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Glenn Beck Predicts How the Obama Admin. Will Go About Gun Control: ‘Make No Mistake, a Fight Is Coming’

Jan. 14, 2013 10:15pm Tiffany Gabbay

During his Monday evening broadcast, Glenn Beck predicted how he thinks the Obama administration will go about imposing stricter gun laws in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre. “Make no mistake,” he said, “a fight is coming.”

Despite threats of executive orders, Beck said he believes a compromise will likely come about in terms of legislation, perhaps a ban on semi-automatic rifles or more background check requirements. He also predicted that Hollywood, perhaps along with the video game industry, will be “slapped on the wrist” and asked to include more explicit warning labels on content containing violent themes.

However, immediately after the “next tragedy” involving guns, the Obama administration may take swift and decisive action, Beck said. The president will argue that he can no longer wait for a stubborn Congress to act and will use executive orders to address gun control.

The right course in opposing such measures, according to Beck, is “to emulate Gandhi, MLK and Jesus,” in terms of peaceful resistance. At the end of the day, he believes the Constitution should be all the Americans’ guide and violence should be rejected.

Beck also discussed our current gun laws with the rate and types of violent crime being carried out around the country. He noted that in 1994, Biden wrote a now fairly infamous assault weapons ban bill, designed to reduce crime by, according to Beck, “arbitrarily outlawing specific guns and gun features.” That features included curved magazines, magazines with a capacity greater than 10 rounds and certain pistol grips among others.

“That ban failed miserably,” Beck said. It “was not renewed after 10 years…and crime rates didn’t budge.”

He believes this is due to the fact that virtually none of the gun-related crimes over this time span included the use of assault weapons. Statistics Beck cited on the program revealed that during a three year period prior to 1994, only 17 out of 7500 gun-related crimes included the use of assault rifles. Thus, to Beck, such bans, including the types of reform sought today in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting are “based on feeling, not fact.”

Citing the politicization of tragedies like Newtown by both celebrities and politicians alike, Beck said that the public naturally then demands congress do something to remedy what they see as the problem. The facts, however, indicated that while the public actually does want stricter gun control, they do not favor an outright ban. Days after the Sandy Hook shooting a Gallup poll revealed opposition to an outright handgun ban rose to an all-time high of 74 percent while 51 percent opposed reinstating Biden’s 1994 bill. Support for stricter gun laws increased by 13 percent while support of banning gun ownership dipped by eight percent.

Beck also cited a Mother Jones article that chronicled 62 mass-shootings over the last 30 years in which not one was “stopped by a civilian using a gun.” The argument Mother Jones sought to debunk is the frequent claim by gun-advocates that guns, in the right, law-abiding hands, could be used to defend people from senseless violence during mass-shootings.

Beck disagrees. He noted a recent shooting at an Oregon mall last month in which a deranged shooter turned the gun on himself after slaying two others. The reason, Beck said, is because the assailant saw a citizen approaching him with a weapon and decided to take his own life instead of shooting another passerby.

“I’m pretty sure everyone else in the mall that day was grateful for the Second Amendment,” quipped Beck before going on to cite an incident in Israel where three terrorists unleashed machine gun fire into a crowd of civilians. Armed Israeli citizens were quick to take down the three terrorists even before the police or army arrived.

Gun control advocates “conveniently ignore countless success stories such as this one,” Beck said. “They ignore the mountain of evidence, like the fact [that] mass shootings… rose between the 1960s and 1990s but dropped in the 2000s.”

The entire gun debate, for Beck, can be boiled down to progressives “taking advantage of a crisis” to using “emotion” to rule the day and pass legislation. He does not believe the American public will cede.

In CONTROL, Glenn Beck presents a passionate, fact-based case for guns that reveals why gun control isn’t really about controlling guns at all; it’s about controlling us. Find out more HERE.

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Jim S
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:37am
..NATO planes flying in the skies over America ?..really?…bombing runs over Bismarck?…strafing Memphis?…why exactly will these NATO planes be flying over America Glenn?…cue the Infowars theme song,he just got a much better haircut and much nicer wardrobe….otherwise it’s the same crazy…

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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 2:41pm
  I know. What a joke. Man, are they counting their chickens before they hatch or what?
  
