After visiting with victims, families and first responders in Dayton, OH, President Trump traveled to El Paso to visit with victims and first responders from Texas. President Trump delivered remarks from the El Paso Regional Emergency Communications Center. [Video and Transcript Below]
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[Transcript – @2:30 of video] – Q Mr. President, can you tell us about today and what you’ve seen?
THE PRESIDENT: We had an amazing day. As you know, we left Ohio. And the love and the respect for the office of the presidency, it was — I wish you could have been in there to see it. I wish you could have been in there.
And it was no different here. We went to the hospital — just came from the hospital. We were there a lot longer than we were anticipated to be. It was supposed to be just a fairly quick — we met with numerous people. We met with also the doctors, the nurses, the medical staff. They have done an incredible job — both places. Just incredible.
And the enthusiasm, the love, the respect, and also the — telling me, “Let’s see if we can get something done.” And Republicans want to do it and Democrats want to do it.
And, by the way, here is a great hero. This man — the job he did. You all know who it is. Everybody — the whole world knows who you are now, right?
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS OAKLEY: Yes, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: So you’ll be a movie star, the way you look. That’ll be — hey, that’ll be next. Who knows, right?
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS OAKLEY: Yes, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: But what a job. What a job you did.
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS OAKLEY: Thank you, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: There are a lot of heroes. There are a lot of heroes. A lot of people did just incredible work. Now we’re going in, I believe, Chief, and say hello to some of your folks.
POLICE CHIEF ALLEN: Yes, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: This is one of the most respected men in law enforcement, and I want to thank you very much.
POLICE CHIEF ALLEN: Thank you, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.
Q President Trump, you said today was about healing and unity, and you’ve attacked a number of your critics — Vice President Biden, Senator Brown, Mayor Whaley, as well as various members of the media. Can you explain why you chose to take that tone?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, they shouldn’t be politicking. Yeah, they shouldn’t be politicking today. I had it with Sherrod Brown. He and the mayor, Nan Whaley, they asked to go in — “Could we possibly go in and make the tour with you?” I said, “Yeah, let’s do it.”
They couldn’t believe what they saw, and they said it to people. They’ve never seen anything like it. The entire hospital — no different than what we had in El Paso — the entire hospital was — I mean, everybody was so proud of the job they did because they did a great job. They did a great job here.
And then I said goodbye. I took them in, at their request. We made the tour. They couldn’t believe it. She said it to people. He said it to people.
I get on Air Force One, where they do have a lot of televisions. I turn on the television, and there they are, saying, “Well, I don’t know if it was appropriate for the President to be in…” You know, et cetera, et cetera. You know, the same old line. And they’re very dishonest people and that’s probably why he got, I think, about zero percent and he failed as a presidential candidate.
We’re going to go in and see some very brave people. And I wanted to meet this hero before I did anything. And we appreciate it.
My family has lived in El Paso for 43 years. I’m glad POTUS kept his promise and went there. Many people will appreciate it- make no mistake. Many people there are AWARE.
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I’m so glad you posted this comment PBR.
Makes me happy to hear this from someone who knows..
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A great President and also a man of the people. Of course brainwashed democrats and democrat voters are going to be negative no matter what because they have never learned to appreciate anything, including themselves. The are not even real Americans because of their hate, spite, racism, etc. They are to be pitied but not let them even think of winning anything any time in this country.
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My husband and I lived in El Paso from Nov. 2000 – May 2005. He loved the city. I hated every minute of living there. He despises Trump and sent me a tweet from Jon Cooper at 5 a.m. saying that NONE of the victims in El Paso met with Trump. I had to comb the web to find a non-conservative site to counter it. The El Paso Times glossed over Trump meeting two victims who returned to the hospital to greet him. My husband’s Trump Derangement Syndrome is so bad we don’t live together anymore. Thank you for posting that you’re in El Paso. Please post more about how Trump is viewed there. I remember a colleague wearing a Kill Bill Bush T-shirt and everyone thought that was okay. I had to keep my political views to myself for fear of getting fired. Hope the city heals itself. We used to go to Cielo Vista to shop. Must have been terrifying. Good luck to all of you.
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Life is too short to live with or around anyone with TDS. They are out of their minds.
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So I noticed that the Hispanic lady with the badge continually looked down and kept her reactions hidden.
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I had the impression she didn’t want to be there.
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Tomorrow morning on NPR we will get to hear from the people who are pissed that anyone treats the President with respect.
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Yes! And to warm your heart keep in mind YOUR tax dollars support this entity………..
