Posted on 09/22/2006 9:25:45 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Yes I am would you like to be on it?
I voted for Rudy twice as Mayor and did not regret either vote. He's a tough guy and walks the walk whereas others just talk the talk.
Class of '82.
Indeed I would. I think I've pretty much decided that he's "my guy" for '08...thanks!
No Problem!
Rudy Giuliani on Gun Control
All gun owners should pass written test
I do not think the government should cut off the right to bear arms. My position for many years has been that just as a motorist must have a license, a gun owner should be required to have one as well. Anyone wanting to own a gun should have to pass a written exam that shows that they know how to use a gun, that they’re intelligent enough and responsible enough to handle a gun. Should both handgun and rifle owners be licensed...we’re talking about all dangerous weapons.
Source: Boston Globe, p. A4 Mar 21, 2000
"Rudy Giuliani on Gun Control
All gun owners should pass written test
I do not think the government should cut off the right to bear arms. My position for many years has been that just as a motorist must have a license, a gun owner should be required to have one as well. Anyone wanting to own a gun should have to pass a written exam that shows that they know how to use a gun".
I don't agree at all with that.
Don't reckon you do. We should keep the discussion on the forum, so everyone knows how we feel.
I'm fine with that as long as I am not the one who has to shut up. It's more and more the case around here.
Gun ownership, and proper use, should be encouraged, not merely tolerated. If we have a situation wherein too many people refuse to live up to the standards required of free citizens, do something about them, don't punish decent folks.
The problem seems to be that many of the bottom feeders are voters, when they aren't fornicating or mugging tourists, and the politicians need those votes, maybe even more than they need mine.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a wealthy elitist, I am financially near the bottom, but society has never had to lock any doors because of me, or support my children. I love kids, would have made a bunch of them, but I stopped when I had what I figured I could handle, and do it right.
That approach worked pretty good, BTW.
I get asked why I'm not a democrat, with all the "great" things they want to do "for" people "like" me. My answer is always that I don't like what they will do "to" me, in exchange for the milk and cookies.
Tellyawhat, if the Republicans ever get the urge to do those things "to" me, I'm gone! I'm only here for the Freedom!
If he intends to try for the nomination he'd better start talking! I will not assume he has positive opinions just because he expresses no negatives.
I wonder, did Rudy attend the progun rally in NYC today?
Also Rudy Giuliani has proved that he won't fold under pressure. He did not panic on 911, contrast him to Ray Nagin. I am aware of his flaws. Good, he does not try to hide them. I see what I get with him. I am comfortable with that. This is no time to elect a mamby pamby President. I want a tough SOB. He fits the bill. Plus I like the guy.
RKBA is not comparable to the abortion issue in this instance. Until jackbooted thugs begin kicking down doors and aborting babies, there will be little similarity.
I am sure you believe you want freedom, but, you aren't willing to risk anything for it.
Without using up bandwidth with charts and statistics, less than 1/10 of 1% of the privately held firearms in the USA are ever used in an improper manner.
"There is no reasoning with the gun people"? Sorry, you are not trying to reason with a "gun people", you are trying to reason with a "Republican", and not doing very well at it!
OK if you want to insult me. Let's get down to brass tacks. Asking you to take a test does not seem like a big deal to me. You seem to think that a President can just arbitrarily take your gun from you totally discounting that a President can merely ask for legislation. Then Congress has to act then there are the courts. So that clearly will never ever happen.
So paranoia over someone not agreeing with you 100% on a gun issue seems a little over the top.
Secondly I don't think I need a gun to take a risk. Merely standing up to your kind is a risk. You talk about your rights, but what about the rights of the people who are killed every year by careless gun owners? Do they not have any rights? Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness? What about them? Why is there only your way?
"Asking you to take a test does not seem like a big deal to me".
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