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Politics : The 2nd Amendment-- The Facts........ -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ManyMoose who wrote (1617)	11/12/2002 12:15:16 AM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10167

Dave et al. Over on another site, ar15.com, the members asked Jim Scoutten (Host of American Shooter or Rifleman TV show) if he would be interested in being nominated for the NRA Board. He answered some questions that one guy asked. Originally Posted By MrP: I just have a couple of questions. 1. What is his opinion of what the 2nd amendment? I hold the most fundamental interpretation of the 2nd Amendment: That the honest individual's right to own and to use any and all forms of firearms shall not be restricted by any Government agency at any level. 2. Does he favor the sunsetting of the AWB? Is that Assault Weapon Ban? Absolutely. I've frequently amused folks by counting up the "five evil things" on my AR (pre-ban) that make it one of those Assault Weapons that women and children fear. Do we really think having an historically accurate bayonet lug makes my AR more dangerous? Or that I might want to hide my muzzle flashes, with that evil item? This is just nutz! 3. Would he support an work for a lifting of the 1986 machine gun ban? Yes. The ban only runs up the price of the papered full-auto guns that can be legally traded. A new one from HK would only cost me about $900 if I were permitted to buy that MP-5 and I'd like to own one. 4. Would he support a removal of the "sporting purposes" clause from the 1968 gun control act? I've got to look that up. 5. Should citizens be able to own high capacity magazines? Of course. I've got a pile of them. If we all remember, that particular ban came from the 9mm commuter train rampage with a high-cap Ruger. The idea apparently was that the next mad-man would only be able to shoot ten people without having to re-load. But what happened to the laws prohibiting a mad-man from owning even a single shot .22 rifle? The 10 round mag rule was government knee-jerk lawmaking that needs undoing. Besides, how many of you can't find all the high-cap mags you want anyway? It didn't even work. 6. What can citizens do to aid in "homeland defense"? Well, it may be a small gesture, but I've worn out one flag in front of my house and I'm now on the second one since 911. But I think a better answer is to recall the reason for the long history of the Civilian Marksmanship Program, which was founded by President T. Roosevelt after he discovered his rough riders weren't very good marksmen. Since his presidency civilians have been encouraged to improve their skills to be useful if needed to defend the homeland. With the threat of sleeper cells in the US, carrying concealed and being skilled enough to use in time of urgent need may be the best civilian defense we can mount. Beyond that, we've all got a duty to support our active duty troops in any and every way we possibly can. 7. How long a member of the NRA? I've been one of those constant annual members since at least 1993. I could run a search of Quicken payments, but that won't go back prior to '93 when I computerized my records. Maybe I should ask the NRA how many times I come up in their records and when. Otherwise, I've contributed regularly to the ILA to help support pro-gun candidates. Not a lot of money, but I also figured the best work I was doing for the NRA was on TV. Jim Scoutten I think Jim knows Wayne LaPierre and ccnsiders him a good leader of the NRA and says in no way would he challenge him for leadership