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Originally Posted by Jim in CT

I'm no fan of access to anything that resembles the style of weapons that are legitmiately needed by the military, even if the resemblance is limited to appearance...

Jim, I am also a vet and have seen the devastaion these weapons are capeable of, but I am on the side of the people. Ultimately the intent of the Framers was to prevent Tyrrany by making the government afraid of the people. With that in mind, we should have access to the best available technology.

That being said, for anyone to claim that Obama's plan will have a noticable impact on 'gun violence' is ludicrous. 99.99% of gun deaths do not involve the things being banned, this ban will not help the poor black youths in Chicago or in Washington DC.

It's such an obvious, predictable, looks-great-but-won't-do-anything proposal. Better yet, he surrounds himself with cute little kids. That way, if anyone dares to diasgree with Obama, they are painted as being in favor of gunning down little children, as well as racist obviously.

This is precisely what you get when you have an utterly empty suit for a President. It's exactly what I'd expect from a guy who can't get one right even by accident.

There are far more critical issues the Pres should be working on right now, we are falling into a Fiscal Abyss and he has the country focused on disarming themselves. Typical smoke and mirrors of Fundamental Change.