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Yeah but I like the sound d of clinking plates and glasses in the backgrounds, it makes it so real./s
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FYI, in another setting online I came across a discussion (by academics!) of the echo chamber in academia. Someone studying in XYZ state (I don’t want to doxx them accidentally) commented that they had a meeting to discuss, among other things, that their academic bubble sees things one way… and though taxpayer funded, does not represent their state. I happen to be aware that that particular (large, public, good reputation) university is having some funding issues. Maybe the $$$$ message is beginning to get through! If you hate our guts, we won’t want to pay your salary!! And people I love university and college settings apart from the politics. I love to study, love to learn… but anyone who tries to indoctrinate me by force needs a smackdown. Withholding $$$ is the way to do it
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You won’t hear it if you don’t listen.
It’s all Leftwing propaganda anyway; we already know the narratives they’ll be spewing.
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I think I am actually getting sick from all this hate and dysfunction. God, please Bless us with Peace.
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May the full power of the Holy Trinity heal, sustain and empower you, your family, your city & Texas. In Christ’s name for PBR I pray.
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Yet they never ever ask these types of questions of the other side, who are ALWAYS the first to take that tone.
I don’t normally hate people but I really really hate “journos”. They ARE the enemy of the people.
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They are.
They are Nazi like.
They are getting worse, more snotty & condescending.
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PDT should have said, “I’m not sure why Biden and the others chose that tone, what a disgrace they are to this great country as well as disrespectful to these who are suffering. Perhaps they will apologize someday for there tone”.
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I recall the media crafting an ominous portrayal of A President Under Seige, The White House turned into a Bunker.
My, like so many other of the psy ops propaganda themes, Resist narratives don’t age well.
For Americans, the media and Dems are the alienating, hostile force.
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Speaking of remarks, here’s Slow Joe trying to spit it out. Can you imagine a debate? President Trump would be saying “spit it out, Joe. You can do it.”
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Kinda sounds like Pelosi.
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I’m impressed. It looks like Gropin’ Joe really packed that Jr. High School gym. Must be what… 300 people there? And half of them weren’t paid to be there either. They were let out of class to attend.
;o)
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He sounds drunk. Just like Pelosi.
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I think the Dems are seriously miscalculating their perceived “advantage” with all this over-the-top accusatory rhetoric against POTUS in the wake of these shootings. Even my left-leaning friends are admitting it’s gone too far. The icing on the cake was Brian William’s ridiculous piece on MSNBC — which CTH covered earlier today — suggesting that Trump ordering US flags returned to full mast on 8/8 = “Heil Hitler” or something.
All of these clown show antics ensure a growing collection of people will be crawl-over-broken-glass Trump voters come next November.
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I think many ordinary citizen Dems may just stay at home instead of trying to manage their cognitive dissonance over voting for either candidate. That is, unless a quasi-moderate lefty independent is on the ballot. Then they may place a protest vote for that person.
That independent is who we should hope appears and gets noticed. Someone like Ralph Nader. What’s the Green Party been up to lately?
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bacillus: “What’s the Green Party been up to lately?”
They are off in the Caymans counting their loot and sipping umbrella drinks. It’s tough work saving the Earth so it can be destroyed by communism. They need a break.
(Winky? Yes…… Nah, I could be right.)
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All I know is my husband got so disgusted with the Green Party in Nevada he quit vowing never to return! I had to pretend I was saddened to hear about his experience at the meetings. Hung up and had to slap myself for chortling.
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LOL Xena! It’s rough when people you love (or have loved) have TDS. Good that you can keep your sense of humor! And who knows, for some of them the light may dawn yet. I’m a praying person, that helps. I love my family and some friends from old times. God help me
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My husband lamented that if Biden is the candidate, he will not go to the polls at all! I cheered as I plan on campaigning for Trump and I am going to vote!
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You should ask your husband if he would be willing to sponsor an immigrant family.
Watch him change his tune.i
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So are these Democrat “journalists” signaling that the DemocRATs encouraged these plots to take place on this schedule so the recommended time frame for lowering the flag would end on August 8th? Only someone who had been in on the planning would have been “armed” with this info so quickly!
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My response to anyone bringing that up would be.
Wow you beleive in numerology too? I am combining numerology with other ancient arts. How many letters in your name. I am working on a numerological plan to speed the planets rotation to make the days shorter and end global warming. I just need to make an appropriate couple of sacrifices. Do you have a pet? How tall are you. Are you attached to your hair?
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I think they don’t care because after their trial run of massive voter fraud in the last two elections, with zero pushback from the GOPe, they’re going to triple down ‘harvesting those ballots’ and signing up all those illegals to vote, in ’20. Cheating is the only way they continue to win.
