I completely support the NRA's message with this add...

I have kids that are younger, and after the tragedy in Connecticut I wondered the same thing. Why is it that its ok for the President and his family to be protected by armed SS agents but it's NOT ok for my kids to be protected?

I also agree with the NRA that the ONLY thing that's going to stop a bad guy,(nut case) with a gun, is a good guy with a gun! That's why cops don't carry batons and whistles to a gun fight.

The other thing that we seem to be forgetting is, how many lives were saved because of guns? It's impossible to really know, but I can assure you that if only the bad guys had guns, we would ALL be their targets and there would be a tremendous amount of lives lost in this country, again that why cops carry them.

Don't get me wrong, I do support laws that require responsible gun ownership such as background checks and securing weapons in a safe or similar. I just hope the politicians don't go crazy on this one and end up penalizing responsible gun owners.

I believe there should be a system in place at all schools that allow several staff members to be armed, it could be teachers, janitors, security guards etc. They would be licensed concealed weapons permit holders that are trained in the use of firearms and basic tactics. And on top of that, a one button system that could be activated by an individual constantly monitoring video cameras placed through out the school whose sole responsibility is to monitor for potential threats. Once a threat is perceived, the school would go into lock down and the location of the perpetrator would be announced over the PA system so that armed personnel could respond to intervene as well as of course a notification to local law enforcement. All class room doors would automatically close and be locked from the outside only, allowing students to exit if need be, but not allow entry. And all students would participate in a quarterly drill on what to do if the situation occurred, similar to a fire drill.

Obviously this would take a considerate amount of planning, time and of course money, but if takes raising taxes to do it, then so be it! I think our kids are worth it, don't you?

Now before I'm off to another day of no protection at school except for a gently worded "No guns" sign hanging in the front office, I would like to make a point.

Please don't call me racist or a bigot because that is not what I mean to do, although it may look like it to some. I would just like to make a comparison of two real life situations.
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The situations are modern: The killing of innocent civilians with firearms vs. Terror Attacks Comitted by those of a sect of the Islamic faith.

In both, innocent people are slain indiscriminately.

In both, a specific group is persecuted by society.

After the 9/11 terror attacks, many Muslims were treated inhospitably in the United States. Many were abused and accused of crimes they would never think to commit.
Similarly, after school shootings and other such events, gun-owners are treated universally as violent terrorists.

In both situations, the groups face the possibility of losing their rights. The Islamic lose many of their freedoms of privacy and speech simply because a ridiculed sect of their religion believe in this slaughter. The gun-owners face the loss of their rights of property, privacy, and constitutional guarantees because an infintismally small percent of the owners choose to make terrible decisions that result in deaths.

These situations are incredibly similar, are they not? I don't mean to come off as a bigot of any kind, but if you support gun control, shouldn't you also support the persecution of the Islamic people?

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@SSR.. youre making waaayyy too much sense here! (0;

NRA=National Retards Association

NRA=National Right Wing Actors

Pathetic manipulative out of date scared paranoid people.

Just some random thoughts:

1) If assault weapons and large capacity magazines are to be banned for most citizens, then should not that also include law enforcement and security personal for the same reasons of limiting the chance of a criminal getting possession of those types of firearms?

2) If banning things worked, then why is it so easy to obtain drugs that have been illegal for decades?

3) If banning firearms worked, then why the per capita rates for violent crimes higher in the same areas with the toughest laws against possessing firearms? Shouldn’t the rate be higher in areas that have easier access to those types of firearms?

4) What are the per capita rates of all violent crimes in the U.S. compared to the European countries with strict gun control laws? I mean shouldn’t we compare all violent crimes instead of just cherry picking specific crimes to prove a point? For example, if muggings are statistically higher in countries that do not allow its citizens to protect themselves, should we necessarily imitate their example? I understand that the victims can call the police, but isn’t that more to take a report of the crime instead of stopping the crime before it is
committed?

5) To those that think that because the framers of the Constitution wrote the second amendment when all the weapons were flintlocks so citizens should only be allowed flintlocks. I would like to point out that the government only had flintlocks too, so at that time, that was cutting edge technology citizens had access to.

6) And finally, to those that like to say that we issue licenses to drive a car and that we keep better records on drivers than we do for firearm ownership so we should at least do the same for anyone purchasing a firearm, let me point out that driving is a not a constitutional right. If you are advocating that all gun owners should register their firearms before being allowed to enjoy their constitutional right, then how would you feel about having to do the same thing for all the other rights? You couldn’t exercise your 4^th or 5^th amendment before being approved by elected and/or appointed government officials giving you a license to do so. Otherwise it might, in some cases, put someone else’s life in jeopardy to plead the 5^th and as some would say “As long as it would save one person’s life, then we should consider that option”.

I do not now or ever plan on owning a so called assault weapon or a weapon that can hold a 30+ round magazine. I am not a gun fanatic. I do own a couple of firearms for hunting and occasionally enjoy shooting paper targets. I believe that there are things that we should look at to try and prevent another school shooting, but I think we should also not go off the deep end and pass a bunch of laws that would be arbitrarily enforced (we don’t enforce all of the laws we have on the books now) just because it would be feel good legislation.

