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Mon, 23 Jul 2012|

Todd wonders if gun control is really needed, or if we are just making a knee jerk reaction.

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As a few people screw up on the other hand. Sometimes you have to sometime we are we used to be -- -- walked into the terminal at the airport without any searches now we can't go into the terminal. They stop us they search us they take off our shoes and that's in order to make it as the people -- gonna play it safe even though it punishes. The innocent. John your next NW RQ hi John. Are the sorry enough laws on the books okay what they don't do it and force them. Every time someone does something whose -- first the screen -- Bobby had a rough childhood. Thank god my god he comes into it and now -- punished -- god it's not even punish the person. What you do you see any response that are we should take as a society John. Take people like that put him up against the wall portable he had the and they had it done little. I didn't get the message. Does anyone objects of that I think that's a perfectly. Rational response 617. 2666860. 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Brought to you by Boston's talk station TM six AB WRK below straight game with one voice from the old boys involved Paulson. More -- Boston's talks Benjamin AM zigzagging. WL. Rock and Iran on Monday. Tents going up intimidating. The sun is out. Dan good morning you're on WR scale what's going on. There. I'm I'm I'm I'm sir I don't like Oregon I don't know where I'm. -- our secure -- on the safety course that I've heard you know firearms training and I -- content we're responsible adult I think that. That the education piece that you talked about Otis -- I think obviously law enforcement military personnel. They get extensive training. I think there's a lot of people Rowell who just by firearms and have no clue how do you consider Korea and Matt. That's what -- you know permits. Crazy like this guy in Colorado to just go out and get as many guns they want. So how how should do you see you're saying if there were instead guns worm still. A big part of the culture we'd be better off is that your argument. The out there who -- school when I was a kid we had a rifle team in the school I shot on the rifle team and I -- must say. I'm also schoolteacher I know it's weird on the gun owner and a schoolteacher but. And I have a colleague who teaches political science today every semester he takes his kids. On a field trip for the local police firing range in these kids get a chance stand your fire. Semiautomatic pistols there are fifteen and -- a shock. And the kids loved it. Because. You know they liked having and they like learning about firearms from responsible adults and they think it's fine you know. Claimed he had targets and if we have. -- that we wouldn't you know if there's more people. You know there were more comfortable unless outraged by the mere concept of -- -- it would be much -- It sounds a little bit like the alcohol argument Teddy in Europe kids are allowed to drink so they become more familiar -- and lasts. There's less fantasy about what it's going to be like when I get to drink or are you you know what what kind of big shot I'll -- when I get to do this is it did does that sound right. Yeah I think -- he had it in his right and I agree with you all so that. You know what I mean obviously a perfect world wouldn't need any regulation -- because everyone would be responsible perhaps -- What you alluded to about restricting it on the sales -- in the manufacturing and into the way to go for some states -- Ultimately I don't think we need more gun laws. The irony is though thank you for the called -- -- that was helpful the irony is that we're talking about federal you know that's the main conversation. States have the ability to make the laws that wanna make this is about the federal -- or restricting it and it is the federal government that has the constitution that has the Second Amendment NN. Which -- which provides a restriction designed to make sure that the federal -- can interfere with our rights to bear arms because. The founders believed. That the individuals in the states needed that defense against intrusive federal government. Think about now for a minute why don't -- frank you're on RKO hi frank. They travel like -- my comment was -- the -- there really had to do with senator feinstein's comments which is she thought they all -- love to do. Bring things back choose something has nothing to do with the topic which it. There's nothing to do -- hunters. Would long range flights also this has to do it like that -- said before the break. In defense. -- I in defense against our own government if we feel that -- tyrannical. When England was first formed they took away does so want to take away the weapons it's a way to come from the -- people and able to educate them into you know basically parliament and -- Our founding fathers said that it'll never happen in this country the people the government not the government ruling that people. That's why I actually thought I don't I don't outgunned. I've been trained and gun safety I don't have a I don't like -- -- buying any. Think bishop -- -- if you take it to -- cotton -- -- lost power off. We talked about mutual contrite and what is the biggest deterrent to nascent stage around -- but they are now optional nuclear weapons and I think get. I guess there was always this yet in Colorado had ordered a nuclear weapon you think he should have that right. I think I -- You think you should have the right to order a nuclear weapon. We see that keep putting out don't realize that even imbalance. Imbalance prerogative to that law but