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Jon Gabriel & Liz Wheeler on Terry McAuliffe’s Push for Gun Control
Following the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise and others at the GOP congressional baseball practice, VA Gov. Terry McAuliffe promoted further gun control laws. Jon Gabriel and Liz Wheeler discuss whether his proposals would help prevent another such crime.
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It surely has not escaped Governor McAuliffe’s attention that, as Rand Paul quickly pointed out, it was a killing field. The members on the field had no cover. The attacker’s aim was poor, at least in part methinks to the excellent and selfless response of the two Capitol Police officers on duty. The attacker fired 50 rounds and, God allowing as House Majority Whip Scalise is not out of danger yet, will be his own only fatal victim. Without proper gun control, how will McAuliffe’s zombie army be able to improve on their performance today?
In Virginia, governors are not allowed to serve consecutive terms and 2017 is an election year for state offices, so McAuliffe will soon be left with no more Lincoln Bedroom rental opportunities. That Clinton loss is biting him really hard.
Bottom marks to the Fay Lady for dredging out that baseless and infantile tirade against Sarah Palin for “instigating” the Gabby Giffords shooting. As Klavan cheerfully reminds us at every opportunity: The New York Times, a former newspaper.
McAuliffe will run for Prez in ’20. This is red meat for the base.
I agree that that is what he has in mind. If the Democrats can’t find better they will continue as the least influential Democratic Party of the last century.
An armed population is a safer population when criminals manage to get their hands on a gun.
Escaped Georgia inmates captured thanks to the aid of armed citizens
Two escaped Georgia inmates who have been on the run for more than two days after killing two corrections officers during a routine transport in Putnam County Monday morning were captured in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Thursday night.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed the capture of Ricky Dubose and Donnie Russell Rowe just after 8 p.m.
Several hours before their capture, the two inmates broke into an elderly couple’s home, tied them up, and held them captive for three hours before eventually taking off with the couple’s cell phones and Jeep.
As the inmates were leaving the home, a Tennessee trooper was coming to the house to perform a welfare check, and a chase ensued. The chase continued for 10 miles, ending with the inmates crashing the stolen Jeep. Shots were fired during this time, but no one was injured.
Dubose and Rowe then fled into a wooded area and made their way to another nearby home. However, when the homeowner saw the inmates in his driveway, he held them at gunpoint and called his neighbor over for assistance. The two held the inmates at gunpoint until authorities arrived a short time later.
The inmates were apparently still in possession of the murdered corrections officers’ guns when they were captured, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
The deceased officers were identified as Sgt. Curtis Billue and Sgt. Christopher Monica. Billue will be buried Saturday and Monica on Tuesday. Both left families behind. A Go Fund Me has been set up for Monica’s family, which includes two grandchildren who lived with him.
Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said it’s a relief to have the inmates back in custody.
Likewise, Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Greg Dozier said in a press release, “We are relieved to know that these two dangerous individuals have been taken off the streets, and the public is out of harm’s way.”
In a statement, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal thanked law enforcement officers for their support and assistance.
“Rest assured, justice will be served,” Deal said.
Perhaps there can be some common ground found here. I bet we could pass a law making it illegal for a Sanders supporter to buy a firearm.
Ban Democrats from owning guns.
You guys are right on. The shooters are always Leftists. Always.
If I wasn’t such a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment, I’d say you have the solution.