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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Tells Gun Owners Semi-Automatic Rifles Are Unnecessary ‘Personal Pleasures’

Feb. 26, 2013 7:00pm Jason Howerton

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Tells Gun Owners Semi Automatic Rifles Are an Unnecessary Personal Pleasure

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. (Credit: AP)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is vowing to fight for a ban on so-called “assault weapons” no matter how long the gun control debate rages on. During an MSNBC appearance on Monday, she said semi-automatic rifles are for gun owners’ “personal pleasure” and shouldn’t trump the nation’s safety.

“We will make the case that these weapons do not belong on the streets of our cities,” Feinstein said. “I recognize it’s an uphill battle. But I also know that these events are going to continue and America has to step up. The mothers, the women, the men of America have to make a decision as to whether their personal pleasure is more important than the general welfare.”

Feinstein said that an all-out ban on semi-automatic rifles is constitutional. Anti-gun lawmakers will make their case during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Hearing on Wednesday. Some of the witnesses include, U.S. Attorney for Colorado John Walsh, Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, according to the Washington Times.

“Grievance killers look for these weapons. These weapons are easy to obtain. There are no background checks. You can buy them out of a back of a car, at a gun show. America’s laws are virtually nonexistent and, therefore, I think this is a good bill,” she said.

“I intend to fight. I did it once before. If it doesn’t get done right now, be assured I will continue to press the case.”

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thebronze
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:21pm
Choke and die, b*tch.

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American-first
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:21pm
Guns were great when someone was after her, now days she has her own guards to protect her from the voters. The Voters can all dial 911 and wait.

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right-wing-waco
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:21pm
“This year will go down in history. For the first time, a
civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will
be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will
follow our lead into the future!” — Adolph Hitler 1935

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BannedByHuffpo
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:19pm
Dianne sweetie,

Maybe your vibrator is an “unnecessary personal pleasure”, but in a country where the federal government refuses to enforce immigration, among other laws on the books, it’s every man for himself.

As for me personally, I’m not paranoid about the feds breaking down my door to take my guns.

I’m more worried about islamist militants, racist street gangs, and occupy wall street freaks that roam our cities unabated. If they come to my house to loot and pillage, I want as much fire power as I can get my hands on to repel their attack. Maybe you should view some of the recent video footage from Syria, because anyone with a brain knows that that’s what’s coming to our shores next.

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kettererbg
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:19pm
I bet her own personal pleasure requires two D batteries. Hope they short out and explode.

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Hungergamer
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:16pm
Had to go back and read her quote again, and there it was ” general welfare”. So has Frankenstein just showed her hand, is she really going after our guns, on the basis of ” general welfare ”
The progressives are really pushing now, I feel this thing spiraling out of control.
Lock and Load freedom lovers , it won’t be much longer.
Liberalism is a mental disorder

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kettererbg
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:15pm
Nowhere in the Constitution does it prohibit semi-automatic weapons. Wrong, Finkelstein. Then she says she wants them off the streets. If they are on the streets, they are probably in the hands of criminals or law enforcement. Law abiding citizens use them for hunting, sports shooting, competition, target practice and self-defense. Finkelstein is an a@@ clown dumbocrat that needs to be arrested for treason. Why? She is not defending the Constitution as she swore to do. Just like the rest of them. All the way up to our POS POTUS.

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:14pm
We protest the preposition of giving up the “personal pleasure” of defending ourselves, or put our lives in preventable danger because you think you can predict the future and tell us what we can or do not need, when clearly we have civil rights that say any firearm purchased in the past, can be owned and used in the future, the right to bear (own and use) arms shall not be infringed (subject to your nanny opinion).

Sen. Feinstein would be expunged from the body of Congress if I sat on the ethics committee for violating her fundamental oath to defend the US Constitution, she would not be fighting to take away our civil rights, she would be fighting to remain a member of the U.S. Congress for failing to propose an amendment to the US Constitution to achieve her concerns, but instead propose illegal legislation to achieve the same thing.

This is what happens when we tolerate “top secret” this and that, Senators think they are above the law? Please protest at members of Congress.

They know full well, that self defense requires nano-second reactions, preventable delays by limiting the capacity of magazines legally already sold to civilians puts their lives in preventable danger, because a criminal can gain the upper hand, or wait for somebody to reload, to over power them.

Other unspeakable acts are not preventable as they are committed by people willing to overcome obstacles, inspired by gun free zones.

