I hear a lot of people who completely blame Democrats for bad gun law and say that Republicans are our only hope for our gun rights. I have to disagree and here is why. This is my opinion. I spent 20 years in the National Guard. I did not get in during a war...and I was not trying to avoid serving in a war. I have been a cop for sixteen years. To say the least I believe I have earned the right to carry a weapon especially with what the second amendment says about a well armed militia...or the part that most people leave out.
I do not agree with a lot of stupid gun legislation no matter who is the source...however I am tired of people giving the Republican party a pass so here is the truth as I see it. Our President, George W. Bush unlike myself joined or was placed through favors to his father in the Air National Guard in a time of war. At that time that was a good way to avoid service in Vietnam. He was placed ahead of hundreds of thousands of persons who applied to do the same and given the opportunity to serve in that relatively safe status while others were sent to serve and die in the war. He went AWOL while he was given this priviledge. Right now anyone who has been dishonorably discharged from the armed services is forbidden from owning a weapon. AWOL qualifies for dishonorable discharge. Because of who he was he was not disohoroably discharged as he should have been. He as the top Republican should not be able to own a gun. He has not earned that right.
The second Republican, the Vice President, Dick Cheyney was granted five deferrals to keep from being drafted to service during the Vietnam war. The only reason he has ever given is that he had "other priorities" at the time. I have friends and relatives that have friends and relatives whose names appear on the Wall in Washington that I am almost sure had "other priorities" at the time. A while back he proved to the nation that he has no business owning or handling a weapon when he shot a collegue in the face on a caged quail hunt. He has not earned the right to own or carry a gun.
Men such as these with this little princpal care no more about our gun rights than they do about sending the sons and daughters of regular Americans to war for the Corporate elite of this country and we should quit giving them a pass because they are supposed to be more favorable to our gun rights. After all it was W's father who passed the first assault weapon ban.
I do not agree with a lot of stupid gun legislation no matter who is the source...however I am tired of people giving the Republican party a pass so here is the truth as I see it. Our President, George W. Bush unlike myself joined or was placed through favors to his father in the Air National Guard in a time of war. At that time that was a good way to avoid service in Vietnam. He was placed ahead of hundreds of thousands of persons who applied to do the same and given the opportunity to serve in that relatively safe status while others were sent to serve and die in the war. He went AWOL while he was given this priviledge. Right now anyone who has been dishonorably discharged from the armed services is forbidden from owning a weapon. AWOL qualifies for dishonorable discharge. Because of who he was he was not disohoroably discharged as he should have been. He as the top Republican should not be able to own a gun. He has not earned that right.
The second Republican, the Vice President, Dick Cheyney was granted five deferrals to keep from being drafted to service during the Vietnam war. The only reason he has ever given is that he had "other priorities" at the time. I have friends and relatives that have friends and relatives whose names appear on the Wall in Washington that I am almost sure had "other priorities" at the time. A while back he proved to the nation that he has no business owning or handling a weapon when he shot a collegue in the face on a caged quail hunt. He has not earned the right to own or carry a gun.
Men such as these with this little princpal care no more about our gun rights than they do about sending the sons and daughters of regular Americans to war for the Corporate elite of this country and we should quit giving them a pass because they are supposed to be more favorable to our gun rights. After all it was W's father who passed the first assault weapon ban.