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Peanut Santiago wrote on Mar 12, 2009 11:55 PM:

" I have lived in places with strict gun control (New Jersey and Puerto Rico) and now a place with little gun control (Florida)......and anybody that wants a gun will get one. Legally or illegally. Simply put, some registering of guns and a waiting period is a good idea...but complete gun control is a waste of time. ************ Right now, I do not see any great push towards taking away guns in "easygoing" states.... ********** Americans, especially in Florida and Alaska LOVE their guns...and the politicos are NOT going to tangle with gun loving voters.... "




Judy wrote on Mar 12, 2009 12:15 PM:

" Barbara Shew...is that you from Caswell Lakes? "




Nick wrote on Mar 11, 2009 2:41 PM:

" I think the most appropriate example of the success of legislation against guns is the District of Columbia and the ridiculously high gun-related crime-ridden pile of slop that it is. I live on the outskirts of said landfill and when I hear a bump in the night and this bump more than often is translate into a (most likely illegally owned) gun-toting crazy on a mission to rob me. Hopefully I'll get him the first time with my flintlock. "




Leon wrote on Mar 10, 2009 10:40 AM:

" There is no authority granted to the Government under the Constitution to take away, nor has the mass public granted such authority..you can argue it all you want, but until you show a piece of paper that every individual has given up there rights the authority does not exist.all power comes from the constitution.not congresses legislation...they talk about interpretation, so if Billy sees it this way, and I see it that way, who is right?..the only correct way is history, and that is a protected right..The true teachings of government and history have went the way of the dodo bird. "




Ben C wrote on Mar 10, 2009 9:10 AM:

" In reply to the '2nd Amendment lives' comment...interesting logic. Hey, since several religions being practiced in the US weren't invented until after the US Constitution, I guess they shouldn't be protected under it either eh? Maybe all followers of a religion that didn't exist at the time shouldn't be included under 'Freedom of religion'? That makes as much sense as not including firearms that didn't exist at the time. "




Patriot wrote on Mar 10, 2009 8:50 AM:

" A revolution in this country is long over due but is not far off. Most people have lost half of their retirement, hundreds of thousands their jobs, and homes. Food prices are soaring as will fuel prices in the very near future. Our country has been sold as has our industry and we are being invaded by illegals. There is a breaking point and it is near. The last thing we need now is more gun laws. "




2nd amendment lives wrote on Mar 10, 2009 7:36 AM:

" The Arms that existed in the second amendment were 'Flintlock guns" -- Percussion caps, revolvers, maching guns (with the exception of the puckle which never caught on) etc., were not invented until well AFTER the US Constitution was written and ratified. So I think it's a constitutional right to own flintlock arms. The rest should require a license. Heck we make people have a license to drive a car why not to fire a gun? "




jp wrote on Mar 9, 2009 12:50 PM:

" Jim from boston sez:
"Here we have Wall Street stealing America blind and you think that can be resolved with a Kalashnikov."

in all actuality Jim, i think it could be!

at least it makes a good movie plot!

one can only dream of such niceties! "




jp wrote on Mar 9, 2009 12:26 PM:

" it seems to be in the interest of most east coasters to complain about something, this is just another thing to complain about. they choose to live in a metropolitan area, where they have to lock their doors, perhaps because they are afraid of their own shadows, or because they are indeed what their forefathers were........Settlers, and that's exactly what they were, they settled for what they had, and did not aspire to be Frontiersmen!
Bred sheep, always will be sheep!
Democrat=Oppressor "




DJ wrote on Mar 9, 2009 9:26 AM:

" Jim from Boston is the perfect example of the type of politics that ooze out from that state. Who said anything about a Kalishnikov? It's funny how liberals rarely have a leg to stand on in the debate over firearm rights, so you resort to extremes, exaggerations and outright lies. The 2nd Amendment guarantees our right to own firearms Jim. And it's NOT that 'muddled' or 'murky' as you anti-gun kooks try to twist it as appearing. Your Iraq example is weak at best. Most countries with restrictive gun rights enjoy higher crime. Fact. "




Jim from Boston wrote on Mar 9, 2009 7:39 AM:

" Clarence, what don't you understand about "WELL REGULATED militia"? Why did you leave that clause out and fail to show the train wreck of a sentence we call the 2nd amendment in all its inconclusive glory?

Can any of you tell me why Iraq, a country near the top of the list in firearm ownership was never able to deft Saddam Hussein? I'm curious.

Here we have Wall Street stealing America blind and you think that can be resolved with a Kalashnikov. Real creative thought up there. "




Barbara Shew wrote on Mar 8, 2009 6:13 PM:

" Keep it up Clarence; we all need to speak out against HR45. The criminals will not comply, it will not slow their possesion or selling guns out of their cars. people you need to read TERM LIMITS AND RED DAWN.....BARBARA SHEW "




Observer wrote on Mar 8, 2009 2:58 PM:

" It does not appear HR45 will get far AT THIS TIME however in the event of a real or staged crisis(like the German Reichatag fire) or other "emergency" it could become active. Rahm Emmanuel states "no crisis should go to waste" and the Chicago Gang would waste no time in eploiting one at the expense of our Constitutional rights. With the many difficulties we face and the prospect of hyperinflation in the near future America is ripe fruit for a potential dictatorship. Seem impossible? Sinclair Lewis layed it out in 1935 with "It Can't Happen Here" Food for thought. "




Farnorth wrote on Mar 8, 2009 1:41 PM:

" I find NO overaction at all in Mr. Everingham's letter. HR45 is before Congress for consideration, and that is cause for concern for all law abiding gun owners. A very good wake up call Clarence, thank you for your insight. The Anti's will advocate, as Boo does, to ignore and not to worry. Believe me, now is the not the time to ignore your surroundings, you do so at your own peril. "Get behind the Cause"! "




Freedom wrote on Mar 8, 2009 1:36 PM:

" Agreed, we need to defend our constitutional rights, to include Amendment #1; separation of church and State. "The clergy, by getting themselves established by law and ingrafted into the machine of government, have been a very formidable engine against the civil and religious rights of man." --Thomas Jefferson "




Boo wrote on Mar 8, 2009 9:40 AM:

" No Co sponsor, No committee, no passage!
Watch and be concerned, as when pulling the trigger do not over react. "




NRA Life Member wrote on Mar 8, 2009 8:11 AM:

" Well put Clarence. Gun registration in the long run will end up with confiscation .It happened in Hitler"s Germany and could easily happen in Obama's America as the parallels are becoming more evident with each passing day. We must stand firm and "Just Say No" to those who would gut our Constitution. An armed individual is a citizen. An unarmed individual is a subject. Ask any German or Polish Jew. "