Hmmm....
::gets out L3 Version of Consitution, reads Second Amendment::
"Free range deer, bear and other animals, being necessary for feeding and entertainment of beer swilling rednecks, the right of the people to hunt, shall not be infringed. "
Well that certainly clears up your viewpoint. Maybe you should read OUR Constitution.
"A well-regulated Militia, being necessary for the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. "
Ah, that's the ticket. Sounds much better. I appreciate your frustration with hunters that are total idiots. I appreciate your opinion on not owning military weaponry. I don't understand you tirade against the NRA.
I am an Endowment Member. That means I am in for Life plus more. I hope to ascend to Benefactor. You carry a handgun. You hunt with a handgun. You say you used to be a member. You know dang well the NRA has been critical in lobbying and pressuring Congress to let you keep the few restricted Rights you have in regards to gun ownership.
I have NEVER seen an ad for a Bazooka, hand grenade, or fully automatic weapons in the NRA publications. Nor are they endorsed by the NRA.
Your tirade reeks of sound bites offered by anti-hunters and anti-gunners. I question your sincerity in these posts.
The NRA is THE number one source of Hunter Education and Hunter Safety. To try and tie the NRA to the endorsement of the red neck trash that hunts in the methods described is beyond my comprehension. The police in this country, many schools, even the military turn to the NRA for training, competitions and support for the hobby of shooting.
I don't see the need for several weapons that are legal either. But you will NOT see me denying the Right of others to own what is legal and letting them use it in a responsible and safe way.
In my opinion, your first paragraph gave you up as an anti-gunner schooled from HCI or the like. I don't believe your rant or that you were ever in the NRA or that you read the American Rifleman.
As far as handguns, or other rifles being needed in case of war, why don't you go ask some of the people in Kosovo that lived through the rape camps if they would have preferred a .25 cal semi after all the bombs stopped dropping and the house by house clearing and rounding up of people was going on. You are right in that against a total on-slaught our weapons would be useless, but they would have to try & round them up man-to-man at some time. At that time, I contend, is when the tables would be turned.
I wish you luck and health and better education in what the NRA is and actually stands for.
-Jeff |