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Mrose
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:11pm
Since when does Congress determine an individual’s personal pleasure? Take away their “pleasures” they receive being in DC. Most – not all – in Congress seem to think they are American royalty. Scary. But what is scarier is that people are not shouting about it.

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Free77Man
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:09pm
Washed up bull ****. Yuk.

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FREEDOM_IS_NOT_FREE
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:03pm
Here is another quote from a well known dictator
“The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing.”
Adolph H itler

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ThePirateRagnar
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:03pm
Dear Senator Feinstein, please pay attention:

Rule number one clearly states, You cannot have our guns…period!
Rule number two…If you find yourself clueless and in Congress and your feeble mind begins to wander, refer to rule NUMBER ONE!

Here endeth the lesson.

-The Pirate Ragnar

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Military Vet
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:02pm
Ahhh…the irony of a government telling the people that they don’t need guns. The more they insist that this is the case, the more obvious as to why they are needed.

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- Tigress1
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:08pm
  Perfectly said!
  
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- Nanny
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:40pm
  Spot on and thank you for your service.
  
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nighttrainno9
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:01pm
Why are polititions like feinstein not arrested and charged with treason?
Frankly she should be hanging from a light post somewhere. She thinks
shes an operative of the emperor obama, but she was in fact elected
by people she is supposed to represent and operate within the bounds
of the constitution. These liberals have pushed us into a corner and I
don’t think they are going to like the outcome.

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Glossator
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:00pm
Well now, it’s pleasure she seeks?

Here is my question for the dear lady:

I am an American, living in Germany. I can’t help but notice as I walk the streets of every city I have visited in Germany there are stumbling stones one can’t seem to avoid. They are not too big but difficult to stop and read because of what they represent.

How about you help me out with a question I have for you?

How does an individual stop the government man with a government issued gun from coming to his home, and offering him a train ride to a so called re-education camp?

Do you think a polite “no thank you” would be appropriate?

In your lifetime madam, this has happen on a massive scale affecting many millions of people in China, Russia, Germany, Poland, Cambodia, Uganda and others. This historical fact has an undeniable truth and a perilous outcome.

So I ask you: How do you, madam, propose to never let it happen in the USA?

Take a look here and understand what these stones mean:
http://www.scene4.com/archivesqv6/nov-2009/1109/renatestendhal-i1109.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolperstein

Respectfully:
The Glossator

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Patriot Z
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:59pm
and us gun owners tell her that she does NOT have the right to tell us what is or is not neccesary. SHE is the un ndeeded varialble here not the gun

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Hoplite003
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:59pm
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said semi-automatic rifles are for gun owners’ “personal pleasure” and shouldn’t trump the nation’s safety.
Did she not read the part of the Declaration of Independance that clearly states Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness? Do not “personal pleasures” fall under Pursuit of Happiness just like the copius amounts of **** color that she goes through each month? Is she now saying that we, the American people are no longer entitled the those three basic freedoms? Our nation was founded on those freedoms. People have flocked to our shores for those freedoms for two centuries because they were and still are denied to people elsewhere around the world. The real, clear, and ever present threat to our nation’s safety are people like Sen. Dianne Feinstein who believe that they can infringe on those three simple God given rights with impunity.

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Small World
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:57pm
She is a unnecessary pain in my a**.

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calmandcents
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:56pm
I, too, am ashamed of the leadership of this country and their anti-America and un-American beliefs.

Feinstein — like Obama and all the other traitors — should be drawn & quartered.

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South Philly Boy
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:53pm
She NEEDS to be BANNED

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Bodacious_Boedi
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:52pm
…..”unnecessary pleasure”…??? Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Can this turkey necked **** remember that?

Since she’s freely admitted she’s going to violate the Constitution, she shouldn’t be allowed to run for office again…….or ever……..anywhere……

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Mutiny
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:51pm
I believe oxygen for Dianne Feinstein is a unnecessary personal pleasure.

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jman-6
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:48pm
I’ll say it again..Go ahead Congress and pass the ban on guns ASAP. The enforcement has to be done by every last one you lawmakers! We will be waiting; however I wont hold my breath since I don’t look good in blue-especially in the face! Like the old Purina commercial…Come an get it!

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  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:57pm
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ABRAXUS
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:44pm
That is one evil bitch. Wish I had a time machine so I could go back and give her grand father a condum.

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Nabuquduriuzhur
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:42pm
Her security detail falls under “personal pleasures”. It’s not like her constituents talking to her are a problem— she just doesn’t want to deal with it.

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