the non law abiding to -- break you know the. Never let a lot like that it had an illegal weapon on them and he shot to -- by the police. You think he would carry in that fight HI. Eyewitness I noticed how little we know I think it's safe to say wouldn't bother with that. Right and try academy not talk collapsing at play it's how ironic in disgusting what this speech. If we find out that this guy and we've got locked into Mexican I'll. And made its way back the United States that it not out of the realm of -- You know sold by the federal government into Mexico is how are you suggesting there is part of fast and furious man. You never know we won't know until they try to weapon and that I'm gonna throw up in my -- that that's the case. Well please next time spare a cell level of detail with your reaction okay thank you frank protocol 6172666868. Let's go to Mike now hi Mike. It's probably just say this. Seeing our governments of all these. I would rather have -- citizenship. Armed. And as citizens. Not lounge. That's because that's a preacher -- about Second Amendment right. We have -- right to Malaysia. And to keep bear arms. I would probably is Hollywood is concerned. That there are a lot of do you have problems -- -- you know I know we're gonna talk about censorship. But a -- so violent spectrum to other that's city. Hollywood is absolutely beyond the pale so far Big Brother would never imagine. What we have today as far as. Well pornography. Violence. I hate against women. Who did they have to take an accountability. And -- it right wait. I lipped out a Mile High Stadium upgrade rear view in and hey this guy in all the proceeds go to the brick village. All right thank you that Michael is good to hear from you -- We'd get Dave on WRK a good morning -- -- Morning -- are a couple things start. The number one. You said that -- wait -- people achieve your court order that allowed to Caspian and the almighty saying that's not what troop. 200 very killed in order to keep people well it's just some put out fertilizer during the. Yeah but he had a rental truck he had a plot would -- another guy he would order the fertilizer he had to learn how to make a -- that if it did it drives the Truckee and there was a big plot -- -- that's a lot easier to do the target weapon investors its line message since you've got a point yes -- -- understand it -- to -- -- lot of people. We that would dominate Jim itself on our -- You -- what I would the point I was making was here's a guy who's may be deranged. Depressed psychotic. We don't know and you're ready just I don't get security in order no I think he was sent. On the he gets this fantasy that he wants the you know -- -- part of this cartoon movie. And he wants to be one of those powerful people -- who he sees in the characters in the movie so he. Orders a -- And the gun comes in the -- I don't know he goes to a story buys a gun in many orders -- like that's relatively effortless compared to all of the learning he had to do to learn to make the bombs and. It's this on purpose because did you find it anywhere at Soledad -- you just go cross the -- embargo -- federal -- have to bargain on the state deliberate. Okay forty -- what sort of took -- troops are reluctant to dealers from each state straight starts I had gone down the street about a -- It if nobody got in a background check it's laden never easy thing to present a three day wait to put this system. The issue is not so let's come across the bureau would split up before anybody could and went to recover lost to really should it bothers me is. Response of people. To be victims we look at the certitude -- -- Virginia Tech in the fifty people here. Get in the military they teach you pure emotion he charged the ambush because if you don't you get a dart. Give -- years ago -- to criminal -- specs Rangers who were who were in response for FBI agents. It the end they register until their mistake tool called for a BI agents they won't go orbit but the killed also -- BI agents. What point did it in Virginia and Virginia Tech. It particulates did you guys were at that table he comes to do you try and rescue guys jump on. You really don't want to bring forth people -- what you are kill even you would get thirty people killed. Yeah won't let their -- that that's the real point is excitedly you're gonna get killed anyway if you don't charge and if it's it's if you do charge him he can't get all of you. That's right every and we keep people just the opposite told the -- but to call my different and kids were allowed to go outside it's real low income bracket against. And the Q&A -- just a little ball -- hiding under the table. It's a it's a reminder that you know psychologically trained not be -- -- here but -- -- got to be to react. -- -- -- I your point is is is driving home the the idea that we have removed from our culture any knowledge about the stuff. By taking the guns away that if kids were trained in this stuff from early in life as a routine thing the way we were brought a generation or two ago. Then everybody would be better equipped to deal with our safety. Thomas you're next hey they're Thomas. Patriarchate I this sort of -- -- -- say you know there are a lot of people world the new -- the second I'm -- engines and Syracuse -- the rights and -- -- Duration of the bill of rights. You know the ability should not be entirely outgunned by our government expense you know people say -- your position. That is my position. Up at the -- it's important trip the people could be able to our power oppressive government that both number one. But I also want to mention bill way to the mediate -- as they are on these terms some polling right. Like like somebody apps do -- what is what a semi automatic assault