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Only law-abiding citizens should be allowed to carry guns(AK)
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| 30 March, 2010
| Giovanni Tallino
Posted on 03/31/2010 5:25:00 AM PDT by marktwain
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Felonies have become all too common for non-violent or even nonsensical "crimes" such as possessing a .22 single shot with a barrel that is 15.9 inches long.
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posted on
03/31/2010 5:25:00 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
The writer is hysterical and hysterically wrong.
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posted on
03/31/2010 5:29:58 AM PDT
by
dcwusmc
(We need to make government so small that it can be drowned in a bathtub. III OK)
To: marktwain
If an individual has paid their debt to society; not on parole, not a “good behavior” situation but the full debt to society, full rights should be granted. But I was under the impression all rights were bestowed by God?
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posted on
03/31/2010 5:33:36 AM PDT
by
j.argese
To: marktwain
I would have to disagree. I did a stretch in prison but luckily once I was done with my parole my father worked tirelessly and called in a few markers and got me a full pardon. I got ALL of my rights restored. But I honestly feel that that the right to vote and right to bear arms are so precious that they should not be denied to anyone. Once a man is done with his sentence and has met the conditions of his parole he should no longer be denied the rights bestowed on all Americans.
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posted on
03/31/2010 5:35:25 AM PDT
by
Bad Jack Bauer
(Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
To: Bad Jack Bauer
Once a man is done with his sentence and has met the conditions of his parole he should no longer be denied the rights bestowed on all Americans. Not to quibble my good man, but Rights are bestowed on all persons not just Americans.
Best,
L
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posted on
03/31/2010 5:39:07 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Lurker
Not to quibble my good man, but Rights are bestowed on all persons not just Americans.
Americans are the ones I worry about. I can look past color (my wife is black), religion and creed and what speaks to me is if they are Americans or not. In my view there are only two kinds of people in this world, Those that either are Americans or on their way to becoming Americans and those who are not. All of that "Global Citizen" crap is just that, Crap!
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posted on
03/31/2010 5:46:34 AM PDT
by
Bad Jack Bauer
(Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
To: marktwain
I smell A RAT.
SOMETHING is wierdly wrong with these comments about the proposed change in legislation.
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posted on
03/31/2010 5:55:05 AM PDT
by
Flintlock
To: marktwain
It should only go concurrent with voting rights. In addition, it should also only be allowed for those who have a job, are keeping it and stay out of trouble.
I’m sorry, but once you commit a felony I do hold you to a higher standard. I imagine in Alaksa it wouldn’t be a problem because they don’t have bad crime problems and an entire professional welfare class but where I’m from we do and I’d prefer if the welfare class felons not be able to go armed again when they come out of prison to collect more government checks.
To: marktwain
They just arrested a teenager here in Northern Virginia and charged him with a Class 5 Felony for holding a noose in his hand and waving it at some “minority” teenagers.
While this person showed how stupid and moronic he is the addition of several levels of felonies by our politicians is to not only shut down free speech, heinous or not, but to make sure that everything becomes a Felony so as to disarm the population without having to attack the 2nd Amendment.
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posted on
03/31/2010 6:10:54 AM PDT
by
OldMissileer
(Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
To: marktwain
Sure, let the felons have guns and then make it open season on them when they get out of line. Post rewards (higher if dead) for them, have their faces all over TV, show the world who their parents are, etc.
Then relax the gun laws for the law-abiding so they can take care of the problem the big business of the criminal justice system only wants to propagate in order to ensure job security.
To: marktwain
“should be allowed”????? You mean by the great and almighty government???
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posted on
03/31/2010 6:28:24 AM PDT
by
Shimmer1
(During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
To: marktwain
Ex-felons may have paid their dues, but they showed in the past that they couldnt or wouldnt abide by the law. It's really quite simple.
All those words we call 'laws' WON'T stop someone from getting a gun if they really want one.
Anyone who has repaid their debt to society and is willing to jump through all the legalistic hoops to prove their intentions DESERVES to do so, IMHO.
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posted on
03/31/2010 6:31:03 AM PDT
by
MamaTexan
(NO ONE owes allegiance to an unconstitutional government)
To: marktwain
If you do your time and are released,clear parole /probation, your debt is paid.
Full rights, have to be restored or else you are living a life sentence.
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posted on
03/31/2010 6:37:14 AM PDT
by
Kakaze
(Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
To: marktwain
Self defense is a natural right granted by God. The author is absolutely wrong, on a deep philosophical level.
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posted on
03/31/2010 6:49:08 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Waco taught me everything I needed to know about the character of the U.S. Government.)
To: j.argese
"...But I was under the impression all rights were bestowed by God?..If that actually were true in today's environment, I'd have crew-served weapons in my yard.
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posted on
03/31/2010 6:50:02 AM PDT
by
I Buried My Guns
(It's not too late to begin your preps !)
To: marktwain
Hmmm.... another example of “immovable principle meets irresistible pragmatism”.
To: AzaleaCity5691
Im sorry, but once you commit a felony I do hold you to a higher standard.Agreed in principle; but watch for the new list of felonies which will be used to disarm more of us. Failure to purchase acceptable health insurance comes to mind...
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posted on
03/31/2010 6:59:57 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(To water the Tree of Liberty is to excise a cancer before it kills us. TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
To: marktwain
What about voting for the felons?
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posted on
03/31/2010 7:21:47 AM PDT
by
gilor
(Pull the wool over your own eyes!)
To: OldMissileer
I agree with restrictions on felons for the most part in practice, but I have trouble with the principle of the thing, and for the reasons you mentioned.
Criminalize dissent. Charge political opponents with felonies. Thereupon, even when freed, they lack arms and votes.
I remember reading Malcolm X's autobiography. He mentioned that in many black districts only the little old ladies voted, because almost all the men had their voting franchise taken from them.
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posted on
03/31/2010 7:27:50 AM PDT
by
allmendream
(Income is EARNED not distributed. So how could it be re-distributed?)
To: marktwain
If this bill passes, these ex-felons will be allowed to purchase and carry firearms and even to obtain concealed carry permits. Sounds good to me!
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posted on
03/31/2010 8:11:26 AM PDT
by
Eagle Eye
(The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.)
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