Posted on 01/29/2013 4:17:40 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
Here's what the NRA members said: 93 percent oppose a law requiring gun owners to register with the federal government. 92 percent oppose gun confiscation via mandatory buy-back laws. 92 percent oppose a federal law banning the sale of firearms between private citizens. 91 percent of support laws keeping firearms away from the mentally ill. 89 percent oppose banning semi-automatic firearms, often "mistakenly called assault rifles." 82 percent approve of the idea of "qualified armed security professionals in every school." 79 percent agree that President Obama's "balanced approach" to guns means regulations that "will take away our 2nd Amendment rights." 72 percent say that Mr. Obama's "ultimate goal is the confiscation of many firearms that are currently legal."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
"Shall not be infringed" is perfectly clear and unambiguous. Regulations that infringe on our fundamental God-given right to keep and bear arms are unconstitutional, illegal, fully deserving of civil (or not so civil) disobedience, and in all likelihood a precursor to a more direct assault on our rights, our property, or our persons. Leonidas had the right idea - he paid a high price, but not as high as the price of submitting to evil.
Some leftie idiot describing himself as a “retired machinist’s helper”(??)wrote a letter to the local paper claiming 72% of NRA members want Obama’s gun bans passed. He’s a frequent contributor of similar lies.
Studies have shown that 86% of all statistics presented extemporaneously are made up on the spot.
WTF is wrong with the 21% who think it’s not?
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