I truly believe that if You are able to own a Firearm You should be able to own any type You want from a 22cal to a M-60 Machine Gun.No Permits or Licenses.
But why should some not be allowed to own a firearm at all. It's a right, right?
I truly believe that if You are able to own a Firearm You should be able to own any type You want from a 22cal to a M-60 Machine Gun.No Permits or Licenses.
Yes, I do the only prohibitions I believe in are the following - violent felons, Dishonorably Discharged Veterans - and those that have been involuntarily committed to Mental Institutions
So why do some gun owners think walking into Starbucks or Chipotles wearing a desert tan cerakoted M4 and a 15 round Glock 10mm in hip holster is cool? Are they really saying they just support the 2nd A? No. That’s not the truth.
One possible definition of an 'elitist' is a person who thinks they are right and others are always wrong. A problem arises when one attempt to characterize others as “elitists” whilst simultaneously saying “and those that disagree with me are wrong!” That's boomerang hypocrisy at its best. But there is a place for simple disagreement, and both points can be debated........
Long rant, I know. I apologize for the chewed up bandwidth. But please refrain from throwing the term “elitist” at those who disagree on very reasonable grounds just because you don’t like their point of view. I respect your right to choose to OC; I wouldn’t do it and strongly disagree with it as a concept, but that’s all it is. Disagreement.
Have a nice day.
You know...I see it written in the Bill of Rights (because it's not in the Constitution itself), but I've been totally unable to find what chapter and verse mentions the right to bear firearms in the Bible - it's not in the Old Testament, the New Testament or even the Apocrypha.The right of the people to keep and bear arms is a God given right to all the people.
You know...I see it written in the Bill of Rights (because it's not in the Constitution itself), but I've been totally unable to find what chapter and verse mentions the right to bear firearms in the Bible - it's not in the Old Testament, the New Testament or even the Apocrypha.
Can you help me out with that? Or are you referencing some other god or some other holy text?
I've always regarded the Second amendment as a right written, ratified and conferred upon us by our founding father Americans, and as such potentially able to be repealed by our fellow contemporary Americans if at some point in time, a 2/3rds majority of Americans decides that the "right"is more trouble than it's worth.
I've always regarded the Second amendment as a right written, ratified and conferred upon us by our founding father Americans, and as such potentially able to be repealed by our fellow contemporary Americans if at some point in time, a 2/3rds majority of Americans decides that the "right"is more trouble than it's worth.
If you're too dangerous to have basic Rights you're too dangerous to be in public. Many of those terrible "convicted felons" served no time in prison. It was simply nothing but a Rights/money grab by the Justice Industry.convicted felons,
See above.adjudicated mentally ill,
Illegals should be deported as they're discovered. But if we're going to do what we're currently doing than illegals should be allowed guns also.illegal immigrants,
always the same narrative . . .
I agree with you about the part in Yellow, but to be fair you have to put it in it's proper context. The people who drafted the Constitution were by and large different people with a different agenda than the folks who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. The authors of the Constitution were a lot less keen on individual freedom and liberties than they were on creating a government that provided a healthy environment for commerce and property ownership.A little clarification from me on my post I believe is called for: the Bill of Rights is a group of Amendements and thus "a part of" the Constitution. The Constitution shows us that the Peoples rights are not granted by government, but rather protected both by and from government and man. Therefor, I assert, those Rights came from elsewhere. The Constitution and Declaration does mention and allude to Natural Rights, and Gods Nature.
Everything comes from that source, not government, which can only restrict, not give, Natural Rights.
Thank you for your patience.
If we're not careful and responsible in our exercise of our second amendment rights, our fellow americans, through our legally established government and our electoral process will restrict the bejeezus out of our "natural rights".
I agree with you about the part in Yellow, but to be fair you have to put it in it's proper context. The people who drafted the Constitution were by and large different people with a different agenda than the folks who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. The authors of the Constitution were a lot less keen on individual freedom and liberties than they were on creating a government that provided a healthy environment for commerce and property ownership.
As a result the Constitution was thin on protections for individual liberties and freedoms. The Bill of Rights was added as a means to obtain the necessary support to get it ratified by the states.
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As for the rest, you can "assert they came from elsewhere" all you want, but they were written, ratified and conferred by men. Over the history of the Constitution amendments have been passed that have modified the original document. For example, slavery is no longer allowed and an entire class of people now enjoy freedoms that were denied by the founding fathers - you know...those guys who were so keen on property rights, with the healthy support and agreement of the Genesis 9:25 crowd.
I'd get into my suspicions about God's views on slavery in the US, but that would be getting even further into an inappropriate discussion of religion.
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I also agree however with this:
/... government, which can only restrict, not give, Natural Rights.
If we're not careful and responsible in our exercise of our second amendment rights, our fellow americans, through our legally established government and our electoral process will restrict the bejeezus out of our "natural rights".
Once again, this is not about "God given rights", it's about the good Lord helping those to help themselves. We need to take that to heart and we need to take personal responsibility for our actions to ensure that we exercise our second amendment rights responsibly and with due consideration and compassion for our fellow man. If not we'll lose them. The Bible has plenty of examples of how things go south in a hurry when men put their own pride, arrogance and self righteousness above their concern for the rights and feelings of their fellow man.
Don't fret... your worry about open carry has been proven wrong in over 40 states across America.
I think that sound more like a definition of an narcissist's point view....than that of an elitist....![]()
It's respecting the rights of the other 70% that don't want some yahoo cosplaying Rambo next to their kids at Burger King.
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Like I said, happily carry openly, if it's the law. But understand that there are a lot of gun owners that realize how unsafe, unwise and selfish it is, and just because they don't line up and crow the same tune you do, doesn't make them turncoat, liberals or Marxist plants. It just means some very intelligent people disagree with a totally unneeded, unwarranted and not-Constitutionally supported law.