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Thank you President Trump for your prompt personal appearance however, pumping gun control plays directly into hands of the enemy…
‘Trump Blows El Paso Response and Maybe the Election. He Better Hope Congress Fails to Pass His Proposals’
https://whiskeytangotexas.com/2019/08/07/trump-el-paso-gun-control/
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He was very vague and he said the 2nd Amendment people needed to have a place at the table. Be calm–let him work.
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NC Patriot, where is this ‘table’ identified in our American constitution, authorizing elected representatives of the people to sell our natural and constitutional rights away?
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I notice a troubling pattern to your post. No meat just bones
Constant complaints that Trump will let us down. Yadda Yadda Yadda. Please just cut and paste in the future it will save you a ton of time.
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The only troubling pattern is your ignorant willingness to compromise everyone else’s natural and 2A right to self-defense against crime and tyranny by any means necessary.
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Please show.me.the post where I recommended giving up anything. I am not a beleiver in Speech police or thought Police. I do not beleive any action should be taken against a citizen because his neighbor says hes cra cra. The government does not have a right to review my medical records just because
I did have a post earlier about the laws already in place and an unwillingness on the part of law enforcement to escalate simple acts.of petty violence .to criminal.records. without that record the next run in with the law.is treated as the first. Some of these unbalanced wackadoodles dont show up in the system until they have bumped into it a dozen times.
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Also said therevis no appetite for ‘assault style weopons ban, and similar pushback on banning high cap magasines.
I agree, let him work. He has already linked immigration reform to any gun control. The Dems refuse, once again they own it.
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Trump is tying Background checks to border security. The demorats will never stop illegal aliens so Trump can say he tried but the democraps would not do it. See how this works?
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I am trusting President Trump has not underestimated how badly the left wants to abolish the 2nd amendment
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The left cannot make a deal on guns because Trump has tied it to immigration reform. Immigration reform is opposed by unions and medical industry. Nobody is going to pay democrats to agree to gun legislation. Democrats will go with the money. It is a risk free proposition to Trump.
Trump won this before the fist shot was fired.
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Besides, the Dems don’t WANT a deal on guns, they want the ISSUE. Its NOT about legislation, its about BRANDING.
WHO can be Branded with the blame for no legislation, PDJT or Congress Dems.
Trumps SOOOO Got this!
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The only lasting solution is national constitutional carry, making it impossible for the enemy to anticipate who among us is prepared to defend against crime and tyranny.
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We already have “constitutional carry” but refuse to claim and activate our rights so far because the “hired guns” (paid by taxpayer $, controlled by elected officials) appear to be prepared to arrest “you” or shoot you if you do anything like “complying with the constitution while armed” or “civil disobedience to Unconstitutional gun infringements”.
We will seriously regret letting the militia become “dormant” before we get out of the fix we’ve let develop.
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Any gun control measures that affect The People should apply to Armed Government Workers to the exact same degree. Want to ban magazines bigger than 15 rounds? Let that limitation apply to SWAT teams, too.
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NC Patriot, where is this ‘table’ identified in our American constitution, authorizing elected representatives of the people to sell our natural and constitutional rights away?
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Sorry, but I won’t waste my time visiting the linked site again. There’s a reason there are about 143,000 site visits and only 500+ followers.
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I’m tired of yelling at the TV when I try to watch LOCAL “news” for LYING …….Not even the alphabet national liars….. I’m to the point I want to punch them in the face.
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have you tried calling your local news stations and telling them how you feel? while it may or may not work they can at least know they are being ‘watched’.
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I have gone outside and banged my head into a wall…… Feels about the same as calling them and…………. similar results !
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i called one of the san antonio news stations a few years ago and complained about slanted coverage but then decided just to ban cable in my home. The local fox affiliate actually had a hotline to call if we ever found funny business in their reporting. don’t know if anything changed since i haven’t had cable since 2016.
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I just got an ad claiming this company offers “customized” cable … you only get what you want? I don’t watch TV at all, but I think some Treepers have been pushing for custom cable so they don’t have to watch the crap they don’t want to support. If so, there’s apparently progress
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I have roku where I watch all Trump stuff and Philo to watch the Waltons, Andy
Griffith, and investigation discovery channel(grandfathered at 16 bucks but it is 20 a month, I believe.)
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Channel 9 News in Denver used to be top-notch. Watched it for years and didn’t get irritated with their reporting until Pres. Trump came into the picture. Tried several stations. Can sometimes tolerate local Fox affiliate, but we’re drifting away from that, too…They’re turning into rah, rah, NBC reporters and not supporting Americans or the President.
It hurts that Colorado has been overcome by a Super-Democrat legislature and a Dimm governor who show all signs of turning us into the next California. Local news has been slanted so far left and they all support sanctuary cities and illegals.
Why is the local news being so biased? Is it orders from headquarters? Why are they ALL supporting illegals over Americans??
