Repeal the Second Amendment

The five justices in the Heller majority were all nominated by presidents who themselves were NRA members.

Such a weird coincidence.

Amateurist, that's kinda what I mean. I think that the fight against guns needs to focus on how much the pro-gun movement is intertwined with ultra-right wing racism. Focusing on the NRA turns it into a question for and against guns. The National Rifle Association likes rifles, we don't, but that's an honest disagreement. I think a good strategy would focus on how much the reason the NRA likes rifles is due to racism. Which seems pretty clear from the way the movement began, I think.

It's just a suggestion :)

how much the pro-gun movement is intertwined with ultra-right wing racism

I have never been to a more multi-generational, multi-cultural event than an NRA-sponsored gun show fwiw. Every demo (men, women, rich, poor, black white brown purple lol) well represented.

Folks from every walk of life coming together in their shared vision of a world where every man, woman, and child has the opportunity to accidentally shoot a stranger in the face.

Or possibly even a loved one! Dare to dream!

it's true! It was deeply disorienting.

and everyone so excited to be there

I think a good strategy would focus on how much the reason the NRA likes rifles is due to racism. Which seems pretty clear from the way the movement began, I think.

It's just a suggestion :)

― Frederik B, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:24 AM (14 minutes ago)

makes about as much sense as the attempts to paint planned parenthood as fundamentally racist. intellectually dubious but politically expedient.

Frederik hasn't found an American political issue yet which can't be solved by acknowledging America's inherent racism

some good news

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/sen-chris-murphy-starts-talking-filibuster-over-gun-control-224369

Was just about to post that!

I emailed my Senators to support the filibuster - this has long been one of DiFi's pet issues so maybe she'll do it, much as I dislike her.

The terror watch list aspect of that is a really bad idea unless they completely overhaul the watch list.

I'm cool with restricting everybody's access to guns, so doesn't bother me a bit

are you seriously worried that someone badly needing a gun that is erroneously on a watch list is a significant problem because I am not

@jeremyscahill
When HRC and Obama try to link gun sales and the terror watchlist, that is politics--plain and simple. It is just a talking point w no teeth

Restrict anything deemed a "right" based on an arbitrary lost with no due process whatsoever and you open the door to same for other rights.

Also agree with scahill. Pure grandstanding.

the no-fly list ban works as a metaphor. the republicans are so psychotically committed to gun ownership for all that it even takes precedence over their scaremongering about terrorism. in terms of useful policy it seems like reviving the assault weapon ban is a more likely progression at this pt.

that's how it's felt after every major shooting in the past several years. and yet...

I understand the rhetorical value but I dislike that kind of rhetorical bluffing. Maybe I'd be bad at politics for that reason.

It's also a potential example of democrats inadvertently ceding the center. I mean that happened a long time ago with "terrorism" rhetoric, but still not a good thing.

What's the Luntz quote about how when you use my terms I win?

Restrict anything deemed a "right" based on an arbitrary lost with no due process whatsoever and you open the door to same for other rights.

― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Wednesday, June 15, 2016 1:28 PM (56 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^ my fear too. Like I said yesterday, SCOTUS has said owning a handgun is a protected right. It would need an act of Congress amending it or SCOTUS to say otherwise. Elect Democrats to Congress and the White House if you want to make headway.

Not to mention you are kind of validating the "terror watch list" as a meaningful thing rather than just a crude investigatory tool.

What if we restricted access to guns based on a "communism watch list"?

"SCOTUS has said owning a handgun is a protected right."

it doesn't say how many though, right? how about just one!

i guess i just don't get why the right to own a gun has to mean a right to own ALL the guns.

"About three out of four household property crimes involving stolen firearms occurred in households headed by white non-Hispanic persons.
From 2005 through 2010, the majority of household burglaries (56 percent) or other property crimes (59 percent) involving stolen firearms occurred in the South."

"About 1.4 million firearms were stolen during household burglaries and other property crimes over the six-year period from 2005 through 2010, according to a report released today by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)."

at the very least, white southerners should be banned from owning guns because they apparently can't hide them well enough.

i'm kidding. don't shoot me, white southerners!

ok you guys have convinced me

xp

Careful, them's shootin' words.

whoa, I persuaded someone on the internet, crazy

I am susceptible to well-reasoned arguments based in precedent and evidence, unlike most of the American public

You're a flip flopper, is what you are! Socialist!

This Maddow segment goes into the possibility that the FBI could at least receive a special alert when someone who is or was on the terrorist watch list tries to buy a gun. They might then be able to check in on the person and see if there's been any other recent change in their patterns. I don't know if this happens to any extent already.

white house fact sheet has stuff on it. about things that would be good maybe. if you haven't read it. and if you want to see thru the eyes of a helpless president.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/04/fact-sheet-new-executive-actions-reduce-gun-violence-and-make-our

This Maddow segment goes into the possibility that the FBI could at least receive a special alert when someone who is or was on the terrorist watch list tries to buy a gun. They might then be able to check in on the person and see if there's been any other recent change in their patterns. I don't know if this happens to any extent already.

― jmm, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 1:52 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This seems like less of a bad idea. I'm sure someone would raise a privacy challenge, but I think it would be easier to argue that there's a compelling reason for having the system, the burden is minimal, etc.

Right now I have no idea what kind of infrastructure is in place -- is there any kind of national or even state system that tracks who is buying guns/notified law enforcement when certain individuals buy guns?

the answer to that last question is on the fact sheet.

killer loophole by the way:

"The National Firearms Act imposes restrictions on sales of some of the most dangerous weapons, such as machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. But because of outdated regulations, individuals have been able to avoid the background check requirement by applying to acquire these firearms and other items through trusts, corporations, and other legal entities. In fact, the number of these applications has increased significantly over the years—from fewer than 900 applications in the year 2000 to more than 90,000 applications in 2014."

Everything seems to be in order here. Carry on.

Good reminder that we also need reform of LLC anonymity.

so we aren't talking about the filibuster?
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/sen-chris-murphy-starts-talking-filibuster-over-gun-control-224369

i guess what is there to say except it's a pleasant surprise to see democrats take a stand for anything

some good news

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/sen-chris-murphy-starts-talking-filibuster-over-gun-control-224369

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 10:00 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this happened after newton -- big legislative effort, blocked by the usual fuckers.

we need a new supreme court majority.

if the supreme court were more amenable to gun control, states and municipalities could pass their own restrictions and not see them overturned.

Clint Smith just tweeted this:

Clint Smith ‏@ClintSmithIII 17 min.17 minutter siden
To place gun ownership in historical context, it's worth noting that the Second Amendment was ratified in large part to preserve slavery.

Clint Smith ‏@ClintSmithIII 15 min.15 minutter siden
Slavery could only be maintained in a police state & in many states men were required to serve in armed militias to prevent slave uprisings.

and uprisings by meddlesome peasants like Shays Rebellion