Why don't politicians actually do something about gun deaths?

[Locutus]

Both Heller and McDonald were 5-4. If the Court now becomes 5-4 liberal, they'll reverse both decisions.  No doubt about that at all.

True about the 5-4, but the court justices place a lot of weight on stare decisis.  That's why they're quizzed on it so much during confirmation hearings.   There's nothing sure in pure supposition about future court cases or rulings. 

BTW, I still don't buy your original premise that democrats are trying to disarm everyone.  That's just factually incorrect. You absolutely have zealots on both sides, but that's an extremely blanket statement to make.

[Locutus]

  But will the Republican controlled House of Representatives do anything about it?  No!      Hell, they won't even pass a bill to keep people on the no fly list from buying a gun or a person on the terrorist list from buying guns.     

The no fly list is a no brainer in my opinion.  They need to get that legislation passed. 

[AbbyTC]

Two out of three gun deaths are actually self-inflicted suicides, and as we all know, Democrats are big on the right to die, so they make no attempt to stop it. Of the remaining deaths, over 80% are inner city drug gangs killing each other, mostly in Democrat controlled big cities, and once again, Democrats make little to no attempt to stop it. In fact, until gun rights advocates pointed out who is actually committing all the US gun murders, we thought our streets weren't safe.

Hi DC3Cowboy!  Welcome aboard!  Would you please tell me where you got your stats from?  A link would be great for this.  TIA!

[DC3Cowboy]

Hi DC3Cowboy!  Welcome aboard!  Would you please tell me where you got your stats from?  A link would be great for this.  TIA!

Thank you.

From the CDC: http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate10_us.html

The FBI: https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded/expanded-homicide-data

Heather MacDonald: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-myths-of-black-lives-matter-1468087453

Plus dozens of others.

Look, we all know that the stats are correct. 2 out of 3 gun deaths are suicides and the vast majority of the murders are committed by inner city drug gangs, but the left always insists on endlessly quibbling over the stats in order to avoid talking about what we need to do, because they dread being viewed as racists.

[DC3Cowboy]

True about the 5-4, but the court justices place a lot of weight on stare decisis.  That's why they're quizzed on it so much during confirmation hearings.   There's nothing sure in pure supposition about future court cases or rulings. 

BTW, I still don't buy your original premise that democrats are trying to disarm everyone.  That's just factually incorrect. You absolutely have zealots on both sides, but that's an extremely blanket statement to make.

And I don't buy your premise that it's factually incorrect that Democrats want to disarm America. Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have said that the gun control system they want to implement is Australia's. Since I doubt that you know what this, allow me to tell you: Australia passed a law requiring everyone to register their firearms, all the while promising that they would not come after them. Then they almost immediately reneged on that promise and ordered all of them surrendered.

All those quotes I gave you are factual and all of them are sourced.

[DC3Cowboy]

Again, the real 'gun' problem in America is the inner city drug gang/criminal murders and that's where we need to take action.

[me]

Again, the real 'gun' problem in America is the inner city drug gang/criminal murders and that's where we need to take action.

Welcome DCeCowboy. I've been out of town so haven't been posting. Good to see someone on mine and HH's side finally. Probably won't post much for a few days while I get caught up on some things but look forward to posting with you. 

[DC3Cowboy]

Welcome DCeCowboy. I've been out of town so haven't been posting. Good to see someone on mine and HH's side finally. Probably won't post much for a few days while I get caught up on some things but look forward to posting with you. 

Thank you...Me!

[Henry Hawk]

Bump....

And still no one wants to address the OP.

Progressive liberal politicians want all sorts of new regulations, including so-called 'universal background checks', which means that if you give your brother a gun, you must first do a background check. Obviously no one would know if you did that, so the next step would be universal gun registration. Neither of course would prevent any of the suicide deaths or the gang murders so why do it, unless confiscation is the true goal?

If you won't (can't?) address the OP, I'll understand, but I will not respond to deflections, diversions, or quibbling over quote sources. They're in the link I provided.

You're not getting a virgin.

[DC3Cowboy]

The vast majority of gun murders are in our inner cities or coming from there and are committed by young black and Hispanic males. We know who they are and where they are so why aren't we making those streets safe by flooding them with cops and even the National Guard in places like South Chicago?

The biggest problem is, it is considered racist and politically incorrect to even name the culprits.

[Henry Hawk]

This is why it is hard to take the Black Lives Matter movement serious.

If they were truly concerned about Black Lives........then they would be protesting in Chicago and Baltimore.  Why isn't Sharpton or Jackson there screaming for help?

[DC3Cowboy]

Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She is a recipient of the 2005 Bradley Prize:


https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Imprimis_April16.pdf

[DC3Cowboy]

This is why it is hard to take the Black Lives Matter movement serious.

If they were truly concerned about Black Lives........then they would be protesting in Chicago and Baltimore.  Why isn't Sharpton or Jackson there screaming for help?

This is a quote that tells it all, and it's one that progressive liberalism despises because it's true and the man who said it is unimpeachable:

"There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps... then turn around and see somebody white and feel relieved."


― Jesse Jackson

[DC3Cowboy]

This is what I meant about progressive liberalism supporting the right to die:


Vermont doctors push back against assisted-suicide requirement

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/21/vermont-doctors-push-back-against-assisted-suicide/


Apparently then, the only objection to suicide by firearm is the do-it-yourself method and the cost! A legal and lethal dose of secobarbital costs between $3,000 and $5,000. A round of 9mm costs under 30 cents.

[Henry Hawk]

Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She is a recipient of the 2005 Bradley Prize:


https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Imprimis_April16.pdf

This is exactly what I have trying to relay on here for quite some time, but since it makes sense and goes against the liberal agenda, I'm a racist.