rifle. You know -- republic pictures a machine -- somebody sprayed bullets into the audience. I have a hunting rightfully you know the -- important to -- all that all strapped around and America. And I that's all right all that holds turned around and a negative that can be identical he should be all the different display. The assault rifles paint -- black. I like I would go blind. -- CL one. Or -- semiautomatic just we return overture -- the bullet troops. Yells but that's all this guy -- at the same rate of fire at these so called assault collect all its civilian version of assault rifles aren't fully automatic right we think of what we appreciate. So that the difference would be the magazine capacity right. That's right and in Massachusetts you can only turn around and American Eagle should have a what's -- -- legacy and you could only have up to thirty option but I can railroad. General idea being. It takes about a half a second -- -- its turnaround legacy or its assaults -- the sixty by limiting. Are you are not buying the whole argument thank you that Thomas because you raise some points we have heard before 61726666. You're at a news update and continue. On 680 WRKO. Still holding on 69 degrees expect scattered showers and T storms today highs in the eighty's I'm June -- WRKO news. Police say -- year old brought in girl drowned after she climbed into -- neighbor's pool without supervision neighbor spotted the girl floating face up and pulled her from the water to begin CPR. She was pronounced dead after arriving at a local hospital. Check your fridge hit a -- supermarkets alerting consumers that Cargill beef for calling 29000 pounds of ground beef. 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Where do we draw the ball so much -- You also talk station and AM OK okay. -- -- -- -- tiger show WRKO brought to you by net working capital funding corporation. Your future financed mid eighties today. With sunshine. Paul were talking about it. These shootings the massacre in Colorado on Friday and reactions to -- how are you sir. Tried a couple hundred colleges and immoral a couple of calls for change Jim actually lives. Really I got they I got attacks a few minutes ago and it says for 617 your callers are absolutely crazy. No fight I think Mike the guy that called so talked to -- -- -- an estimated -- Made a good point a bona Hollywood -- any -- violence and sex and that the call a couple back. Basically and I know assistance some more real pacifist. Don't give them all said the society now where in the past. What a true hero wasn't someone to just -- blog -- -- you would get used to the fact that guy great kid you're gonna die. But there's a good chance she's gonna shave. People who love Obama just shipped over a number of people that were killed I can't believe how many -- actually been that the numbers in the fifties. There had been no -- -- yeah. They like speculation that the movie did. It you know some let me read that you can -- -- year old action not to get about Russia but if you -- -- local -- guys that they actually did -- on the airplane during 9/11 -- today this plane going -- Why got to do some sort of volatile on the grass. But the mindset now is the government's gonna protect you at all times and -- got to trust the government and they just say you get a remorse twenty going to be going to be. Digging on your feet. I'm playing back these kids seeing these women at the blog cynical movie one guy would take to the ticket has affirmed did it and then he would go to the back. Yes there was no when they open up the back door to let the rest the -- so -- -- from -- white ushers. Number no I don't blame the -- we can put on a minute it's. -- -- there about midnight movie it think you have kids come look at it did a drunken high C think it would have been more secure assure world -- -- Played the last and we in everybody's customers monitor that TSA. That he had fourth annual the government stories harassing the law abiding small business person meanwhile to cherish and then in the -- takes. Slipped through the cracks. Thank you for that -- Good to hear from you build your next on -- -- hi bill. Well I'm not the national wildlife crucial solutions psychiatrists. And we're coming in and I want to look for all those numbers are those guys come but it got a -- -- -- nuclear -- -- to -- What about the Georgia however we feel -- -- you off college up opera applications and actually I'm. Because there aren't threats. The why did tell us why I mean obviously the point about the nuclear weapons was a little over the top -- right. I think he's he he's basing it on the principle of the government has shown itself to be so dangerous. Well I'm not afraid to cover my child protection coming up to the government screwed people can't just orchestrated -- com the content so that Coca-Cola. But I want to say is I thought thought one underground collapse. A guy who specialize in so much it's it was a solid so long rock club they were still rationalize usually get 3000. There's no -- shall I say -- -- a little. There rationalizations. Is -- well tape they give you their argument that -- it's one -- largely believe. That there's no benefit. That's gonna be derived from messing around with these rules. That you could have a three have her clip you can ever under a clip you gonna attend brown Clinton makes no difference or magazine I guess is the proper term for rifle. It makes no difference. In terms of the effectiveness of that and so is so what they're saying is and I'm Karl this is true or not they you have lay people coming up with silly reactions. That don't actually apply if you know something about guns and this is my concern with regulations why gets so mad right here