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It has always been that way as long as I can remember, we just didn’t notice it. I lived in Denver briefly almost 40 years ago and coming from the DC area it was evident then. But my husband and I were used to it as DC was our local news so we were tuned into it even then. They used to be good at hiding it. Now? Not so much. They cannot help themselves.
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He simply tells the truth and it is from the heart. He’s a salesman and so am I. We have a reputation for being liars. Still not as bad as a politician though. The best of us speak our minds and are sincere. It shows through.
Need to do something about these damn rifles tho fellers. I don’t like the mass marketing and over production of them. Makes them way too cheap. I don’t particularly care for the red flag laws but it’s coming sooner or later. I prefer restricting the age of ownership of any gun that has more than a 6 round capacity to maybe age 30. These shooters (VEGAS exception) are snot nose little bastards that couldn’t fight their way out of a wet paper bag. Put an AK or AR in their hands and they become unstoppable with 30 rounds and multiple mags. I have a CCW but never carry. I couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with a handgun. Takes a lot of skill; but a rifle is much easier to draw a bead and any wound above the torso is usually fatal unlike a handgun. If the shooter has a kevlar vest he’s protecting no one is from a .223 or 7.39.
Enough with the excuses there is a reason military and SWAT use them. They don’t give them 9mm or 6 round clips. The laws are coming either way. Don’t blame Trump and the Republicans. Simple math: The more of those firearms out there and cheaper they become the more likelihood they end up in the ends of one of these jackals. It’s not the people on this site I worry about, most of you are sane. But there’s a lot of people on the right that you cannot have this conversation with.
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No sir. The rifle is the weapon of choice for citizens to fight an oppressive government. Please, go sell that bull somewhere else as in Europe.
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Listen if you get into a war with our govt you’re gonna need more than a rifle. You’re one Abrams tank from being cannon fodder. I’m just saying the marketing and manufacturing of them in mass is irresponsible. I think they should be legal but like cigarettes kinda kept of the billboards if that makes sense.
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.223 ie the NATO round was specifically designed to not tumble causing much less damage then the AK47 and 7.65 round which does tumble. You say you have a CCW which by the way are un-Constitutional because it is “permission” from the gov’t for you to use a right you already have. The 2nd amendment is designed to provide we the people with self defence,defence of the nation and to throw of tyranny ie an out of control gov’t. Our founders never authorized the gov’t to have a standing ARMY rather they gave Congress the right to raise an ARMY to fight needed wars should we have to. The people make up the whole of the militia and well regulated means well trained not well regulated as in laws or restrictions. In fact the gov’t is strictly forbidden from restricting us on what weapons we do own and how we carry said weapons up to and including the same weapons in use today. The militia (we the people ie Americans) make up the whole of the militia and as such would be expected if called upon to defend the country to show up with “arms of the day” as in the same weapons in service today. Nothing has changed since the Constitution was written. It is not the guns rather it is the person pulling the trigger. You cannot punish the law abiding for the actions of a criminal nor will we allow our rights to be taken away to satisfy the feelings of a few.
“A person that would give up a little liberty in exchange for security will lose both.” Benjamin Franklin
As a man that has fought in 3 wars and served for 23 years I can promise you I will not allow my rights to be taken away to make anyone feel better about themselves. I have a right to protect my family, myself,my country,and my freedom. If you choose to not own a weapon that is your choice and you are free to do that but you do NOT have the power nor right to decide I should not have the right to own mine.
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Thank you, Darrell.
Great post.
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Agree… great! post.
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Retired 30yr Military, 2 wars but was in Europe when the VERY FIRST TERRORIST ATTACK TOOK PLACE…1972 Munich Olympics, then 9-11, deployed to ME so many times the damn sand is still coming out…
DMR…what you say is absolutely true…NO ONE reads The Constitution as written. There is always an “interpretation”…If one reads it like it is supposed to and too what you are espousing, there would be not damn need for Congress TO MAKE LAWS THAT INHIBIT THE CITIZENS RIGHT TO OPEN WEAPONS CARRY AND THE CRITTERS KNOW THIS…
However, since the Critters know this…they don’t want to be held accountable when they pass bills “encroaching” on American Citizens Gun Rights…And that is why they are scared sh!tless of Americans Owning/Carry weapons!!!
PS…don’t buy ammo…reload!!!
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Well, not quite ealedriver- the Baader–Meinhof Gang was active in the 60s. I was in Heidelberg Germany in the early 70s when the Red Army faction bombed Campbell barracks. The Olympics was the one given the most coverage of course.
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OHHHH YEAH!!! Remembering those fools…Damn, has it been that long???
