https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:30:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2573199 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 09:22:32 +0000 Adira 2573199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: &lt;3 &lt;3 &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2573015 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:47:31 +0000 lawbee11 2573015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Paul Ryan tried to regain control of the House last night and this is what happened...</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TembDwg-rSM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TembDwg-rSM</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2572265 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:33:25 +0000 littlebug 2572265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HELLS YES!! #nobillnobreak </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2572149 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:31:23 +0000 Madison43 2572149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: yesss! Watching Rep. Lewis's speech and then literally sit on the floor, I actually cried. So proud. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2572144 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:28:55 +0000 avivoca 2572144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I love this. I'm so proud to be a democrat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2572140 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:26:04 +0000 Adira 2572140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I'm so proud of House Democrats and Senate Democrats for trying to take a stand and DO SOMETHING about this subject. </p> <p>It sucks that it takes a Filibuster or a Sit-In to get Republicans to agree to even consider any sort of gun reform. And then, as the Senate Republicans have shown us, they still vote against it despite the majority of Americans wanting these measures passed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2572136 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:24:55 +0000 lawbee11 2572136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: Same. Proud to be a Dem! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2572135 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:24:01 +0000 meredithNYC 2572135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: YES. I literally got chills when I read about this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2572132 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:22:08 +0000 lawbee11 2572132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/house-democrats-gun-bills-sit-in_us_576ab443e4b0c0252e77ecb8" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/house-democrats-gun-bills-sit-in_us_576ab443e4b0c0252e77ecb8</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2571273 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:23:27 +0000 Adira 2571273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: Ugh, one of my state's senators is on that list. So depressing. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2571271 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:21:49 +0000 meredithNYC 2571271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: Exactly. Voting is so, so important- and the only thing that will lead to significant change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2571263 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:13:59 +0000 MrsSCB 2571263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In case you're curious, here are the senators who voted no last night, along with how much money they've received from the NRA. A number have received funding in the multimillion-dollar range. Keep in mind 85 percent of the general public voted in favor of expanding background checks in polls. These are the congresspeople who are accepting money from an organization in exchange for voting against the interests of 85 percent of the U.S. population. Remember that when you vote.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@CAPAction/here-is-how-much-money-the-senators-who-voted-against-gun-reform-received-from-the-nra-63607c42093b#.g3r26tnlp" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@CAPAction/here-is-how-much-money-the-senators-who-voted-against-gun-reform-received-from-the-nra-63607c42093b#.g3r26tnlp</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2571260 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:12:27 +0000 yoursilverlining 2571260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just can't even with Congress. How do Republicans get away with declining to stop gun sales to suspected terrorists and are still the "patriotic" party, the "pro-America" party? Like, how is that even possible? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2571240 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:54:26 +0000 looch 2571240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's too bad that this is happening. The problem is the Senators that receive funding from the NRA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2571224 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:43:18 +0000 meredithNYC 2571224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was so pissed last night I immediately donated to Everytown for Gun Safety. F these cowardly jerks who answer to the NRA above all else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2571185 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:05:32 +0000 Madison43 2571185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I saw this yesterday too. Beyond heartbreaking that this is the best we can do for our kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/7#post-2571182 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 08:59:57 +0000 littlebug 2571182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just can't even with Congress. </p> <p>A friend of mine shared an image on facebook the other day that really hit me. It was of a little girl standing on her toilet. Her mom posted that she'd taken the picture to send to her husband like "Oh, look what our silly girl is doing!" But when she asked her daughter (who is three) what she was doing, she told her that she was practicing the lockdown drill she learned at school. She was told that if her school had a lockdown and she was in the bathroom, she was to stand up on the toilet and be absolutely silent. </p> <p>How can ANYONE think it's ok to live in a world where 3 year olds are learning to stand on a toilet in the event that someone with an assault rifle is going on a rampage through their school?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2571115 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:38:40 +0000 Adira 2571115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: @Mrs.Someone: @Ree723: @lamariniere: Disgusting!</p> <p>We need to vote these a-holes out of office! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2571074 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 04:38:46 +0000 lamariniere 2571074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: totally share the same sentiment. :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2571060 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:39:25 +0000 Ree723 2571060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: Oh for f*ck's sake! Useless twats who are more concerned with retaining their seats and lining their pockets than doing what is best for the country, and what their constituents want. To say I'm disgusted that even the smallest measure couldn't be agreed upon is to put it mildly.</p> <p>ETA: Honestly though, am I surprised? No. If 20 babies being murdered in their classroom the week before Christmas couldn't spark any change, nothing ever will. :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2570989 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:45:20 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2570989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: if they can't vote for what the people want, then it's our duty to vote them out of office. This is ridiculous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2570987 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:42:59 +0000 charlotte 2570987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you guys see this today? So disappointing that they can't get anything done. If our senators can't come together after an attack like this will they ever?<br /> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/20/politics/senate-gun-votes-congress/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/20/politics/senate-gun-votes-congress/index.html</a></p> <p>(If you don't want to click-quick summary is 4 separate measures failed in the senate...