Mike H...I'm not sure if you are advocating that law abiding non-citizens should be prosecuted for keeping arms or not. If you believe that the right to bear arms is truly a God-given right (as the Founders implied), why do you think people who are in the country legally (but not citizens)should be prosecuted for exercising their inalienable rights? Non-American citizens obey the laws too! The fact that someone is from another country does not mean that the Bill of Rights does not apply to them when they are here legally. If you were to talk to me at the range you probably wouldn't have any idea that I'm a foreigner from Canada. I'm White, I go to church on Sunday, I graduated head of my class from a major University, I pay taxes to the US government, and I speak just like everyone else ( most educated Canadians do not have noticible accents). Am I any less entitled to free speech or the right to bear arms because of the country printed on my birth certificate? It seems that you don't mind gun prohibition for law-abiding individuals so long as it does not apply to you. Well, I also have a wife to protect and I don't think I should be prosecuted for that. This is the problem with gun owners today: the hunters don't give a damn about pistol shooters; bullseye shooters don't care about the banning of semi-autos; handgun owners often care less about the banning of so-called "assult weapons" etc. Do you see the pattern? Too many people are interested only in preserving their right to own the particular type of firearm they fancy shooting. What ever happened to the idea that no lawful man should be debarred the right to keep and bear arms (whether it be a pistol, revolver, rifle, AR-15 or what have you)? I'm sorry to go off like this but its far to easy to sit on a high horse and say that foreign nationals should be prosecuted for purchasing ammunition or bearing arms even though they have not violated any moral code of the community in which they live. I am personally obedient to the laws that govern this Country; but more importantly, I am obedient to those laws which govern my conscience. I assure you that I pose no threat simply because I posess a few firearms and some ammunition...and happen to be of Canadian descent. I am your ally, not your enemy.
[This message has been edited by Piggy (edited December 20, 1999).]
[This message has been edited by Piggy (edited December 20, 1999).]