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DIdn’t know this but here it is
https://www.stripes.com/news/baader-meinhof-gang-attacked-u-s-troops-bases-in-1970s-1980s-1.36617
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I’m not saying they should be illegal. I just think the manufacturers are being very irresponsible marketing and mass producing them the way they do. Probably should be more like cigarettes. It comes down to numbers more out there available and cheap the more likelihood they will end up in the hands of a nut. Any rifle bullet does an extensive amount of damage do to the velocity it creates a huge cavity much larger that the caliber due to speed tumble or not. We can’t own Apache attack helicopters or tanks so I doubt we’d be much of a challenge to any government wanting to kill us but I appreciate your reply.
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Show some respect to generations of “freedom” fighters. No matter what side of the issues they were on they have overturned governments or brought them to negotiating tables with mostly single shot carbines.
The revolutionaries always fought unconventional warfare and always will. That is what the founding fathers wanted to protect.
Civil wars are not civil and bloody I hope we don’t have another. But if only one side is armed…..well.welcome to tiananmen square.
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You can have rifles sticking out of your ass but that is not and would not make any difference in Tiananmen Square…..unless you own a tank. Our govt any govt could fry us at will. You could hide for a while but sooner or late with the technology they’d find any remnants of hold outs. The Afghanis fight guerrilla ware fare as well any but in the end they’ll lose. If it ever gets to a point where our own govt decides to annihilate us …..some well played neutron bombs will do the trick. This isn’t Red Dawn folks.
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Neutron bombs
Wow so no morality anywhere in the chain of command, Sorry i know to many people in law enforcement and the military we and those I know are not red diaper sheep.
You have given your enemy to much power. In your mind he has already won
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I’m illustrating absurdity with the absurd as RL says. I already understand that if T does anything against guns you guys are gonna make him pay the price and get a good ol socialist in there by not showing up. Biden is the best we can hope for. My Mexican friend who I fight with on a regular basis told me tonight “sure hope T does something about guns” that’s a ploy and if his dumbass knows so does Pelosi. Trump will offer something that is reasonable but this time the left will take it. They know that all of these gun nuts who are as hard to reason with and open immigration people will abandon him.
I’m a gun nut but maybe not to the extent you are. I don’t like red flag laws. But what these companies do in terms of marketing and manufacturing of these rifles is bullshit. The shit needs to quit being advertised like a toy. I see it every day in my inbox. Hell im having trouble getting thru to treepers can you imagine the infowars conspiratorial nuts.
I hope T doesn’t do anything because I want him in office. I can tell you if my buddy is cuddling up they already know the fallout and the left is not all that smart.
Where do we draw the line? You don’t complain about not being able to purchase full auto. It’s a numbers game and these mass killing events fueled by social media, meds, and guns with a lot of killing power are going to get worse. Mark it down.
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Ok I get your point.
Trump can only sign that which passes congress.
I dont see it getting to his desk if it does he only has to not like one thing and he can veto or the less dramatic pocket veto.
He can take some executive action but he can not be compelled to do so.
Suppose he asks ATF to undergo a study of clips drums and belts in excess of 50 rounds that would bury the issue for a year while congress sits back and waits for guidance.
A more likely scenario would be something to do with mental Health providers, schools, medica providers additional guidance on reporting. Building a structure to compile or simply tabulate reports. Multiple reports would generate a concern and require additional risk assessments.
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Rifles should be free to all. The government can buy them at a mass discount price and pass them off to citizens to support 1st amendment rights. That way all citizens have a vested interest in keeping their rights, promised by the government.
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Let’s put your assertion to the test, is magazine size a factor? and can a handgun fire as fast as the AR?
(Spoiler: 100 year old test proves the 1911 Colt fastest despite the seven round mag)
Real life testing:
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Of course it can hell full auto is faster yet but they’d be worthless in most mass shooter events exception VEGAS. A semi auto is much for these killing sprees. If I had to take my pic would rather the asshole had an M16 as opposed to an AR. More selective or their targets. Handgun mags should be restricted too again to people under 30 (just an age i came up with). The brain changes so much. All I’m saying is the mass production and the mass marketing need to stop and we raise the min age to 30. Our society is sick mostly because of social media and such. We live in a different world now.
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A lot of these snot nosed cowards were in gun free zones. There’s the problem. The broad attack stops with the first shots back in response.
So fundamentally, enough on-site armed citizens will defuse/derail most assaults within 5 – 20 seconds, even if there is a shootout for a while, “until finished”. 2-3 experienced, pistol armed citizens using natural cover probably can overcome the average mentally unbalanced, untrained bozo with a high cap rifle.
