State rep actually admits to prior ignorance

[jon volk]

http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2013/01/proposals-differ-on-banning-of-semiautomatic-weapons-in-ri.html

I found this somewhat refreshing that they admitted their pre-conceived idea of what a semi-automatic weapon was to be wrong. Whether it makes a difference is yet to be seen....they really have no business banning anything.

[Dagga Boy]

And yet, they banned all semi-automatics anyways in total ignorance............and are pushing for the whole state to do it.:mad:

[peterb]

http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2013/01/proposals-differ-on-banning-of-semiautomatic-weapons-in-ri.html

I found this somewhat refreshing that they admitted their pre-conceived idea of what a semi-automatic weapon was to be wrong. Whether it makes a difference is yet to be seen....they really have no business banning anything.

I'd say it's a huge positive step. Anything that helps move away from an opinion-based discussion towards a fact-based one is a win.

My favorite example is a woman who showed up for a basic shotgun class at a trap club a couple of years ago. She said "I've always had an unreasoning fear of guns. So I figured I'd take a class, and then if I still didn't like them it would at least be a rational dislike." You can't ask for more than that.

By the end of the class she had powdered a lot of clay birds, and was signing up for club membership.

[jon volk]

And yet, they banned all semi-automatics anyways in total ignorance............and are pushing for the whole state to do it.:mad:

So far that is limited to the city of Providence.

[Chemsoldier]

I cant take anything with the term "ban" in it seriously. I probably wont agree to additional regulation or hoop jumping for owning my guns and their accessories, but I wont even sit down and have a conversation with someone who wants "ban." Machine guns are not banned, most European countries dont ban handguns or magazines. Most regulate gun owners more than guns. I dont find it acceptable, but I find it a lot more comon sense than simply banning certain inanimate objects.

[Wendell]

She learned, for instance, that some of the most common hunting shotguns and rifles are semiautomatic, meaning the shooter must push the trigger each time for a bullet to fire. Tanzi says she's not looking to ban those kinds of semiautomatic guns anymore.

"I have definitely learned a lot in the intervening weeks of the tragedy of what kinds of weapons we should be looking at," Tanzi says. "There is a lot more detail and understanding that needs to go into shaping this legislation."


"Okay then. It's only the BLACK ones!" :o

[CMG]

With SHOT show next week here is Vegas, the NRA started planning an event last October to bring elected officials to range an explain how semiautomatic weapons work. There was a small piece on the news last night from a Democratic state senator about the timing is "insensitive" but tells everyone to remain strong about pending legislation.:rolleyes:

Here is link to an article about the email that was sent out (read the comments at your own peril):
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/01/07/1406231/nra-assault-weapon-classes/?mobile=nc

Here is link to the news report:
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/story/NRA-invites-elected-leaders-to-a-gun-tutorial/Bnd0k0gT0EuBEY7FxHjhfg.cspx