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A.P. Hill
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:36am
Glenn your buddy Abraham Lincoln once said: “It’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” On this subject you should heed his advice.

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Textinstar
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:29am
Oh my god, are you people serious?! Everyone who thinks we could actually stand up and violently resist the might of the American military is crazy and not really thinking this out! Sure I have a ar-15 but I don’t have a F-15 with missiles and bombs! This has to be a war for the minds…the minds of the military, the minds of law enforcement, and the minds of government officials. If we start violently rising up and killing military and or law enforcement then that will totally blow up in our face! And glen is right, no modern country n the world will come to our aid…they will just fly over head and drop bombs on our houses.

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- shift
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 1:56am
  They are not going to use the American military, if they go house to house one at a time, all they need is a handful of police. First of all the American military is not allowed to operate on domestic soil against its citizens. Of course given the fact that this whole mess might result in a suspended constitution and a police state I cant say for sure that this would not happen if things got bad.
  
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- Uechi
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 8:48am
  Direct action no, guerilla warfare yes. Iraq, Afghanistan or Vietnam ring any bells? Do you really think the USA won or is winning any of these conflicts?I pray to God it never comes to violence. What is the choice if you do not resist? Do you play Ghandi and be hauled off never to be heard from again or do you play 1930′s Jewry and be loaded on cattle cars? Or do you become an obedient slave to the Governmet? What’s your action besides prayer?
  
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- Jim S
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 11:46am
  ..if our sons and daughters will bomb their parents and friends homes..who the hell cares about the 2nd amendment…do you see how twisted your thinking, opinions have become ?..our children will kill us ?..they won’t refuse a illegal, immoral order?…that order will even be given ?…SOOO we need guns to kill our children for when they come to kill us…Ok…and we wonder why we are laughed at…
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 2:47pm
  I have met a lot of police officers and military folks. People that have witnessed atrocities that many will never see. People that have seen bullets fly. Most were top shelf individuals, freedom lovers, with a few miscreants thrown in for equal opportunity, of all colors. They have wives and children like the rest of us. They are not stupid. They can surely imagine an America where the people cannot defend themselves. They can envision a future where their children or grandchildren, whom they love dearly, could fall victim to the most animalistic among us because they were unarmed. Their offspring will not all be cops, gov’t workers or people of privilege. Those that would get to carry guns and use force with practical impunity. I am confident that they will not go along with plans that create such a future for their families, for their kids. They will not allow a few selfish goons ruin this country for their progeny. Many will side with the communists. Most will not. I am confident of that. All they have to do is think about it for a while. I am sure they already have. Do not consider any of them your enemy until you know for sure. We need all patriots on deck. And they are most capable of taking care of the bad guys.
  
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- LaTxGuy
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 11:04pm
  I seriously doubt the F15′s and military are going to stay with this. Many will not do it, i am a 32 year retired/disabiled combat vet and i would not open fire on my own. I am in horror that OBama would let it get to that point. i do not want to say the wrong things here but US jets will not fire on US citizens.
  
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LoveBringsTruth
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:26am
When Beck left fox, his final show he gave a clear warning. Do not let them take your guns.

He also went on and asked if we would be willing to pledge our lives, fortunes and sacred honor for the constitution.

Now he says, give up, go to jail and fight it in the court system. Beck said you can’t put everyone in jail, people will be standing up for you. No they won’t. They didn’t stand up for the jews, or the Chinese or the russians.

Ayers said he would kill 25 million. What do they need jails for when you have genocidal maniacs in the government and media. They will do whatever it takes to rid this country of a conservative ideology.

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- Logic77
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 1:11am
  That’s a heck of a switch isn’t it. The NWO now owns Glen, pretty sad. The military is made up of our sons and daughters and fathers and mothers, don’t think for a second they would follow an order from Obama, if anything they would turn on him and join the resistance freedom fighters.
  
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- mercenary4freedom
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 1:16am
  Rahm Emanuel is in on it too. That little prik deserves an ass whiping along with the liar in wh and Ayuers
  
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Diane TX
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:26am
All of Obama’s BS about how he’s “going to EO everything” because those pesky Republicans won’t kowtow to his Marxist demands, makes me sick.

Obama is NOT King, and he has no right to go against the will of the American People. The American People overwhelmingly do not want Obama Care, so WHY do we have it? Why has the Senate refused to produce a budget during Obama first term? It’s their job to do so. They are REQUIRED to!

