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Libertarians: Repeal all gun laws
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Thursday, November 1, 2001 | Jon Dougherty

Posted on 10/31/2001 10:11:16 PM PST by JohnHuang2

WND
Libertarians: Repeal
all gun laws

Party calls firearms 'practical solution' to problem of terrorism


By Jon Dougherty
© 2001 WorldNetDaily.com

One result of the recent terrorist attacks in the U.S. has been a surge in gun sales, prompting the Libertarian Party to call on lawmakers to repeal a number of gun-control measures.

"More Americans are beginning to realize that the Second Amendment is not some fossilized remnant of a frontier nation, but a practical solution to the 21st century problem of terrorism," Steve Dasbach, the party's national director, said yesterday. "Now, it's time for politicians to acknowledge this change in attitude – as well as the new reality of the terrorism threat – and immediately start repealing laws that prohibit law-abiding Americans from buying and carrying firearms to protect themselves and their families."

The party quoted recent media reports denoting the rise in gun sales.

The Washington Post, on Oct. 2, reported "a surge in gun sales" following the Sept. 11 attacks against the U.S. The paper said that applications to buy handguns in Virginia doubled the week after the attack, and background checks for handguns, rifles and shotguns went up by 32 percent.

Forty-five percent more Americans "value Second Amendment rights" than before the terrorist attacks, according to an NRA poll reported by U.S. News & World Report in the magazine's Nov. 5 issue.

In Colorado, background checks for concealed-carry permits jumped 172 percent from August to October, according to the Rocky Mountain News' Oct. 30 edition.

In Connecticut, 41 percent more people bought guns in September 2001 than in the same month last year, according to an Oct. 2 Associated Press report.

Women across the country are signing up for gun safety courses in record numbers, according to the Oct. 10 "Today Show" on NBC, with sales of guns to women increasing by 60 percent.

CBS Morning News reported Oct. 2 that gun sales in California – arguably the most restrictive gun control state in the union – rose 42 percent since the attacks.

The reason for so much renewed interest in guns is obvious, Dasbach said.

"Americans have begun to realize, following the Sept. 11 tragedy, that government and police cannot keep them safe from every danger."

"There is simply no way the government can protect 280 million Americans from stealthy terrorists or even garden-variety criminals," the party leader said. "Americans have begun to understand that they must take personal responsibility for their own safety. That's why we're seeing such a surge in gun sales – especially to vulnerable demographic groups, like women."

Currently, the LP noted that about 21,000 federal, state and local laws limit or prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms or ban outright the carry or ownership of others. Such bans and restrictions are leaving Americans at risk, the party says.

"Sept. 11 was a wake-up call to America that we are vulnerable to terrorists," noted Dasbach. "Now, politicians need to wake up and start repealing the 21,000 gun-control laws they passed over the last few decades."

He added, "It is unconscionable that old-fashioned gun laws and anti-gun politicians can prevent Americans from protecting themselves and their families from murderous terrorists."

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To: riley1992
Nothing I can't handle. You know I thrive on this stuff. LOL

Oh yeah, I know. Do you allow your husband to EVER win an argument? LOL

21 posted on 11/01/2001 2:35:00 AM PST by NoCurrentFreeperByThatName
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To: NoCurrentFreeperByThatName
Thanks, but Cagey was referring to rbork so his @sshole comment stands pat. LOL
22 posted on 11/01/2001 2:42:26 AM PST by riley1992
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To: NoCurrentFreeperByThatName
To your #21: ROTFL. That was a rhetorical question right?
23 posted on 11/01/2001 2:43:34 AM PST by riley1992
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To: riley1992; Cagey
Thanks, but Cagey was referring to rbork so his @sshole comment stands pat.LOL

Yes it does, then.

Sorry about that, Cagey.

24 posted on 11/01/2001 2:47:35 AM PST by NoCurrentFreeperByThatName
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To: riley1992
That was a rhetorical question right?

Of course.

25 posted on 11/01/2001 2:57:08 AM PST by NoCurrentFreeperByThatName
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To: riley1992
Do you believe that drugs, like marijuana, now illegal, should be legalized and made available on the commercial market?
26 posted on 11/01/2001 3:39:31 AM PST by CWRWinger
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To: CWRWinger
No, I am not for the legalization of all drugs. I would have no problem with marijuana being a legal substance just as I am for alcohol being a legal substance but you won't catch me standing on a street corner holding a sign espousing the legalization of crank. I am solidly against the WOD, though.
27 posted on 11/01/2001 3:42:33 AM PST by riley1992
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To: riley1992
Oh nuts, I thought I had a real libertarian on the line.

