Would you temporarily give up your gun rights for a pile of money?

Giving up any right is one step toward giving up all rights.

And I don't believe the military ever gave up their right. They just gave up their ability to have them in that spot.
 
Some things are more important than money.

Plus, I've seen what too much money usually does to people.

No, thanks. I'll keep my rights.
 
Leave myself and my family defenseless? No amount of money or promise of affluence is worth that. I would rather maintain my middle class life and keep my weapons than be money rich and safety poor.
If said job would provide 24 hour armed security I'd still turn it down. I protect my wife and kid. That is a job I would prefer not to give to others.
 
Lemme' re-phrase that question for you.


Would you rent your mother/sister/wife/daughter for that large sum of money?

How about letting some sadist torture or kill your pet?

For all that, why not just put the collar on your own neck and hand the leash to the money man!
 
Did it 40 years ago, for enlisted man's pay. A little thing called DUTY.

Today? ok, maybe for a pile of money big enough to bury my house. For a limited time. Enough money to provide (purchase/rent) protection for all I hold dear, with a buttload left over, then yes, I would work where I couldn't personally be armed...so long as people who worked for me were...:D
 
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And I don't believe the military ever gave up their right. They just gave up their ability to have them in that spot
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I'm guessing you haven't ever served in the active duty military. Or if you did, I'm guessing you never tried to own guns while serving.

When I joined the Marine Corps, I lost all sorts of rights. I couldn't say what I wanted to say about my superiors, I could have my barracks room searched at any time, and I was required to keep my guns off base or in the battalion armory. Heck, my CO even had to sign off for me to be able to buy a handgun.

Would I sign away my rights again (and this time for money)? That's a tough one. I'm loving the gun laws here in WA; they're better than in any of the many other states I've lived in. But I have a kid now, and if I had to temporarily give up my rights in order to support my family for a little while, I'd do it. But I hope I never have to make that decision.
 
If giving up my right to own a firearm was the best way to provide for the needs of my family, I would do it in a heartbeat. I love shooting, and truly enjoy owning firearms, but I love my wife more than that. I would sell every gun I owned, including 2 that i inherited after my father passed away, if I had no other way to provide for her. My family means more to me. I'd do it, if I had to. I wouldn't want to, but if that is what's best for my family, I'll do it.
 
If you are okay financially right now and have a stable job, it's easy enough to pose like you're in a Norman Rockwell painting and say "Never!" while looking off into the middle distance.
How about this? You lose your job because the bottom drops out of the whole local economy. Think in terms of what happened in places like Pittsburgh or Detroit. Your unemployment benefits are going to run out at some point soon. Then, you get a job offer from someplace like LA or NJ that has unfavorable gun laws. Will you stay in place with no job or prospects for one just for the less restrictive gun laws? If you have a family, what about them?
 
NO! To give up any constitutional rights for money is foolish!
Come to think of it, giving up any of your constitutional rights for any reason is dangerous if not foolish.

P.S. I did read the body of the OP.
 
I'm retired, my hobby is shooting, hunting, or other activities that's gun related.

I spend all my excess money on my hobby, so why would I agree to take money to give up my hobby.

Makes no sense to me. I mean, if I to get more money, it would be to support my shooting hobbies.
 
Say you are offered a lucrative job in an anti-gun foreign, or domestic, state or nation where guns are either totally prohibited, or effectively banned. No or few gun options, no concealed carry...
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I just moved back from London where I lived for a few years. While it's possible to own a gun in England, it's a LOT of hassle and since I didn't have a car I wasn't going to be hunting or shooting anyway. So I did without guns for a while. I had a great time, met some terrific people and had some amazing new experiences.

Sure I missed hunting, shooting and working on my guns, but it just refreshed my enjoyment of these things now that I'm back. I wasn't going to pass up the chance for an adventure just because I had to go without guns temporarily.

"One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters."
J.R.R. Tolkien

Now if anyone talks about restricting my gun rights here in the US, that's another thing entirely.
 
Would I give up my gun rights for:

-- an SC Cobra?

-- an F-86 Sabre?

-- a date with Cyd Charisse in her prime?


NO!

But a man can dream.
 
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No Way. I'm not giving up my gun rights or any of my guns. Someone could tempt me with one of those Log Mansions I've seen on TV on 100 acres in the Smokey Mountains, and I'd still say ****NO!!!!!!!!!
 
You'll lose !!!

Anytime you compromise your Constitutional and Religious values, YOU LOSE !!! Remember the last time you did that ??
In fact, everyone loses but evil will smile ...... :(

Be True and;
Be Safe !!!
 
Lemme' re-phrase that question for you.

Would you rent your mother/sister/wife/daughter for that large sum of money?

How about letting some sadist torture or kill your pet?

For all that, why not just put the collar on your own neck and hand the leash to the money man!
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I realize you feel passionately about this but...

Prostituting one's family... or anyone else... is not a reasonable comparison nor is murdering ones pets... or anyone else's.

For $2M I'd give up my RKBA in the US... then I'd move to some very secluded place far away from US shores and invest every penny in self-sustainment... and more firearms there.
 
The Military guys surrender much more then just their gun rights when they swear in, they effectively loose all control of their lives in many ways. They have to go where they are told, when they are told, do what they are told. They can't speak their minds or express their individuality, tattoos are out and your hair better be short and your face clean shaven. You will work on Sundays and religious holidays and you will not post your Playboy pinups on your wall.

This is why I am harsh with people who think the Military guys are just robots who would follow whatever orders given. There is no group of Americans who have a better understanding of what losing those rights really mean. But it's the price of service. This is the real cost of "rendering service to your country" and it's why no other group of American's cherish freedom more.
 
"At what price would you be willing to give up your gun rights?"

This is a double edged sword! The more money you make a lot of times makes you more visible to the public... you stand out. This makes you more a target for crime of all sorts.

You currently give up your gun rights in all sorts of situations no matter how much money you make or are worth... courts, airports, federal buildings, etc.

No matter how much money or power you have there is always limitations, be it the CEO that is hated by his employees, the baseball team owner hated by a portion of the public or some guy who won the lottery being targeted by his friends, relatives and crooks.

I see no plus side in giving up your gun rights for money, only liabilities.
 
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Would you temporarily give up your gun rights for a pile of money?
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For me, the key is "temporarily." If the offer came up, my two questions would be:
  1. How long is "temporarily?" and
  2. How large is the pile?
That may make it sound like I'm a sellout, but I'm not. I'm a realist. I have a wife and daughter to feed, and the latter may eventually go to college, for which I will have to pay. Would I sell my RKBA permanently for $1? Absolutely not. How about for $1,000? Nope. But if someone offered me, say $500K to go live and work for a year in NY/LA/Chicago? That would be extremely difficult for me to turn down. At that price, I could buy a house in AR (my family and I currently live in a rented apartment), put money in a college fund for our daughter, and some into our retirement accounts. And when I was done, I could buy more guns.
 
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