legislature talk about. Controlling cell phones because they proposed controls. They have no reality based on the research that's out there right they say -- cell phones okay as as long as you where. Ahead peace yet the research shows that hands free use of a cellphone. Isn't -- no better in terms of safety but they just wanna start controlling and that's the fear of the people in the gun world. What is on my idol and I knock it while I'm responsible citizen and I shoot out toward it and wherever I can buy it. All but thought I just lost my job. I watched on how I couldn't pay my mortgage I'm really get trashed. I pick up my guns and neither -- you -- being benched against somebody -- -- -- Yup but I was responsible. Got not. Only. So what's your conclusion from the but of course and it's everybody aren't as a breaking point somewhere you don't live in the national -- and then means what we shouldn't have any guns alive. Well I personal -- beyond should change one point actually brilliant people in China -- government does not allowed if people get out. Their guns all day and all -- -- and have babies. While Dutch -- I rushed by France's. The rest assured it watched it should go to and assuring scorched in China they don't have to have no of course not but they take their babies and murder the -- their girls before and -- -- -- -- -- look into that door and out probably got. Or at whatever I have to do is shot. They won't get. No thank you so much for the dog Gracie hair for me listen this tax of 774 alcohol kills 40000. People a year. We should limit six packs there should be a three day waiting period to buy alcohol. Do you share our conclusion. It's very interest and it's very in the morning here I think -- is a lot of people taxi in saying. That everybody calling sounds like a nut job with the resistance to gun controls. The question is how many lives do you think have been saved by the gun controls we have already and who follows those gun -- When somebody is arrested for a gun -- this kid seems -- -- behaved legal. Although we must have violated some -- right you're not allowed to kill people we using a gun so he violated that gun liveliest. What good did that gun -- do -- that's an argument for people who were anti regulation that it feels good. To issue these controls but they don't necessarily. Change outcomes. Jacqui you're next good morning to you. How are doing very well. Out felt my -- on the nail gun control is. I live and actually his hand sharing and I'm lucky that I'm able to go buy a gun. And attacked my family and I try and then whoever else I need to be attacked. I honestly break isn't what happened at the movie here and there and then aren't socially and Brad people glue. Like look at the call by jitters he -- abuse and neglect and came from a broken home. Blake people like that generally break do stuff like that. So your argument is that you are fortunate because you own guns. And they do in white can use an example in which those guns have protected -- All from my house getting broken in the air old. Numerous friends break police thought that they carry guns okay. -- so you know I deer gun on police officers. I never got my -- as a cop in my uncle as if he chairperson or you know that if they got that saved their lives just laugh out. Ready I feel we shouldn't have to let Barry I got until -- get back. Just because why aren't gonna -- -- an issue everyone. Yeah -- that thank you Jacqui appreciate hearing from you 6172666. Feet 6 C good morning charity what's up. -- -- -- What what I was thinking about was this individual must have thought about that for very long arms and and come up with what was going to -- into it and want people on this horrible chronic. Why won't we take both individuals. Once we find him guilty as soon as possible. And is them for experimentation. So I know why they think the way they do why they would -- These people think oh well that's -- they had them show. Through. Cheating a little examination. And even physical examination of their brain what caused them to do this. And it would also be a deterrent that they were -- it would be happy to them that there will ever found guilty. Well we -- you put people to death forget about torture though me put their brain to RI TT use for our benefit by studying in north. Whenever I me you know it's an interest -- idea. I don't know -- effort here to their -- We're you know we're worse so rights based individually. And I don't know if you wanna trust the government do that kind of stuff anyway because they've done it in the past and they've done a horrible they were they've. Taken classes of people and shoved him in the study is an abuse them. -- me now are just something that's gonna happen Fred good morning. Hi Freddie are RKO. Great last year -- -- not. Our show restraint and really great well thank you yup I'm I want if you are very important about that a militia launched in the attack an amendment. The Supreme Court -- feel that it. They can -- regulate all organized pretty under organized. And unorganized these -- every adult in the community. And a three story is -- -- -- they got a mobilized be unorganized militia to guard up POW camps out in Wyoming somewhere. Joseph parent -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- know your eyes but your actual car -- encouraged. But it's not true and fair unbiased -- -- that really everybody has their right. -- protect their community how. Solely if you look back to the -- worked. In the early days of the country it was basically because the guns were owned because everywhere he had a -- farmers had guns. That's what created the de facto militia Iran Iran Iran and everybody up the British are coming and then suddenly they became a moesha.