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To: Shooter 2.5
No I'm not, but I understand that the NRA makes it a point that gun owners follow all gun laws to a T.

Some gunowners aren't members of the NRA or any other gun-rights organization, however, and aren't familiar with the 20,000 or so federal/state/local gun laws. They just need a gun for protection, they're just people who need a weapon to protect themselves. So all that "De law iz de law" babble is moot.

58 posted on 10/01/2006 3:25:45 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
This is where the charge to Peace Officers and Prosecutors to enforce the Spirit of the Law instead of the Word of the law has been taken away. There was a time where a police officer dispatched to this call would say "look,  I know you brought this gun because you felt your life is in danger and you have no intent to kill anyone or start any trouble with this gun, but it is against the law to bring this gun to school. Take the gun home and we will come up with some ways to make you feel safer."

But with so many people (the press) looking to "make their bones" by exposing something that will cause controversy, LEO's these days are too afraid to use their own judgment. They know they can't get fired or prosecuted by just following the word of the law and then pass the buck up to the DA, who is in the same boat the LEO is, and says screw it, let the jury decide.  It sucks, but what do you think the media would do if they got word that a cop "refused to enforce a law".

60 posted on 10/01/2006 3:29:38 PM PDT by txroadkill
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Yes, the NRA has about sixty case pending concerning citizens who were caught trying to decipher twenty thousand gun laws.

Since you want the NRA involved, I'm inviting you to join the four million NRA members doing what seventy four million gun owners are too lazy to do. Protect the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights.


81 posted on 10/01/2006 4:13:03 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (Vote a Straight Republican Ballot. Rid the country of dems. NRA)
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