It's legal now if you can afford both the 200 dollar tax and the price of an old gun like a Thompson or a BAR.
They have it set up so only old full auto weapons are allowed so those old weapons command a pretty steep price.
Posted on 05/29/2014 9:53:54 PM PDT by Nachum
Dr. Ben Carson, potential contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, has been enjoying near "rock star" status in ostensibly conservative circles. If that continues, "conservatives" had might as well give up trying to cast themselves as representing the "pro-gun" position, because Carson's stance on guns is one that would probably not displease the Brady Campaign.
Carson first raised gun owners' hackles in March, 2013, when he blithely told Glenn Beck that the right to own semi-automatic firearms is contingent on where one lives. From Mediate:
But when asked whether people should be allowed to own “semi-automatic weapons,” the doctor replied: “It depends on where you live.”
“I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I’m afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it,” Carson elaborated.
However, if you live “out in the country somewhere by yourself” and want to own a semi-automatic weapon, he added, “I’ve no problem with that.”
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I agree with you. As brilliant a surgeon as he is, his political sense is not up to par, and it's hard to believe some cynical GOP-e type isn't behind his "presidential aspirations." He has much to offer the conservative side despite his gun stance.
-PJ
Not “every single stinking thought” but unambiguously supporting our God given, constitutionally guaranteed rights would be nice. I do not consider myself a “purist” because I want elected officials who can read, understand and support the Constitution. I think his reported comment that “it depends on where I live” if I can exercise a supposedly inalienable right is a despicable thing to say. I would not want this guy in any position where he could impact any of my rights.
You make a point on possibly some Establishment backing for Carson.
Certainly the Establishment intend to see the primary field of candidates flooded, again, conservatives divided among the field, again, and then run their guy up the middle, again, with a flood of big money behind him, again, about the time we hit Florida, again.
This is why one can reasonably wonder if the Republican Party can be changed from the inside, at least before the clock runs out.
It is disturbing to think that anyone would consider this man a contender for POTUS. He makes a few conservative points in a public setting, then stumbles his way through a laughable series of non-conservative admissions, and he has no experience in any office - and yet people want him to be president for what reason? Is this another affirmative action charity case? Is that what we need?
If people want to support and promote a true Black conservative who knows what he’s about, I suggest they get behind Allen West, not this lightweight. A West/Palin ticket, or vice versa, would assuage your conscience if you need diversity, AND it would bring a solid conservative ticket into focus for the first time since Reagan.
Carson is, perhaps, many things admirable, but he’s not presidential, and he’s not steeped in solidly conservative thought.
If it was Carson vs Hitlery in 2016, what would you do?
A lot of people voted for Ross Perot who was pro-abortion and rabidly anti-gun, he wanted to go door to door and confiscate them.
Some have need to be charmed, are unserious and basically a danger to the Republic.
Grown ups know the Constitution and that preserving and protecting it with our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor is fundamental to our survival as a Republic.
Guns are sometimes necessary to guarantee that. Who the H£// calls that “eating your own”, or, “here comes the purists”? Carson blew the question. Simple.
He eliminated himself, we didn’t.
It's legal now if you can afford both the 200 dollar tax and the price of an old gun like a Thompson or a BAR.
They have it set up so only old full auto weapons are allowed so those old weapons command a pretty steep price.
a-fricking-men.
I don’t know but I don’t believe either one will be their party’s nominee.
Dumb question. Dumb answer.
Dr. Carson is not ready for prime time.
I agree about either one being the nominee. I’d vote for Carson if that was to be.
I think Hitlery is going to raise a bunch of money and then make an excuse not to run. Then she’ll pocket most of the money.
Gun grabber.
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No, he’s not. I’d vote for him in a second if he was up against Hitlery.
BINGO!
Condi and Alan West or Palin, doesn't matter who is at the top of the ticket.
Could not agree more. The Great Pretender currently occupying the White House confirms your concerns in spades.
So you’d vote for any smart moderate as your candidate for president?
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