One well collected, well aimed citizen can do the job…
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Yea but it takes a lot of training and continued practice. My buddy trains for his church in Louisiana. He said it’s a devolving skill meaning if you don’t keep up practicing you’ll lose skill will decline. I’m not against the rifles I own one. I’ve only shot it twice I think. Just don’t have the time. I understand the arguments from the right. I do and I believe the reason for the 2nd amendment was to make a well armed populace harder to control by a govt slipping in despotism. But it’s a numbers game and I am very much against these types of guns being mass manufactured and mass marketed. That’s a bad idea.
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Those people that saved the congressmen from BernieBro I think are an exception.
Most people that are in stores with their families The first thought is evacuation. Not trying to make a leg shot or head shot. I just think these rifles we on the right should be open to dialog to dial it back. We don’t need people being able to pick up these guns from Rural King for $500.
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The people’s President.
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I want to thank our President and his wife for making a very difficult trip today. These shooting are a low point in the history of the USA but we can always count on the Democrats to make each of them into a circus act.
The President was sincere and we all, those of us who care about the USA, are ashamed that we have mentally deranged people who seem to think this is a star in their short and sorry lives.
The murder and mayhem are not causing anything but anguish and confusion. The handlers of these sick folks have mastered how to confuse and dismay citizens. Our President knows this and that is why he and his wife venture out into the bad ands to show that we must fight this terror.
One of my regrets is that a CCW individual was not front and center in El Paso. Many times they step up and keep mass murder at bay but this time the bad guy wasn’t stopped soon enough. Nothing else much left to say.
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With the “leadership” in El Paso, anyone with a CCW would likely have been doxxed by Joaquin Castro and left the area. Had Beto stayed home instead of going around the country standing on bars and flailing his arms, he might have been able to reason with someone as rational as he and stopped the shooting. Beto wants to call President Trump a White Supremicist In order to attract a few more votes (as do other DemocRATs) yet when Antifa goes around attacking conservatives with faces hidden (no different than the KKK) these people get sudden attacks of laryngitis.
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And the President carried the spit of St. Francis of Assisi. “Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, where there is darkness, light, and where there is sadness, joy.”
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JoeMeek…MY FAVORITE PRAYER!!!…Have it in the back of my daily prayer book!!! God Bless!!!
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It certainly is appropriate for these times, eagledriver. I am sure it serves you well.
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It does BetsyRoss…
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“spirit” not “spit” (but, I understood what you meant anyway)(just in case some random leftist observer wanders into the Treehouse, and fails to comprehend)
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I didn’t want Trump, I was a Cruz guy. Not Her, as I was in High School, junior year, when Her was kicked-off the Watergate Investigating Committee[Face it, it was Checkers Part II], for Denial of 5th Amendment rights(she was CAUGHT and removed, PUBLICLY) I do thank God almost every day that this man indeed did become our leader, at this time in history.
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I do so agree with you. Thank God for Trump.
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They want two sets of rules—one for President Trump in which he is not allowed to criticize any Socialist or Democrat Socialist—and another for the Socialists in which they are allowed to make any unfounded accusation they want without recourse. Socialists want to strip us of all our rights, our money, our pride, then stomp on us. Beware liberals, when they finish with conservatives you’re next. Their thirst for power won’t end with us!
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Beautiful!!
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jerry.. so sorry for your loss. thank you for your post.
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Taking tragedy resulting from evil and using the focus on the tragedy to light up the greatness of America and Americans. POTUS is truly a man of America and for Americans.
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Why is there a news blackout on The Donald’s trip to El Paso, other than this blurb from the Emergency Communications Center? There’s been plenty on Dayton, not so much from El Paso. Weird.
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Wow now respect in the USA? It is President Donald J Trump and not what you wrote, I will not even type that.Please don’t make the rest of us hear of such disrespect. God Bless PDJT and family.
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How Sherrod Brown Turned His Rumpled Authenticity Into A Brand — And Gave Himself A Good Story To Tell In 2020
Decades of work have brought Ohio’s populist senator Sherrod Brown and Connie Schultz — a united team — to the precipice of a presidential campaign.
Henry J. Gomez
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on December 20, 2018,
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/henrygomez/sherrod-brown-connie-schultz-2020-primary-ohio-president
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Therein lies the secret of Sherrod Brown’s success. He has been so consistent during his 44 years in public service that all of this comes off as natural. “You’re drawn to Sherrod because of what his values are,” said Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, a longtime Brown ally in Ohio who co-chairs a newly formed organization promoting him as a presidential candidate. “He is not one of these shiny-object campaigners. And he’s not one of these Johnny-come-latelies that everyone gets excited about.”
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(S)Herrod, we’ve had too many low quality Yalies in, or wannabe in, the White House lately. You’ve automatically disqualified yourself.
