VA gun dealers declare war on Bloomberg

[applesanity]

Actually, its more like every other state except Vermont.

Which is probably why that flaming liberal Howard Dean never used gun control as part his platform.

Let's take "From my cold dead hands" for an example. After that sack of lies aka Bowling for Columbine, the phrase evoked the image of gun fanatics. Within context, Charlton Heston was merely accepting some relic of a gun from the governor of... Alabama I think. Mr. Heston was actually saying something like, "I will treasure this gift forever. If anyone wants to take this generous present, they'll have to pry it from my...." In actuality, Heston could have been talking about any kind of present, not specifically a gun.

The media's switch was so complete that even a lot of gun nuts use it as their mantra, even though the original intention was so very different. Wow, a self-fulfilling stereotype.

 

[Wildalaska]

But on the LEGISLATIVE side of things, legislators are not scholars and judges - they make kneejerk legislation and throw together stuff like sausage - they crank out legislation each and every year to appease the people and get votes - the redneck ranting approach is what affects this legislative side of things. You work on BOTH fronts, not just one or the other. You don't say, I'm going to invade on the ground and therefore won't use any air power or arty - you attack on all fronts with all methods.

Sorry First, cranks and screechers dont win in the end....the folks who WORK win...ya'll got a problem with your legislators.....fine...get involved, get invoolved, get involved....

Rather than putting Bloofbergs face on a target and plying the lets hate the big city yankee game....

however, I cannot help but be a little bit personally perturbed that he would willingly throw ME in prison for doing something which the Constitution specifically says I have a right to do, license or no.

Deal with it. Get involved. Dont take your feelings of impotence out on me. You view of "right" by the way is neither the majority view OR the legal view at this point in time. Change it and I'm right behind ya. But no one man is an arbiter of what the constituion says. The endless debate continues.

And it's sure easy for him to say that, since his state doesn't infringe that right, unlike most states.

When living in NY I got a permit. In NYC i got a permit. In NJ, I got a permit. So I guess Ive been "infringed" in the past, albhiet temporaily...takes a little work, but everything is doable.

WildiloveitwhenguyspickupmysigAlaska

 

[rem33]

Charlton Heston was merely accepting some relic of a gun from the governor of... Alabama I think.

It was a new gun.
I wish I could remember the name of the guy that made that gun Mr. Heston was holding up. He is one of if not the most skilled reproduction gun makers in America. If memory serves that gun was worth about 25K or his guns start at that much I am not sure which.
Personaly I was about half PQed that he would wave such a quality firearm around like that. Oh well, it was his huh?

 

[applesanity]

Thanks for the correction. What kind of gun it was, is ultimately not so relevant. If the gist of everything else I said is still more or less right, then I think my point is valid.

 

[Al Norris]

This thread has diverged quite far enough. The personal insults and attacks and generally rude behavior is enough to shut this down, without mention of thread drift.

Since the thread was on declaring war on something or somebody (anybody remember who? - rhetorical question), tell you what I'm going to do:

I'm going to declare war on anyone I see slinging ad hominems (logical fallacy - personal attacks, be they acrimonious or veiled in humor - for those that don't know Latin). No warnings, no second chances.