As NRA convenes in KC - Page 3

BIG_DADDY · 05-18-2001, 05:14 PM

Great article guys. Since I seem to be the only one that brings up this subject, I thought I would let someone else post this thread today but since nobody did today, here it is: [url]http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/home.pat,local/3accae95.517,.html[/url]

You guys must have some pride in having 40k NRA members meeting there in KC. I am a diehard gun rights fanatic and am intelligent enough to understand that the right to defend yourself and defend your country against tyranny is a fundamental human right each one of us has unless you are mentally ill. I am even for felons having the right to own guns after they have paid their debt to society and then proven they can be a productive member of it for say 5 years or so. Everything is a felony anymore and if they are doing the right things they should be able to defend themselves like anyone else. Out of the 30k deaths attributed to guns by the demorats only 3k are actually innocent victims of gun violence. There are also over 2.5 million successful defensive gun uses in this country every year. This combined with the citizenries right to protect the country against tyranny is overwhelmingly weighted twords gun rights. IMHO you have to be an idiot to buy into the crap the Demorats and liberal media have been selling. BTW, Yes, parents should be held accountable for their kids actions.

BIG DADDY

Hopes he isn't being too harsh. The ONLY right that is more important than the right to bear arms is the the right to free speech. Your thoughts? Anyone going?

Rick Stephens · 05-21-2001, 10:50 PM

Tomahawk11,

I am a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment. There needs to be an attack on the individuals who commit crimes with firearms and quit blaming guns. I would like to see the penalty for using a firearm in a crime greatly increased.

keg in kc · 05-21-2001, 11:30 PM

Just to clarify my own position, having firearms education isn't attacking guns, it's making sure people who have them know how to use them. Guns are blameless inanimate objects, people who commit crimes with them are not.

And I'd be happy if they enforced the laws on the books instead of going further. Maybe make parole a little more difficult with yet another try to focus on rehabilitation over just locking people away and forgetting about them. However, I'm not sure the whole judicial system doesn't need to be addressed. We have a ridiculous number of folks behind bars right now, and it's extremely expensive to keep them all there. This harkens back to the drug discussions we've had on other threads, so there's no real need to cover old ground...

05-18-2001, 05:14 PM
BIG_DADDY THE RED MENACE Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas Casino cash: $4838410	As NRA convenes in KC Great article guys. Since I seem to be the only one that brings up this subject, I thought I would let someone else post this thread today but since nobody did today, here it is: [url]http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/home.pat,local/3accae95.517,.html[/url] You guys must have some pride in having 40k NRA members meeting there in KC. I am a diehard gun rights fanatic and am intelligent enough to understand that the right to defend yourself and defend your country against tyranny is a fundamental human right each one of us has unless you are mentally ill. I am even for felons having the right to own guns after they have paid their debt to society and then proven they can be a productive member of it for say 5 years or so. Everything is a felony anymore and if they are doing the right things they should be able to defend themselves like anyone else. Out of the 30k deaths attributed to guns by the demorats only 3k are actually innocent victims of gun violence. There are also over 2.5 million successful defensive gun uses in this country every year. This combined with the citizenries right to protect the country against tyranny is overwhelmingly weighted twords gun rights. IMHO you have to be an idiot to buy into the crap the Demorats and liberal media have been selling. BTW, Yes, parents should be held accountable for their kids actions. BIG DADDY Hopes he isn't being too harsh. The ONLY right that is more important than the right to bear arms is the the right to free speech. Your thoughts? Anyone going?
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05-21-2001, 10:50 PM	#31
Rick Stephens #1 Chiefs Collector Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Garden Grove, California Casino cash: $10004900	Tomahawk11, I am a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment. There needs to be an attack on the individuals who commit crimes with firearms and quit blaming guns. I would like to see the penalty for using a firearm in a crime greatly increased.
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05-21-2001, 11:30 PM	#32
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Just to clarify my own position, having firearms education isn't attacking guns, it's making sure people who have them know how to use them. Guns are blameless inanimate objects, people who commit crimes with them are not. And I'd be happy if they enforced the laws on the books instead of going further. Maybe make parole a little more difficult with yet another try to focus on rehabilitation over just locking people away and forgetting about them. However, I'm not sure the whole judicial system doesn't need to be addressed. We have a ridiculous number of folks behind bars right now, and it's extremely expensive to keep them all there. This harkens back to the drug discussions we've had on other threads, so there's no real need to cover old ground...
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