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These sick democrats are trying to stifle Trump supporters any way they can, they seem to think a majority of Americans agree with them and they will continue the drumbeat until they have convinced those who listen to them that all Trump supporters are evil . Shame on them and God Bless President Trump 🇺🇸
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Texas..
When it comes down to it.. The Lone Star State knows only one color – the Light of the Lone Star of Freedom and Self-Determination. As Texans we all stand together in that Light..
And we all defend the Lone Star together in that Light..
Tyranny comes shrouded in all colors and cloaks itself in various politics.. Always has.. It is why historically Texans have an ingrained distaste for politics and politicians in general.. (And why we only let them sit around the campfire for a little while every other year..).
We have been attacked by an outside influence.. Texans have been massacred.. A wound that will never heal.. Emotions are running high.. All across our Territory. But when politics attempt to divide Texans.. When politicians start targeting the Texan People.. It never ends well for civil discourse.. Or tyrants..
So don’t make the distaste worse.. Yes, we have our ruts and potholes. And in our daily discourse somebody’s wagon may get stuck every once and awhile. Don’t make it worse by just whipping the horses..
Right now there are bad hombres cloaked in all different colors out there who want to put out the Light of our Lone Star.. We the People of Texas are going to need each other in the coming storm..
We must band Together.. In our Rotunda.. And in the Fields..
We have many things no other State or Country has.. It is the garden spot of the world.. Even unto this day we are blessed by Nature’s bounty..
Texas can stand on its own two feet in this World if need be..
And we can do it Together.. No matter what color your stripes are..
Under the Light of the Lone Star.. All you see is just another Texan..
I say this not in Defiance..
But in Love for our Freeborn Single Star..
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The Scam Party went into loony overdrive over the past few days because they thought POTUS was weakened and damaged by these murderous events. Like a predator senses weakness or vulnerability in their prey, a small but vocal army of the most reprehensible in their party pounced in unison on MSM with outrageous accusations.
Charismatic Trump adeptly sidestepped and countered their virulent but ineffective attacks. Then the “best people,” as POTUS referred to them, in Dayton and El Paso appeared and welcomed him with smiles, appreciation and in some cases love. The marginalized and Ruffled Sherrod Brown and Grumpy Mayor Whaley looked crestfallen by the smiles and the warm and welcoming receptions P Trump and Melania received from the staff at the Dayton Hospital and by some of the victims, the police and the 1st responders in both cities. These are the people–and NOT the irate, thespian crackpots in the Dem party or the loudmouth wackos on CNN and MSNBC–that truly represent the best of America or even most of America. It is a great country despite the incessant negative rantings of the demented.
It was enjoyable watching the interactions of the “Trumps” with “the best people” in the various videos including freezing the pictures for further analysis.
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Here’s CBP Officer Skillet, that POTUS spoke to at 17:40, and the man she saved during the El Paso shooting.
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This is a great interview with Officer Sifford and the bedridden Chris. Note CNN’s Cuomo is at his best. Ms. Sifford’s narrative is worth watching.
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I don’t know where the “heck” I got “Skillet” from (above) in my vacuous noggin but I did write Donna’s surname correctly as Sifford below before I noticed my previous error.
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“… a small but vocal army of the most reprehensible in their party pounced in unison…” ~ GS
It wasn’t some small noisy group but the entire Democratic Party which jumped in the hatred pool feet first over the weekend. Even their presidential candidates like Beto O’Roarke and Elizabeth Warren blamed the president for the attacks, calling him a “white supremacist.”
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Nice post bit calling them predators gives them to much respect. I like to think of them as scavengers or dung beetles.
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Nice post bit calling them predators gives them to much respect. I like to think of them as scavengers or dung beetles.
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Red Flag Laws. Code for “Gun Confiscations”. Compare this to anti-Jewish legislation in Nazi Germany.
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https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/anti-jewish-legislation-in-prewar-germany
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In the first six years of Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship, Jews felt the effects of more than 400 decrees and regulations on all aspects of their lives. The regulations gradually but systematically took away their rights and property, transforming them from citizens into outcasts. Many of the laws were national ones issued by the German administration, affecting all Jews. State, regional, and municipal officials also issued many decrees in their own communities. As Nazi leaders prepared for war in Europe, antisemitic legislation in Germany and Austria paved the way for more radical persecution of Jews.
KEY FACTS
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The first wave of Nazi antisemitic legislation, from 1933 to 1934, focused on limiting the participation of Jews in German public life.
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In September 1935, the Nazi leaders announced the “Nuremberg Laws” which institutionalized many of the racial theories prevalent in Nazi ideology.
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Nazi legislation in 1937-38 increased the segregation of Jews from their fellow Germans, ultimately requiring Jews to identify themselves in ways that would permanently separate them from the rest of the population.
