White House Pokes Gun Owners in the Eye -- admits receiving "tremendous amount of e-mail"

email | May 9, 2003 | GOA

[walden]

Citizens with guns ARE Homeland Defense. Do you have any idea how many states have concealed carry now, and how low their crime rates are? Do you know how many competent sport shooters there are? Do you know how many former military people there are? Just because you don't know anyone who knows how to properly use guns of ALL sorts doesn't mean there aren't millions of them.

[zx2dragon]

I've had a ten on one situation before and that was in a small town with little crime. It was the middle of the afternoon and I was walking down the street, minding my own business.

There are nuts out there, we should be allowed to protect ourselves.

[Afronaut]

You are a dropped lollipop on the ant hill. Mose people see it and move on others... Just have to start in. I guess some people are still learning.

[KingofQue]

You are wrong. Firearm ownership is essential to a free republic. We should all own machine guns.

[philetus]

Go out to the tree and get me a switch!

[lawdog]

Here's something for you to ponder:

" Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters." -- Daniel Webster (1782-1852), American politician, US representative, senator

[Nebr FAL owner]

Who are you to decide for me what I need or don't need? As for your statement that there is no reason for anyone to own a semiautomatic firearm ,I repeat the first question :Who are to decide for me what I want or need ? Who elected you to the office of God & just when the heck was the election ?

[PatrioticAmerican]

It think Bush has the message. Let's see if he can understand it.

[BenR2]

There is no reason for anyone to own a semi auto weapon.. not for sport.. not for fun.. and certainly don't need one in self defense(unless that is you have a feeling that a russian 10 man kgb team is coming to your house to kill you in the next couple of days). Good for Bush.. to hell with idiocy that the NRA can stoop itself to.

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Hello? Please attempt to square the Stalinist "logic" of your post with the Constitution (especially Amendment Two thereto)?

[BOBWADE]

I should point out that my ruger 10/22 squirel rifle is a semi automatic and serves it purpose well. When should the Gov't have the right to tell you, a law abiding citizen, what kind of gun can own? They like criminals don't have to abide by these rediculus regulations. Should you chose not to own one, then don't but keep your freaking hands out of my business! I like them, I will buy them if I want to. I don't think the Gov't has any business infringing on the rights of law abiding citizens. The gun laws we have now should be actively enforced instead of continued expansion.

[JerseyHighlander]

As can be seen by this post, the Dem's will be able to triangulate on this position. In regards to the coming effects on FR, will the official Moderators be told to back off the hundreds of people who will loudly proclaim they won't vote for Bush if he signs the bill into law?

With the Patriot Act and the AWB bill both enacted, the lessons of Waco and Ruby Ridge, so painfully learned by the American public, will have been forgotten for generations. Are these considered validated big-tent Conservative arguments, or will they be relegated to "kook" status on FR?

You know how many long time Freepers have this as a stated "line in the sand", so please keep posters up to date on acceptable rantings about this AWB bill.

[Jim Robinson]

Don't fall for the leftist propaganda schemes. We will be supporting a second term for Bush and opposing all Democrats. Period.

[Jim Robinson]

Why in the world would you want to give more power to Feinstein and her socialist party?

[JerseyHighlander]

Personally, I am supporting Republicans almost full ticket. That being said, it's going to get rowdy on FR in the coming weeks as the 15% of Republicans who don't support a second term for Bush, and are overrepresented on FR slightly as compared to the general population go at it with the party base.

I've heard Democrats in NJ trying to prepare to hold the AWB as a bargaining chip, and now the GOA is using some light scare tactics to drum up the base to keep the Republicans' feet to the fire. How many Federal Agencies are ever downsized? Hopefully the ATF will be, and the monies used to fund the ban enforcement will return to the general funds, or given to the Democrats social programs as a quid pro quo.

[DMZFrank]

The reason for them is militia use, just like the 2nd amendment says.

[lainde]

I don't even own a gun and this steams me...Especially post 9/11...And living within the jurisdiction of the deranged 9th circuit court!

[Uncle Hal]

Folks, I guarentee you this bill will never get out of committee in the House. So it will never reach Bush's desk. So Bush will not have to make the decision of whether to sign it or veto the bill.

[Almondjoy]

If it aint a pistol rifle or shotgun then you don't need it(and yes of course i realize that certain pistols can be considered semi or full auto.

[Almondjoy]

Does a redneck know what his sister looks like naked?

[Almondjoy]

Sigh.. why do I always have to point this out. The framers of the constitution left the wording vague on purpose. It was to allow for technology to be reasonably reined in. If you want to read it to it's exact wording well that's fine. I'll buy me an M1A1 and park in on my front lawn for protection.