https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:dgallandro/ en-us Wed, 7 Mar 2007 21:12:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796961/posts Don't you dare say you didn't knowDavid M. Gallandro Well, here it is again. The .50 caliber sniper rifle thing fizzled like a wet firecracker, and then the AWB sunset in 2004 and all was right with the world for a few years. Then, out of the blue, a democratic representative from New York put HR 1022 on the table for the committee, entitled "The Assault Weapons Ban And Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007". That's a pretty misleading name, at least the second half, as it was already proven from 1994 to 2004, when the OLD "Assault Weapons Ban"... Author https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796961/posts#comment Wed, 7 Mar 2007 21:12:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1059739/posts Lying With Pictures Starring: The Violence Policy Center (VPC) in their soul-touching, truth-twisting "tribute"...Officer Down! I was perusing the Violence Policy Center website recently, and it came to my attention that the very same folks who touted the 1994 "Assault Weapons" ban as "essential" to reduce gun crime, now claim that it is the fault of the MANUFACTURERS that the guns they sought to ban, based upon cosmetics and "evil looking features" are still on the market, minus the "evil features" they said were so dangerous, like flash suppressors, folding shoulder stocks, and bayonet lugs. I guess I could see... Author (This IS the source) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1059739/posts#comment Sat, 17 Jan 2004 07:53:18 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1019921/posts We Do What We're Told September Eleventh was an incredible tragedy in our nation's history. We sat, galvanized, to our televisions, while the media kept broadcasting the crashes over, and over, and over again, and then when the buildings collapsed, it broadcast THEM again, and again, and again. To make sure everybody got a chance to see it. Afterwards, there was a lot of finger-pointing, and in turn, a lot of "it wasn't my fault's". When you have a disaster of that proportion, nobody wants to take the blame, least of all the actual people responsible. Let us sit down... Author https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1019921/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:24:43 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1011931/posts Police: Robbery Victim Used Truck to Run Down, Kill Gunman The Associated Press Published: Oct 30, 2003 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A restaurant owner who was held up at gunpoint jumped in his truck, pursued the robber and ran the man down, killing him, police said. Police said they didn't know yet if Lawrence Storer, 33, would be charged in the Wednesday night incident downtown. He was not taken into custody. Storer said he was sitting in his Ford Explorer outside the Thai restaurant he owns at about 11:30 p.m., taking a break from some renovation work, police spokesman Joe... Tampa Bay Online https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1011931/posts#comment Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:42:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/995182/posts <p>ATLANTA -- A sweeping federal review of the nation's gun control laws -- including mandatory waiting periods and bans on certain weapons -- found no proof such measures reduce firearm violence.</p> <p>The review, released Thursday, was conducted by a task force of scientists appointed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p> <p>The CDC said the report suggests more study is needed, not that gun laws don't work. But the agency said it has no plans to spend more money on firearms study.</p> Newsday.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/995182/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2003 21:20:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/943797/posts Gun Control: Elitist Law Most do not know it, but the basis behind Gun Control is elitist in nature. It started with the Sullivan Act in New York, the Gun Control Act of 1934, and the dates in between, commonly known as the "roaring 20's". Were you aware that the first gun control laws were racist in nature, an attempt to keep the "sons of Ham" from carrying firearms and "intoxicating liquors" onboard trains and causing havoc? Here is found the legacy of gun control: It stems from rich people's fear of poor people. Modern Gun Control is insidious, designed... Author https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/943797/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:54:22 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/921011/posts Guns Kill people, Gun Control Kills MoreBy Emiliano Antunez The picture on the front page of the Miami Herald’s local section spoke volumes. A mans lifeless body laid covered by a white sheet, next to his outstretched hand lay a crowbar. His name was Jonada Campos a 49 year old immigrant from Nicaragua who was shot to death by robbers at his jewelry store. His wife Angela also died as a result of the shooting. Mr. Campos died while trying to defend his wife and son with a crowbar, unfortunately his assailants had guns. Why would a jewelry store owner... The Sierra Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/921011/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2003 23:56:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/912114/posts From: The Washington Times Aug. 25, 1994 page A19 Who's Under Assault in the Assault Weapon Ban? by Jeff Snyder President Clinton suffered a stinging, embarrassing rebuke two weeks ago when 58 Democrats joined all but 11 Republicans and