Orlando Victims Did Not Die Because They Were Gay--They Were Unarmed!
Tomorrow I plan to visit a gun store(s) to add one or two firearms to my collection.
This retired state worker can afford to since I inherited some money.
Thinking of a 9mm carbine since some day it may be very hard to find or afford .223-cal AR15 ammo.
Thinking 9mm and .38-cal. ammo will hopefully always be out there somewhere.
I will build up my ammo hoard regardless.
Left over from my corrections career and semi-retired security guard days, I have three revolver speed loaders that will hold preferable .357 Magnum rounds as well as .38s.
The revolver I seek fires both like one I used to have before I traded it for a .45 I no longer have either.
PC old dino ain't.
I even keep both a shotgun and a Bible in reach my bed. Not to mention six inches of steel in an old-fashioned Italian switchblade.
Obama has to hate how I cling to certain things. What can I say?
I'm just an old dino. And allosaurs were North Americans.
This retired state worker can afford to since I inherited some money.
Thinking of a 9mm carbine since some day it may be very hard to find or afford .223-cal AR15 ammo.
Thinking 9mm and .38-cal. ammo will hopefully always be out there somewhere.
I will build up my ammo hoard regardless.
Left over from my corrections career and semi-retired security guard days, I have three revolver speed loaders that will hold preferable .357 Magnum rounds as well as .38s.
The revolver I seek fires both like one I used to have before I traded it for a .45 I no longer have either.
PC old dino ain't.
I even keep both a shotgun and a Bible in reach my bed. Not to mention six inches of steel in an old-fashioned Italian switchblade.
Obama has to hate how I cling to certain things. What can I say?
I'm just an old dino. And allosaurs were North Americans.
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1. Neither software nor materials can act of their own accord (software is a special case). We don't worry about cars turning themselves on and running people over. People are agents, however. They can and should deserve treatment accordingly which IMO includes a background check or other suitability test prior to entry.
2. I agree that there is paperwork, but I happen to support the paperwork - not because of its impediments to business but because I support going back to tax collection based on trade tariffs the way the original Constitution was set up.
This point is totally true. I try to keep the answers short, slightly longer than a tweet. It's quantity rather than quality. If it doesn't fit in a paragraph, I just say "disagree with #2, #3, and #4," which is totally useless information from me, unless you're doing an opinion survey. I wouldn't do that if I were talking to you in person or writing an article, but b/c it's goofing off on the computer so... I see why it's dumb now.
I agree. I just think it's the right thing to do and a good policy for all concerned.
If coming from a religious tradition that involves killing non-believers is reason not to enter a country, that's basically a blanket rule that affects most of humankind.
Absolutely. I'm just generally for liberalizing laws about what can cross the border. We already send software easily, but there's all this paperwork to move people and materials. It's a vestige from an earlier age.
Hear, hear. It would be good if our government wasn't setting up more kill zones of that nature too.
Regards,
O.A.
I feel real under armed from those here. All I have is a single shot .22 air rifle. Unless lucky and shooting into an eye socket, not much stopping power. In the village where liberty has a tightening noose about it, that air rifle is illegal to own. It would be illegal to shoot it in my basement because the law says that no projectile can legally land within the village limits. They blank out since kids throw stones, baseballs, footballs, and even shoot basketballs, all projectiles landing within the village limits.
"I agree with 1 out of 4 of your suggested related policies, yet you still respond curtly."
I am waiting for an explanation into why you feel the way you do. You left the conversation hanging by asserting something and then offering nothing further: "Those reasons are in some ways related to why I disagree with #2, #3, and #4." (emphasis added) What are "those reasons" you refer to?
"It seems like people in favor of less gov't are a circular firing squad."
What a random sentence! You haven't proposed anything with a connection to "less government". You throw out a statement not only accusing me ("some people") of wronging you (putting you before the "firing squad") but somehow also being to blame for not reading your mind! If you want me to see things from your perspective, give me something to work with.
Obviously few bothered to go to the link, or this discussion would be much different.
I'm actually not seeking anyone's approval. I'm more of a Roark wannabe in that regard.
It's odd that I agree with your conclusions (e.g. not restricting guns and not having to answer bogus questions like "what about mass murder?" and "nobody needs....") and I agree with 1 out of 4 of your suggested related policies, yet you still respond curtly. It seems like people in favor of less gov't are a circular firing squad.
Correct. It has to do with presumption of innocence and that rights are never constrained or until after one has been tried and convicted in court with the opportunity to present their defense. It's also the reason why denying gun ownership based on one's presence on the "no-fly" list is blatantly un-Constitutional, since no prosecution is required to be added to the list.
That being said, we most certainly can require that anyone entering the country agree to live according to our laws while they act as guests. I don't know if you've applied for a visa in a foreign country or not, but most of them are pretty explicit in that you don't get your visa unless you agree to live by the rules of the host nation. It doesn't mean we know whether or not they are going to commit a crime, but we can sure be proactive and let them know the expectation. For those being granted special status for entry (refugees, etc.) they have a responsibility to vet those people prior to allowing them in. Until they can be positively vetted (positive character reference, guardianship, etc.), they stay where they are.
Yes. I know of people who for whatever reasons go to a bar to party and take no alcohol or drugs. There might be one there. Someone could be picking up their friend. Law-abiding gun owners are everywhere.
Your last paragraph seems completely unrelated except that we can never vet people and predict if they're going to commit crimes, so it's an impossible request when people say we shouldn't let people into the country or have guns until we know they're not going to commit a violent crime.
I've only taken aim from a prison tower at any real person. That was an inmate who decided that he did not want to try and escape after all. That was with an AR-15 by the way.
Can't remember if I held my breath or not at any point, but I was yelling at that pinhead off and on.
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