NEWS & COMMENTARY Gun control issue is nothing but Democrats' nonsense



We published an article last week with a Flash headline that said: "Here's the list of weapons the Democrats would ban." We had two readers who took exception to that headline because they both said "it is too biased/partisan." And that is correct. It is indeed a partisan statement. But here's the thing—and the reason we penned the headline it is 100% accurate. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's bill is



Here's the list:



Sen Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] - 1/24/2013



Sen Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] - 1/24/2013



Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] - 1/24/2013



Sen Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] - 1/24/2013



Sen Durbin, Richard [D-IL] - 1/24/2013



Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] - 1/24/2013



Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] - 1/24/2013



Sen Levin, Carl [D-MI] - 1/24/2013



Sen Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] - 1/24/2013



Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] - 1/24/2013



Sen Murphy, Christopher S. [D-CT] - 1/24/2013



Sen Reed, Jack [D-RI] - 1/24/2013



Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] - 1/24/2013



Sen Schatz, Brian [D-HI] - 1/24/2013



Sen Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] - 1/24/2013



Sen Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] - 1/24/2013



Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] - 1/24/2013



As of this writing the text of the bill had not been published. It should go up anytime now. When it does you can read it by



Bloomberg.com is reported that



And it's little wonder Feinstein's gun ban does not have enough support to pass it. The Washington Times reports President Obama has called for stricter federal gun laws to combat recent shooting rampages, but a review of recent state laws by The Washington Times shows no discernible correlation between stricter rules and lower gun-crime rates in the states.



States that ranked high in terms of making records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System also tended to have tighter gun laws — but their gun-crime rates ranged widely. The same was true for states that ranked poorly on disclosure and were deemed to have much less stringent gun-possession laws.



For example, New York, even before it approved the strictest gun-control measures in the country last week, was ranked fourth among the states in strength of gun laws by the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence, but was also in the top 10 in firearm homicide rates in 2011, according to the FBI.



Meanwhile, North Dakota was near the bottom in its firearm homicide, firearm robbery and firearm assault rates, but also had some of the loosest gun laws and worst compliance with turning over mental health records to the background check system. Makes you wonder what all this hoopla is really all about.



Analysts said the data underscore that there are no simple or easy broad answers to combating gun violence, which is a complex equation involving gun-ownership rates, how ready authorities are to prosecute gun crimes and how widely they ban ownership.The last time we had a national uproar about gun control was after the Brady Bill was passed. After the law had been in effect for some time The results of this study indicate that gun-control laws (with the exception of instant background check systems) are ineffective in their efforts to reduce the rate of firearm-related violent crime. Furthermore, laws that highly restrict a person's ability to carry a concealed handgun, that prohibit openly carrying firearms, and that require records of firearm sales to be sent to the police all had the effect of contributing to more firearm-related violent crime. "After all, what difference does it really make?" We published an article last week with a Flash headline that said: "Here's the list of weapons the Democrats would ban." We had two readers who took exception to that headline because they both said "it is too biased/partisan." And that is correct. It is indeed a partisan statement. But here's the thing—and the reason we penned the headline it is 100% accurate. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's bill is S.150 . At the time we published the article (1-24-13) there were 17 co-sponsors. All 17 are Democrats.Here's the list:Sen Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] - 1/24/2013Sen Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] - 1/24/2013Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] - 1/24/2013Sen Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] - 1/24/2013Sen Durbin, Richard [D-IL] - 1/24/2013Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] - 1/24/2013Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] - 1/24/2013Sen Levin, Carl [D-MI] - 1/24/2013Sen Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] - 1/24/2013Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] - 1/24/2013Sen Murphy, Christopher S. [D-CT] - 1/24/2013Sen Reed, Jack [D-RI] - 1/24/2013Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] - 1/24/2013Sen Schatz, Brian [D-HI] - 1/24/2013Sen Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] - 1/24/2013Sen Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] - 1/24/2013Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] - 1/24/2013As of this writing the text of the bill had not been published. It should go up anytime now. When it does you can read it by clicking here . Rest assured that we will be monitoring the bill and we'll keep you updated.is reported that "Assault Weapons Ban Lacks Democratic Votes to Pass Senate" And it's little wonder Feinstein's gun ban does not have enough support to pass it. Thereports "States' crime rates show scant linkage to gun laws" . They report:Makes you wonder what all this hoopla is really all about.Analysts said the data underscore that there are no simple or easy broad answers to combating gun violence, which is a complex equation involving gun-ownership rates, how ready authorities are to prosecute gun crimes and how widely they ban ownership.The last time we had a national uproar about gun control was after the Brady Bill was passed. After the law had been in effect for some time an academic study was done at the University of Tennessee that concluded:"After all, what difference does it really make?"

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