Posted on 12/02/2005 9:44:30 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
Posted on Thu, Dec. 01, 2005
Letters | Gun ownership not at heart of being American
Re: the Nov. 29 Inquirer articles "About 500 mourn devoted young father," "Phila. man, 23, found fatally shot in Nicetown," and "Packing heat - and political punch."
Guns are making a combat zone of our streets. Shootings wreak havoc from the inner city to the rural communities of Pennsylvania. As a medic with the Marines in Vietnam, I tried to save the victims of guns and other weapons.
In "Packing heat - and political punch," I am appalled by Tammy Bruce's comment, "Owning a gun is at the heart of what it means to be an American." Many of us who have experienced the results of gun violence do not equate owning a gun with being an American.
As a veteran, I want to see the dying stop.
To stem this appalling violence, it is important that we have legislation, not influenced by the gun lobby, that addresses the plague of handguns in our streets. As a start, it is imperative that in Pennsylvania handgun purchases be limited to one per month.
The death and injury caused by guns are unacceptable and unnecessary. We must do all we can to stop the carnage.
Mike Felker
Philadelphia
Philly-area Freepers should write to the Inquirer and tell them what a liar Felker is.
Got that right:
... As a gay Viet Nam veteran, Mike, has always felt it was important that we realize the diversity that exists within all of our communities...
It's not gun ownership, but rather the right to own a gun that is at the heart of being an American.
That, and the fudge-packers. Don't forget the fudge-packers.
Yep, those damned guns are out walking the streets at all hours, shooting at each other, and occasionally an innocent gansta even gets caught in the crossfire.
Maybe he was a short arms inspector.
Nah..Just being in the Unit, he would receive sufficient instruction in proper nomenclature in the space of about one week.
Just....damn!
Did his job very carefully, no doubt. (Thpeakin' o' fudge packerth ...)
Not that many degrees of seperation between Anti-Gun, Anti-War, Anti-Democracy...Anti-Freedom...
Try:
//www.maic.jmu.edu/journal/6.2/notes/mikefleker/mikefelker.htm
He seems genuine enough, although few here would agree with his politics. I suspect the business with "medic" and "gun" is just his adjusting his vocabulary for civilians.
Well, since Marines have Corpsmen and NOT "medics", you might want to reconsider thanking this guy. I think he's a bull$h!!ter.
Try:
http://www.maic.jmu.edu/journal/6.2/notes/mikefleker/mikefelker.htm
He seems genuine enough, although few here would agree with his politics. I suspect the business with "medic" and "gun" is just his adjusting his vocabulary for civilians.
As a member of the "Gun A Month" club, I will have to say that it is getting expensive to buy that many, but I'm doing the best I can!
And that would have prevented this crime..... how?
Thank you for your service, Mr. Felcher, but you are an idiot.
Kudos for posting this moonbat letter to the editor. I think every moonbat LTTE should be posted on FR along with the author's name so it becomes part of the google search on that person's name.
Many newspapers delete their LTTE content from their servers after a period of time.
Posting them here is as permanent as it gets on the Web.
Actually, he's right.
Gun ownership is the soul of being American.
Corpsmen are heroes heroes.
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