Cheney opens door to tighter gun restrictions

[Hazcat]

Former VP: Limits on gun magazine capacity may be 'appropriate' in wake of Tucson

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a staunch gun advocate, says tighter weapons regulations might be "appropriate" to prevent another tragedy like the Arizona mass shootings that left six people dead and a congresswoman seriously wounded.

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"Whether or not there's some measure there in terms of limiting the size of the magazine that you can buy to go with a semiautomatic weapon — we’ve had that in place before. Maybe it’s appropriate to re-establish that kind of thing, but I think you do have to be careful obviously," Cheney told NBC's Jamie Gangel, national correspondent for "TODAY."

"We’re looking for ways to make sure this never happens again, but you’ve still got to go back to the fact that it looks like the cause of this particular tragedy was this one individual who apparently has very serious mental problems," Cheney said in the interview, parts of which aired Wednesday.

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A new survey (http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/downloads/pdf/maig_poll_01_18_2011.pdf) released Wednesday shows an overwhelming majority of U.S. gun owners, and Americans in general, support tougher measures to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals, the mentally ill and others barred by law from owning weapons.

Eighty-one percent of gun owners, and 86 percent of all Americans, back requiring personal background checks for all firearms sales, regardless of whether the weapon is bought from a licensed dealer or from a private seller at a gun show, the poll said.

Ninety percent of those polled in both groups also support fixing gaps in government databases that are designed to prevent criminals, mentally disturbed people and others from obtaining guns.

The survey of 1,003 registered voters nationwide was conducted from Jan. 11 through Jan. 13 jointly by the Republican-aligned polling firm American Viewpoint and the Democratic-oriented firm Momentum Analysis, and released by the bipartisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41154929/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts

[McGyver]

"Whether or not there's some measure there in terms of limiting the size of the magazine that you can buy to go with a semiautomatic weapon — we’ve had that in place before. Maybe it’s appropriate to re-establish that kind of thing, but I think you do have to be careful obviously," Cheney told NBC's Jamie Gangel, national correspondent for "TODAY."

And this is coming from the guy that likes to take pot-shots at his hunting buddies! LMFAO!

[MikeBjerum]

Former VP: Limits on gun magazine capacity may be 'appropriate' in wake of Tucson

Three words that should automatically disqualify the consideration of any legislation or rule are "in wake of" or similar.

Under the heading of "knee jerk" and "haste makes waste" this is the time that we need to all sit back, take a deep breath, and think before opening our mouths or writing onerous regulations.

[r_w]

Mr Patriot Act 

[Pathfinder]

Another RINO throws us under the bus. Guarantee he is a Fudd at best.

No Compromises!!!

No shrugs!!!

No giveaways to the libtards!!!!!

Expand the rights, use the rights, and stop all actions to prevent us from exercising our rights!!!!!

[Sponsor]

[Solus]

What might be amusing would be to see Cheney become a poster boy and quoted authority for Liberal Anti-gunners

I imagine some of them might be having fits trying to figure out how to play this one.

[PegLeg45]

As much as I hate to use the word, it really fits here: F*ck Cheney!!

[fightingquaker13]

As much as I hate to use the word, it really fits here: F*ck Cheney!!

And I didn't even have to say it.
FQ13
PS It gets easier with practice.

[PegLeg45]

And I didn't even have to say it.
FQ13
PS It gets easier with practice.

Well, I was always neutral on Cheney.......I give him credit for being smarter than the current Vice Dildo.
My comment above was mostly based on the fact that I despise a 'turncoat'.......piss on a flip-flopper.

[twyacht]

I think someone at the hospital, slipped him a "mickey", with some Brady Bunch blood, during his last transfusion.