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  • Affirming Our Second Amendment Rights

    01/22/2008 7:00:21 AM PST · by PurpleMountains · 1 replies · 39+ views
    From Sea to Shining Sea ^ | 1/22/08 | Purple Mountains
    It was interesting to me that at a recent birthday party, five of the eight men there discussed owning guns, and three of the five (including me) have concealed-carry permits. The other three men did not volunteer information, so they may or may not be gun owners. Some people, like liberal columnist, William Raspberry, famously excoriate gun-owners while reserving that right to themselves (as Democrat Senator Webb was also caught doing), Gun owners and others who respect the Second Amendment should remember that both Clinton and Obama are anti the 2nd Amendment and have voted for every gun control measure...
  • Second Amendment Under Seige

    07/09/2007 4:25:02 AM PDT · by PurpleMountains · 1 replies · 141+ views
    From Sea to Shining Sea ^ | 7/09/07 | Purple Mountains
    Although I am a long-time member of the NRA, and I support that organization, I do not believe that the NRA is doing an adequate job of protecting the constitutional rights of American citizens. Many states and some localities are passing laws that severely restrict “effective” gun ownership and use, and local laws have become so varied and complex as to take away our right to protect ourselves. One area that is particularly troublesome and makes Second Amendment rights almost moot in a modern and mobile America is in the transport of a legal handgun while traveling. For example, a...