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To: Beaten Valve

Ok, I’ve read all the post on this and I guess I’ll just step out there ready for flaming. I personally believe under our constitution that any one of us should be able to have weapons for self defense.

I suppose that gets into a very slippery slope when we could be talking about Tanks and bombs so I admit there must be some reasonable discussion, but when our own government may turn against us, a shoulder rocket IMHO could be considered a firearm and protected.

So, while this tube was nothing more without rockets to go with it, I am not sure I’d be opposed to the right to bear arms covering this contraption.

That doesn’t mean that I think anyone with jihadist ties shouldn’t be profiled and handled accordingly. I am all for profiling, but let’s be careful to not suggest that any American with a personal shoulder rocket is a threat.

Aren’t possession of hand grinades legal? Maybe not.


59 posted on 12/31/2009 11:58:58 AM PST by Integrityrocks
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To: Integrityrocks

What the founding fathers intended with the 2nd was that the citizens should be able to have anything the Gov had.

They did not intend that we just be able to have flintlocks.
Its only in the past 100 years that we started getting all skeered and start saying what people can and cant have.

The past 50 years have been the worst for regulation in the history of our nation.


60 posted on 12/31/2009 12:04:56 PM PST by mylife (Obama is a fine orator, and Janet Napalitano is cunning linguist)
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To: Integrityrocks
"Ok, I’ve read all the post on this and I guess I’ll just step out there ready for flaming. I personally believe under our constitution that any one of us should be able to have weapons for self defense."

People with names like Nabilaye I. Yansane do not have the right to own this IMO under any circumstances while also possessing some kind of jihadist writings.

Does anyone want to try and buy an airline ticket in this name and see if you can get it?

69 posted on 12/31/2009 12:22:04 PM PST by WestCoastGal
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To: Candor7; appalachian_dweller
>>>> "....but when our own government may turn against us, a shoulder rocket IMHO could be considered a firearm and protected." <<<<

*ping* to an interesting post

107 posted on 12/31/2009 4:17:14 PM PST by hennie pennie
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To: Integrityrocks

The cannon for the Revolution were originally privately owned. Same for our first warships (privateers).

Happy New Year, ALL!


123 posted on 12/31/2009 9:39:46 PM PST by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
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