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Should there be a waiting period for background checks conducted for firearms purchased at gun shows.
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| Question | Vote | | Yes, waiting is ok | 52 | | No waiting | 43 | | On the fence | 6 |
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| Scott Huska |
Fascinating isn't it?. The individuals who whish to completly controll everything just will not stop will they? Well judge, we do have the right to bear arms and you can not change that. Bet you would just love to get rid of that pesky 2nd Ammendment, wouldn't you? I am the proud woner of a Mossberg shotgun, and if you want it you are going to have to pry it out of my cold dead hands. The Government does not have the right to Dictate how the individual will live his life. In fact when the Government was set up it's only powers that were granted to it by the governing bodies of the 13 Colonies was to regulate fair commerce trade between the States, and to maintain armed forces to protect the States against military invasion from foreign powers.
Also, at the time their was no industrial complex in existance in this country. The great vast majority of the population lived in the country, and the only way people had to get food was to raise it and kill it. You did not go down to Cub Foods or Rainbow Foods or any other grocerie store to get your meat because there were no grocerie stores. You got meat by killing it with your bow or your gun. Gun control was already starting to become an issue in Europe, and this is one of the reasons why Congress created the 2nd Ammendment, to insure the individuals' right to bear arms as this would also ensure his ability to protect himself and provide for his family. History bears out in great detail that when the citizens allow the government to take their guns away, the government then proceeds to abuse the citizenry of that country. Recent proof-Bosnia 1995. The mass killings and civil war that started there and that was basically ended by us was precipitated by a massive gun ban instituted by the gvernment of that country. As soon as the citizenry turned in their guns, Milichovich started massacring them. And in this country- Ruby Ridge and Waco. Those tragedies could have been completely avoided, but they had some guns and the Government did not want them to have them, so people had to die for it. Besides, if you ban guns, only the law abiding citizens are going to turn them in. The criminals will not. In fact, armed crimes will surge dramatically if guns are banned. Don't believe me? It happened in Britain. Guns were banned their, and armed crimes jumped 300 percent in the following year becaus the crooks knew the victims would not be armed because they were gullibly obeying the law. |
1/15/2003 12:54:38 AM |
| chuck |
outlaw guns and only outlaws will have guns |
1/6/2003 12:02:31 AM |
| Jon E. |
It goes the complete opposite from the 5th Circuit Ruling on 10 Oct 2001 that gun ownership IS a constitutional right |
12/15/2002 2:04:18 PM |
| Ed |
This is crazy! I think the judge is way too extreme. |
12/15/2002 12:36:19 PM |
| twodoggs87 |
I feel that the right to bear arms is a need we all address. what keeps a person intent on commiting a violent act at bay? A person should the right to protect his/her self and family from permanent damage or death? Some say thats what the police are for. As a former law enforcement officer I know that help from the police could be minutes or even longer away, should a person even be able to get to a phone. Alot can happen in just seconds, who's to say what will transpire in minutes or more. a person should have the right to bear arms for their personal protection for who can say if the police will arrive in time to prevent a tregedy from occuring. |
3/9/2004 8:29:13 PM |
| T.R. |
The @nd Amendment was written long before the thoughts of the National Guard. The Citizens of each state were the ones who when capable to go and fight to protecet themselves and their state. The Founders knew that if the citizens were armed that it would keep the politians in their place. We have let the politians become the bosses,it is time to remind them of that fact. |
11/10/2003 11:01:04 PM |
| wanna-b Glock |
food 4 thought, I'm 4 USA, Pro military, Pro- Bush and Pro Jesus...
#1 The constitution is for the people to regulate the government and not just the government to regulate the people... So why are the courts & Commons making the decisions???
#2 Why don't 'We the People', American Citizens, submit a letter to the President of the United States of America and say (for example) that on January 1,2006 we are claiming our complete rights back. Give them a nicely written letter signed by millions stating "What & How" our constitutional rights are to be understood and interpreted. Including things like, "ARMS" means weapons and not just Firearms, also this right shouldn't be limited to barrel, stock or overall length, and/or - caliber - or bore size. This includes but isn't limited to: silencers, mortars, artillery, machineguns and explosives & pyrotechnics. Granted WMD (weapons of mass destruction) are totally out of the question such as NBCs and the like. If we stand "United", the politicians would have to except it, 'they can't throw us all in jail!'. |
10/22/2003 11:30:08 PM |
| Bob |
having read the comment from andy, I had to respond. appairently you haven't been paying attention to the news from your homeland. your crime rate is going up, and the rate at which it is going up has increased since the powers that be banned private ownership of firearms. the point that needs to be made is that the constabulary cannot protect you or anyone else at all times and at all locations. since that is true, it is up to you to protect yourself. finally, we are an armed citizenry because the founders of this country recognized that a government will eventually cease to recognize the rights of a citizenry that does not have in it's grasp the ability to fight for those rights! |
10/22/2003 10:11:15 AM |
| mustang |
I live in a neighborhood where almost all of my immediate neighbors and friends have guns. I dont lock my door or my garage. Everyone knows who has the guns in town. They know better than to mess around in our neighborhood. That piece of mind means alot to me and my family. |
1/14/2004 12:29:06 PM |
| Charles Richardson |
Guns don't kill people, people kill people. Wken they come to take my weapons, I will give them up, when they turn their back, I'll take them back. In spades. |
12/19/2003 5:15:36 AM |
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