Posted on Jun 20, 2016
When do you think gun control laws and changes came into effect?
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I ran across this article today about when gun control began. I had no idea it began in the 1800's and has continued into this century.
http://m.krcrtv.com/History-of-gun-control-in-the-U-S/18563348
http://m.krcrtv.com/History-of-gun-control-in-the-U-S/18563348
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Most laws regarding licensing/permits originated with Democrats attempting to regulate the behavior of blacks. Marriage licenses to prevent blacks and whites marrying. Poll taxes and tests to prevent blacks from voting. Gun licensing to make sure blacks couldn't defend themselves. Basically, all licenses and permits are about government control and now extends to everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, etc. It's always about control with Democrats, isn't it?
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PO1 John Miller
CPT Jack Durish
But yet Right Wingers are the racist ones... Funny how the Dems flipped that around too!
But yet Right Wingers are the racist ones... Funny how the Dems flipped that around too!
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Capt Seid Waddell
CPT Jack Durish, PO1 John Miller, scratch a liberal and you will see the dictator under the thin civilized veneer.
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CW3 Harvey K.
From fear of slave revolts, to fear of Blacks freed by manumission, to the "Black codes", that forbade even a cane or a dog to former slaves, to the "Jim Crow" laws that targeted Blacks, and when Reconstruction would not tolerate that, finally the "gun control laws" that were supposed to apply to all, but were only enforced against Blacks --- it's clear evidence that "gun control" is "people control".
Those who are feared, a segment of the population or the entire population itself, must be disarmed if it is to be controlled.
Those who are feared, a segment of the population or the entire population itself, must be disarmed if it is to be controlled.
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Interesting article, SGT (Join to see). As for me and my house, all I can say is "molṑn labé".
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LTC Stephen C., You always speak French to me, knowing I can't ciifer what you saying.
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LTC Stephen C.
Say it ain't so, SGT (Join to see)! It's Greek, means "come and take them", and was a widely used slogan in the Texas Revolution!
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CW3 Harvey K.
SGT (Join to see) - Aye. 'Twas Greek.
It was the response of King Leonidas of Sparta to the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae, when told "Lay down your arms".
It was the response of King Leonidas of Sparta to the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae, when told "Lay down your arms".
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I had no idea either Joe. They did it the right way back then, without putting the fear of God in gun owners, that our weapons could be taken away by the government. Now that I read SSG Robert Webster post, I don't think it will happen in the U.S.
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Since Chicago has chalked up over 300 so far this year, wouldn't that be an excellent test bed for any and all ideas? It's like an abattoir on the South side.
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Don't they already have the toughest gun control laws in America? If so, it ain't working for them
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MCPO Roger Collins
SGT (Join to see) - There are many reasons for the killings. The powers that be aren't willing to take the political risk because it's confined to a relatively small area of Chicago. Most are immune to the crimes.
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Some of the information in that is a bit off. I would suggest learning about The Cow Towns of the Old West. Here are a few places to get started, even The Huffington Post gets a politically charged article/report correct:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-winkler/did-the-wild-west-have-mo_b_956035.html
http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ct.011
https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/144670
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-kansascowtowns.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-winkler/did-the-wild-west-have-mo_b_956035.html
http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ct.011
https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/144670
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-kansascowtowns.html
Did the Wild West Have More Gun Control Than We Do Today?
After a decision by the Supreme Court affirming the right of individuals to own guns, then-Chicago Mayor Richard Daley
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That's very interesting to know. I've always thought the opposite of frontier towns. It's amazing the riders who came into town, checked their guns. Probably, there was no U.S. government threatening to take their guns away, like now. This story boosts the idea that gun control will work, if more gun owners understood how it was done in the 1800's. Today, most gun owners are paranoid,like me, that if the government gets a foot in the door with one new gun regulation, it will be able to eventually control all weapons owners. The NRA pushes that theory.
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SSG Robert Webster
SGT (Join to see) - All very valid points. The problem today as compared to then is that when you left you were able to get your weapons back, whereas today, the anti-gun people want to destroy our weapons or keep us from having them to begin with. This is why today's attempt at gun-control by extreme restriction and confiscation will not work. But then again the leave your gun at the sheriffs office missives did not apply to the local city residents.
Keith, we are not paranoid because we do not have an irrational and obsessive distrust of others. We are fearful that the "Do as we say, not as we do" crowd will win the battle, and subjugate the rest of us.
A good example of paranoid behavior when it comes to guns is Mark Kelley, another of the "Do as we say, not as we do" crowd. His actions are irrational, and is now starting to become obsessive (by starting another anti-gun group).
Keith, we are not paranoid because we do not have an irrational and obsessive distrust of others. We are fearful that the "Do as we say, not as we do" crowd will win the battle, and subjugate the rest of us.
A good example of paranoid behavior when it comes to guns is Mark Kelley, another of the "Do as we say, not as we do" crowd. His actions are irrational, and is now starting to become obsessive (by starting another anti-gun group).
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SSG Robert Webster, Thank you for that positive response. Thinking back, gun control nuts has been happening for a long time, and we still have our weapons.
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To be honest gun control rules and regulations have been around since muskets and dueling pistols became available in the 1700s most likely SGT (Join to see).
I don't know when firearms laws became part of the code of law. I suspect that rules or laws requiring people to leave their firearms at the edge of town, etc. began soon after or during the civil war in the western territories. So much killing had taken place in the Civil War that many were hardened. The raiders in MO and KS produced notorious groups such as the James gang and the Younger brother gangs, etc.
I don't know when firearms laws became part of the code of law. I suspect that rules or laws requiring people to leave their firearms at the edge of town, etc. began soon after or during the civil war in the western territories. So much killing had taken place in the Civil War that many were hardened. The raiders in MO and KS produced notorious groups such as the James gang and the Younger brother gangs, etc.
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LTC Stephen F. , The first gun control laws were created in the South. In 1837, the Georgia Legislature banned handguns. But the Georgia Supreme Court struck down the law eight years later, citing the Second Amendment.
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Here is more LTC Stephen F..
The first federal gun controls didn’t happen until the 1920’s and 30’s, nearly a century and a half after the Second Amendment. Over the past 80 years, the U.S. Congress has written a series of controversial gun control laws. Almost every one of those laws has stemmed from a shocking crime involving guns.
The first federal gun controls didn’t happen until the 1920’s and 30’s, nearly a century and a half after the Second Amendment. Over the past 80 years, the U.S. Congress has written a series of controversial gun control laws. Almost every one of those laws has stemmed from a shocking crime involving guns.
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SFC Charles Temm
SGT (Join to see) - and the record of success for those laws has been less than stellar to say the least
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I do recall see something like this SGT (Join to see) , actually fairly recently. Thanks for sharing.
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I think Gun Control started when people noticed that they can make money on people who own the guns.
When they couldn't control the money associated with gun owners, they now are trying to punish the gun owners for their problem by trying to take away the guns.
Hence, now due to the 2nd Amendment, they can't take away the guns, or control the gun owners, they now are trying to control the ammo figuring, "Duh, What Do I Do Now or Next."
When they couldn't control the money associated with gun owners, they now are trying to punish the gun owners for their problem by trying to take away the guns.
Hence, now due to the 2nd Amendment, they can't take away the guns, or control the gun owners, they now are trying to control the ammo figuring, "Duh, What Do I Do Now or Next."
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