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11-06-2008, 01:02 AM #61
so,when the mountain lion or bear comes around do i use a sharp stick,rock or my rifle to protect myself???????
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11-06-2008, 01:07 AM #62
1. Because I think they should be illegal. It's common sense, really. I enjoy doing meth, but the officers don't seem to understand.
2. It's a hobby? Oh no! This probably wouldn't be taken into consideration with the law. Don't quote me on that, though.
3. I think I've stated (thrice now) that it isn't needed. I don't care if humans have hunted with guns "forever" (or, by your logic, for tens of thousands of years...)
4. I'm pretty sure you're asking something you already have. I've made my points, don't make me repeat them so you don't have to search a thread.
5. I already have posted this. Stolen guns can't be tracked. Where have I indicated otherwise? If production stops, they'll eventually filter out.
6. I don't think you wanted me to respond to this, as it was just a random comment on your part.
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11-06-2008, 01:09 AM #63
Survival of the fittest. If you have a .22, I doubt it would help much either.
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11-06-2008, 01:19 AM #64
This is obviously a case of two people that disagree. Your views are yours, mine are mine. I was just providing my points, you've given yours. I wont change your mind, and you wont change mine.
What you want to happen, will never happen. I thank God for that, but at the same, in this great country, you have the right to want that, and try to get that to happen.
The number one thing, to me, is that guns (of any kind) dont get into the hands of people they shouldnt. Its impossible to do that 100%, but hopefully we can do that to the best of our ability.
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11-06-2008, 01:22 AM #65
Survival of the fittest? I'm sorry but I will always take a human over an animal. Of course there are certain circumstances where a human is being cruel to an animal, then there should be penalties for that.
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11-06-2008, 01:25 AM #66
That's because you're a human. Life is life. Sure, the human has more potential to impact the world, but the better force would survive. That's how we evolved, and that's how it is.
Someone with a keen eye would say that I'm contradicting myself by not wanting humans to have a weapon which they have evolved to use, but this would simply direct the discussion back to the value of life. Hence, "don't go there."
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11-06-2008, 01:30 AM #67
Just to let you know if you voted for Obama, here is a part of an interview he did with Outdoor Life, a sportsman's magazine:
OL: Do you own any firearms? What are they?
OBAMA: No.
OL: If "no", then why are you courting sportsmen?
OBAMA: While I did not grow up hunting and fishing, I recognize the great conservation legacy of America's hunters and anglers. Were it not for America's hunters and anglers, including the great icons like Theodore Roosevelt and Aldo Leopold, our nation would not have the tradition of sound game management and an extensive public lands estate on which to hunt and fish. There are close to 40 million Americans who hunt and fish. Hunting and Fishing plays an important part in our economy and our heritage as a nation. I am courting sportsmen because my policies, actions and decisions as President will advance the goals of hunters and anglers.
OL: A candidate's position on the 2nd amendment is extremely important to Outdoor Life readers. How do you interpret the 2nd Amendment?
OBAMA: I have always believed the Constitution confers an individual right to bear arms, not just a right of militias as some have argued.
OL: And if you are elected president, what steps will you take to protect the right to keep and bear arms?
OBAMA: I will uphold my Oath of Office to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, which, of course, includes the 2nd Amendment. I will prohibit the confiscation of legally acquired firearms, and defend the rights of Americans to own and use guns.
OL: Following the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the 2nd amendment, you were quoted as saying: "As President, I will uphold the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun-owners, hunters, and sportsmen. I know that what works in Chicago may not work in Cheyenne." How can you support the 2nd amendment yet ask that it be applied in different ways for the people of Chicago and the people of Cheyenne? Please explain.
OBAMA: I believe that the Constitution confers an individual right to bear arms under the 2nd Amendment. It's important to keep in mind what the Supreme Court said in its recent ruling. Justice Scalia, who wrote the Court's opinion, said, "The right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited." The 2nd Amendment does not constrain a state or local government's ability to make sure criminals don't have guns and that the mentally ill aren't buying handguns.
This right is not unlimited in the same manner that the Constitution confers private property rights, but local governments can establish zoning ordinances.
I think we can provide common-sense approaches to the issue of illegal guns that are ending up on the streets, while ensuring that sportsmen, and law-abiding gun owners' rights to bear arms are protected
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11-06-2008, 01:35 AM #68
Soup... please do not insult my intelligence. I'm not going to agree with Democrats all the time. In fact, I'd say that most Democrats would call my beliefs on this matter crazy. If you think I'm going to change my view because Obama feels different, you're wrong.
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11-06-2008, 01:42 AM #69
It was not meant to insult your intelligence. It was meant to state facts. What we have here in the United States is a great thing. Even the fact that we get to express our opinions like we are is a right, just like bearing arms. If they take away that right, what would be next? We could live in a country where our opinions would be censored, and then what? This country was founded on freedom. Just because some people can't follow the law does that make it right to punish everyone? I personally don't feel I need to pay for the mistakes of others. Do you?
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11-06-2008, 01:44 AM #70
My problem lies with guns. It's fun to say "what if," but it's rarely effective. The right to have a killing-machine is a lot different than the right to speak.
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Originally Posted by Yanksfan396 