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2570982 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:36:36 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 2570982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Yes absolutely agreed!</p> <p>Gun control laws need to be federal and across the board or yes they wont work if you can simply thwart your own states laws and find a way to obtain guns from a laxer state. We need unified across the board laws in order for anything to be effective or yes gun control laws wont work, they lack the teeth to actually do much if you can work your way around them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2570655 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:22:24 +0000 looch 2570655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Treytonsmom2011: Thank you for your response, I really appreciate your participation in this thread. It's important for both sides, you know? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2570631 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:01:15 +0000 BSB 2570631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Treytonsmom2011: I read this whole thread and not many people said they would like all guns to be banned. A lot of people (even people who own guns) said they think certain guns should be banned (semi-automatic and guns that allow magazines with X amount of rounds in it.) </p> <p>I think the same question I see that over and over is why anyone needs a gun that holds a magazine with more than 7 rounds. </p> <p>If you can explain your reason, I think it would help this discussion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2570620 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:51:41 +0000 Adira 2570620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Treytonsmom2011: Chicago doesn't actually have that much stricter gun laws than some other major cities:</p> <p><a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151027/downtown/does-chicago-have-strictest-gun-laws-country-its-complicated" rel="nofollow">https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151027/downtown/does-chicago-have-strictest-gun-laws-country-its-complicated</a></p> <p>And many people in Illinois just get their guns from neighboring states that are easier, like Indiana. In order to be truly effective with gun control, it has to be at a Federal level. If I can just cross over into the next state and pick up a gun, it doesn't really matter what my state's gun laws are that make it difficult.</p> <p>I think the majority of people don't propose we ban all guns. That would never happen anyway. But why does anyone needs a semi-automatic gun that uses a magazine? It seems if you had to load your gun one bullet at a time (and I'm fine with a gun being able to have ~6 bullets at a time), that would cut down on a LOT of fatalities from mass shootings! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2570583 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:30:49 +0000 Treytonsmom2011 2570583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@petitenoisette: No I don't believe (without going back and re-reading all of the posts) that your post is one I'm referring to...It was actually @TruthBombs post that I commented after and tagged her in that I found incredibly offensive. I have a very hard time with people who get on their "high horse" attempting to make a point by belittling others opinions. We are all individuals and we all have our own opinions. I recognized this and I even stated it in my first post that mine was going to be different. Everyone was playing nicely and having a good discussion then all of the sudden she decided that I was a horrible person for my opinion on the subject at hand and was incredibly rude. I noticed she hasn't come back to acknowledge my response either. </p> <p>I wholeheartedly agree that something needs to be done but I don't know what the answer is. Honestly I do not believe banning all guns is the answer like some posters and the public feel....because then only criminals will have firearms and that leaves everyone else sitting ducks. I'm fine with having a waiting period and stricter background checks. I have nothing to hide. As I said previously, I live in a state with stricter gun control laws and honestly I don't think it has made that much difference. </p> <p>I'm afraid that banning one type of firearm could very quickly become a slippery slope. I know many posters here feel as though no one needs or should own a firearm...I personally disagree with that. Look at Chicago for example-- some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, along with DC and guess where has the most gun violence--Chicago. Gun control laws do nothing to keep the guns out of the hands of the people who shouldn't have them. It only disarms the responsible gun owners. Personally I like the idea that I can defend myself, my home, and my family in the event that I need to because if I were to rely on the police I would be waiting a minimum of 40 min unless I happened to get lucky when I called 911 and there was a cop in the immediate area. Response time to my home is well over 30 minutes, even in the case of bad accident, fire, robbery etc. Yes I live that rurally... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2570563 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:14:07 +0000 Treytonsmom2011 2570563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Because you tagged me I will answer--I haven't read any of the other comments but to answer your question--yes if we were unable to properly lockup our firearms in our home in a way to keep them away from a mentally ill child, then yes we would either give them up completely or lock them up in a trusted relatives home (most likely my parents because they have a huge vault in their basement with a bank vault door that they use for their firearms as well as a tornado shelter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2569650 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:26:21 +0000 MrsSCB 2569650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought this was interesting:</p> <p>"Our father, Eugene Stoner, designed the AR-15 and subsequent M-16 as a military weapon to give our soldiers an advantage over the AK-47," the Stoner family told NBC News late Wednesday. "He died long before any mass shootings occurred. But, we do think he would have been horrified and sickened as anyone, if not more by these events."<br /> <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-ar-15-inventor-speaks-out-n593356" rel="nofollow">http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-ar-15-inventor-speaks-out-n593356</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gun-control/page/6#post-2569638 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:02:58 +0000 BSB 2569638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chocolate: Exactly! Trump wants to build this wall to keep Mexicans out and also keep Muslims out. How exactly are we going to find the money to build this wall? We also have to do it without raising taxes because most republicans don't want more taxes. And they want to go to war with ISIS because Obama apparently failed at it. Once again money... where is this supposed to come from? Yes, I'm definitely side tracking this conversation but it just boggles my mind by some of the beliefs I see most republicans have. </p> <p>Anyway, I still have yet to see why someone needs a gun that has more than 7 rounds. Maybe we did focus too much on the word 'assault weapons' when the AR-15 is not classified as an assault weapon and also new information saying the Orlando shooter did not actually have an AR-15. It was another similar gun. The shooter still carried a gun with 30 rounds. My opinion on banning assault weapons has evolved to the banning of any gun that can hold more than 7 rounds. I know some people don't like us referring to other countries but Canada has limited handguns to 10 rounds and rifles to 5 rounds. Why don't we adopt a similar law? Canadians are familiar to hunting and they work around the issue.</p> <p>In talking to my gun owning friends that don't want the AR-15 banned. I'm seeing the issue is they don't think this is a gun problem. That it is a terrorist or a mental health issue. Both sides think the other is focusing too much on guns or terrorists. I've realized that both sides won't back down and anything we say is not going to sway them or change their mind. I've had to agree to disagree because we weren't getting anywhere. It is so sad that some people think guns aren't the issue. Can someone honestly go up to one of the victims of any of shootings and tell them in the face that guns aren't the issue? </p>