Anti-Firearms Letter From Berkeley

Email from Berkeley | March 18th, 2004 | "C_____ J. W______" <c_____@berkeley.edu>

[Travis McGee]

"C_____ _. W______" wrote:

I represent me only. This is a comment and my opinion.

I don't think the "foundering fathers" had AK-47 or automatic weapons on their minds when they gave American citizens the right to bare arms or when you quoted these individuals to sale your book.

To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." "What is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials. ~George Mason, 1788

"On every question of construction, let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed." ~Thomas Jefferson, 1823

"That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms..." ~Samuel Adams, 1788

"The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." ~Edmund Burke

"Necessity is the plea of every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves." ~William Pitt, 1783

"The militia is our ultimate safety. We can have no security without it. The great object is that every man be armed." ~Patrick Henry

We give up our freedom every time we go into another country under the flag of democracy to kill the citizens of another country.

Do you think these people love their families less than Americans. Do you think they will forget. People love their families like you love your own.

Life is basic: to have food, shelter, drinkable water, medicine for the sick. Don't you think that if the world's poor had a choose they would chose to live in peace not war. Don't you think if American poor had a choice they would want just what you have, to provide for their families and enjoy the basics. Instead, we sale them guns to take their resources, we sale them war.

I am a veteran who volunteered no one had to draft me. I was born in this country and have traveled to other countries. I have had children and adult family members killed by guns. This is life long pain. It does not make you want to run out to buy a gun. That gun will not bring back one of my loved ones.

This week three American citizens were killed with AK-47 in Iraq. Do you think they may have bought these guns from the US.

It would be great if all Americans used muskets. The world would be a safer place for all of us to live.

There is a difference between automatic weapons of mass destruction on the streets and a musket in your home for your home protection.

If you are making a profit from the sale of these guns then of course your argument is for the (mass) production of these automatic weapons.

God bless

[Travis McGee]

I automatically hear the song "Feelings" every time a liberal opens up his or her mouth.

[archy]

I automatically hear the song "Feelings" every time a liberal opens up his or her mouth.

That's odd. Another tune entirely dances through my mind.

[packing heat]

thank you for your help.

[Travis McGee]

Warren! RIP.

[Shooter 2.5]

Anytime and also welcome to FR.

[archy]

Warren! RIP.

RIPeace? For the excitable boy? Oh no.

Put on his music, kick up the speakers ALL the way, and have at it: Freddy gettin ready; rock steady....

I expect harsh tasks in days to come will be set to a lot of his old circa 1980 tunes. Stand in the Fire, Travis....

[Travis McGee]

I was always an excitable boy. Still am, too much so.

[archy]

I was always an excitable boy. Still am, too much so.

Then you can do better than *feelings* when a liberal opens their yap.

[Michael121]

Lefty from Berkely, hmmmm Is that the same Berkley that has a city council that passed an ordinance that stated that No Spaced based weapons could fly over Berkley's air space?

hehehehehe

"The People" always without question where ever it appears in the Constitution means "the Individual" it does not stand for "society"

The people, this one guy here has the right of free speech, that guy over there has the right to bear arms, that woman over yonder has freedom of religion. All have all, as one.

We are not a colony of ants that when we assimilate together the rights grow and we become collectively free. We are free as individuals. Unless you are a lefty than you pick and choose which rights are for whom.

Just remember the difference between a liberal and a conservative is simple:

A conservative says "I will believe it when I see it."

A liberal says "I will see it when I believe it."

Libs don't open their eyes much.

[Travis McGee]

My problem is keeping my yap closed, I always wind up in 1" range screaming matches at demonstrations.

[archy]

My problem is keeping my yap closed, I always wind up in 1" range screaming matches at demonstrations.

You can do better than that. See #62.

Pick the most deserving target, and turn your wolf loose.

-archy-/-

[river rat]

"I always wind up in 1" range screaming matches at demonstrations."

Now admit it....ain't it fun to curse the bastards at a nose to nose constrained whisper and inform them that if they touch you - you'll rip their throat out and feed it to the dogs?

The ONLY reason I ever go to San Francisco is for the chance of a "close encounter" of the river rat version with one or more of their Marxists or Anarchists....

Unfortunately -- my sainted wife will no longer accompany me to provide "respectable cover" when the little pukes report the threat to police... All I can do, is stand there as a "harmless old fellow" and ask the LEO - "Who you going to believe? Me or that skanky a$$hole?

Semper Fi

[Travis McGee]

I hear ya, but sometimes I get so worked up I emabarras the more sedate freeper type counter protestors. It really gets me when they wear masks, like they are such "bad" outlaws. Then I heckle them, saying they're so ugly they can't go out in public showing their face, etc. All the "he's so ugly jokes." When they get mad, I make the little "gun finger" sign so they know.