To: *bang_list
One more statistic... 99% of freepers wish the "snipers" were shot dead, so we don't have to listen to sniveling about how they were victims and that we need more gun laws.
To: freeforall
Other countries have presented in painfully stunning detail what happens when guns are "banned". Skyrocketing crime rates are not something we wish to emulate in the name of "feel good" laws.
To: freeforall
Good read. A few more paragraph breaks in the formatting would have helped immensely.
To: freeforall
If these snipings had occured under the Clinton admin, along with a dem congress and a liberal media, we'd probably lose many more RKBA rights.
5 posted on
10/26/2002 1:26:37 PM PDT by
umgud
To: freeforall
A poll for Fox News conducted by Opinion Dynamics reveals that only 14% of people believe tougher gun laws could have stopped the recent shooting spree on the East Coast; 76% think perpetrators like the snipers would always find ways around gun laws. —Interestingly, while twice as many Democrats as Republicans think tougher laws would help curb such incidents, the raw numbers aren't impressive in either case. Only 21% of Democrats believe the proposition, while 9% of Republicans do. Good heavens. It would appear intelligence is sprouting in the most surprising of places.
To: freeforall
This NATIONAL AMMO DAY i think is a good thing and i hope as many as possible can support it.I have told all my friends and the local gun shops.Surprisingly,the gun shops new nothing about it!THEY DO NOW!
To: freeforall
Racial Double Standard Do you recall what happened back in the '90s when the media got hold of the Oklahoma City bomb facts? Remember how they characterized the perpetrators as far-right, white Christian nuts who enjoyed running around in funny clothes, shooting guns, and drawing inspiration from "rightist" gurus like Rush Limbaugh? I remember it clearly. Interesting that what we're not hearing now is that the D.C. sniper suspects are far-left, black Muslim nuts who enjoyed running around in funny clothes, shooting guns, and drawing inspiration from "leftist" gurus like Louis Farrakhan. How true this is. The OKc bombing had the Xlintoon administration throwing all the resources of the FBI chasing a few nuts out in Idaho and Montana instead of the real threats who first targeted the WTC in 1993. Anyone with half a clue could see that although the militia nuts were indeed crazy, they were disorganized and un-funded, while the Islamo-fascists were backed by some of the corrupt regimes in the Mid-East.
More food for thought, does anyone remember when McVeigh was caught there was speculation of a middle eastern accomplice. This was quickly downplayed and McVeigh was dispatched in relatively short order. Now who wants to make a bet that these two Islamo-fascists won't be executed, but years from now will be quietly released.
9 posted on
10/26/2002 2:23:31 PM PDT by
YankeeReb
To: freeforall
"If this poll is accurate, it's positive news for those of us who understand that the Second Amendment is one of the deterrents to crime in the United States."Well, not too many democrats have a clue what the Constitution even is!
10 posted on
10/26/2002 2:34:45 PM PDT by
Cobra64
To: freeforall
Good post!
To: freeforall; Jeff Head; Squantos; Travis McGee; Abundy
I heard that gun sales in VA & MD went up something like 500% during the sniper episode, but I can't seem to find the link. Sheesh.
5.56mm
12 posted on
10/26/2002 2:57:45 PM PDT by
M Kehoe
To: freeforall
Reality: since the amateurish "sniper" attacks began, only two letters about guns in the area's liberal, antigun "mainstream" daily (Greensboro, North Carolina, News & Record) - and both opposed "ballistic fingerprinting," one specifically citing last year's Kalifornia study finding it unfeasible.
The brutal reality is that - to almost everyone more than 150 miles from the Washington Monument - the "snipers" were just another freakshow true-crime story in another faraway freakshow place, so confined to that place that they might as well be on Pluto. Therefore, it didn't produce any public reaction elsewhere.
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To: freeforall
Good post.
I wonder if Kathleen you-know-what Townsend will continue her outspoken calls for gun control now that we know that the sniper is black.
She may -- blacks poll well for gun control. But she'll have to tread V-E-R-Y lightly.
14 posted on
10/26/2002 5:13:26 PM PDT by
BfloGuy
To: freeforall
why is it that the media thought Tim McVeigh's white-radical-Christian status was important to their description of him but do not seem to think these snipers' black-radical-Muslim status is not important?Because violence by professing Christians is great copy--a "Man Bites Dog" story. "Man Bites Dog" is a rule of thumb for judging the entertainment value of a news story. And it is directly subversive of the "first draft of history" self-conceit of journalism. As is the deadline which is the very definition of journalism, BTW . . .
To: freeforall
"Do you recall what happened back in the '90s when the media got hold of the Oklahoma City bomb facts? Remember how they characterized the perpetrators as far-right, white Christian nuts who enjoyed running around in funny clothes, shooting guns, and drawing inspiration from "rightist" gurus like Rush Limbaugh?"
Yes, and now facts are surfacing regarding John Doe 2 being a Middle Eastern (Terrorist/Fundamentalist Muslim) 'person'. Very interesting that this characterization put law enforcement and the public on the wrong trail. Wonder what would have happened if the truth had been told back then? No 9/11?
I would think that more people would buy guns to protect themselves with these types of loonies running around. According to the Al Qaeda training tapes, home invasions are another "grassroots" terrorist tool yet to be engaged. A loaded .45 is a great deterrent to that!!
16 posted on
10/26/2002 6:18:15 PM PDT by
alethia
To: freeforall
bttt
To: freeforall
Aha!!! Don't doubt that as soon as republicans are defeated by the democrats in the congress and white house (which will be fairly soon, I bet) our freedoms will go away. Buy your semi autos now, and be prepared to store them away in a safe, safe place. I live in Alaska, and its pretty easy for me! I am here to tell you, guns and Americans are about to be separated. The US follows all world trends, and gun control is just another one.
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