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Sen. Feinstein Makes Wild Claim to Push Gun Control at Senate Committee Hearing

Mar. 8, 2013 3:54pm Jason Howerton

Sen. Feinstein Says Its Legal to Hunt Humans With High Capacity Magazines

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, after a closed-door committee vote on CIA director nominee John Brennan. The committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with the White House over access to a series of top-secret legal opinions that justify the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects, including American citizens. Credit: AP

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun control Thursday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) shot down a proposed amendment to her “assault weapons” ban that would exempt military veterans from the gun ban. She also made some questionable claims.

Pushing a ban on high-capacity magazines, Feinstein argued that it is “legal to hunt humans with 15-round, 30-round, even 150-round magazines.”

Here’s her dubious rationale:

“The time has come, America, to step up and ban these weapons. The other very important part of this bill is to ban large capacity ammunition feeding devices, those that hold more than 10 rounds. We have federal regulations and state laws that prohibit hunting ducks with more than three rounds. And yet it’s legal to hunt humans with 15-round, 30-round, even 150-round magazines. Limiting magazine capacity is critical because it is when a criminal, a drug dealer, a deranged individual has to pause to change magazines and reload that the police or brave bystanders have the opportunity to take that individual down.”

During the same hearing, she also argued that a military veteran could be mentally ill and suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), therefore should be prevented from buying the semi-automatic weapons that would be banned in her bill.

The California Democrat also made the bizarre claim that the “advent of PTSD” is a “new phenomenon” and a “product of the Iraq war.”

Here’s exactly what she said in context: “The problem with expanding this is that, you know, with the advent of PTSD, which I think is a new phenomenon as a product of the Iraq War, it’s not clear how the seller or transferrer of a firearm covered by this bill would verify that an individual was a member, or a veteran, and that there was no impairment of that individual with respect to having a weapon like this.”

(H/T: Real Clear Politics)

Featured image via AP

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quickstudy
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:28pm
Her arguments are not sane.

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paperpushermj
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:26pm
It’s clear to me Sen. Feinstein has never hunted to put food in freezer or she would know that you eat what you kill.
Off topic I hope the Blaze fixes their Sign In process soon, it’s getting exasperating at times attempting to sign in.

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taxpro4u03
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:25pm
Hunger games circa 1932 —- :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlLIquCiyUw

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stumpygrim
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:25pm
So diane,is hunting humans a closed or open season,inquiring minds want to know?! This “person” is a total bloomberg idiot………..

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- sjackson-indiana
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 10:46pm
  When does it start in Washington DC? Where can I aquire a license…and also how many magazine rounds am I limited to and is it one per season? One buck, one doe per weapon or is it like squirrel/rabbit hunting and can only bag five a day or maybe like catfishing, UNLIMITED? This inquiring mind also wants to know…
  
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TexOkie
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:24pm
There is only one explaination for the stupidity of these people; Inbreeding!

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dbaskins
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:24pm
It’s time to cull the heard so to speak, people like this should not be in a leadership roll. Please someone put her out of her misery, one bullet should do it.

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- AmericanStrega
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 5:09pm
  No. Someone needs to put her out of OUR misery.
  
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Inform
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:22pm
Does this loony liberal know that only 393 people were killed with rifles last year? And that is ALL types of rifles. See what I mean here: http://www.youargue.com/index.php/38b13zmh8

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Oath-keeper
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:22pm
Remember she is Queen of the oath breakers a female John McCain, they want to prevent our military veterans of owning firearms another ploy to convince the sheep for illegal unconstitutional gun control. Come on veterans current serving and retired you to LE this will apply to all. oatkeepers.org I think she is using Kyle as another crisis. Stand up vets now or never, we will never gain our rights back. For those who say Fk Californians I say Fck you, I am fighting like a feign including my company making it on the NY firearms ban list banning sales to any state or LE agency who support these anti gun laws. I have written more letters, stood on the streets protesting and I share 100′s of e-mails on ways to do your part to protect our Constitution.

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- PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:53pm
  Sincere, thank you, sir! (i assume)
  May all your efforts be beneficial.
  
