Posted on 04/06/2013 9:02:33 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
So get rid of the officials who do not like it.
They work for the voters.
Not the other way around.
Sounds like they have a lot of mental health issues in Montgomery! I am amused that they are afraid of giving honest citizens the right to do what criminals do no matter what the law is!
Must be some good laws.
Some people commit crimes; therefore, government is entitled to punish everyone.
It worked for Stalin, didn’t it?
Pack their asses up and move ‘em to con-ecticut. They should be delighted to live there.
“Since January we seized 240 illegal guns”.
How many “legal guns” did they seize from the criminals?
One question they don’t want to answer.
PS: I’m against a lifetime carry permit. People change over time, sometimes for the worst, so a checkup every 5 years or so would be reasonable.
I undergo a security check every 5 years (in process now) because my financial situation could change to the detriment of those who I work for. No problem with the check.
It all depends on the “threat” assessments and known situations in the environment - more illegal drug use, more alcoholism and drunk drivers, more illegal immigrants, more gangs in town, more mental illness.
When we face up to the “degree” of the problems in our society, then we can begin to realistically plan to address them in a pragmatic way without destroying the Constitution.
The Obama regime refuses to do that as do many Democrat-controlled cities and states. A little mental health check of these officials is well past do, as a start.
These dumbasses think criminals are going to apply for a permit? Really?
homicides have been cut in half since the 90s. In that same period of time, the number of people with concea;led weapons has doubled. Don’t give us that bull***t about how increasing numbers of concealed firearms in the hands of law abiding citizens increases homicides.
Should we also require people who own Bibles or who seek to post opinions on the internet get checked up every five years too? Because people change there, too, and we can’t be too careful.
I think he is essentially correct about that. The problem is, if the government controls evaluations of "mental health", the only thing the scumbag politicians have to do is proclaim everybody insane and then they can take away the guns of law-abiding citizens.
The only people who will find the new gun laws dangerous are those criminals who are stupid enough to try do what they were able to get away with in the past.
probable cause blows the guy’s “you can’ t touch this it’s in my car” argument out the window. why would you say someone’s a criminal, done something criminal, without probable cause?
no probable cause, no touchy.
When was the last time you heard of anyone shooting someone with a Bible?
As for changes of “opinion”. If I mentioned some of the political/journalist people I’ve known who have changed their way of thinking over the past 43 years, you’d be surprised at just who they are (one of the advantages of being a journalist in DC is getting to know a lot of significant people).
Just look at the children of famous people who went in the opposite direction of their parents, sometimes with tragic results. Over a long period of time, you could see the change. The same with Adam Lanza, Loughner, Oh, etc.
My views on most things have been pretty consistent over 60 some years. If tomorrow I came out for bestiality, you’d know that something was wrong as compared to what I had been saying for the past x number of years.
You just have to know what to look for. That is what the whole mental health debate should really be about.
Texans have been able to have a gun in their car without any permit for quite some time now. Road rage shootings haven’t gone up as far as I know. They’ve probably gone down because, well, you never know...
what part of “shall not be infringed” justifies a periotic screening?
A license makes a right into a privilege.
If the intent of the Constitution had been followed there would be no gun laws today.
The sooner all states have Vermont carry the better.
If you are against a lifetime carry permit,you probably oppose the gun laws in the 4 states, (Alaska, Arizona, New Hampshire, and Wyoming,) where the residents are not required any permit to carry however they choose.
How about legislation that if you buy a gun in Alabama you get a free switchblade or gravity knife?
If the effing pols don’t like the legislation, then they can start a movement to rescind the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights or shut their effing pie holes.
It’s not up to them to like it or not like it; it’s the Constitution of the United States, which lays out citizens’ UNALIENABLE RIGHTS.
Sorry Willie but that's not the reaction of a normal person.
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