Give Obama sole discretion to raise the debt ceiling? THAT WOULD BE INSANE! The People voted for a divided Government to keep Obama in check.

Now, Obama tells America – don’t worry, I’ll “allow” you all to keep your rifles for deer season. Who the he77 is he to believe that Americans need his permission to own weapons, when we already have the unalienable RIGHT to own them?

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Lovesmesomeglennbeck
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:19am
Are any of you people out of your mind? Glenn has told us to do the peace and nonviolence pledge several times and you guys want to give up on Glenn. I have supported Glenn since 2006 and will never stop supporting Glenn. I know “That guy” wants us to give up our second amendment but we have to do peaceful. Y’all can attack me if you want but Glenn’s right.

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- shift
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 2:05am
  Youre absolutely right and while we are at it, send a message to Hollwood, stop supporting them, when they run out of money they will change their tune, they make movies like Bourne Identity where the main star goes on a rampage against a tyrannical government but then they come out against gun control on a constant basis in the media. Send a message to the media, stop watching their bull, stop buying their newspapers. Stop shopping at anti-gun, and companies that support things you dont believe in. Start supporting the ones that do like Chick Filet and Hobby Lobby, a lot of people started hating on Cheaper than Dirt when they became cowards and said they were not going to sell firearms online anymore, but still many people are still buying crap from them. Why would you support cowards like this.
  
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welovetheUSA
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:18am
There is no utopia as long as the communist fill the white house, it is always going to be a fight for all our freedoms.

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Chancellor
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:18am
Since I was a very young man, more years ago than I would care to admit, I have had one recurring dream.

That one day I will die fighting in a very important battle and that it will be my choice and It will win the day.

So Glenn I choose this one and know in my heart that I was spared in 31 years of active duty service to get to this point. I will not start it…..but by God I will finish it!

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A.P. Hill
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:16am
I must disagree with Beck on this issue. Jesus, Ghandi and MLK Glenn? Jesus knew he was to be a sacrifice. Ghandi and MLK had massive media support. I have no desire to spend the rest of my life in some damn FEMA camp to prove a point and the lying media won’t even tell a sole I’m there on principle. No Glenn, peaceful protest wll not work if these bastards want to disarm the American people. Would Hitler have been stopped by Ghandi? NO! There are more of us than there are of them and most of them are gutless cowards who send real men to do their fighting for them. When the real men oppose their tyrany who wll they turn to? They don’t have enough bodyguards to protect them from true patriots. Damn them all to hell and send them there express.

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stuharnden
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:14am
I usually think Beck is right on but he lost his direction on this one 180 degrees. I do believe the time will come and the choice will have to be made. Do we want America or do we want a Cuba type country? ME? Like the old saying I would rather be dead than RED

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frankzentura
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:14am
Apparently Mr Beck hasn’t seen what’s going on in the streets of Greece & Spain. I seriously doubt “the world’ is going to sympathize with our government!

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oicu814me2
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:13am
Sorry Mr. Beck but your wrong this time. If the jail fills up they will just make holding camps. Learn from history , it has happened before.

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Chancellor
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:05am
Sorry Glenn But that turn the other cheek stuff doesn’t work with Liars, Thieves and Murderers.
I will not allow anyone alive on this planet to wake in and take away my rights…..Period.

“Fight .. For what you believe. Which brings me to the .. First piece of advice my dad ever gave me, and now I’m giving it to you. Never–”
“Never start a fight. But always finish it.”
“Always finish it.” John Sheriden Babylon 5

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Mahakala
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:59pm
I am a gun owner, a law abiding citizen, and an owner of several AR15 rifles. If these weapons are banned I will become an outlaw. I will not comply. If they come for my guns they will get the bullets first. Better to die a free man than a subject of a tyrannical government.

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CharlestonJohn
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:57pm
Beckedict Arnold why would you put Ghandi or MLK on the same level with Jesus??? After hearing Beckedict Arnold make this statment, I will no longer be supporting him in any way!!!

