The Constitution, The Second Amendment and BHO
I believe that the things happening today in Washington is the start of a long slide into losing our republic. The Constitution is the framework of our republic and BHO wants to chip away at that. If he succeeds in repudiating our rights under the second amendment, what willhis next target be? Will we no longer be secure in our homes, papers and personal effects? Will we not be able to peacefully assemble? Will we need to be wary of what we say and who we say it to? Can we be arrested and imprisoned without due process?
If he succeeds in this one thing, we will no longer have a republic but a dictatorship, or government by the elite. Many people have sacrificed their lives and fortunes to retain the republic and I believe there are many out there who would still be willing to stand up to protect those rights. BHO has not just attempted to throw out a part of the Constitution. I believe he has also sown the seeds of a revolution.
May God bless and preserve the United States of America.
DesertRat I pretty much agree with you, but remember this was tried by Clinton I think it was. He was not able to make it work either.
What he put in was later removed. Those of us that believe in our freedoms given to us in the Constitution do need to speak up so our congressman and senators know where we stand. They are our first line of letting Uncle Sam know what we want. There is also some Sherrifs and Mayors that have taken the side of Freedom as well. I think in the long run we will win out if we keep our voices being heard. Remember to point out it was not the gun, but the thief or criminal that stoll the gun from a legal owner that committed 95 % of the crimes. they probably used a car and cell phone during this crime as well. What are they going to do to address that part of things?
Thank you all for your support of the well-regulated militia clause. Let's talk about this again when y'all are back from your next stint with your state's National Guard.
There is no "long slide." Gun ownership in the US has always been mostly military, and rural. What we see in the Westerns is true: when the cowboys got to Dodge City, they had to go to the sheriff and turn in their guns. They got them back again when they went out on the range. As the country becomes more urban - and, guys, if you're within a ten-minute drive from Wal-Mart, if a fire could leap from a neighbhor's yard to your house, you're urban - all sorts of open-range behavior become less possible and less appropriate. That's not a government power grab, it's the business of settling a continent.
The suburban fantasy - a living situation that is felt to be rural but is in fact fully urban, with no wilderness or agricultural component - misleads us on this.
(ps - yea, all the continents were settled before people with guns arrived, but "settlement" is such a warm 'n fuzzy word it's hard to resist.)
I own three hand guns. I have a Concealed Weapon Permit (CWP) and I keep my skills sharp by regular practice on the range. I don't believe in taking a knife to a gun fight. So, I am not one to infring upon the right to be legally armed. However, I feel that background checks make it less likely that I will ever have to use these weapons for self protection. Nor, is an exstended magizine necessary for protection. If the rounds loaded in the revolvers or the semi-auto arn't enough, I'm probably dead already.Guns in the hands of responsible owners can be a good thing and a deterrent to violent crime. We should, however, support any measure to keep guns out of the hands of the psycos and criminals. This is not an infrigment of rights, only common sense.
Lets do the math, liars can figure but figures can't lie. Just like in the recent school shootings that has provoked the situation we now see shows we need to re-think, but changing the deepest roots of our constitution that has kept this a free nation is just plain stupid. On the other hand our schools and our children are the most valuable objects closest to our hearts, well more worth protecting than even our military bases, meaning that we should beef up armed security measures around our schools in much the same manner as our military installations. No one seems to be trying to penetrate our military bases, post armed national guard personnel in and about school grounds, instead of wasting time trying to make laws that reduce arms that have made us a free nation, don't go backwards!
has obama changed his gun stance to include all guns or still mainly just automatic assult type weapons? i'm asking because i'm haven't been following it close. what is the purpose of an average citizen owning an automatic weapon? in ohiothere really isn't anything to hunt with that type of weapon and it seems kinda expensive weapon just to target shoot.
this is sounding like the same thing people have been getting worked up overwhenever a president(or candidate) wants some sort of change in gun control. i'm not against people having rifles or shotguns for hunting or handguns for target shooting or protection(i have a handgun and a shotgun myself).
more gun control laws aren't going to help because they only usually involve people who play it by the book. instead of focusing on the guns themselves, focus on the means to acquire them - the gun shows. i know the vendors don't have the means to check backgrounds at those type of shows but they could have law enforcement or govt. official with access to do so at the shows. they could make it a requirement to have the said person run a check before the sale is completed. like i said already, more laws aren't going to do much good since the existing ones aren't exactly being enforced.
I am the youngest, and spent 27 years in the military. My other brothers are against guns in the home BIG TIME. One lives in Boston area, one lives in Chicago area, one lives in Washington D.C. area. All three areas are major supporters of Oboma.
First: Thank you for your service to our Country.
Isn't it interesting that the places that have the most restrictions against gun ownership have the highest crime rates.
In a few days BHO will again take the oath of office where he will morally commit himself to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. He has already broken his last pledge; let's see how long it takes him to renounce this one.
has obama changed his gun stance to include all guns or still mainly just automatic assult type weapons? i'm asking because i'm haven't been following it close. what is the purpose of an average citizen owning an automatic weapon? in ohiothere really isn't anything to hunt with that type of weapon and it seems kinda expensive weapon just to target shoot.this is sounding like the same thing people have been getting worked up overwhenever a president(or candidate) wants some sort of change in gun control. i'm not against people having rifles or shotguns for hunting or handguns for target shooting or protection(i have a handgun and a shotgun myself). more gun control laws aren't going to help because they only usually involve people who play it by the book. instead of focusing on the guns themselves, focus on the means to acquire them - the gun shows. i know the vendors don't have the means to check backgrounds at those type of shows but they could have law enforcement or govt. official with access to do so at the shows. they could make it a requirement to have the said person run a check before the sale is completed. like i said already, more laws aren't going to do much good since the existing ones aren't exactly being enforced.
It has been illegal for regular citizens to own automatic weapons since 1968, so obviously Obama wants more than just automatic weapons banned. The members of the gun ban agenda LOVE it when people confuse automatic weapons (a.k.a. machine guns) with semi-automatic weapons (including some shotguns and rifles, and ALL pistols). They also LOVE it when people confuse assault rifles (which are machine guns) with their new go-to term "assault weapon" which has no legal definition, but seems to be any semi-automatic weapon that looks kind of like an automatic weapon. Obama won't say it like Feinstein, but he wants ALL guns banned, unless they are held by the Secret Service protecting him.
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