Oklahoman referenced in Senate hearings opposes AWB, supports background checks

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Oklahoma woman who fought off intruder, a gun rights symbol, favors background checks

I just got off the phone with Ms. McKinley, and what she told me will give a boost to people on both sides of the argument. She told me she does not favor an assault weapons ban, even though she didn’t use an assault weapon in warding off her intruders.

But Ms. McKinley said she supports the idea of expanding the background check system, telling me: “Anybody should be willing to get a background check that wants to take a gun.”

“I completely agree with background checks,” she said. “If I want a gun I have no problem getting one. I don’t see why anybody would have a problem getting a background check if they have nothing to hide.”

Ms. McKinley herself didn’t get a background check to procure her shotgun. But she said she inherited it from her late husband — which means she likely would have been exempted from the background check system under the current proposal, which would exempt family members. And at any rate, given her willingness to undergo one herself, she’d presumably pass and be able to buy the sort of gun she’d used to defend herself.

Ms. McKinley said she favored background checks, even if it didn’t necessarily guarantee that criminals would never get guns. “I don’t see how that’s going to completely stop criminals from getting guns, but I do agree with background checks.”

However, Ms. McKinley does not favor the assault weapons ban on the grounds that it violates people’s rights, though she suggested she wouldn’t need one herself for self defense“I don’t agree with them banning any guns,” she said. “They are going to start with one and then they will go to something else. I have no use for an assault weapon. At the same time, I do have the right to decide whether I have one or not."

Ms. McKinley also said: “If somebody wants to own one of those guns they have a right to, as long as they pass a background check.”
Ms. McKinley also echoed the language of conservative activist Trotter, who said assault weapons constitute a gender equalizer.


There are a couple of issues with this article that bother me:

1.) The article is somewhat misleading as to whether Ms. Mckinley supports the current system of background checks or expanding background checks from how they are currently handled.

she does not appear to see expanded background checks as a barrier to acquiring weapons for legitimate self defense — or as an infringement on people’s rights

The author makes many assumptions and presumptions about her answers.

2.) What expanded background check proposal is being referenced?

Ms. McKinley herself didn’t get a background check to procure her shotgun. But she said she inherited it from her late husband — which means she likely would have been exempted from the background check system under the current proposal, which would exempt family members.

That is not the case with background checks for sales and transfers under Feinstein's bill. Details of any other bills are extremely scarce:
Bipartisan effort to expand background checks quietly gains steam

How can the author make this assertion about exempting family members with any certainty or credibility?
 
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This woman is something else. She said that she favors expanded background checks even if it wouldn't keep all guns out of criminals' hands? Are you serious lady? She sounds as dumb as a brick. Why would you favor something that will not work? And expanding background checks will not work. No matter what criminals will continue to get guns like they always have. And what is going to stop them from stealing them from people? That is what I would like some of these idiots to answer. That is just like people that admit that an AWB will not stop all crimes but they want it anyway. It makes absolutely no sense. The media is also trying to use so called 2A supporters to their advantage. This woman stopped a home invasion and they want to put it out there that she supports expanded checks. It just hurts us even more. Like saying, "I am a member of the NRA, a hunter and competition shooter, but I favor tougher gun laws". This is exactly what they are using to their advantage. They will use every angle they can get.
 

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I am not sure her comments on background checks weren't taken out of context or manipulated to make it sound like she supports expanded background checks.

Regardless, she's 18 years old, has a three month old baby, recently lost her husband to cancer and had to use lethal force to defend herself and her baby from an armed intruder, I say cut her some slack.

If there is anything to be outraged about, it is the misleading and manipulative media.
 

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she did alright in my book , what would be better in this instance with new legalization. aren't laws for the betterment of us all .

explain to me using her circumstance , how would her life been improved with (you name it ban) in place .
perhaps they would have taken her shotgun due to him being deceased a month prior to the attack . and having no locking storage and a small child on premises . also the fees needed for such checks and registration being absorbant for young widowed mother .
instead of congratulating her on overcoming adversity and evil , we would have lump her in with the statistical "oh well what you expect from trailer trash meth heads".

gun control is meant to keep the so called undesirables (poor, minorities,immigrants) from having access to equalizers.

it's not about saving lives it's about dollars . and with that i step off my box, thank you
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