Who is going to protect your rights and property while you are stoned?

28 posted on 11/01/2001 3:46:47 AM PST by CWRWinger
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To: JohnHuang2
Would the Libertarian goofs allow their beloved illegal aliens to carry?
29 posted on 11/01/2001 3:50:02 AM PST by Jethro Tull
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To: CWRWinger
I'm sorry, I don't recall where I stated that I smoked pot. Would you kindly point that part out to me? Thanks ever so much in advance.
30 posted on 11/01/2001 3:50:51 AM PST by riley1992
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To: CWRWinger
I'm not going to read this entire thread because it looks like so many others at FR. How many libertarians do you guys know?

I consider myself a libertarian-Republican. I don't side with the LP because I think libertarians need to work with republicans.

I don't smoke dope and I'm pretty right wing personally. However, I am not owned by the government and I don't need their laws to tell me what is right. Libertarians do not want to repeal all laws.

Try: www.republicanlibertycaucus.com

31 posted on 11/01/2001 3:58:23 AM PST by caseyblane
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To: riley1992
You know, I came here looking for an argument....Do you know how upsetting it is, to me, to be on the same side of the argument?????

God I can't wait till election time so we can bicker over irrelevant Liberaltarian Candidates taking votes away from electable candidates..

Hey, Wait isn't irrelevant Libertarian Candidate, a redundancy????

32 posted on 11/01/2001 4:00:03 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: riley1992
There's not a lot of gray area between those who do and those who don't. You are either for the cultural barbarian/ terrorists or against them. People who support the legalization of marijuana are trying to avoid future legal trouble. They like to hide behind an elaborate store front which displays the Constitution.
33 posted on 11/01/2001 4:01:27 AM PST by CWRWinger
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To: CWRWinger; riley1992
Actually riley was quite clear about not smoking dope to wit: I am not a Libertarian party member...

I believe the Bong carrying is restricted to the Party elite. You know, Like Dems and Interns...

34 posted on 11/01/2001 4:02:12 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: CWRWinger
They like to hide behind an elaborate store front which displays the Constitution.

Which you obviously wouldn't recognize if it fell on you.....

Maybe you can point out the part that endorses the WOD...
(P.S. John Adams hisself sez that General Welfare ain't it...)

35 posted on 11/01/2001 4:04:04 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: CWRWinger
There's not a lot of gray area between those who do and those who don't.

Really? I find that to be quite a telling statement. Assuming you are correct and that you do not smoke pot, that would mean there is not a lot of gray area between you and those who do, either.

You are either for the cultural barbarian/ terrorists or against them.

And by 'cultural barbarian/terrorists' you are referring to libertarians? LOL. Wait until my husband hears that the woman who is raising his children is actually a barbarian terrorist. That should rock his world.

People who support the legalization of marijuana are trying to avoid future legal trouble

How so?

They like to hide behind an elaborate store front which displays the Constitution.

And you like to hide behind flowery language that says absolutely nothing of substance whatsoever.

36 posted on 11/01/2001 4:08:55 AM PST by riley1992
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To: CWRWinger; rbork77
Libertarians want to have sex with kids, smoke dope, kill babies, and live in total anarchy. Those are the facts. Nothing can change that.

Are you prepared to say those same exact things about any individual Libertarian on FR? If so , name names.

37 posted on 11/01/2001 4:09:00 AM PST by Eagle Eye
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To: hobbes1
I do not agree with the methods and manner in which the DEA and others go about their business. I do believe the war on drugs needs to be won to ensure a free Republic.

Who is going to protect your rights and property while you are stoned?

38 posted on 11/01/2001 4:10:10 AM PST by CWRWinger
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To: CWRWinger
People who support the legalization of marijuana are trying to avoid future legal trouble. They like to hide behind an elaborate store front which displays the Constitution.

People who say things like that are hiding personal habits with barnyard animals that even Lucifer would find disgusting.

39 posted on 11/01/2001 4:11:34 AM PST by Eagle Eye
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To: CWRWinger; hobbes1
Who is going to protect your rights and property while you are stoned?

Evidentally CWRWinger is one of those 'cut and paste' jobs kinda poster. Shows quite a lack of imagination.

40 posted on 11/01/2001 4:12:29 AM PST by riley1992
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