Am I paranoid?

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With all that's going on in this world and in this country, how much longer will we be able to legally own and shoot our guns? There are so many gun haters and freedom haters and America haters. There are so many crazies out there shooting people randomly, and there are so many people that seem to think that the earth will rotate more smoothly if I have no guns, that I wonder how long it will be before we look like Australia, gunless. Don't want to have to give up my pistols.
 
You are paranoid, but that doesn't mean you are wrong.

The thing that bothers me the most is the random shootings. Not only are the tragic and horrible acts, but nothing helps the Brady's of this world more than those.

However, I am not at all worried we will lose our handguns. More and more states are passing laws easing the laws around concealed carry and affirming the right to defend oneself and others against violent criminals with force, including deadly if called for. Overall things are moving the right direction, and I think they will continue to do so for quite some time to come.
 
I listen to the Brady Campaign foundation and hear nothing but scare tactics.
I listen to the NRA and hear nothing but scare tactics.
I listen to the government and hear nothing but scare tactics.

I am glad that the Supreme Court did vote in favor of the 2nd amendment.
District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008)
McDonald v. Chicago, 561 U.S. 3025 (2010)

I am also glad that there are enough democrats & republicans out there that believe in the 2nd amendment too.

I don't know if I have a point here or not... :confused:
 
Maybe you're concerned more than paranoid . But I think your post may be off subject for The Semiauto Forum.
 
Try to imagine for a moment that you are the Govt. and you are going to confiscate every gun in the country. It cannot be done. Of course that does not mean they are not stupid enough to believe it can be done. And just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you. Paranoia is a healthy emotion that can keep you alive (as long as it doesn't rule your life).
 
how much longer will we be able to legally own and shoot our guns?
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As much longer as enough citizens maintain enough presence & power in the political process to ensure that it is so. And that applies at all levels.

"Am I paranoid?"

The classic answer is "yes, but am I paranoid enough?".....

One of the proper definitions of "paranoid" is having an unresonable fear (often of some form of persecution)

Another defintion is having delusions of grandeur...

Another is a Black Sabbath song title

Paranoid is a very widely used word, and often misapplied.

I don't think concern about our legal rights is unreasonable, therefore, my opinion is, in this matter you are not paranoid, in the classical sense.

Now, are you not paranoid, enough?
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However, yes you're paranoid. I hear this every time I go to the gunshop to buy a gun. When I'm waiting to pick up all I hear is, "Gotta buy now before Obama takes our guns." There are plenty of months where I buy multiple guns a month and sometimes on the same day. From the moment I walk into the store to the moment I walk it back into my house is typically 2 hours, and this is a busy store. I don't see how my gun rights are disappearing. I think Obama has a lot more on his plate than you and me owning a gun. Even if he did want them gone, it's a Republican controlled Congress. It would never pass.

We need to stop acting like the President is a King in this country. What he can/can't do is really very limited, it was set up that way for a reason.
 
The problem is gun violence. There are probably as many possible solutions to that problem as there are people.

Unfortunately the only ones that we hear about are gun control or expanding prisons. It seems like any other solutions are off the table.

Like with other wedge issues, a lot of people would lose power or money if a workable solution were found.
 
Until the next President appoints up to three new SCOTUS judges. Depending on who that is and who he/she nominates could determine that timeline you are worried about
 
Gun sales are going thru the roof, CCW permits are being issued in huge numbers, gun shows are packed, women have take up shooting in large numbers...I don't think firearms have ever been more popular in America. My local ranges are packed on the weekends to the point where a 90 minute wait at the NRA HQ range in the norm. Politician's are very aware of this and they also remember that over 40 congressmen were voted out of office after supporting the AWB in the 90's. In spite of what anti-gun people, and many pro-gun people would like us to believe, the majority of Americans are pro-gun.
We've got a congress that couldn't pass gas at a farting contest, they can't get anything done when they agree let alone disagree. Nothing personal, but all this "your guns are going to be taken away" talk is complete BS geared to get people paranoid about November's election. The only thing I'm worried about is another repeat of the Great Panic of '08 where prices skyrocket and 50 rounds of Wolf 380 are being sold for $60 and I can't buy primers again.
 
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The sad thing is that murder isnt even on the top ten list of causes of death. At least at the list I am using for my statement. There are bigger issues that are killing people everyday then guns. But they dont get the ooos and aaaas that guns do.
 
I don't see how my gun rights are disappearing. I think Obama has a lot more on his plate than you and me owning a gun.
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This. He has to give occasional lip service to that part of his base, but he knows, and anyone in congress knows that passing any real gun legislation is a total no-go.

The whole idea of a total gun ban in America is frankly ridiculous when you begin to look at the logistical, not to mention legal, and financial realities involved in even starting to attempt it. Thats how big an undertaking it would be. This is NOT Australia, Germany, Japan, Britain, etc, this is America. It would be a whole nother ballgame.

All the "their gonna' take our guns away" talk is good for gun store/manufacturer profits, and for giving paranoid internet dwellers something else to be scared of. All it does for regular gun enthusiasts is make it harder to afford this hobby...
 
I tend to fall into the paranoid category. While I understand a total ban/confiscation is unrealistic, strict regulation, taxes, and fees can discourage someone from purchasing or owning a gun.

A good example is Emily Miller, who had to wait months, jump through bureaucratic hoops, and pay almost $500.00 for the priviledge of exercising her right. While D.C. no longer has a handgun ban, they sure aren't making it simple to own one.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/guns/2012/feb/8/miller-emily-got-her-gun/

Between the media coverage of shootings, career politicians looking for the softie vote, and anti-gun organizations looking for donations, it's only natural that stricter regulation/taxation of firearms is all they have.
 
I think we'll all be ave to own guns for awhile but I'm not sure how much longer it will be legal for a restaurant to serve chicken fried steaks, gravy, or Bacon. Am I paranoid? ;)
 
Too many political rants on this thread.
I just buy guns because I love them and I can. Just got a origional Whitney Wolverine on it way. Can't tell you how happy it makes me when I buy a gun.
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how much longer will we be able to legally own and shoot our guns?
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You're definitely not being paranoid. There is a whole political party (I can't name it because we like to pretend it doesn't exist) whose official position is to eliminate the private ownership of firearms.

But fortunately, (and I credit the internet for the dissemination of information), Americans have become much more cognizant of their gun rights. So for the time being, we're winning, mostly.

We've gained a lot of ground in the last few decades.

But anybody who thinks it can't reverse is foolish. All we need is for some (political affiliation unnamed because we like to pretend it doesn't matter) certain type of president to appoint some (see above) certain type of supreme court justices to the bench, etc.

This whole thing is a chess match. One big game with dire consequences.
 
While it is clear that pro-gun sentiment is strong throughout most of the country, the risks of new gun control laws remains from one primary source. This source is the federal administration, through regulations not legislation. There is no way that new anti-gun laws will get enacted in Congress, but the President can issue regulations through the EPA, DEA, Homeland Security, etc. that could seriously erode individual gun rights. And regulations can be issued and implemented far faster than Congress can act to override them. This risk, combined with the potential loss of a majority on the Supreme Court if Obama is re-elected (it is likely that 3 to 4 Justices will retire during the next 4 year Administration) could make it more difficult to have onerous anti-2A regulations declared unconstitutional.
 
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