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The Second Amendment is Non-negotiable.
PDJT should know that.
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HE should…He is a CWP Holder!!!
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Democrat Socialist’s Gun Confiscation Laws and their shocking similarity to Nazi Germany’s anti-Jewish laws.
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https://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/voices/info/decrees/decrees.html
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Anti-Jewish decrees
The persecution of the Jews began systematically almost as soon as Hitler came to power. The Nazis established many new anti-Jewish laws. These were introduced slowly at first, so that the civilian population would not realise the extent of the Nazi party’s anti-Semitism. Below is a chart showing a small selection of the 2,000 Nazi anti-Jewish decrees passed between 1933-1945. It is uncertain whether Hitler planned to murder the Jews when he came to power. Originally it seems he intended to force them out of Germany but this eventually led to a plan to exterminate the Jews.
1933
Public burning of books by Jews and anti-Nazis
Random attacks on Jews and Jewish property
Police and the courts no longer protect Jews
April boycotts of Jewish shops – for one day, Germans are told not to buy from shops and business owned by Jews
SA stand by shops to discourage people from going inside
‘Kosher’- ritual slaughter of animals banned
Department of Racial Hygiene (‘ethnic cleansing’) established
1934
Jewish students excluded from exams in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and law
Jews excluded from military service
1935
Nuremberg Laws deny Jews many basic civil rights
Law for ‘The Protection of German Blood and German Honour’ forbade mixed marriages
1935-36
Jews no longer allowed to vote and lose German citizenship
Benefit payments to large Jewish families stopped
Jews banned from parks, restaurants and swimming pools
Jews forbidden to use the German greeting ‘Heil Hitler’
Jews no longer allowed electrical/optical equipment, bicycles, typewriters or records
Passports for Jews to travel abroad restricted
Many Jewish students removed from German schools and universities
1938
Special identity cards issued to Jews
Jews excluded from cinema, theatre, concerts, exhibitions, beaches and holiday resorts
Jews forced to add the names Sarah or Israel to their own
Kristallnacht (9 November) – a night of terrible violence in Germany. German and Austrian Jews are murdered, synagogues burnt and desecrated and shop windows destroyed. Thousands of Jews are arrested
Jewish children expelled from German schools
Jews’ passports stamped with a red letter ‘J’. Some have passports removed to prevent them leaving the country.
1939
A central office for Jewish emigration set up
Jews evicted from their homes without reason and notice
Jews’ radios confiscated
Jewish curfew established
1940
Jews’ telephones confiscated
Jews no longer receive ration cards for clothes
1941
Jews over 6 forced to wear a Yellow Star of David with ‘Jew’ written on it
Jews Forbidden to use public telephones
Jews forbidden to keep dogs, cats and birds
Jews forbidden to leave the country
1942
Jews hand over fur coats and woollen items
Jews not allowed to receive eggs or milk
Blind or deaf Jews no longer allowed to wear armbands identifying their condition in traffic
All schools closed to Jewish children
1943
Continuous deportations
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BOOTS: Your first line under 1933… should actually read: “Public burning of books AUTHORED/WRITTEN by Jews and Anti-Nazis”. Otherwise, it reads as though the Jews and Anti-Nazis were burning the books. A small, but significant point. Language can be ‘tricky’, and convey totally incorrect impressions to the reader.
Thanks for your post.
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Orange County California mass murder suspect is in custody. Went on a killing spree yesterday claiming 4 fatalities and a number of wounded. Of course this will not be in the news because the perp is Hispanic and he killed all those poor people with a knife, not a gun.
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What looks like a detective or police PIO clearly states near the beginning of the video that the police have no motive. Yet at the end, a female reporter states a motive of ‘robbery and hate’. Our useless press doing what they do best – stirring the pot.
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I hope his handlers had the good sense to take President & First Lady Melania for a quick heli ride over THE WALL, built by We The People, in El Paso & Sunland Park, NM while they were there. The prior weekend it was the location for the very informative 3-day Symposium at the Wall.
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The Wall Unveiled.
https://cbs4local.com/news/local/private-border-wall-to-be-unveiled
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No longer can we allow the pointy heads in the medical profession free rein to dispense psychotropic drugs like its a candy store. Want Red Flag laws? Red flag these psychiatrists and big pharma that are waging chemical warfare on our youth. Look at the killers captured alive. The slack jawed stares. The bewildered looks like: “What did I just do?” Lindsey, Tillis and the rest of you scurvy coward Rinos keep your hands off the Second Amendment.
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And when some nut shoots up another place and it’s found that he’s followed Chanelle Helm, the FBI will scratch their pc heads and rush to the town with their yellow crime scene tape.
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Who is the man? in that picture? Seriously. We do not have TV.
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