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If all the shooters {liberal democrats) were eliminated there would have been no shooting of innocent people. Babies would no longer be murdered.

I'm talking to those who, for reasons, have taken the low road of liberalism. Look (open your eyes!!)! It is all apparent. Double standards abound. Give me a break, please. You've got that fat-ass, loud mouth, pompous, Rosie O'Donnell preaching the elitist gospel about guns having no place in our society and then squirming when asked to explain why her security detail needed guns. Then you've got that blowhard-longtime-excuse-as-a-liberal-mouth-organ-journalist, David Gregory, using his trusty, liberal playbook to ridicule his guest Wayne LaPierre about the [nonsense] of such an idea as having armed guards in elementary schools, all the while hiding behind the fact that his own kids attend a school with no less that 11 armed guards! Now, let's move onto that school, Sidwell Friends (Washington D.C.), and we learn that Obama's kids attend this school with all the guns around them (OMG!). Now focus on Obama surrounded by all the children (01/16/13), shamelessly using them as 'human shields', as he spews diatribe that would have his viewers in tears. Following that propoganda with a factual, NRA, video ad that reminds all that there is another side to this story (lmao, First Amendment) which is then Whitehouse-labeled by their own comedian, [Art] Carney, as "repugnant". Stay tuned--you with me, so far? NBC then takes a firm stand that they are not at all happy that David Gregory has been included in that now viral, NRA video (lmao, again...First Amendment!). Now, I don't own a gun, but I just happened to take that big step back, catch my breath, digest, and then respond (...rather than react---you ought to try it). Here's my response (I know you've been eagerly waiting): the hypocracy of these liberal-elites (you know, 'holier than thou') so far, is so blatant and expected that I caught myself laughing as their pants (OK, and skirts) caught fire. You people lie about the time of day! The real problem that has me concerned is that there are enough listeners out there, both uneducated/gullible, i.e., love to be led, and their educated beyond their intelligence counterpart, that can't and won't hold "authority" honest; truthfully, this scares me more for our country than I worry about myself or anyone getting shot at the mall. What a leader Obama has been so far, ha? You don't come into a job, crush toes, then ask for cooperation. That approach doesn't work to bring the "sides" together. Your choice of a President comes clearly, lacking leadership qualities (good bull@!$%#ter, though--I'll give him that). So, please don't be surprised with the results to date. Its not working, it won't work, and if you think things will just get better when the masses fall into compliance, you are seriously mistaken. In my opinion, as the nation nears boiling, you will begin to see history repeat itself, when level-headed leaders will invoke a Rosa Parks-like mantra that would make her proud. Without a doubt and even if it doesn't seem possible, the fallout from recent decisions will get much worse before it gets better, but I have faith that good thinking and transparency will, indeed, triumph over the poor, hasty, selfish, and dishonest behaviors of the wrong people in charge thus far. Eventually,you too will come around and feel this pride for the first time. I'm holding my breath for you [people] :-)

Repugnant? The president is a lot more cordial that I would be in the same situation. What these NRA jerks have attemtped is to put a target on the backs of the president's children who already face a threat that far exceeds that of other American children. There is no limit to how low these mentally challenged racist radicals will go to hang on to their precious guns. It appears that none of these NRA jerks could pass a test to determine mental stability and, as a result, they are even resisting background checks.

N.R.A.-------Nonsensical Republican A$$holes. The statements they are putting are real GARBAGE. President Obama's gun policy is a very valid and sensible program to rid this country of automatic & semiautomatic weapons. These weapons are only meant for one thing----TO KILL HUMAN BEINGS IN WAR. They serve no other purpose. I am an ex-hunter [quit because of my health] and I cannot se any reason for wanting any gun that has more than 10 rounds in it. In Illinois they had a law that shotguns must have a plug put int to limit the gun to just 3 rounds before reloading. This is a very sensible law. It means if you are that bad a shot and miss your target after 3 tries, you better give up hunting a a sport. We don't need these 30-100 automatic rifles for hunting-they are only meant to be use in war to KILL PEOPLE......

Can hardly believe all the hypocrites in here heh heh. Children are exploited, abused all the time on tv and no one says anything. Oh well

"RepublicansForObama"

Talk about your nut-job! Now this guy's the kind you DON'T want to own a gun! He's probably the best argument for gun control that I've ever heard! The scary thing is, I think he serious. NRA members want to hunt non-members? Are you for real?

I was going to go to a school today and volunteer, but I guess I will just go down to the Biker Bar, it is safer in the Biker Bar. Everyone in the Bar knows that everyone there is carrying, so nothing happens. Everyone, including mentally disturbed people know that no one in the schools are carrying, so they will go to the school to shoot it up.

