Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) joins MTP Daily to discuss gun reform and the president’s apparent backtrack on background checks.
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We, the Citizens of the United States only elect the President and members of Congress, the Millionaires, Billionaires and Corporations OWN them.
@Pea Stone You have no better suggestions.
@Riffelj In the same vein as @Pea Stone you clearly have no positive contribution to offer.
@Box of Frogs Actually, @Pea Stone did. You’re just too blind. Plus, again, you were shown to be a liar as your opening statement in this thread was obliterated. No worries though, enjoy 4 more years of Trump rule. Don’t fret – you and your liberal friends can cry about it on Twatter and 99% of the MSM. BTW, how does Lemon’s finger smell? Is Fredo doing okay and has anyone thrown him down the stairs yet? Do you know if April Ryan has tossed anyone else out of her “freedom of the press” speech? Man, your side just can’t seem to keep it together!
@Box of Frogs Democratic socialism is not a suggestion, nor is it an answer. And there is nothing democratic about socialism. The two are diametrically opposed to each other. To think one can taint democracy, with a little socialism is like tainting your drinking water with a little arsenic. Clearly you are for socialism no matter who may suggest. Is it because you are fed up with the abuses within capitalism? So am I. Are you fed up with the big banks? So am I, but big banks favor the socialists as well and have certainly funded socialist movements for decades. A prime example being Hitler …. who was socialist himself. Example: Nazi”, abbreviation for “der Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiters Partei, which translates to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. You can read ‘Why Nazism Was Socialism and Why Socialism Is Totalitarian’ in the Mises Institute website.
Off to work.
@Pea Stone Most of the western industrialized nations are run on some form of social democracy. These countries have better health care systems with lower cost per capita and better outcomes than the USA. They have better education systems which do not leave students starting their careers in debt and they have lower poverty rates than the USA. They are all also capitalist countries. Your fear is based purely on Republican misinformation – go out and do some research and you will find that there are better forms of government than the broken pseudo democratic plutocracy that exists in the USA.
We have background checks.. go try for yourself. criminals don’t buy there guns where they would be checked… they steal them..etc. MSLSDummies
@Ekkie Ekk And they were law abiding citizens before they committed their crimes , you cant penalize the law abiding for crimes that haven’t been committed its a draconian idea totally out of line with a free nation.
@FN POG Any sale or ownership change to require background check and permanent registry. You give your gun to your son and you pay for background check and an additional tax yearly to maintain the registry. They have a very long list of taxes as well, that they want to connect to gun ownership also insurance. They did describe it several times in details and is not pretty, but the media doesn’t advertise that since over 300 million guns out there and owners are adult voters.
@Mr. Peanut In 2017, the most recent year for which complete data is available, 39,773 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S.In 2017, six-in-ten gun-related deaths in the U.S. were suicides (23,854), while 37% were murders (14,542). The murder rate in the United States in 2018 is the largest one-year drop in five years and official data comes out in September (next month) . When politicians mention the 39 thousand death they say 39 thousand homicide committed with guns. Nearly all full auto AK-47 ‘s on criminal hands are originated through Mexico got walked across the border with trucks or tunnels. FBI and INTERPOL traced back hundreds of full auto AK-47 from Los Angeles to Central American military and police forces purchased by their government from former Soviet Union and China. Homicide shootings including mass shootings are decreasing in the USA. Media attention to them increased that encourage those with some form of mental illness that want fame.
Keep your weapons. Matter of fact I’m gonna get another one.
background checks are already there, its also not the answer.
@Jason Prince if you don’t want to get them off the streets the easiest way I’ve found is to offer something for sale on marketplace and say you’re interested in trades. Although I’ve never done it I’ve often been offered guns for trade.
@Mike Holcomb My personal experience is irrelevant. Would you be ok with putting background checks on private sells of guns? By your own experience, it seems it would not make a difference since you can’t find a private seller.
@Mike Holcomb I think requiring people to pay for insurance (like car insurance) would thin out the amount of guns. Also, people who get shot would get some compensation from the insurance.
@spliffsperlunk There are 32 states that don’t require a background check for private sales at gun shows. https://www.thoughtco.com/gun-show-laws-by-state-721345
@Jason Prince when did I say I couldn’t find a private seller? Lol. It’s easy to find a private seller. Even private sellers can do background paperwork. I just said at a gun show is not the ideal place to try to buy a gun while avoiding a background check. As far as Insurance, no I wouldn’t be in favor of that. I believe in and have sworn to uphold the constitution of the United states. Plus I don’t think it would effect mass killings. That would be like saying the fix to eliminate meth amphetamine would be to make it illegal. That’s absurd!
95% are against checks. Lies
Q WWG1WGA “FAKE NEWS”!!!!
still talking about polls lol…
More controls on honest people, criminals don’t care.
There already ARE background checks. This is just another attempt by the left to control everyone and everything!
Is it just me or have they NOT EVER defined what a ‘UNIVERSAL’ background check is?
SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED!
Right to life trumps your gun fetish.
@Habitt5253 what if his gun fetish defends his right to life 😉
Hey you! Ha,ha, the joke . . . Punk . . . go shoot someone!
@Habitt5253 in that case right to life trumps vehicle ownership also. And knife ownership, hammer ownership. Plus nobody can own tools. Shoot, just lock everyone in a cell for life so nobody can hurt anyone. Yeah, good logic! 🤔😏😕
@kozmic zian are you willing to be the target? That would be a good way for you to elevate the white guilt you probably suffer from!
Better keep your gun!
You’re gonna need it!
And need a psychologist to assist you in treating your paranoia
@t t who’s more paranoid the left and the fact they see racisam in absolutely everything they disagree with or the right who fear government over reach?
t t Craig is right. But your comment is hilarious. Going to hijack for future use. Lol
Universal…check all galaxies and nebulas ,meanwhile back at Epstein island more children sacrificed than in all the false flags
Background checks have been around for a long time, I think any more would just be a violation of Rights. Everyone knows Thugs aren’t going to get a gun legally anyway.
🚦More background checks is like putting up a stop sign when there is a stop light already there.🛑
1990 gun free school zone
1994 safe school act
1996-Columbine
Go ahead and keep blaming the tool not the failed policies! Oh and background checks all go through the FBI if you were honest you would know that!
I agree that we don’t want control of guns in the hands of lunatics and maniacs….like Congress.
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SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED!!!!!
CRIMINALS DO NOT OBEY LAWS !!!!!
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I’ve never bought a gun without a required FBI background check, including at gun shows.
I bought guns through the internet and that also required a background check.
The trick is “universal.” It means whatever the Democrats want it to mean. Guns are here in the USA until Jesus returns or our sun expands into a red giant.
Yay more background checks. Ugh. The smart move would be to get more good guys with guns. Not less
Everytime someone legally buys a gun the FBI does a background check. This isn’t a new concept.
Maybe it’s a liberal FBI trick to convince low IQ Americans that Trump is giving the country away to the Russians. Maybe the whole problem is the FBI is failing to conduct proper background checks because they’re busy promoting the Democratic agenda. Mr. Trump, dissolve the FBI and fire all of their agents from the top down. Listen to them squeal.