Kentucky – -(Ammoland.com)- Two prominent Republicans expressed anti-gun views following the Charleston killings last week, proving how the Republican establishment can be just as bad as Democrats when it comes to Second Amendment issues.
First, Fox News talking head Bill O’Reilly proposed a “solution” to gun violence that would involve federalizing all gun crimes, saying “if anyone is caught with a gun, in the commission of any crime at all, it [should] automatically become a federal beef. If convicted in federal court, the offender gets a mandatory sentence of ten years.”
Then, Republican political adviser Karl Rove told Fox News that “acts of violence” would continue until America is forced to “repeal the Second Amendment” in its entirety. He said:
“Maybe there’s some magic law that will keep us from having more of these [shootings]. I mean, basically, the only way to guarantee that we would dramatically reduce acts of violence involving guns is to basically remove guns from society, and until somebody gets enough oomph to repeal the Second Amendment, that’s not going to happen.”
It’s hard to tell which statement is more dangerously ignorant. O’Reilly seems to think it’s a good idea to put minor crimes involving gun owners in the hands of the federal government, giving the United States Attorney General unprecedented power over guns and gun owners. If he doesn’t see the risk in that, he clearly didn’t pay much attention when Eric Holder was in office.
As for Rove, whether or not he actually wants the Second Amendment repealed, he clearly thinks doing so would make America safer. This goes against basic evidence showing that legal gun ownership reduces violence, not the other way around. Between 2007 and 2011, for example, gun violence plummeted while gun ownership went through the roof.
When liberals use mass murder to further their anti-gun perspective, it is infuriating but predictable. But it is even more concerning when so-called conservatives start to join in.
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Rove is not a conservative. He has never been a friend of 2A. When he was Bush’s chief of staff, he was pushing for more “gun control”. When the assault riffle ban was about to expire, he lobbied to retain it, not oppose it. None of the Bush family has ever been pro gun. They all have the basic east coast RINO mentality. If Jeb gets in, it he will continue the same crap that his father, brother and Clinton followed, which is to do the political expedient path. .
Rove is an obese ham on a set of shoulders with a brain dead liberal mindset. Watch the repubs run Jeb Bush a big fat rino just like they did in the past 2 elections. They will lose because we who believe in the Constitution and Freedom will stay home again.
Bill O’Reilly as been a huge NYC anti-gun liberal since day one. Anyone who doesn’t know that by now just isn’t paying attention.
Thanks for the forum, Ammoland.
Got any room down there for a Fed-Up NJ resident ?
Is Rove suffering from dementia? Since criminals are the problem, and since criminals obey existing laws so well, why does he believe they would turn in their firearms if the second amendment is repealed? Criminals would have a heyday. If you think crime and violence is bad now, see how it would be if the second amendment were gone. Don’t forget, without the second amendment, the government would do anything it wants to. You will have no rights left. As to making gun crimes federal crimes-no. The federal government has too much power and has shown no responsibility. The spend… Read more »
Rove clearly has some mental issues that need to be addressed. If the 2A was repealed there would be no need for a Constitution at all. Individual states would then have there own firearms laws that would have nothing to do what Washington,DC and the liberals want. There was some idiot not too long ago who was slamming TX Gov.Greg Abbott saying that it would reguire permission from the federal government in order for TX to secede. What a ludicrous statement to make. Do you think the federal gov’ment is going to give its permission ? …hell no and its… Read more »