Chris Rock used to get big laughs and loud applause when he suggested putting an enormous tax on every bullet sold. In a more practical vein, Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey has introduced legislation that would outlaw ammunition clips holding more than 10 rounds.
Is it possible for our government to do what is sensible and clearly constitutional?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/opinion/6000-bullets-in-colorado.html?hp
I made this little video. Not the music, of course. Apparently, the song was supposed to be included on the Beach Boys’ album “Surf’s Up” in 1971 but some inter-group rivalry got in the way. It wasn’t officially released until 1985 on a Beach Boys compilation album.
1999 – Columbine – 12 dead, 21 wounded.
2007 – Virginia Tech – 32 dead, 17 wounded.
2008 – Northern Illinois – 5 dead, 21 wounded.
2009 – Fort Hood – 13 dead, 29 wounded.
2009 – Binghamton – 13 dead, 4 wounded.
2011 – Tucson – 6 dead, 14 wounded.
2012 – Tuscaloosa – 18 wounded.
2012 – Aurora – 12 dead, 58 wounded.
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
We don’t have a well-regulated militia. Instead, we have the unregulated sale of dangerous weapons.
Either weapons of war like the AR-15 assault rifle should be illegal or we should all be able to purchase surface-to-air missiles. It’s one way or the other.
Whereof One Can Speak 🇺🇦 