January 16, 2013

Obama resorts to the "if there’s even one life that can be saved" rhetoric.

"If there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if there’s even one life that can be saved, we’ve got an obligation to try."

These are his gun control proposals, including those executive actions that don't require any of that troublesome interaction with Congress.

I loathe the absurd argument that if there is only one life to be saved then we must do something. Obviously, we do not follow that logic generally. For good reason!

IN THE COMMENTS: elkh1 said:
The mother saved three lives, hers and her twin sons' by firing five shots at an intruder.

"if there’s even one life that can be saved, we’ve got an obligation to try." We must require every citizen 18 and up to own a gun for protection. 

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Big Mike said...

But, you do seem to reemphasize my point, that attempting to eliminate black scary looking semiautomatic rifles from civilian use is essentially trying to move us back to 50+ year old technology.

Absolutely.

Rusty said...

Brian Terry's parents and hundreds of dead Mexicans couldn't be reached for comment.

Bruce Hayden said...

Brian Terry's parents and hundreds of dead Mexicans couldn't be reached for comment.

I think that it would be more accurate to say that Brian Terry and hundreds of dead Mexicans couldn't be reached for comment. His parents seem to have been somewhat vocal over his death at the hands of the Holder Department of Justice.

Bruce Hayden said...

What is interesting to me is that we went over 200 comments now, and really didn't see the normal "common sense reforms" mantra, because, of course, they proposed "reforms" were anything but common sense, as pointed out by numerous commentators here.

Rusty said...

roesch/voltaire said...
In light of the usual NRA stance that any restrictions will not bring about gun safety and therefore nothing can be done short of arming everyone, at least this trop summons up the notion that something can be done, much like the laws on the books to curtail drunk drivers. True it does not stop the all the drunks, but he has cut down on the number of deaths, and enabled the jailing of some repeat offenders.

Are these restrictions also going to apply to the police and national guard?





Unknown said...

"....if there’s even one life that can be saved, we’ve got an obligation to try."

Tell that to the infants who you voted to let die after being born alive during abortions.

Unknown said...

Obama and the dems, the new Nazis - complete with the hatred of Jews.

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