And thanks to the press, terrorists are also on notice that the national security services are collecting data on phone calls, internet, and credit card usage.
In essence what it says is that not everyone who gets an initial denial (approx 78,000 in 2012) is a felon or has committed perjury. Apparently there a significant number of initial denials that are "false-positives"
NICS processed 19,600,000 background checks last year and had some 78,000 initial denials (less than 1%). Based on past history 95+ % are reversed after additional investigation.
From that you could conclude that were only 4000 or so that were really prohibited persons.
If those 4000 committed perjury, I agree that they should be prosecuted (if you can find them and or they are not already in jail!)
A mass shooting that was averted by a call to the police. Further details will help us understand if encouraging all people to be armed is beneficial or harmful.
You say that cops and servicemen would not prefer to use the slide stock. Based on accuracy I might agree, however I've also seen demos that would contradict that, at least for distances of less than 75 feet. But that not the point. People like the aurora shooter or the new town shooter don't really care about accuracy. Seemingly their choice of weapons is based on the ability to inflict significant and RANDOM injury
We are learning that the Newtown shooter fired 150 rounds from his ar15 from the time he first shot out the doors to the school to the time that he used a handgun to kill himself was less than 5 minutes
As regards the mentally disturbed, your plan to lock up "the violent ones" and "keep an eye on the rest" is impractle. You will not know someone is violent until they commit a violent act. How did that work with Adam Lanza?
Who would you have monitor the mentally disturbed before a violent act is committed?
Do you think that those people that you want to "keep an eye on" , should be able to purchase firearms, or for that matter be given firearms. (see the latest bar shooting incident in Pittsburgh-s shooters man is Mazzocco)
The background check discussion acknowledges that prohibited people may stil get firearms, the intention of the background check expansion is to make it more difficult. Right now, because of legal loopholes, it is relatively easy.
On the topic of gun ownership by children, you say " Common sense would dictate that there should be NO (gubmint) infringement" (on the "right" of a child to purchase/possess a firearm). That thinking is unbelievable! You are nutty!
Dearth of development in Valley proves government is a fraud
@ Robert Scheetz,
You write:"Our government is a fraud."
I presume that you have plans to replace it with a government that is more to your liking?
Which government do you have in mind?
June 17, 2013 at 11:47 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Current, ex-officials back data collection
Official intrepretation of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights is the hands of the judicial branch of the US government.
How Snowden, or I, or anyone else, intreprets the Constitution is immaterial. It may be an interesting opinion, but it is just that, an opinion.
As it pertains to the NSA collecting of telephone metadata on all Americans, the US Supreme Court ruled on that specific topic back in 1979.
Google: Smith v. Maryland 442 US 735
What NSA is doing in this program is within the scope of the Constitution as established by the Court.
Those that huff and puff about it being unconstitutional are full of hot air.
June 17, 2013 at 11:39 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Monumental monitoring of phone records is laid bare
And thanks to the press, terrorists are also on notice that the national security services are collecting data on phone calls, internet, and credit card usage.
June 7, 2013 at 1:02 p.m. permalink suggest removal
List of suspects in feds drug and gun roundup
Pyroc....
Just read comment over on another thread that helps.
It's the last comment here:
http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/apr/17...
In essence what it says is that not everyone who gets an initial denial (approx 78,000 in 2012) is a felon or has committed perjury. Apparently there a significant number of initial denials that are "false-positives"
NICS processed 19,600,000 background checks last year and had some 78,000 initial denials (less than 1%). Based on past history 95+ % are reversed after additional investigation.
From that you could conclude that were only 4000 or so that were really prohibited persons.
If those 4000 committed perjury, I agree that they should be prosecuted (if you can find them and or they are not already in jail!)
April 18, 2013 at 9:06 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Obama blasts Senate gun vote: ‘shameful day’
Your Senator Portman voted against stiff penalties for gun trafficking.
What's that all about!
April 18, 2013 at 10:27 a.m. permalink suggest removal
List of suspects in feds drug and gun roundup
Arrested on firearms charges???
I thought that the government WASN'T prosecuting firearms violators. At least that what the gun lobby keeps saying.
And Rob Portman voted AGAINST increasing the penalty for trafficking in guns. That makes good sense - NOT.
So is that the new Republican agenda?
April 18, 2013 at 10:14 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Feds indict 42 from Warren area on drug, weapons charges
Arrested on firearms charges???
I thought that the government WASN'T prosecuting firearms violators. At least that what the gun lobby keeps saying.
April 18, 2013 at 10:07 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Cops: Student plotted attack
A mass shooting that was averted by a call to the police.
Further details will help us understand if encouraging all people to be armed is beneficial or harmful.
March 19, 2013 at 9:11 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Limited gun restrictions don’t violate the Second Amendment
You say that cops and servicemen would not prefer to use the slide stock. Based on accuracy I might agree, however I've also seen demos that would contradict that, at least for distances of less than 75 feet.
But that not the point. People like the aurora shooter or the new town shooter don't really care about accuracy. Seemingly their choice of weapons is based on the ability to inflict significant and RANDOM injury
We are learning that the Newtown shooter fired 150 rounds from his ar15 from the time he first shot out the doors to the school to the time that he used a handgun to kill himself was less than 5 minutes
March 17, 2013 at 8:57 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Limited gun restrictions don’t violate the Second Amendment
@kk80586,
As regards the mentally disturbed, your plan to lock up "the violent ones" and "keep an eye on the rest" is impractle. You will not know someone is violent until they commit a violent act. How did that work with Adam Lanza?
Who would you have monitor the mentally disturbed before a violent act is committed?
Do you think that those people that you want to "keep an eye on" , should be able to purchase firearms, or for that matter be given firearms. (see the latest bar shooting incident in Pittsburgh-s shooters man is Mazzocco)
The background check discussion acknowledges that prohibited people may stil get firearms, the intention of the background check expansion is to make it more difficult. Right now, because of legal loopholes, it is relatively easy.
On the topic of gun ownership by children, you say " Common sense would dictate that there should be NO (gubmint) infringement" (on the "right" of a child to purchase/possess a firearm). That thinking is unbelievable! You are nutty!
March 16, 2013 at 12:28 p.m. permalink suggest removal