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House Rep in NY calls for more gun control

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:41 am
by KVoimakas
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/1/12 ... -Amendment
In our discussion simple questions must be answered. Is the right to bear arms more important than the right to safely go to the grocery store? Does it trump the right to walk down the street? Does it exceed the right to peacefully gather at a place of worship? Is it the individual’s responsibility to escape a bullet, or should we do all we can as a nation to prevent dangerous individuals from easily accessing guns and firing shots?

Guns are a powerful weapon with the potential to take life. We must learn from the tragic events of Saturday and craft legislation that is guided by a simple principle- to keep our nation from ever going through a tragedy like this again. For those who have died in Tucson, and the thousands whose lives have been ended by guns, we must legislate to fix a broken system of laws and prevent future murders.