Following the Greenbeltway sniper attacks, I feared additonal legislation to be enacted from our Coastal Senators (Kerry, Kennedy and Feinstein). I started putting my mad money into an investment that might help later. I purchased four of the evil "assault weapons' from individuals, gun shows and gun dealers legally. I added ammunition to last for a long time and also added a combat 12 ga., several pistols and numerous accessories. Am I paranoid? To some, probably!. But I may not be allowed the opportunity later if the extreme liberals continue to hack away at our rights. I contribute to NRA-ILA, CCRKBA and I vote. Anyone who accepted 2% of what the NRA is printing would not support John Kerry and his voting record. I don't like W very much, but I just wrote him a check to Win. If you think alike, spend some time in support of our freedoms and back the right candidates based upon their record, not rhetoric or advertising. Protect your right and our Constitution!
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Double Naught Spy
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Yes, anyone who accepts 2% of what the NRA says would not vote for John Kerry. With that said, the NRA is far from a reliable source of information and is just as bad at reworking "facts" in their favor as are anti-gun groups.
I see you are a single issue voter. That is scary.
Playing up to the public misconception that long guns that accept mags, have pistol grips, and other features like flash hiders are assault weapons, or that they are evil, does not help our cause. My guess is you bought 4 rifles since they are no longer legally called assault weapons and they sure as hell are not evil.
I see you are a single issue voter. That is scary.
Playing up to the public misconception that long guns that accept mags, have pistol grips, and other features like flash hiders are assault weapons, or that they are evil, does not help our cause. My guess is you bought 4 rifles since they are no longer legally called assault weapons and they sure as hell are not evil.
“I see you are a single issue voter. That is scary.”
I suppose I could copy the whole L. Neil Smith article or I could simply refer you to it in an effort to help you understand why single-issue voting isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Instead though, I’ll simply point out some things you either already know and haven’t correlated yet or that you’ve heard but don’t really believe.
What good is the right to a free press if you can’t enforce it? How about the right to peaceably assemble? … to vote? … to be secure in your person, house, papers and effects? Of what value are any of the rights we hold dear if there is no way to punish those who will deprive us of them?
And yes, there are those among us who would deprive us of those and other “unalienable rights.” As I sit here pecking at the keyboard, the image of one of them is oozing across the screen of my tv. We speak their names in much the same way our ancient forefathers spoke of demons of the dark… Kennedy, Feinstein, Schumer, McCarthy… the litany goes on and on, and when they are gone they’ll be replaced by others, probably as bad or perhaps even worse.
John Ross wrote a fictional account of one way to deal with them, but in real life such a scenario would lead to quick and brutal retaliation by the “standing army” we were warned to be wary of. As of now, our only weapon against these ‘demons’ is the vote, so we have to utilize it in the same manner we would any other, more lethal weapon. We must vote in a “surgical” manner. If a surgeon is to remove a tumor that is killing his patient, he must be careful not to disturb healthy tissue any more than necessary but he has to remove the tumor! If, in the process, he must remove some healthy organs too, then so be it, the patient will live.
So, any candidate for political office who has any thought that civilians should not possess lethal arms is not our friend, regardless of how well he balances the budget or whether or not he ever served in combat. As of this moment, I’m leaning toward voting for Bush because he didn’t sign the AWB extension. There is no way I’d ever vote for Kerry, but Bush still has the opportunity to screw up and make me cast no vote at all.
No, single-issue voting is a good thing-- certainly, when it comes to gun rights. It eliminates a lot of hand-wringing over issues that are—in the end—dependent on whether or not you have the tools to at least threaten those demons beyond the firelight.
I suppose I could copy the whole L. Neil Smith article or I could simply refer you to it in an effort to help you understand why single-issue voting isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Instead though, I’ll simply point out some things you either already know and haven’t correlated yet or that you’ve heard but don’t really believe.
What good is the right to a free press if you can’t enforce it? How about the right to peaceably assemble? … to vote? … to be secure in your person, house, papers and effects? Of what value are any of the rights we hold dear if there is no way to punish those who will deprive us of them?
And yes, there are those among us who would deprive us of those and other “unalienable rights.” As I sit here pecking at the keyboard, the image of one of them is oozing across the screen of my tv. We speak their names in much the same way our ancient forefathers spoke of demons of the dark… Kennedy, Feinstein, Schumer, McCarthy… the litany goes on and on, and when they are gone they’ll be replaced by others, probably as bad or perhaps even worse.
John Ross wrote a fictional account of one way to deal with them, but in real life such a scenario would lead to quick and brutal retaliation by the “standing army” we were warned to be wary of. As of now, our only weapon against these ‘demons’ is the vote, so we have to utilize it in the same manner we would any other, more lethal weapon. We must vote in a “surgical” manner. If a surgeon is to remove a tumor that is killing his patient, he must be careful not to disturb healthy tissue any more than necessary but he has to remove the tumor! If, in the process, he must remove some healthy organs too, then so be it, the patient will live.
So, any candidate for political office who has any thought that civilians should not possess lethal arms is not our friend, regardless of how well he balances the budget or whether or not he ever served in combat. As of this moment, I’m leaning toward voting for Bush because he didn’t sign the AWB extension. There is no way I’d ever vote for Kerry, but Bush still has the opportunity to screw up and make me cast no vote at all.
