No rifles for - this is a disgrace

[bergie]

For anybody that didn't read my random thoughts post over in general, I commented on a couple of recent articles in the Omaha Wierd Harold. Apparently last year, congress changed the rules on the supplying of surplus rifles to veterans groups, you know, the Springfields and M-1s the American Legion and V.F.W use to fire salutes at funerals and ceremonies. Since that time, there have been no rifles shipped because they didn't appropriate any money for the army to refurbish or repair the rifles, and the vets groups are not allowed to pay for it, or to have it done elsewhere. Approx. $1.2 million is needed for the program and nobody is willing to cough it up.
to read the stories, click on the links www.omaha.com/Omaha/OWH/StoryViewer/1,,343811,00.html www.omaha.com/Omaha/OWH/StoryViewer/1,,341128,00.html
then write your congress critters
bergie

hmm, can't edit subject line

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[bergie]

Did anybody see this? Not one reply?
Oh well, maybe somebody will write another article sometime around Veteran's Day and somebody will do something. Gee, maybe if we wait long enough all those old fogeys will just die off (like the ceremonies and any ideas off honor) and we won't have to do anything.
Come on people, there has been a bunch of you talking about gettin your M1 from the gov., don't you think the vets groups should have theirs?
bergie

 

[Bam Bam]

I'm with you Bergie. Honor is honor, no matter how long ago.

 

[DS]

I admit this made me extremely mad. I can't say I am really surprised though. Look at the government we have, and who or what runs it. Hopefully things will be better when or if we get rid of Clinochio, the elitist hand puppet.

 

[CMOS]

DS, it won't get any beter even if Klinton's litle boy is defeated.

Our problem is rooted in the ignorant and apathetic majority of citizens. Until that changes, nothing will "get better".

CMOS

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NRA? Good. Now join the GOA!

 

[DS]

CMOS...
Agreed, you bring up a very good point. Most people in this country are brain dead when it comes to the constitution and civil rights.
I know people who can't name one ammendment, and they don't care. All they DO care about is sitting on their ass and watching the controlled media box. Sad, very sad...