Supreme Court Decision Makes Americans Less Safe (Sen. Frank Lautenberg)
June 26th, 2008Today, President Bush’s radical Supreme Court justices put rigid ideology ahead of the safety of communities in New Jersey and across the country. This decision illustrates why I have strongly opposed extremist judicial nominees and will continue to do so in the future. The American people demand and deserve strong, common-sense laws to prevent gun violence. I will continue to work to pass my legislation to close the gun show loophole and stop terrorists from getting guns.
Senator,
The gun ban in DC, made Washington DC the murder capital of the world. Law-abiding citizens were/are defenseless in the face of gun-toting criminals.
Kennesaw, Georgia has a law requiring homeowners to have a firearm. Since this law was enacted in the early 1980's - there have been zero (0) gun deaths in Kennesaw. And the overall crime rate in Kannesaw dropped by 70% in the first year after the law went into effect. Kennesaw, GA remains one of the safest cities in the world.
Allowing law-abiding citizens to own firearms, will reduce crime.
Law-abiding citizens must have the means to protect themselves and their family.
Ruling Destroys Seventy Years of Precedent (Sen. Dianne Feinstein)
June 26th, 2008...
I remember both Justice Roberts and Justice Alito sitting in front of us and indicating how they would respect stare decisis and precedent – and this decision takes down 70 years of precedent.
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... I speak as somebody who authorized assault weapons legislation, who believes that it was working when it was allowed to expire. I speak as somebody who has watched this nation with its huge homicide rate, when countries that have sane restrictions on weapons do not have that homicide rate.
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Unbelievably, this decision also strikes down the DC trigger lock requirement, which simply ensures that the gun won’t be used by someone who steals it, or finds it, or doesn’t own it.
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...Senator,
You are wrong.
Kennesaw, Georgia has a law requiring homeowners to have a firearm. Since this law was enacted in the early 1980's - there have been zero (0) gun deaths in Kennesaw. And the overall crime rate in Kannesaw dropped by 70% in the first year after the law went into effect. Kennesaw, GA remains one of the safest cities in the world.
Disarming law-abiding citizens, preventing law-abiding citizens from having the means to protect themselves --- ENCOURAGES CRIMINALS TO COMMIT CRIMES.
Disarming law-abiding citizens, preventing law-abiding citizens from having the means to protect themselves ---MAKES PEOPLE LESS SAFE.
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