Posted on 07/26/2011 5:08:24 AM PDT by marktwain
It is getting close to being hog feeding time. I have my list. Do you have yours?
> ATF: Gun Ownership is a Privilege, Not a Right
Yes, but we all know that the holy humanist sacrament of child sacrifice, aka “abortion”, is a “Right” that can be found under the “penumbra” of the 4th Amendment.
oh I get it, a “privilege” ... like FOOD STAMPS!!
Unless you run a drug cartel in Mexico. Then the BATF will supply you with as many guns as you want!
The writer of the article says ALL Americans have a right to firearms when they pay their debt to society...
Even those who committed violent felonies with firearms?
Felons have adequate remedies for the having their rights returned to them.
If we hung all violent felons the problem would be nonexistent.
Your proposed standard for probation and parole would keep most felons locked up until the end of their prison terms. And yes, felons on release are routinely restricted from contact with criminals or going into certain places even though freedom of association is a First Amendment right.
Agreed but several alphabet organizations have made it very clear they will not tolerate that, or even truth in sentencing, which is why I routinely see guys walking free who have committed double digit felonies with no convictions or enough convictions that they should be still be incarcerated well into the next millenium.
Guys and gals, you DO NOT want these sociopaths to have ANY gun rights restored...
We cannot reward those who turn violence on their fellow citizens..
I think they are WRONG! Gun ownership is a RIGHT. No armed government with unarmed populace. Remember Tienanmen Square.
No question. 3 strikes laws have put a dent in career criminal ranks. Does your state have such a law?
From 3 to 4,500: What laws have you broken today?
July 23, 2011 by Douglas French
The U.S. Constitution mentions three federal crimes by citizens: treason, piracy and counterfeiting. Today, there are an estimated 4,500 crimes in federal statutes, write Gary Fields and John R. Emshwiller for the Wall Street Journal.
Clarence Darrow anticipated the prison nation that America is today a hundred years ago in his book Resist Not Evil. All areas of life have become part of the penal code, with an army of people operating as police, legislators, and the court system to enforce these laws...
http://blog.mises.org/17835/from-3-to-4500-what-laws-have-you-broken-today/
This is a tricky one, the government is criminalizing lots of conduct........Could one reason be to brand people with felony convictions so they can’t own firearms........Maybe felons should still be allowed to bear arms......Slippery slope
Hogs are dead, butchered, and diced up in the pasta salad.
If you are armed, as it is your Right to be, then we’d have fewer “felons” surviving to be incarcerated.
No, just enhancements for prior and persistent offenders which is almost never used. They had out Suspended Imposition of Sentence here like its candy. That is not a conviction and only encourages the thugs to make more victims.
It’s a mess here in the Lou.
If the state would give convictions like they should, the thugs would eventually do some serious Fed time for reoffending. But it doesn’t happen. Personally, I think if the states sentenced properly, there would be heck of lot less federal offenses.
Considering what they can obtain with or without governmental permission, the issue is: if they can’t be trusted with ‘em upon release, why are they being released?
I guess it depends on the crime. Violent felons should not be rearmed as molon labbie has pointed out.
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