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US President Barack Obama has unveiled sweeping gun control measures, including background checks and a ban on military-style assault weapons, to reduce gun violence in the wake of incidents like the Wisconsin Gurdwara shooting and the Connecticut school massacre.

"We cannot put this off any longer. I will put everything I've got into this," Obama said while proposing the most sweeping gun control legislation in decades.

With relatives of some of the 20 children killed in the Connecticut rampage looking on, Obama signed 23 executive actions, which do not require congressional approval, to strengthen existing gun laws and take steps on mental health and school safety.

"The right to worship freely and safely, that right was denied to Sikhs in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The right to assemble peaceably, that right was denied to shoppers in Clackamas, Oregon, and to moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado," Obama said yesterday at a White House event. —

Sikhs back Obama

WASHINGTON: Welcoming the gun control steps taken by President Barack Obama, the Sikh community in the US has asked the Congress to support his proposals, saying many innocent people have become victims of these senseless killings.

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There needs to be a control on guns in the US. Not strict as Canada, but semi-automatic and automatic center fire assault rifles and handguns should be prohibited or should be restricted to the point where anyone see's a person carry such weapons, whether loaded or not would be reported to the police and arrested on the spot. Also their should be laws implemented about having a loaded hand gun and rifles in certain parts of the country.

The whole idea behind guns laws is not to stop the illegal market (although it does have an impact on the illegal market), but to restrict, who, where, and when a person can carry a firearm. When such control is put on a person, then other individuals would be able to report on the illegal firearm market with more certainity and the police can identify quicker who owns which type of gun in the area and how dangerous them owning a firearm is. With no control or very little control the citizens don't know if the person is carrying legally after going through testing or some gangster wannabe that is going to spare a whole magizine on a rival crew, where innocent people can be hit.

If you look into BC, Canada, many of you would be like its too restricted, but I believe BC has a right balance when it comes to ownership and control.

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There needs to be a control on guns in the US. Not strict as Canada, but semi-automatic and automatic center fire assault rifles and handguns should be prohibited or should be restricted to the point where anyone see's a person carry such weapons, whether loaded or not would be reported to the police and arrested on the spot. Also their should be laws implemented about having a loaded hand gun and rifles in certain parts of the country.

The whole idea behind guns laws is not to stop the illegal market (although it does have an impact on the illegal market), but to restrict, who, where, and when a person can carry a firearm. When such control is put on a person, then other individuals would be able to report on the illegal firearm market with more certainity and the police can identify quicker who owns which type of gun in the area and how dangerous them owning a firearm is. With no control or very little control the citizens don't know if the person is carrying legally after going through testing or some gangster wannabe that is going to spare a whole magizine on a rival crew, where innocent people can be hit.

If you look into BC, Canada, many of you would be like its too restricted, but I believe BC has a right balance when it comes to ownership and control.

That's the Canadian in you talking, not the Khalsa! I went to Canada (Toronto) and had a good argument with a cousin and refuted most of his points about gun control and how it doesn't work. What we need is gun control reform, not control or banning of guns. They need to ensure that people who shouldn't have access to any form of weapon doesn't get it.

To be honest the 2nd amendment is similar to the Khalsa being shastardhari.

What gives the kalyug government a right decide such things and decide which is less bad/good?

Jeene koi gallat kam karna, ohne kive na kive karlena.

I find it funny that it's usually Canadian Punjabis who are activists for banning guns in USA lol. Have a watch my Canadian brethren

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DgmVAty6DA

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I agree, US doesn't need a ban on guns, but needs to control guns so the wrong people are not able to get them. There should not be a federal policy control on guns as many states have different laws when it comes to guns and if one of these relaxed states goes from billy bob you can carry an automatic firearm anywhere you like to billy bob you can only carry a firearm on uncle tom's farm in the desert. Then the good the relaxed law did would be lost and cause crime to increase. I know gun control does not reduce crime all together, but it does reduce certain types of crime. Crimes of passion will be reduced with controling guns. A person who is going to do a crime out of passion will not care if he has a illegal firearm or a legal firearm, so restricting access will make it more difficult to attain a illegal and legal firearm. When i say crime of passion, its not your gangster off the block robbing a gas station while listening to 50 Cent, but when a domestic abuse escalates or uncontrolled anger leads to using firearms. The offender always tells the judge and jury that they lost control of themselves and in the heat of the moment fired off bullets at the victim. Canada has put more restrictions on handguns carrying as they are easier to conceal. But the US should do the opposit as they have more crimes involving firearms. The firearm should deter the offender by being visible on the person and not be an element of surprise, where it can be concealed. Although the concealed firearm addressing the ol'g straight in the mouth will make him shake at the knees, while urinating in his mommy nicely pressed jeans and would be a funny news story. But this won't serve the overall purpose of detering crime.

Also an interesting statistic to see in the states is how many legal firearms go "missing" or are stolen and then used in crimes. Also look up how many people end up shooting themselves or another by accident with their legal firearm.

The US gun control should be different from Canada as US has a different culture than Canada, but gun control in both countries should be based on the same principles. Protecting citizens and reducing certain types of crimes.

We can't look at the Khalsa and say the states should have relaxed gun laws because then the Khalsa can keep a gun all the time. A Khalsa is always shastardhari because we always keep our Kirpan on us. Having relaxed gun laws only makes it easier for extremist groups to unleash their hatred on innocent citizens. These extremist groups mostly keep legal firearms, where police cannot arrest them for concealing and possess illegal firearms. The US is a country that can escape being classified with Mexico. You don't have random shootings taking place everyday and a government that is corrupt to its core when it comes to protecting citizens on a regular basis. If we were speaking about Mexico, I would be with billy bob............i'm carry my automatic assault rifle in my shopping cart and two automatic handguns on my sides, while shopping for some butter and cheese.

I would prefer that the government made special consideration for the Khalsa when it came to being shastardhari, but that just is not going to slide in nations where secular governments operate as corporations.

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How can Khalsa support Gun control?

We have to remember those calling for gun control in the media are usually from left wing mindset. Many Americans feel strongly about the second amendment:

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Daas used to always think that the left wing mindset was right and right wing people were just racists. However as Gursikhs we cannot be biased and we must us our intellect, based on teaching of Guru Granth Sahib and Guru Sahibaan, to decipher truth from falsehood. No system is 100% correct i.e. socialism, conservatism, libertarianism. We should study all mats (systems) and rajneeti (politics).

Guru Gobind Singh jee made us shasterdhari and encouraged us to learn the martial arts. Actually the philosophy of Guru Gobind Singh jee is totally in line with the second amendment in the constitution created by the Founding Fathers. Every citizen should have the right to defend themselves, their property and their family. Nowadays it is the victim that get punished when they attack the robbers who enter their properties. More rights are being given to the criminals than the victims of crimes.

This is not a simple issue and daas maybe wrong. Those on the right feel that the constitution of the United Sates is being attacked and the Government is taking away freedom by creating more laws.

It is not the Gun that shoots the bullets. The underlying problem is one of the decaying morality in society as a whole. Faith in God is at an all time low and society is engrossed in maya. The governments can keep creating more laws but this will not stop the increasing epidemic of violence, drugs, rape e.t.c. It is up to the individuals to change their karams (actions) and learn about compassion, faith, ethics, morality, compassion.............................

The schools and parents have no knowledge of teachings of Guru Sahibaan, prophets and other great teachers of the past. Society is encouraging us to find happiness in money, cars, houses, intoxicants.............. When a person chases after maya and doesn't find happiness then they turn into monsters that caused the sandy hook shooting.

Bhul Chuk Maaf.

Satguru Mehar Karan.

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