No, single-issue voting is a good thing-- certainly, when it comes to gun rights. It eliminates a lot of hand-wringing over issues that are—in the end—dependent on whether or not you have the tools to at least threaten those demons beyond the firelight.
Arizona Fusilier
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I think there are millions of single issue voters out there. I consider myself one of them, and you can guess my cause 
I don't feel any particularly stigma with this; it's reality. Millions of other people will cast there vote in a few weeks based exclusively on abortion, or perhaps the war, or the environment. Many have always ignored these issues, and voted strictly on their wallet. Got money, lower taxes; got no money, raise taxes and give it me.
Mind, you, I care a LOT about MANY things, and maybe I have been fortunate that I've had a pretty good convergence of my interests, causes, and candidates, so I haven't had to hold my nose TOO much.
I just think the 2nd Amendment is the lynchpin that holds this all together.
I don't feel any particularly stigma with this; it's reality. Millions of other people will cast there vote in a few weeks based exclusively on abortion, or perhaps the war, or the environment. Many have always ignored these issues, and voted strictly on their wallet. Got money, lower taxes; got no money, raise taxes and give it me.
Mind, you, I care a LOT about MANY things, and maybe I have been fortunate that I've had a pretty good convergence of my interests, causes, and candidates, so I haven't had to hold my nose TOO much.
I just think the 2nd Amendment is the lynchpin that holds this all together.
Im a single issue voter and proud of it.My namby-pamby democrat friends think I shouldnt be allowed to vote merely on the basis of whether or not a candidate is gun friendly.Its fine however,for them to vote for Hitler Jr. just because it says "democrat" after the candidates name.Without guns and the 2nd ammendment,America will rapidly go the way of the Roman empire.
Good idea, Justin, except it hasn't worked for the past 70 years or so. Why should we expect it to work now? As long as the media has the power to propagandize the masses and the government has the power to withhold their "entitlements" the sheeple will continue to go with the flow.
Sure, gun owners make up a huge block of voters, but they don't vote as a block. If a group like us can't even get to gether on such a basic issue as the right to keep and bear assault weapons, what makes you or anyone else think they'll contribute to organizations? Especially since -until recently- the NRA (the biggest of the lot) was still pussy-footing around the assault-weapon issue. I go to their site and read all about marksmanship, safety, trap shooting and donating money, but find very little about repealing NFA '34 or GCA '68. Why? Well, maybe because they need those laws to loom over their members like goblins, allowing them to milk even more money. Don't get me wrong, (well, not too far wrong,) I'm a member of the NRA too and I realize they do some things well, but they're much too elitist, in my thinking, to properly represent me or many other shooters.
No Justin, we're locked into a death-spiral now. Like old, arthritic men remembering their youth, it will only continue to get worse. Sure, we may see one onerous law go away once in awhile, but it will be replaced with another, worse one. In time, the only guns left in civilian hands will make their owners outlaws, like those criminals who failed to register their guns with the local police in France and Belgium in the late 1930s. It made them criminals in the eyes of the government then, but when the Nazis marched in and demanded the lists of gunowners from those local police, they weren't listed and later became heros for having the means of resistance.
It has happened countless times before throughout history and it will happen again. You and I won't see it, but our progeny will. It is up to us to educate our kids so they will also educate theirs. Donating money to organizations will only make it easier to join gun clubs and have access to decent ranges.
Sure, gun owners make up a huge block of voters, but they don't vote as a block. If a group like us can't even get to gether on such a basic issue as the right to keep and bear assault weapons, what makes you or anyone else think they'll contribute to organizations? Especially since -until recently- the NRA (the biggest of the lot) was still pussy-footing around the assault-weapon issue. I go to their site and read all about marksmanship, safety, trap shooting and donating money, but find very little about repealing NFA '34 or GCA '68. Why? Well, maybe because they need those laws to loom over their members like goblins, allowing them to milk even more money. Don't get me wrong, (well, not too far wrong,) I'm a member of the NRA too and I realize they do some things well, but they're much too elitist, in my thinking, to properly represent me or many other shooters.
No Justin, we're locked into a death-spiral now. Like old, arthritic men remembering their youth, it will only continue to get worse. Sure, we may see one onerous law go away once in awhile, but it will be replaced with another, worse one. In time, the only guns left in civilian hands will make their owners outlaws, like those criminals who failed to register their guns with the local police in France and Belgium in the late 1930s. It made them criminals in the eyes of the government then, but when the Nazis marched in and demanded the lists of gunowners from those local police, they weren't listed and later became heros for having the means of resistance.
It has happened countless times before throughout history and it will happen again. You and I won't see it, but our progeny will. It is up to us to educate our kids so they will also educate theirs. Donating money to organizations will only make it easier to join gun clubs and have access to decent ranges.
TheGunslinger
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Did you notice the "-" around the assault weapon part? Obviously he doesn't believe they are evil, or assault weapons. Also think about this: any candidate who is a 2nd A supporter, usually has many other views that are the same as mine, why not be a one issue voter? It works for some of us. A persons view and interpretation of the 2nd A is usually a good indicator of his other stances.