It was revealed that the USA Olympic Team's Ralph Lauren desgined uniforms were made in China. Next session of Congress lawmakers clamored to their Capitol Hill podiums to call for "Made in America" athletic duds. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the "Made in China" outfits should be burned. There was non-partisan outrage. Then after it was revealed the medal-winning Americans would have to report their winnings (and be taxed) to the IRS, the lawmakers pushed for a tax break for our country's summer stars. Even the President said he would support giving a break to the likes of Michael Phelps. By the way, while taxing medal-winning olympians might seem against the spirit of the games we should be reminded that our men and women serving our country in Afganistan get taxed on their earnings.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Olympics/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0713/Congress-fumes-over-US-Olympic-uniforms-Made-in-China
But when it comes to a call for immediate action to deal with three major gun mass murder tragedies around the country in the last year -- two in the last three weeks -- the mute button has mostly been on. The silencer is activated on the big political guns, President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney and most members of our blank-shooting Congress. We will open our study of American Government this fall talking about Constitutional Principles. One, popular sovereignty, says the government must represent and do the will of the people.
On the issue of gun-control legislation, is this principle being followed?
With over 600 gun murders nation-wide since the Aurora movie theatre will the government listen to the people calling for common sense -- assault weapon ban re-do? -- or continue to listen closely to the most powerful special interest group in Washington, the NRA.
Some lawmakers stood on the defiant side of the NRA following the weekend's temple tragedy in Wisconsin, but most are not willing to take on this political fight.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57487740/in-wake-of-violence-some-lawmakers-defiant-in-calls-for-tougher-gun-laws/
Blog here on your opinion of whether Congress could (constitutional?) or should (governing vs. politics) push for stiffer gun control legislation.
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By the way, just weeks before the Aurora, CO and Oak Creek, WI mass murders, a lawyer challenged the law Wisconsin passed in 1991 making gun silencers illegal. He says it's a violation of constitutional 2nd amendment rights. Read the story here:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/wauwatosa-lawyer-challenges-states-gun-silencer-law-9p65gvc-163358446.html
I think that given the understanding of guns when the Constitution was drafted, an amendment is not necessary to allow gun control. The guns they had at the time wreak far less havoc than the guns we have now primarily due to the inaccuracy of guns at that time. Also, I think that Congress should pass gun regulation - especially for suburban and urban areas. For the amount of debate that guns cause, there is far less good that comes out of owning one than bad. (Think of all the news stories highlighting a kid who accidentally found a gun and shot someone by accident or the mass murders that have occurred recently.) In areas with bears and other dangerous animals, I completely understand the need for a rifle to protect yourself or scare off the animal, but fighting guns with guns is not the answer.
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