blocked release of the crime bill from committee to the floor of the House for a vote. One of its more controversial provisions, of course, is the ban on assault weapons. But the president and the Democratic leadership regrouped, offering compromise on "pork" and in other areas, but retaining the assault weapon ban significantly unchanged. Although many of the House Republicans... The Washington Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/912114/posts#comment Thu, 15 May 2003 15:52:55 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/899654/posts Wal-Mart short-changes gun owners Posted: April 11, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com I paid for a cup of coffee the other morning and got some change in return. Before I put the dollar bills in my wallet, I noticed one of them had something written on it: "Don't fry bacon naked." I love this country; where else does the phrase "money talks" really mean something? Which brings me to Wal-Mart Stores' decision to stop selling firearms in California. Yes, money talks – in many ways – and it seems as though the nation's top retailer has made a... World Net Daily https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/899654/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:39:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/890858/posts What is War? War is when two groups of people disagree enough to kill. War can happen for any number of reasons, whether it is for greater natural resource (an underlying motive for many wars, whether state or unstated), property or land, to stop an aggressive activity, or to enforce a principle. But for whatever reason, one thing in War is constant. People die. Their lives are ended. Snuffed out, extinguished. People with hopes and dreams and personalities, just like you and me. People who throw up on airplanes. People who like the color purple. People who work hard to... Author https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/890858/posts#comment Fri, 11 Apr 2003 13:51:21 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/834410/posts Gun Control Would Have You Believe... The Gun Control movement is about manipulating public opinion away from the truth. The truth is boring, common-sense stuff; Hardly the fodder for the emotionally-charged pleas for disarmament that the Gun Control movement is famous for. Here are some of the things they'd have you believe: Gun Control would have you believe, through portrayal in movies and TV shows of late, that a firearm is too dangerous for the ordinary citizen to possess. They advocate portrayal of accidents and irresponsible behavior, holding this up as the "model" for all firearms owners. This causes those... Author https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/834410/posts#comment Sun, 2 Feb 2003 16:22:34 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/794374/posts Article published Nov 15, 2002 'Ballistic fingerprinting' advocates follow emotion, not reason With the advent of the "Beltway Sniper" shootings, there has been the predictable hue and cry for more gun control, mostly in the form of a "ballistic fingerprinting database" for all firearms. Simply put, the idea is that bullets recovered from shootings could be matched to images stored in a computer, the owner of the weapon could then be determined and an arrest could be made. Sounds good, doesn't it? Unfortunately, in the real world, it doesn't work. The federal government has been working on such a system... heraldtribune.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/794374/posts#comment Sat, 23 Nov 2002 05:59:43 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/750613/posts DENIED! You never think it will happen to you, or somone you know. But you knew when the whole cockamamie "national instant check system with 3-day waiting period" was enacted, you had this nagging doubt in your mind, "What happens if these computers, powered by unstable operating systems, serviced and maintained by human beings, makes a mistake that affects an innocent man's life?" The Brady Bunch at the VPC are crowing about how effective the instant check and 3-day waiting period is at keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, and cutting down on "crimes of passion". But... Author Direct https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/750613/posts#comment Sat, 14 Sep 2002 15:52:04 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/735210/posts RESPONDING TO GROWING CUSTOMER INQUIRIES AND MEDIA INTEREST, APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS HIGHLIGHTS ANTI-KIDNAPPING POTENTIAL OF ITS "PERSONAL SAFEGUARD" TECHNOLOGIES Digital Angel Corporation's upcoming, matchbook-size, emergency location device can be more easily hidden or camouflaged in the form of bracelets, necklaces, pendants, and belt buckles Three Washington, D.C.-area Company executives, including Vice President-Government Solutions Frank E. Lalley, "get chipped™" on August 14, 2002, with subdermal VeriChip™ personal verification microchip PALM BEACH, FL– AUGUST 15, 2002 – Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSX), an advanced technology development company, , responded today to growing customer inquiries and media interest by highlighting the anti-kidnapping... Advanced Digital Technologies Website (Press Release) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/735210/posts#comment Sun, 18 Aug 2002 17:05:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/725050/posts From the fictional "Assault Weapon," to the new boogey-gun: The "Sniper Rifle". First, the Media made up the term "Assault Weapon" to scare the public into thinking a rifle with a flash-suppressor or bayonet lug was somehow "evil". Now, their professional spin-doctors are calling