Good thread. The RKBA really does cross socio-economic lines. Lets not forget the initial sponsor of Texas' concealed carry law was an darker-skinned Democrat from urban Houston.
I am a backsiding Methodist. I have moved farther away from the faith in which I was raised, but can't shake the feeling there is more to life than meets the eye. So I don't consider myself athiest, maybe more like Deism of the Enlightenment period. The Deists rejected what they called 'revealed religion' in which the Creator blatantly details the laws of the universe for us. They felt that God is more subtle, that for God to reveal Himself in that way would destroy free will, and that meaning must be acertained from the world around us. They had the utmost respect for the teachings of Jesus, but had problems with the methods and message of the Calvinists, for example. If someone tells me "You must not do that, God commands it" I like to answer "Well, please have God contact my attorney and I'll comply"
I've married a wonderful woman with dark skin and dark eyes. I guess I can't be a Klucker. I am looking forward to us raising our children.
Like someone else on this thread, I have gone shooting with pro-RKBA gays! While I am happily married, I don't have a problem with people doing what they want to do in their own bedrooms.
I used to be pro-death-penalty, but I have in recent years changed my mind, or at least feel it should be dramatically curtailed. According to DoJ statistics 1 in 7 on death row are exonerated. That is way to high. I think there should only be Federal death penalties for treason during wartime, and capitol punishment should be looked at seriously at the state level.
Akira Kurosawa is a great film-maker. Anyone ever see the Western movie the Magnificant Seven? Well, go out and rent Seven Samurai. It is the same story told from a fuedal Japanese period: villiage hires a rag-tag group to help with defense against bandits. I think that's what 'multi-culturalism' is supposed to do; to teach us how similar we all are. But you ram that down someone throats, and they are going to resent it and react accordingly.
I discovered that I was a libertarian when my late grandfather told me about his bootlegging years! The drug war is prohibition revisited, without the necessary constitutional amendment.
My grandfather and uncle took me hunting from an early age. I haven't hunted in years, and kind of miss preparing venison or goose.
I used to have a 4x4 pickup, but traded it in on a sports car with a rotary engine that gets much better gas milage.
I love computers, and am looking forward to replacing ISDN with a DSL line.
I own several weapons. I have a battle rifle, a hunting rifle, a few shotguns, pistols, and a museum replica of an 8th c. bastard sword.
This message has been completely rambling. I apologize for the lack of coherence, but the other messages in this thread seem to be for telling a little about who you are, and how you aren't a 'knuckle-dragger' as some antis protray.
