Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Lindsey Graham On Gun Violence: High-Capacity Magazines Needed To Protect Families

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) argued at the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on gun control Wednesday that high-capacity magazines are needed to protect families.

His reasoning? Without them, mothers responding to home intruders might run out of bullets.

"Would I be a reasonable American to want my family to have the 15-round magazine in a semi-automatic weapon, to make sure, if there's two intruders, she doesn't run out of bullets?" he asked. "Am I an unreasonable person for saying that in that situation, the 15-round magazine makes sense?"

He also warned of the consequences of limiting gun magazines. "There could be a situation where a mother runs out of bullets because of something we do here," he said. "Six bullets in the hands of a woman trying to defend her children might not be enough."

Graham, who said he owns an AR-15, tweeted his argument as well.

This was Congress' first gun control hearing since the devastating school shooting in Newtown, Conn., which took the lives of 20 students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

During the hearing, the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre reiterated his opposition to bans on certain assault weapons and high capacity magazines, provisions that have been advocated by Obama.

Original Article
Source: huffington post
Author: Melissa Jeltsen

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