the .50 caliber bolt-action silhouette rifles "Sniper Rifles". And your congresscritters are trying to classify them in the same category as a machine gun. Your congresscritters are at it again, but don't take MY word for it. If you're like me, a thinking Freeper, people love coming up to you with "Hey, have you heard... Self https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/725050/posts#comment Wed, 31 Jul 2002 03:53:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/714697/posts What the "Assault Weapons" ban really was. The Omnibus Crime Bill, a.k.a. the "assault weapons ban" is one of the most insidious and deliberately misunderstood pieces of legislation I have ever seen. Its deception starts with its very name: "Omnibus Crime Bill"...Omnibus, meaning all-encompassing...which it is not. "Crime Bill"...perhaps only if you view it as an assault on the Constitution, is the only "Crime" to which it can be attached. In it are a bunch of restrictions on freedom. Bans of ownership of property. It is a Bill of Attainder by definition, also illegal within the Constitution. It makes... Self https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/714697/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jul 2002 23:23:01 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/689251/posts Why Gun Control Will Win The people who run the political machine known as the “Gun Control Movement”, made up of such organizations as the Brady Campaign to Prevent Handgun Violence, the Violence Policy Center, and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, to name a few, are reasonable people. They see the world through their reasonable eyes. They dress well, they are the epitome of Corporate America. They are head and shoulders above the rest of the population and they know it. They have an idea, an ideal, if you will. They are idealists. Gun Control has its own... Author https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/689251/posts#comment Sat, 25 May 2002 02:40:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/670966/posts "Reason is poor propaganda when opposed by the yammering, unceasing lies of shrewd and evil and [sic] self-serving men. The little man has no way to judge and the shoddy lies are packaged more attractively. There is no way to offer color to a colorblind man, nor is there any way for us to give the man of imperfect brain the canny skill to distinguish a lie from a truth." --Kettle Belly Baldwin, "Gulf", Robert A. Heinlien, (c)1949 Just for one moment, let us examine that little nugget of wisdom, buried in a little-known short story, penned five decades ago.... Self Source (Posted by Author) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/670966/posts#comment Tue, 23 Apr 2002 03:26:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/651156/posts Dear Fellow Freepers, It seems as though H&R Block has capitulated to the high-pressure scare tactics of HCI in the form of the "Alliance for Justice" making the statement that they will make sure that they will tell anyone and everyone about who is aligned with the NRA, the "out-of-touch" and unreasonable organization. H&R Block removed their advertising connection to the NRA due to this pressure. I wrote them a little note. It goes like this: Well Sir, you've really screwed the pooch this time. I don't suppose it occurred to you while you were making up your politically correct... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/651156/posts#comment Thu, 21 Mar 2002 23:21:21 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/638270/posts Someone else said it first.It was said in the context of the aftermath of the Holocaust, and in that context it was absolutely irrefutable: "Those who seek to disarm you for whatever reason do not have your best interests at heart. Ever." If you believe that they do, then you deserve to be slaughtered by them after they take away your means to resist.In the last 24 hours, I have read some of the most depressing material I think I have ever viewed in my lifetime about the Holocaust, about how millions of human beings were led helplessly to slaughter ... Author https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/638270/posts#comment Sat, 2 Mar 2002 01:08:37 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/627534/posts Dear Hollywood Dear Hollywood, I just want to thank you for contributing to the erosion of my rights. I want to thank you for glorifying switchblades in the 1950's, in the grubby hands of youthful actors portraying young gangsters, thugs, and hoods to the point where the public felt so threatened by them that federal law banned them in the interests of "regulating interstate commerce." Never mind their utility in the hands of non-law-enforcement rescue workers, trying to keep someone alive while cutting the seatbelt with a knife that absolutely had to be opened with only one hand. I want ... Self https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/627534/posts#comment Wed, 13 Feb 2002 23:56:12 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/580883/posts I've recently been hounded enough by my close friends, bullied actually, into writing an article. These wonderful friends of mine want me to stop my whining to them and start my whining to you instead. In my haste to indulge them, I chose the first medium on my Favorites list, so y'all get to be the priveliged guinea pigs. You DO feel priveliged, don't you? How do you feel about being a guinea pig? Be careful of your answer. I heard that our friendly government is rounding up a bunch of non-citizens for "interviews". Hmmm. This same friendly government who ... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/580883/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2001 04:44:21 GMT