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- Oath-keeper
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 8:29pm
  You assumed correctly. Thanks we all need to do our part NOW, these freaks have a huge advantage in the media, if all of us PATRIOTS stood up even 10% of us they wouldn’t come close to passing unconstitutional laws that infringe on our liberties. Stand together or fall together, I for one refuse to fall without a fight.
  
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Inform
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:20pm
Loony liberals getting elected to office by loony liberal constituents. Not a recipe for country success.

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RabbiDRJerkins
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:19pm
Shalom,
This would make me want to move to California and get a hunting license, but she does not qualify as a “poeple”.

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Rogue
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:18pm
I see that Government officials are still exempt from any restrictions, which includes those charged with protecting politicians.

What I find interesting is that RETIRED law enforcement officers are exempt, but retired military is not. Why exactly do retired law enforcement need full access to “assault” weapons? Oh right, they are still represented by unions, that’s why.

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- Oath-keeper
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:25pm
  Please quit using the term assault weapon it plays with their narrative. But you are correct most current LE think they are above the law as it pertains to these proposed laws lol, they will be subject to them like the rest of us. That’s why they all need to reaffirm the oath they took to uphold and defend the US Constitution.
  
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mapgirl10
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:18pm
She is just about the most clueless people on the planet with an over ambitious agenda!

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Tri-ox
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:16pm
Really? I’ve never heard that before. In which states is murder legal ( I mean, other than democrat-supported baby-murder, of course )? Maybe old Dianne should publish a list.

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tsnorquist
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:16pm
Can someone explain to me why there isn’t a age limit for being a Senator? Meaning you have to be 30 years old or older to be a Senator, then you shouldn’t be allowed to stay in office past 60?

These senile crazy old bats are driving our country into the ground faster than a Hydrogen gas filled dirigible named the Titanic piloted by Obama.

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Small World
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:15pm
How much do the tax payers pay this idiot????? A penny would be too much. Is everybody in Calif. crazy??? When does the human hunting season start is the a limit???

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gyro
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:15pm
shes off my xmas list

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denkat56
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:15pm
Gun control by using drones. What’s the limit, male or female tags. Does the prey have an age limitation. Just remember you’ll have to lead the younger ones a little more than the old ones. Stupid people that should be impeached.

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Locked
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:15pm
The more often I hear Democrats talk about gun control, the more I’m becoming convinced they’re just playing a game of Mad Libs. It’s the only way many of their comments can be explained.

Ironic, as most of them are mad libs.

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thorenshammer
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:14pm
The only way these politiions will take our guns is by force… If they attempt this, there will be an uprising such at they have never seen and much bloodshed. Surly, even the most ardent liberal should be able to see reason that this isn’t a good idea, but, they are blinded by their idealism of their perfect society and they will press on… much to their determent.

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- sjackson-indiana
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 10:54pm
  Utopia can only be made in blood and if that is what they think they want…the blood will flow! Beleive in the old testement, if struck on the cheek, turn the other cheek to survival and strike back hard! Give me Liberty or give me Death!
  
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RAMJR
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:14pm
Sen. Feinstein…and Bizarre…words that add up to the same direction, and a clear reason (another one) for TERM LIMITS!

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DEFCON4
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:14pm
I’m starting to see a striking similarity between Sen. Fienstein’s gun rhetoric
and ‘encinom’s’ inane 2nd. Ammendment comments……..

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rswapp
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:13pm
Idiots in CA keep on voting her in, shame on them.

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rswapp
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:13pm
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/01/sheriff-debunks-fallacies-surrounding-gun-magazines-in-this-viral-vid-plus-his-response-to-bidens-shotgun-advice/

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Harvey
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:11pm
You people that makes jokes about these communist wanting to take your gun had better wake up and get serious,these people are going to take your gun and you had better wake up and understand that fact.We are in a fight to save this Nation and our freedom,try to understand that fact and get serious about the fight your in.

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- AmericanStrega
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 5:13pm
  I think we are serious Harvey. It’s just that we have to laugh to keep from going insane.
  
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Snaker
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:11pm
PAST
TIME
SENATOR
DISORDER

PTSD

This lady is severely impaired.

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