“Nobody wants to take your guns.”
Compiled by WarOnGuns Correspondent Scott J
Sen Diane Feinstein (1995):
“If I could’ve gotten [sic] 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an OUTRIGHT ban, picking up every one of them, ‘Mr. and Mrs. America, turn ‘em [sic] all in’, I would’ve done it. I could not do that. The votes weren't here.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffI-tWh37UY
Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke (September 12, 2019):
"Hell yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW1HPoqqB_8
"...David Muir asked O'Rourke: "Are you proposing taking away their guns?"
O'Rourke answered, "Hell, yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47.""
Colorado State Capitol (June 5, 2023):
"Protestors stage sit-in at the state Capitol to demand all-out gun ban…"
Protestor sign: "SAVE A 2nd GRADER...REPEAL THE 2nd AMENDMENT"
Protestor sign: "BAN GUNS"
"“Let me be clear, we are very happy about what we've done. But it's not enough.”" Vickie Wilhite, demonstrator
"Rep. Javier Mabrey, [Colorado State legislator] who co-sponsored one of the new gun-control laws, agrees with the demonstrators....
“We should have passed the assault weapons bans. And, you know, there are other creative solutions.”"
Organizing group = “Here4TheKids”:
“WHITE WOMEN: Register to join us in Denver, Colorado, on Monday, June 5”
Requested Executive Order:
“Executive Order Declaring a Disaster Emergency Due to the Gun Violence Risk in Colorado”
“In response to the disaster emergency, I hereby ban the use, loading, possession or carrying of all firearms in Colorado, including but not limited to firearms for personal protection, hunting, law enforcement or any otherwise lawful purpose for as long as this Executive Order shall remain in effect.”
Denver Post coverage:
“Movement calling for governors to ban all guns starts at Colorado Capitol
White women began their sit-in protest with Here4theKids on Monday”
“Roughly 2,000 people were sprawled across the Capitol lawn”https://www.denverpost.com/2023/06/05/white-women-protest-colorado-here4thekids-capitol-ban-guns/
David Codrea / Ammoland Coverage:
Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords (April 26, 2023):
"As we wrap our interview in her office, I ask how she keeps coming back to a challenge so deeply ingrained in politics. She pauses for 12 pregnant seconds.
“No more guns,” she says.
Ambler, her aide and adviser, tries to clarify that she means no more gun violence, but Giffords is clear about what she’s saying. “No, no, no,” she says. “Lord, no.” She pauses another 32 seconds. “Guns, guns, guns. No more guns. Gone.”
An aide clarifies that she’s talking about Australia, where gun sales were outlawed after a mass shooting and existing weapons were purchased by the government. Giffords nods in the affirmative. It’s an idealistic goal, for sure, and one perhaps mismatched for the moment in this country. But Giffords has an answer for that: “Legislation, legislation, legislation.”"
https://time.com/6274979/gabby-giffords-gun-control/
Side Note:
Australia did not ban all guns.
"Gun Free Zones":
Are "gun free zones" not a "ban" on guns; just in a defined area?
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB):
"Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, [San Fransisco, Baltimore, Spokane],...wrote:
"...Among the many steps toward addressing this endemic of violence is the passage of reasonable gun control measures."
https://www.usccb.org/news/2022/bishop-chairmen-call-congressional-action-address-gun-violence-0
"In their letter Friday (June 3) to Congress, these bishops got into specifics on what they considered “reasonable” gun control.
They encouraged Congress to improve “the firearm background check process by voting in favor of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) and the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 1446).” They also supported extreme-risk protection orders through passage of the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 (H.R. 2377)."
"The bishops call for “a total ban on assault weapons and limitations on civilian access to high-capacity weapons and ammunition magazines,” including bump stocks."
https://religionnews.com/2022/06/08/catholic-bishops-support-gun-control-measures/
"Here are a few examples of ongoing efforts in dioceses and parishes to deal with violence in their communities:"
"Catholic parishes joined in the Greater Bridgeport Interfaith Action, which successfully passed a ban on assault weapons later upheld by the courts."
"…continuing to work for global disarmament, including curbs on arms sales, and a ban on the export of land mines."
https://www.usccb.org/resources/confronting-culture-violence-catholic-framework-action
Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark (May 26, 2023):
Along with "legislation and regulations", he is asking for voluntary actions:"“The voluntary self-restraint that I am calling for will not solve the problem of gun violence all by itself, but it can help us change our culture from one that is obsessively focused on individuals’ rights to a society dedicated to ensuring the common good,” Tobin said."
"“Let’s voluntarily set aside our rights in order to witness the truth that only peace and never violence, is the way to build a free society that is lived concretely in our homes, our neighborhoods, our communities, our nation and our world,” he said."
"...“regulate our behavior in order to protect the vulnerable and ensure the common good.”
“It’s true that we have a Second Amendment right to bear arms, but rights always involve responsibilities – in this case, the responsibility to protect the innocent and to secure public safety and good order,”"
California Governor Gavin Newsome (June 8, 2023):
Proposed Constitutional amendment press release:
“Governor Newsom Proposes Historic 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to End America’s Gun Violence Crisis”
“Today Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law. While leaving the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respecting America’s gun-owning tradition, the Governor’s proposal guarantees common sense constitutional protections and gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, independent voters, and gun owners overwhelmingly support – including universal background checks, raising the firearm purchase age to 21, instituting a firearm purchase waiting period, and barring the civilian purchase of assault weapons.”
“The 28th Amendment will permanently enshrine four broadly supported gun safety principles into the U.S. Constitution:
Raising the federal minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21;
Mandating universal background checks to prevent truly dangerous people from purchasing a gun that could be used in a crime;
Instituting a reasonable waiting period for all gun purchases; and
Barring civilian purchase of assault weapons that serve no other purpose than to kill as many people as possible in a short amount of time – weapons of war our nation’s founders never foresaw.
“Additionally, the 28th Amendment will affirm Congress, states, and local governments can enact additional common-sense gun safety regulations that save lives.”
It states that this would require and Article V Convention of States
““A man of action, Governor Gavin Newsom has the backbone to actually do something about the gun fetish culture around weapons of war, and tackle the relentless problem of gun violence and mass shootings,” said Senator Aisha Wahab. “As someone impacted by gun violence, I have an obligation to elevate the voices of victims and those of us left behind in the wake of tragedy.””
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/06/08/28th-amendment/
Countless times when "gun-control" legislation is passed:
"This is a good 'First Step'" or similar
If we gave them “just this one thing”, would they promise to quit?
What would they say if you asked them, “What is your end goal?” and “How will you achieve that goal?” and “How fare are you willing to go in order to do that?”?
Will ANYONE saying “Nobody wants to take your guns.” actually put it in writing that they will NEVER support ANY confiscation / banning legislation?
Even if they do, what about the people who come into office after them?
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