Comments on: Responsible gun control

By: Paddy O'furniture

Paddy O'furniture — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:55:07 +0000

Evelyn, I’m afraid that most folks have no idea what the NDAA even is, what it means, and the long term ramifications of it will be. Explaining it to most folks is pointless. I asked a buddy of mine after they passed it “did you hear about the NDAA?” He said “no, what is it”? I said “The end of due process” and his eyes got big as saucers. The sheep are asleep. Blissfully.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:50:34 +0000

It’s hard to argue with those who maintain that between the passage of the Homeland Security Act, the Patriot Act & the NDAA, the US has become a post-Constitutional Republic.

By: 1036-Frank

1036-Frank — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:26:32 +0000

I believe that every law abiding citizen has the right to own, collect, and use firearms responsibly. How to stop the criminal use of firearms and how to stop evil is a question as old as the invention of gunpowder. The country is in a cultural moral decline that has been fostered by a variety of things, this is the real issue. Our founders ideas were sound and are timeless. The right idea is to lock up armed felons and criminal bad actors and have new in patient treatment for mentally ill people.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:19:30 +0000

What's THIS about?

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:03:53 +0000

Proposed new gun restrictions would stop the sale, transfer, importation and manufacture of more than 100 specialty firearms and certain semi-automatic rifles, as well as limiting magazines to 10 rounds or less. And for the NRA cry-babies, the restrictions would not apply to guns owned before enactment of any law.

By: rod

rod — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:30:45 +0000

James, thnx

By: James E.

James E. — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:35:13 +0000

Rod, strike Marshall Law, add Martial Law.

By: rod

rod — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:03:49 +0000

Gerald, look around, the black helos are already here. ALL the millions of HP pistol ammo purchased by various Federal agencies recently (not just Homeland security) but including many non-law enforcement agencies like the Social Secuity Administration…is all in anticipation of suspending our SECOND AMENDMENT. Remember MARSHALL LAW has been setup by congress last year through NDAA, (amndmt 1028) and is on a silver platter for Obama to just say the word. Wake up Gerald!

By: Paddy O'furniture

Paddy O'furniture — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:31:09 +0000

Gerald, spare me the “I’m for the second amendment” BS. You and other spew that in an attempt to convince those you disagree with that you are being reasonable and we aren’t. No infringement on MY rights is reasonable to me. However, you don’t seem to be quite so concerned about my rights and are quite content to strip me of them, so I have to doubly vigilant. More people die of obesity and heart disease in the US than gun deaths. Did you even know that or is this the first time you’ve heard it?

By: rod

rod — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:23:49 +0000

Home protection begins with the 2nd amdnt, it ends when effective tools are taken away. there are not just the gang bangers, coordinated home invaders, thugs of oportunity, to consider , but there are going to be many more as our future economy continues to collapse. if it doesn’t GREAT, but is my RIGHT to be prepared. There are 29 federal state and local overlapping law enforcement agencies that already have superior weapons than we are “allowed” to keep and bear, I will resist any further degradation to PARITY clearly intended in our Constitution. Remember, so called ‘assault weapons’ in the hands of law abiding citizens are ANTI-ASSAULT weapons.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:59:38 +0000

Gerald: I’m not good with statistics, but you may be. Could you give comparative stats for murders committed in “gun-free” areas like Chicago versus, say, murders committed with a spoon?

By: Gerald Lillpop

Gerald Lillpop — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:44:22 +0000

The obesity and spoons argument is beyond lame. How many mass murders have been committed with a spoon? It’s time that all of us responsible gun owners ask these questions. I am a staunch supporter of all of the Bill of Rights including the Second Amendment. But as there are limits on free speech we should at least be able to look at limits on gun ownership. I am tired of the hysteria that accompanies any attempt to discuss gun ownership. We need to face today’s realities and stop worrying about black helicopters. We are all at more risk of a being killed by a mass murderer in a public place then we are of being subjugated by the United Nations or some scary unnamed government agency.

By: Paddy O'furniture

Paddy O'furniture — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:14:37 +0000

“Our country is in the midst of an epidemic of violence. We can argue and debate guns are or are not the cause of the violence, but it is not questionable firearms are the means for most of our mass killings.” Now, let’s just change a couple of words and see if the logic still applies…”Our country is in the midst of an epidemic of OBESITY. We can argue and debate SPOONS are or are not the cause of the OBESITY, but it is not questionable SPOONS are the means for most of our massIVE EATING”. Whaddya all say? Responsible “eating utensil control”? Or is the problem really the folks holding the spoons?

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:52:10 +0000

Common sense most commonly is whatever expresses our own common point of view, regardless of whether the argument actually makes sense.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:37:24 +0000

Common sense from a responsible gun owner.