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In Their Own Words

by John Cole|  May 22, 200310:22 pm| 6 Comments

This post is in: Democratic Stupidity

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On Hardball, while discussing new gun laws to help fight terrorism (stop giggling), Chris Matthews and Frank Lautenberg had this exchange (paraphrased- I will correct when the transcript is up):

Matthews: “What do you do when these gun laws to stop terrorists from getting guns might keep a guy who just wants to hunt from getting a rifle?”

Lautenberg: “That is just a chance we have to take.”

Aye carumba.

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  1. 1.

    Dan

    May 23, 2003 at 3:19 am

    Just wants to hunt with what kind of rifle, John?

  2. 2.

    MommaBear

    May 23, 2003 at 7:24 am

    Any damn rifle he chooses!

  3. 3.

    Dean

    May 23, 2003 at 8:59 am

    Didn’t Christopher Hedges just condemn the use of war to make people think too much of the collective? To just go along, and to give up their freedoms and their rights?

    Perhaps Mr. Hedges should have a chat w/ Mr. Matthews and Mr. Lautenberg?

  4. 4.

    Dan

    May 23, 2003 at 12:58 pm

    I don’t have cable, so I didn’t see the broadcast. Did the conversation have anything to do with the sunsetting assault rifles ban?

  5. 5.

    David Perron

    May 26, 2003 at 8:12 pm

    What the hell’s an assault rifle, anyway?

  6. 6.

    HH

    May 27, 2003 at 3:55 pm

    http://www.msnbc.com/news/917387.asp

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