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Harry Browne defends gun rights at event in Hot Springs, Arkansas

Harry Browne spoke at a Second Amendment rally sponsored by the Dixie Southern Shooting Association in Hot Springs, Arkansas on August 8.

Libertarian Party presidential candidate Harry Browne stressed his support for Second Amendment rights at a forum in Arkansas, where he appeared with the state's governor, the head of the NRA, and an incumbent Congressman before an audience of more than 1,000 people.

On August 8, Browne was one of the featured speakers at a Second Amendment rally sponsored by the Dixie Southern Shooting Association at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

Browne appeared with Arkansas's Republican governor, Mike Huckabee, U.S. House member Jay Dickey (R-AR), and the executive director of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre.

In his remarks, Browne separated himself from the Republican speakers who, in response to a question, agreed that "the Clinton administration should be enforcing the existing gun laws, rather than proposing new ones."

"I'm the last to answer the question," recounted Browne. "I say that the Second Amendment doesn't allow for exceptions -- or else it would have read that the right 'to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, unless Congress chooses otherwise.'

"And because there are no exceptions, I disagree with my fellow panelists who say the existing gun laws should be enforced. Those laws are unconstitutional [and] wrong -- because they put you at a disadvantage to armed criminals, to whom the laws are no inconvenience."

When politicians say that the nation's current 20,000 laws should be enforced, they imply that the Second Amendment isn't absolute, and that there's nothing wrong with "reasonable" gun controls, said Browne.

"This allows your favorite politicians to compromise on new laws and then claim victory for preventing something worse," he told the crowd. "I want to repeal all the existing gun laws."

That argument apparently made a strong impression, said Browne, because when one audience member "says he's fed up with Republicans and Democrats, and will vote for third parties, he's applauded by a fair share of the audience."
 
And some people did not learn a darned thing from 1992 and 1996. :rolleyes:

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DorGunR:
And some people did not learn a darned thing from 1992 and 1996. :rolleyes:
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And what are they supposed to have learned from 1992 and 1996? That EVERY vote for anyone other than Bill Clinton was a wasted vote? Sure, Browne didn't get elected in 1996--and neither did Dole. So every Republican in that election wasted HIS vote, too.

Millions voted in the Republicans in Congress in 1994 on the basis of (among other things) a promise to repeal Brady.


We're still waiting....
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Sure, Browne didn't get elected in 1996--and neither did Dole. So every Republican in that election wasted HIS vote, too.
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Good point, Al.

If the polls show the lesser of two evils to be down more than 7% in your state just before the election, then you might as well vote your conscience. At that point, it's too late to worry about splitting the anti-Gore vote, so you might as well help the party you believe in establish itself as a more "viable" choice for the next election.
 
Well Hell folks......go ahead and vote for Gore or some third party candiate.
But I don't want to hear any crying on your way to turn in your guns.
Have a nice day.

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First Id love to point out Browne didnt just separate himself from the republican speaker when he said 'their are no exceptions to the second' or what have you
he also separated himself from the NRA Im shocked no one's listed Lapierre's reply as that is normally the NRA's sales pitch.
Where do you think the republicans got it?
True I may vote for Bush instead of browne this time but this is one more reason that I have to send my deniro to the libertarian party to get their senator's and congressmen elected than republican ones.
A republican is asked such a question he fears the backlash of the LIBERAL media and talks down the left or what he calls the middle of the road leaving behind the people
who for many years had no other choice.
Reform and libertarian candidates are asked difficult questions they respond as the founding fathers meant to.
The NRA is the primary reason that such republicans can so easily speak with such
PC in their wording.
They dont even have the backbone to tell you
when the republican leaders sell us out and support guncontrol bills such as
Lott,Hatch,Mccain, and speaker of the House
Dennis Hassert.
You can still send money to the Libertarians and forward it to the election of LP reps.
www.ccops.org www.gunowners.org
or send it to groups that will keep note of republicans when they do compromise and not overlook the times were stepped on.

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DorGunR, I heard the same "The GOP candidate is our only chance" argument back in 1996. Well, I held my nose and voted for Dole -- and he still lost. Not only did I not keep Clinton from gaining a second term, but I also failed to support the Libertarian Party's efforts on behalf of RKBA. So in what sense did I not waste my vote that year?

If Gore wins the election because he carries Ohio by a single vote, I'll gladly admit the error of my ways.

By the way, I'm still planning to vote for Bush if it's a close race in Ohio (which it probably will be). I'll also encourage my friends to vote for Bush since I'd rather have them vote for a lukewarm RKBA supporter than sit at home or, worse yet, vote for Gore.
 
Matt VDW,
Confession time.......I voted for Ross Perot in 1992, so actually I helped put Klinton in the White House. Gawd....that's awful isn't it?
I just don't want something like that to happen again.
Take care.
 
Al, you make a very good point. And, welcome to TFL ... you're going to like it here. :)

Having said that, and having donated money to Browne's campaign, I'll vote for Bush this year. Gore is a sure disaster, and Bush has shown some juevos re: CCW law in Texas. Otherwise, I'll vote Libertarian, with rare exception.

And, don't you find it interesting how Project Exile was originally focused on jailing felons who carried guns, and has now morphed into 'enforcing existing gun laws'. No politician worth his salt will miss a chance use any idea to strip liberty.

Regards from AZ
 
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