June 6, 2013 Page 3 One Man’s Opinion Another Man’s Opinion By Gerry Chong now calls implementation of the bill a “train Gun Control is Public Safety Issue; graciousness of Herald Publications, we’ve reelection. Another sponsor has called the Not an Attempt to Take Away Gunswreck” and therefore vowed not to run forWe’ve reached a milestone!Thanks to the completed the first 200 episodes of that bill “incomprehensible.” never-ending drama “The Reign of Obama.” The bill has never received public support, By Cristian Vasquez There are rules that corporations must follow It’s a story that never seems to end, but needs so it is not surprising the latest Fox News The gun control debate seems to not be to stay in business. There are rules that citizens to be told over and over again because no poll shows people oppose the bill by 54-32- going away and the issue is only becoming must obey in order to ensure public safety. one should lose track of the significance of -a whopping 22-point loser. more and more contentious. Recently the This storage requirement is simply another his presidency. These were the major stories of the first State Assembly passed AB 500, introduced step to make sure that firearms don’t land in Until his election, I had never written a Obama years, but throughout the theme has by Tom Ammiano (San Francisco), which the hands of dangerous people. It is true that column before and had quietly slumbered been irresponsible spending and debt growth. requires gun owners to safely store their criminals will find ways to obtain weapons into my retirement from “real work.” I The national debt under Obama has exploded firearms when living with someone who is and ignore any type of gun restrictions. Yet, had never suspected that a president could from $10.6 trillion to $16.8 trillion, but will prohibited from owning a firearm due to if you are a responsible gun owner, why so disrespect the Constitution and the law. grow to $23 trillion by 2023 under his plan. mental illness or because of a prior criminal not make access to a gun more difficult for To this point, government had acted as a We are told this is an economy in recovery, record. There are other elements to the bill, someone who should not have one? referee of private sector conduct because but the economy is growing only at the rate such as allowing for a seven-day extension Having a law in place that dictates proper on the current 10-day waiting period to storage for a firearm is in no way a restriction “But one day in 2009, the President crossed a wide, bright, purchase weapons if more time is needed for on gun ownership and it will not lead to the background check. However, the storage the government taking away your guns. red line separating the public sector from the private sector.” element of the bill is of much interest because Truth is, there is not a big government some people who oppose the bill label it an conspiracy to strip law-abiding Americans greedy men might bend the law to suit their of inflation. As the “spreadin’ the wealth attack on the right to bear arms. Republican from their firearms. There is no organized needs. But one day in 2009, the President around” president, he hasn’t been so hot. Assemblyman Tim Donnelly called the bill’s effort by Democrats to confiscate every crossed a wide, bright, red line separating The Pew Research Center, quoting statistics intent un-American. gun from every home in America. These the public sector from the private sector. from the Census Bureau, says that since 2009, Looking past party rhetoric, the truth is there are simply rules and guidelines set to The President of the United States had used the net worth of the richest seven percent is absolutely nothing wrong with imposing ensure everyone’s safety and to hold his power to seize ownership of one of the grew by 28 percent, but the worth of the rules and fines on gun owners who live with irresponsible gun owners accountable if they iconic names in American business, General remaining 93 percent fell by an average of Motors! He used the bankruptcy courts to four percent…and under Obama, wealth has scrub out the interests of stockholders and been more densely concentrated than ever “It is simply a rule to ensure that gun owners are bondholders; installed his own management before. According to Pew, the wealth held by being responsible with the storage of their weapons team; dismissed hundreds of small businesses the top seven percent grew from 56 percent by setting guidelines that will restrict access of such acting as GM dealerships; and handed 17 to 63 percent of the nation’s wealth. What, weapons to people who have lost that right.” percent of the company ownership to its is he a Republican? unions. The government, in a coup, moved It’s going to be a sad day for writers three- from being a referee in the game to being a and-a-half years from now when he steps people who are not allowed to own guns. It fail to keep weapons away from the wrong major player. Imagine if the NFL had bought down because the President’s foolishness and is not a law to take away anybody’s gun. It hands. Unfortunately, the issue of access the San Francisco 49ers and challenged the foibles keep us all employed. His exploits is simply a rule to ensure that gun owners to guns is addressed by anti-gun control other teams in the league to compete against include everything from the “Fast ‘N Furious are being responsible with the storage of groups through rhetoric and they chose to the league’s own team! Silently, businesses I” Mexican gun running to “Fast N Furious their weapons by setting guidelines that will ignore real-world situations. The right to observed and reduced domestic employment. II” where we attempt to buy Stinger missiles restrict access of such weapons to people own a gun is not absolute and the rules to And so Obama woke me from my slumber back from our enemy Al Qaeda, only to who have lost that right. Furthermore, it is gun ownership are not a detriment to one’s and I began the first of now 200 columns. As have them assassinate four Americans…and almost impossible to deny that law-abiding ability to own a gun. We need a license to time went on, each day brought a gasp that the from State Department denial of security for gun owners are very responsible and careful drive just like we must be 21 years of age country had never operated this way before. In our ambassador to a fictional tale for public with their weapons. So why the outcry with to consume alcohol, yet we cannot combine the modern era, prior presidents had respected consumption. a law that indicates what appropriate steps these two activities without expecting to not the Constitution role of Congress, issuing only From the IRS spying on Conservatives; to need to be taken to store a firearm? We have get into trouble when caught. Gun laws are 126 presidential edicts. By contrast, Obama, Department of Justice spying on ABC News rules and guidelines for every aspect of our not taking away anyone’s firearms. They with no respect for Congress, bypassed that and Fox News; to President Obama asking lives for many reasons and one of those are simply trying to eliminate the risk of body 926 times! Attorney General Holder to investigate himself; reasons is to try to ensure that people are the general population suffering because of Before the passage of the Affordable Care to the incredible story of EPA Administrator accountable for their actions. somebody else’s irresponsible behavior. • Act, 80 percent of Americans carried health Lisa Jackson creating a fake persona with which insurance and 75 percent were satisfied with to send out emails so that if her records were their plan. But Obama knew better than his subpoenaed, she would not have to release constituents, so he had Democrats use the her fake person emails for public scrutiny. We most distasteful tactics this side of Tammany expect Inspector Clousseau and the Keystone Hall to pass Obamacare. This originally 2,700- Kops to make an appearance any time now. page monster has morphed into a 15,000 page Writing about this President has given me litany of rules, regulations, bureaucracies and column fodder for years and I hope beyond. confusions that will affect every American. Keep it up, Mr. President. We columnists Like anything that size, it has some good need you. Sometimes you make us laugh and some bad points, but no one knows how and sometimes you make us cry. Sometimes, the bill will affect them. One bill sponsor both at the same time... • THIS IS YOUR TIME TO FEEL THE JOY OF HOME. Buying your first home is exciting. But financing it can be complicated. Trust Boston Private Bank to guide you through the mortgage process, and offer low down payment options and flexible terms. 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