Sunday, December 23, 2012
Whether a criminal background check is done may depend on whether firearms are bought in retail stores on from online private sellers.
If someone is breaking into your home, do you want to be armed with a handgun or an assault rifle? That's the question that Alex Jackson, who sells guns at Stan's Pawn Shop in St. Petersburg, poses to people who bring up gun control. For Jackson, the answer is easy. "You want the fire power of an assault rifle for self-protection." In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, some politicians and groups are urging reforms that include a ban on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition clips, as well as background checks for anyone who purchases a gun. The gun that killed the 20 first-graders and seven adults in Newtown, Conn., was a Bushmater assault rifle. Currently, bricks-and-mortar retailers, such as Stan's Pawn Shop…
Friday, December 21, 2012
As America continues to reel in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., slayings we asked New Port Richey residents to weigh in about proposed gun control legislation.
As people across the country talk about tightening gun control legislation in the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., New Port Richey residents have their own opinions on the topic. When Patch asked people across Tampa Bay what they thought about banning assault weapons, here’s what New Port Richey Patch readers and Facebook fans had to say: It has nothing to do with gangbangers, etc. They will always have guns. That is the way things are. Law abiding people also have the right to protect themselves. What is insane is that people want to own semi-automatic combat weapons. What does anyone need that kind of fire power for? There should also be more stringent controls to keep as many as possible out …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
One Tampa Bay area lawmaker says yes. What do you think Tampa Bay?
Last Friday’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has prompted one local lawmaker to take up the charge to push Congress to pass two proposed gun control acts. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, says it’s time for Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines along with them. She’s also urging Congress to close a loophole that allows the immediate sale of weapons at gun shows. “There is no reason people need access to assault weapons and high-capacity magazines,” Castor said in a statement posted on her website. “Commonsense regulation is appropriate. It is time for us as a Congress and as a nation to take swift action. Congress should consider and pass the assault weapons ban this week.” Castor is the …
michael mirra
7:03 am on Friday, December 28, 2012
Someone named Leroy made a geat suggestion of Eastlake Patch. He suggested that names & pictures of assault weapons owners be published in newspapers, TV. & the internet, like they do for perverts. Employers will fear to hire them & may terminate their employment for fear of workplace violence if they snap. They would become stigmatized & profiled as people too fear. Some neighbors would shy away… more ›