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- Lovesmesomeglennbeck
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:43am
  Alright fine, you can stop supporting Glenn if you want. I will always support Glenn but if you want to be a hater that’s fine.
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 10:41am
  Check out this Loves idiot.
  So if you say you are not going to lie down for tyrants then you are a hater. Man I have heard stupid things said in the past but that takes the cake. “You , in the boxcar, NOW!!!” Pfft…
  
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Motorsports-X
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:54pm
The problem with your argument is 2 fold. first, you assume that the freedom loving americans in this country would lose.. Your wrong. With 80+ million fighting gun owners, the entire administration would be replaced so fast, by the time the Nato jets were fueled, we would no longer be a member. Second, your argument puts people in prison… for how long? you yourself say the system would be over burdened. You expect people to remain in jail for how long? When the government starts violently taking peoples guns, your best solution is to shoot first and ask questions later. Any minion that inforces a unconstitutional law, is a traitor. The penaly for Treason is Death. PERIOD. with no minions, the government has no army. with no army, they have no power. I suggest you rethink your argument.

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- katzkiner
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 2:57am
  My guess is they could not field 100,000 to fight a minimum of 14 million. Not good odds for the commies. Americans need to tell Obama HELL NO! Enough of his Marxist fantasy.
  There will be no communists left in America.
  
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krjones
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:52pm
Glen, will you go first? That’s what Gandi and Jesus would have done…

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Ragnars Repos
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:52pm
Glenn would have been telling Americans that they couldn’t possibly win against the King back in the day.

Once again he says, don’t fight. Give up. Acquiescence is the only way.

Peace didn’t work for a whole lot of people, Glenn.

Tyrants will shoot you, blow you up, or starve you, but you will die horribly under their thumb.

Better to go out fighting.

One thing is for sure, Glenn Beck will likely survive whatever happens. He will avoid a real fight at any cost, except a fight.

Give up, Americans! You will lose against them. There’s no point in resisting. Pray! Get on your knees! Go Ghandi! Go MLK!

There was a time when Americans would have explained to politicians in no uncertain terms that gun confiscation would result in a call for bloody revolution.

Now, we call out for pacifism?

Thanks, Glenn, you brave Conservative.

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Timberline
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:48pm
No Beck, I will not go quietly and peacefully into their jails … only to be transferred to a camp.

Perhaps you should read a book titled Agenda 21 by Glenn Beck ….. oh wait.

For myself and my house, we won’t be assigned to walk a board in a compound averting our eyes at the passing of the Authority and Enforcers. We’ll be “shadow people” or we’ll die free. I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees.

Your call.

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krjones
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:47pm
if not now, when? if not us, who? do we leave this to our kids to handle?

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Timberline
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:44pm
If we allow them to take our firearms, then it’ll be child’s play to take the rest – and they will.

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Not Quite
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:41pm
For those of you who don’t recall or did not know, Glenn has taken an oath of non violence. He has, in the past asked his listeners/viewers to do the same. If you took this oath you have an obligation to adhere to it. If you did not it is most likely because you feel there may come a time when self preservation is required and you don’t want to loose you soul in breaking an oath. It is important that we respect both points of view.

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weareskrewed
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:39pm
Unfortunately, I’m starting to wonder which side Beck is on… If peaceful protest is the answer; then answer these questions Glenn: If 70% of us peacefully didn’t want Obamacare; why do we have it ? If most of us peacefully didn’t want the bailouts and a $800,000,000,000 stimulus; why did we get it ? If we had a peaceful tea party revolution in 2010; why are we now $16,500,000,000,000 in debt ? The answer is; THEY DON’T CARE !!! Beck needs to either stop telling us to be peace nick, passive protestors or admit he’s with the other side ! Come on Glenn; speak the truth; where do you really stand ?

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crusaderx9
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:36pm
Our Founding Fathers anticipated tyranny and ensured violent means of defending the Constitution were left to the capable hands of armed Americans as per the 2nd Amendment.

The left is actively waging war against Patriots who seek to defend the Constitution, as well as Liberty and Freedom. The worst thing one could do is to passively play games against the left or wait until the government comes to your town, neighborhood, or door before you attempt to respond kinetically. Beck is well intentioned, but like others is simply wrong.

The Progressives will not stop on their own, they will have to be countered and destroyed in detail.

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Rayblue
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:33pm
In my little town
We’ll stand our ground
There’s a rail heated up and ready to ride
at the turn of the tide, not a sound
till the fight.

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