" the guns they obtained illegally (likely from operation "gun runner"). How else are they going to take full advantage of the Millions of free shooting-galleries our public servants have so thoughtfully provided for their exclusive enjoyment?
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Kellso

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The woman has NO CLUE!!!!
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Souljah

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I agree people should be able to turn their old firearms in if they choose to, preventing the guns from getting into the wrong hands..
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SavageMazx

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Huh?
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Souljah

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@SavageMazx hahaha Im saying I agree. to having an voluntary gun disposal program for people who want to voluntarily surrender their firearms.
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SavageMazx

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@Souljah I am not understanding the "falling into the wrong hands" part. If you sell your unwanted firearms to a licensed dealer then where is the problem?
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Souljah

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@SavageMazx haha it was more sarcastic as if the Government would make sure the Firearms were dispsed of safely eg. Fast and Furious haha
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SavageMazx

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@Souljah sorry missed the sarcasm on that one, now I am tracking.
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Calfkiller

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come on. I'll turn in some of my older guns if she wants to give me a hundred bucks a pop. Though I must admit i'll just use the money to buy better ones as well as ammo for the ones I have.
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SavageMazx

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Wow, a Texan even lol
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jessejaymes

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Shelia Jackson needs to worry more about the guns that the crips and bloods use to kill more fellow blacks every year in the USA than all spree killers combined kill. 70% of blacks killed each year are killed by other blacks. And I know damn well the Crips and Bloods are not turning in their guns.
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Jack-Black

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LOL. If it was not for the representative who thought Guam could tip over with more people going to one side of the island she would be the dumbest representative in the house.
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Republican5001

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Here here!
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Denizen_Kate

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Her heart is in the right place, and I admire her for saying this should be completely voluntary, but that said, I'd like some of whatever she's been smoking.
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Medicinebow

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It's legal in a few places now :) Well at a state level anyway. The fed. isn't too interested in enforcing their own laws against marijuana.
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mudpike

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Shelia - before you mouth any more liberal BS talking points, please ask barry soetoro, our president this question - why is Chicago ( with all it's gun controls) the murder capitol of the U.S.? Capone is long dead , is it the ghetto mentality that you liberals hate to discuss ?(for loss of votes)?
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Jeff_Woehrle

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Another democrat seeking to disarm the people. Better idea: Why don't you come and try to get them?
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MongoAPillager

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don't worry,they are working towards that goal,ut first they need a list of potential trouble makers,like some of the posters here
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2b1ask1

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Maybe as soon as she combs that hair.....
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mudpike

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Exactly , but it's not the hair Bro, it's the mindset . Did ask & now a 3 x PM. There is no Light in the socialist BO agenda. Become a Knight for our cause. Travel well.
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Keyjo

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No one knows how many guns there are in the United States, but the F.B.I. estimates over 200,000,000. The BATFE estimated 223,000,000 back in 1995.
Factoring in LEO's, Military, gun collectors and museums, the best estimate is 350,000,000 fire arms in the United States.
I will certainly never turn in my two guns and I'd expect the number of guns collected in a national turn in would amount to less than .0001 of 1%.
Perhaps the better idea is to increase the penalties for gun related crimes. Armed robberies and murders and violent 1st degree assaults could all carry a mandatory life without parole sentence.
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mudpike

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They have no idea . Guns & far more have been sent home with no problem before WWI until about 1967 - 1970 without interruption. Just send it home in the mail . Not counting all that has disappeared from Nat'l. Guard & Reserves training centers & armories . As usual , any info Gov't. related is pure nonsense. How many guns have been passed down thru the family long before registration ? Nobody has a clue . Need a gun - just give a welfare raised crackhead $25 to $50 bucks , grease it up & bury it . Without a doubt , barring airplanes & tanks , the U.S. citizens are by far the largest, most well armed standing Army in the world. And socialists like Soros & his lap dog BO now demand control . Why doesn't BO concern himself with the mooslem training centers in the U.S.?
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Dan_Tien

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People who want to voluntarily give up gun ownership already have.
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Sabio

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no matter what you do, what law you enact, what insane ban you lay down,,,,CRIMINALS ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL GET GUNS!!!!!
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TheJimmy

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Da Gubmint better be ready to open up their wallets because I'd only turn my guns in for a substantial profit.
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AFarmer

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What a tool of the Democrat party she is. Do any Democrat politians live in reality? Taking of weapons in this country will never happen without a revolt. I can't speak for those that live in the city, but there are a lot of rural folks that would rather shoot the gun takers than hand them over.

On a side note, how is it that in Friday's shooting that all the reports the first day agreed that it was the two handguns that were used for the killing and the .223 was left in the vehicle (even a photo shown of it there). But by late the next day it was reported that the .223 AR was used in all of the shooting, except for when the killer took his life. I find it hard to believe that all of those police, state police, and investigators couldn't tell the difference between a 9mm cartridge casing (the Sig and Glock were that caliber, but as of last night's CBS news, they are now calling the Glock a 10mm) and a .223. For those that don't know, a .223 is about twice as long and "necked" down where the actual bullet is attached, while the 9mm is "straight" with no necking. Also, most casings are stamped with the caliber. My guess is someone who is wanting gun-control told them to change their statements to false facts. Who did it though? Gun-control advocates, liberals, or the Obama administration? It's a terrible shame that certain individuals would use this tragedy to further their political agenda, and even lie about the facts.
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Sonny

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Hopefully, our national leaders have something more substantial than that to offer a concerned American Electorate.....
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Warrior_Judge

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Ummmmmm, let me think about this for a second .......... HELL NO!!!!!

Raise the age from 18 to 21 to own handguns??? In Tennessee you have to be 21 to buy guns.
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