Mexican President Calls For Reinstatement Of Failed Gun Ban

[darrels joy]

Mexican President Calls For Reinstatement Of Failed Gun Ban

Friday, May 21, 2010

On Thursday, Felipe Calderon, the president of Mexico, where prohibitive gun laws prevent good people from having firearms for protection against criminals and governments of dubious legitimacy (historically the norm in Mexico), encouraged Congress to reinstate the federal "assault weapon" ban. With a warning seemingly designed to appeal to those who believe that speaking out against the Obama Administration's policies are one step short of sedition or worse, Calderon said, "[i]f you do not regulate the sale of these weapons in the right way, nothing guarantees that criminals here in the United States with access to the same power of weapons will not decide to challenge American authorities and civilians." Calderon also misinformed Congress, claiming that violence in Mexico rose significantly after the U.S. ban expired in 2004. In fact, Mexico's murder rate has been stable since 2003 and remains well below rates recorded previously. However, he did not explain why violent crime has declined significantly in the U.S. since the ban expired, or how a ban on flash suppressors and bayonet mounts relates to drug thugs in Mexico or anywhere else. Notwithstanding the Washington Post's judgment that Calderon "made a powerful case," we suspect his speech fell on mostly deaf ears in Congress and in Arizona, which he inappropriately criticized for having an illegal immigration enforcement law that is similar to Mexico's. But it had some effect, however. New York Democrat Rep. Carolyn McCarthy issued a statement incorrectly claiming that she has repeatedly introduced legislation to "reinstate" the ban. She has repeatedly introduced legislation, of course, but not to reinstate the ban. Rather, her bills have proposed to apply the "assault weapon" label to far more firearms than were covered by the expired ban, including the M1 Garand service rifle, the ubiquitous Ruger 10/22, and any semi-automatic shotgun or rifle a future attorney general might claim is not "sporting."

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Fe...d.aspx?id=5840

[revwardoc]

Obviously, his philosophy of government is take credit when its due but put the blame on everyone else.

[1CAVCCO15MED]

Guns are the right of any law abiding American citizen. Notice I didn't say illegal aliens. Aliens with weapons should be arrested, weapons confiscated and the perp deported to southern Mexico or northern Canada in the case of illegal Canadians. Now, now, mustn't profile.

[revwardoc]

I communicate quite often with a bunch of people in the UK and, when discussing terrorism, I used the term, "diaper-heads". Man, did they come down on me; calling me a racist, and a profiler. Meanwhile, their country is slowly but surely being populated by Muslims. What will they say when when their Parliament is dotted with Muslims and Indians. As it is most of their medical people are Indians. Not that its a bad thing if they're good doctors and such but the "proud Englishman" is dying out and they don't want to admit it.

[SuperScout]

Originally Posted by revwardoc

I communicate quite often with a bunch of people in the UK and, when discussing terrorism, I used the term, "diaper-heads". Man, did they come down on me; calling me a racist, and a profiler. Meanwhile, their country is slowly but surely being populated by Muslims. What will they say when when their Parliament is dotted with Muslims and Indians. As it is most of their medical people are Indians. Not that its a bad thing if they're good doctors and such but the "proud Englishman" is dying out and they don't want to admit it.

Shame on you for your racist labels. Don't you know that these 'diaper heads' are actually wearing peices of sheets on the heads, so the proper name is 'sheethead.' And tell you Limey friends not to get on my case when I call the illegals aliens 'wetbacks.'

[revwardoc]

Thanks, Scout. I'll inform them of my "error".

[revwardoc]

YouTube- Response to President Calderon

Well said!

[K9Guy]

The part that really POed me was when the morons stood and applauded.