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Title: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: ericire12 on April 15, 2009, 10:18:19 AM
------> Couldn't find this story in any American newspaper, China only.  Odd, isn't it?







http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/15/content_11186691.htm


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Los Angeles officials support to renew U.S. ban on assault weapons


    LOS ANGELES, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles city officials said Tuesday they support the federal government to renew a U.S. ban on assault weapons, calling American people's obsession with firearms "sick."

    The city council went on record at a Tuesday meeting in support of the reauthorization of a federal ban on assault weapons, including semi-automatic military-style guns.

    The Federal Assault Weapons Ban, signed by former President Bill Clinton in 1994, prevented the sale of 19 types of semi-automatic weapons, like AK-47s. The ban expired and was not renewed in 2004 during the Bush administration.

    "We know we can do with a lot less assault weapons here in the United States and abroad," said Councilman Jose Huizar. "We need to have a consistent policy throughout the United States."

    Councilman Jack Weiss, chair of the Public Safety Committee, said the country has an "obsession" with firearms that leads to violence like the slayings of four police officers in the northern California city of Oakland last month.

    "It's something that people of this country should be really deeply disturbed to know, that it's a sickness in America -- a sick American obsession with assault weapons," Weiss said.

    The Obama administration has said that it is considering to reinstitute the assault weapons ban.     

Editor: Mu Xuequan
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: D-Man on April 15, 2009, 11:13:39 AM
This is the same city council that voted to make Los Angeles a "nuclear free zone", and yet they want to raise my taxes in this county?

Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: shooter32 on April 15, 2009, 11:24:04 AM
This is the same city council that voted to make Los Angeles a "nuclear free zone", and yet they want to raise my taxes in this county?


the city council calls  "American's obession"....."sick" ::)  La city council "Ignorant"

Oh yeah this is coming from La La Land >:(
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: tt11758 on April 15, 2009, 03:50:21 PM
the city council calls  "American's obession"....."sick" ::)  La city council "Ignorant"

Oh yeah this is coming from La La Land The Granola State .>:(

I fixed it for ya.    ;D
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: PegLeg45 on April 15, 2009, 06:36:44 PM
My wife has always told me I was "sick".............and now it's been confirmed by the Chinese....

Dear me........what to do?

If I could afford it, I'd buy another gun just to add to the 'sickness'.

 8)
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: ericire12 on April 15, 2009, 06:45:21 PM
My wife has always told me I was "sick".............and now it's been confirmed by the Chinese....

Dear me........what to do?

If I could afford it, I'd but another gun just to add to the 'sickness'.

 8)

addiction?
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: PegLeg45 on April 15, 2009, 07:06:28 PM
addiction?

Yes...it's clearly a severe case................and I fear it's too late to control.

I may need an intervention.

"Hi, my name is Chuck and I'm a gun-o-holic and I need help".

"What seems to be the main problem, Chuck"

"I ran out of money."




(http://www.smileyx.com/smilies/sick0013.gif)


Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: TAB on April 15, 2009, 07:12:16 PM
http://www.lacity.org/council/cd5/



just in case you want to send him a email or give him a phone call.



Odd that no other paper qouted him... You would think the LAtimes would have been all over that.



he is right about one thing, we need a consistant policy on AW in the US. 

If all gun laws applied to LEOs, there would be no gun laws.
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: Rastus on April 15, 2009, 07:23:31 PM
........If all gun laws applied to LEOs, there would be no gun laws.

There is truth in that.
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: PegLeg45 on April 15, 2009, 07:27:34 PM

If all gun laws applied to LEOs, there would be no gun laws.


There is truth in that.

Amen.

Just watched SG re-run of MB's interview with Ronnie Barrett (one of my favorite episodes). They both agreed with that theory also.

Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: twyacht on April 15, 2009, 07:37:07 PM
From TAB,..


he is right about one thing, we need a consistant policy on AW in the US.

What is INconsistant in current policy?
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: tombogan03884 on April 15, 2009, 07:41:54 PM
From TAB,..


he is right about one thing, we need a consistant policy on AW in the US.

What is INconsistant in current policy?


I can have anything I can afford, but Timothy , who is only about 100 miles away can't buy an AK because he lives in massholechussetts where you can only own guns that don't scare the elite.
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: ericire12 on April 15, 2009, 07:51:35 PM
massholechussetts


I am guessing the "M" is silent in mASSHOLEchussetts?
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: PegLeg45 on April 15, 2009, 07:52:13 PM
I can have anything I can afford, but Timothy , who is only about 100 miles away can't buy an AK because he lives in massholechussetts where you can only own guns that don't scare the elite.


Now if they just applied that law to golf clubs, things might change.
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: tombogan03884 on April 15, 2009, 07:55:11 PM
I am guessing the "M" is silent in mASSHOLEchussetts?

No, We have native Assholes, but there are a special imported variety that are easily identified as Massholes, For examples the Kennedy's beyond counting collected by Seacoast Police Depts for drunk driving.
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: ericire12 on April 15, 2009, 07:57:45 PM
No, We have native Assholes, but there are a special imported variety that are easily identified as Massholes, For examples the Kennedy's beyond counting collected by Seacoast Police Depts for drunk driving.

Ahhh Kennedy. The man who is the poster child for the statistic that cars kill more people then guns do!
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: tombogan03884 on April 15, 2009, 08:01:16 PM
Ahhh Kennedy. They man who is the poster child for the statistic that cars kill more people then guns do!
And all his other drunken cousins, neices,nephews, sisters and when she was alive Even Rose got bagged in Hampton for drunk driving, so did Teddy's wife.
Title: Re: L.A. City Council calls Americans' obsession with guns "sick."
Post by: twyacht on April 15, 2009, 08:05:41 PM
I'd still rather go hunting with Cheney ..........