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ORIGINAL: stephINca
Look at the places that have the most gun crime. California, New York, New Jersey, etc. The only thing a gun ban would do is increase gun crimes. The Democrates are just to stupid to to realise. The only thing they should do is increase punishment for people who buy guns for others or fail to control acess to private guns. And do more complete background checks. For example the recent school shooting was done with his mothers gun not his. She should be punished but wont be.

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ORIGINAL: stephINca

Look at the places that have the most gun crime. California, New York, New Jersey, etc. The only thing a gun ban would do is increase gun crimes. The Democrates are just to stupid to to realise. The only thing they should do is increase punishment for people who buy guns for others or fail to control acess to private guns. And do more complete background checks. For example the recent school shooting was done with his mothers gun not his. She should be punished but wont be.

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ORIGINAL: Owner59

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ORIGINAL: lovmuffin

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ORIGINAL: Aynne88

You know what? No matter what the anti-America people say and the anti gun people say, it will never dissuade people like me from having guns. I am a liberal, I despise the NRA, I am totally okay with a waiting period, no high powered assault weapons, background checks, you name it, I will vote to prevent anything that puts guns in the wrong hands.

However, I will never relinquish my handguns or my rifles. I will not. It is my right and my duty to protect my home, my animals, and myself. Don't want to then don't but do not tell me otherwise.


“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.”

Jeff Cooper~

I really don't get it. You despise the NRA ? I've heard the NRA is extremist or such things from time to time by people who think their shot guns and bolt rifles or what ever is all you really need. I'm guessing the only type of handguns you own are revolvers so its ok with you if we do away with semi auto handguns. I guess it must be ok with you to throw us other gun owners to the wolves as long as they dont go after your type of guns. The way I'm seeing it is some elements of the government want to outlaw an entire class of firearms. Whatever the current flavor of whatever legislation on the table it's just a first step. They have stated such in their rhetoric, "it's a start" "it's a first step" and so on. The NRA is the only line in the sand that prevents this from happening.

What's going to happen when the government finally manages to outlaw semi autos and people begin to figure out what a bolt action hunting rifle with a scope can do or what a hand canon refers to ? What do you think they'll go after next when they learn what a 12 gauge shotgun is ? What do you think will happen when the general public figures out there are other weapons, not of the semi auto variety that are plenty sufficient to commit mass murder with, many that fire much more powerful ammunition ideal for hunting ?



You quote the late Jeff Cooper, a staunch pro NRA supporter and NRA board member yet you have obviously bought into the "high power assault weapon"(of which there is no such thing) propaganda.


"All the people constitute the militia - according to the Founding Fathers. Therefore every able-bodied man has a duty under the Constitution to become part of the 'well-regulated' militia, specifically to understand and perform well with the individual weapon currently issued to the regular establishment .... Thus one who has not qualified himself with the M-16 may not be considered to be a responsible citizen."

Jeff Cooper

Normal folks despise anyone who is breaking their necks to arm the crazies to the teeth.....ie.... the NRA.


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