Mr. Obama has claimed that we should invest in our children because they are our best asset for the future. Simple question if you have a big investment what do you do with? Do you not protect it? Why can't we protect our children, Mr. president? Why can't we place armed guards in our schools? Do we not protect our banks and politicians with taxes dollars? Why not protect what is our countries greatest asset?

The White House is all whiny about this because truth hurts.

Notfolled:

The fact that you dont know what's wrong with your ideas shows that you have NO CLUE about the issue--- and probly other issues that face this country, MOST caused by the GOP! You also have NO idea just how ANGRY the American public is at the Republican Party! But I urge you to continue because I can think of no better strategy that will result in this version of the GOP's destruction.

Americans are finally waking up to the right's extremism. And they are NOT very happy about it.

to any one who says that "gun-nuts " take the second amendment literally and that they should be armed with a musket is a naive moron. Lets put it this way, you take the first amendment literally, then you should be writing all gripes and concerns down on a piece of parchment using a turkey feather. the second amendment states we should have a well regulated militia, which means having a standing army, notice the comma after that its not a pause to catch your breathe as some politicians say it is, and the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. that means that the people have the right to defend themselves and their rights. without the second amendment that enables us to defend ourselves, the other amendments wouldn't be worth the paper their printed on.

These NRA members are all cowards like Ted draft dodger Nugent, Limbaugh, Hannity, Wayne Lapierre and others on the right. These guys must be compensating for the small dicks that they have and guns make them feel like big men. I'm still not sure whether Limbaugh is gay. His marriage was to tamp down those rumors. They are all little boys that claim to be men. In my eyes they are a bunch of pussies. I served my country and it would be nice if they served this country by keeping that hole they call a mouth shut.

Is this is the same President who had no hesitation about ordering the death of a 16 year old kid and his friend via predator drone - the same one but now with the crocodile tears for "the children?"

A rather discriminating mindset.

(And please all ye astroturfers, trolls and woodpeckers... take the afternoon off and refresh your pages of standardized insults and comebacks. Maybe you can come up with another word for moron or idiot. Invest in a thesaurus - it may help.)

I don't have a high opinion of either the NRA or the current administration. The ill-conceived NRA ad is bad, yet so is the puerile name-calling coming from the White House. They deserve each other.

After watching Jon Stewart last night talking about the amendment that the GOP passed limiting
the ATF enforcement power. The amendment was written by the NRA for the GOP.
Basically the ATF could not even stop the dealer from selling guns to a drunk
person. I am now convince of one thing, the GOP is evil and is the single
biggest threat to the American way of life, they have sold us down the river on too
many occasion. Like with the Consumer protection agency the GOP has block every
single nomination for director, why? Because without a director an agency
cannot pass or enforce any law. The GOP tactic is basically terrorism on the
Americanpublic, taking hostage our economy and the debt ceiling. Taking away consumer
protection for us and by proliferation of guns our peace of mind. Please try to
catch this segment of stewart, it is an eye opener. I was very shocked, I did
not know to what measure the NRA and GOP would go to sell guns.

but it is ok to invoke the nation's children in obama's ad for gun control.....repugnant and hypocritical...

Obama is just using his buddy Rahm's philosophy which is "Never let a good tragedy go to waste." Just like he had the little blck boy by his side when he signed the healthcare legislation in front of the TV cameras he wanted to have the kids there for this signing of executive orders to show how much he really really cares about protecting them. Its a way to get his base reved up. He is a Chicago politician, what do you expect. Heck, I really believe he wishes the 2nd Amendment didn't exist. As long as his kids are protected by arm security, that is OK. But putting security in my kids schools, he could care less as it was recommended by the NRA.

I won't go into the reasons, because if you can't figure that out for yourself, you won't understand the rest of my remark either, but it's in the interest of national security that the family of the President of The United States be protected at all times, and that protection certainly extends to his children while in school. What you haven't seen in the references to the president's children and their safety at school is that his children attend a school that caters to the political and social elite and offers a campus protected by a security force of 11 armed guards. That is in addition to the 4 secret service agents assigned to protect the president's daughters. A gun is an incredibly durable piece of equipment and the 300 plus million that are already in circulation in the US is a sufficient number to insure that anyone intent on using a gun to commit any form of crime will have easy access to one. It is ludicrous to believe that halting the sale of additional firearms will have any any affect what so ever on the actions of a deranged psychopath. The actions of the president are nothing more than eye and ear candy for for his minions. What comes next, free Coolaid for his detractors?

One thing you righties have to understand: The government has EVERY RIGHT to regulate guns under the commerce clause of the US Constitution. Chief Justice Roberts reiterated that during oral arguments in the DC gun case when he said... We all know that Government can regulate guns but.... He then went on to say that banning guns entirely was unconstitutional in his view and that the right to bear arms was an INDIVIDUAL RIGHT. I support those legal views. Automatic weapons are already tightly controlled and have been since the mid 30s! One can not possess a Thompson machine gun without a federal permit! What is being proposed by the President is rational and does run afoul of the Constitution! The right would have you believe that any regulations are a violation of the 2nd amendment! Case law shows that isnt true.