The Chattanooga Times Free Press ran a story about the NRA giving Democrat George Ball, an F.
Here are the highlights, the rating is well deserved:
“To me,” Ball added, “gun rights are important rights, but we can’t lose sight of the fact that expanded background checks may save lives. And if we can save one child from being killed by a firearm — put in the wrong hands — then that’s what we need to do.”
Source: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/sep/18/nra-gives-senate-democratic-candidate-ball-f-ratin/
Does the war on drugs saves lives? Did prohibition saved lives? Saudi Arabia may have less drunk driving than America, but they still get drunk driving, AA has chapters in the Kingdom, and alcohol is made in illegal distillers. Background checks are only a stumbling block on the law-abiding, the people Ball claims to support.
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But Ball qualified that, saying, “I’m very mindful that an overwhelming number of our nation’s veterans are proud gun owners. In crafting legislation that adds additional background checks, we need to be very cautious about not putting our veterans or active military members into a Catch-22 of seeking mental health treatment and potentially forfeiting their Second Amendment rights, or foregoing mental treatment to preserve the right to own and purchase firearms.”
I see, so in a world according to Ball, only G.I. Joe enjoys his Second Amendment Rights. I support vets to, and everyone else. As much as I like Starship Troopers, I do not believe that to earn your rights you have to fight in the military. Anyone within U.S. borders has rights, period. An illegal alien for example has the right to due process, and a good judge will hear his case and deport him.
He also charged an Alexander vote on legislation expanding background checks “does not adequately address this Catch-22, and as senator, I would work steadfastly to defend the Second Amendment rights of Americans, especially our veterans, while acknowledging common-sense local solutions to the nation’s gun violence problem.”
You mean gun control? These Democrats are such cowards, they think we can’t read between the lines. Obama said pretty much the same thing in 2008, look at him now.
Asked whether he supported restrictions on high capacity magazines and “military style firearms,” Knoxviews quoted Ball as saying he would. “High-capacity magazines are used to kill more people more quickly and, from what I have read, have been used in more than half the mass shootings since 1982.”
No, having a gun-free zone kills people more quickly whether you’re using a revolver, a shotgun, a rifle, or a semi-automatic. Hey Ball, I have your campaign slogan: Kill People More Slowly- Vote for Ball.
Ball said he sees “a tremendous difference between guns used by a sportsman or a homeowner on one hand and high-powered assault weapons with high-capacity magazines on the other.”
“I grew up in Cocke County surrounded by guns,” Ball noted. “The fact is that in the wrong hands, guns are often used for violent crimes. Therefore, I support our law enforcement personnel and prosecutors who are often outgunned by criminals who use high-capacity magazines.”
I’ve shot an AR-15 with a .22 caliber, it was the last powerful weapon I have ever shot. My Beretta Nano has more power than that thing. A Judge Taurus, a .44, a shotgun, there are lots of weapons liberals claim to defend that are far less powerful than so-called “assault weapons.” I know that, and I didn’t grow up surrounded by guns, for me it was an acquired taste. So either Ball is full of crap or didn’t pay any attention to the guns that surrounded him.
He should also know that it’s extremely rare for a criminal to use tactical rifles, those are long and hard to conceal. Criminals prefer sawed-off shotguns and small handguns.
Either way, I’m glad the newspaper did a story of this. How refreshing, when was the last time you heard of a media outlet covering the ratings the NRA gives? I hope Andy Sher, the writer of the article, doesn’t get in trouble for basically letting Ball hang himself with his own words.