tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post3081936220666539997..comments2024-03-27T01:27:21.576-08:00Comments on The Immoral Minority: My Senator wrote me back about gun control legislation.Gryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-28693413647473364892013-03-24T08:57:36.851-08:002013-03-24T08:57:36.851-08:00The second senator will probably respond to you wi...The second senator will probably respond to you with the very same lame-ass letter. These people are shameless. They care not.shle896https://www.blogger.com/profile/04262771334432463994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-83387209506830593132013-03-23T20:46:27.162-08:002013-03-23T20:46:27.162-08:00@6:17 - 100% in favor of all three. Abortion is a ...@6:17 - 100% in favor of all three. Abortion is a bit dicy....but I lean fully towards settled law. I consider marriage equality of drug use to be natural rights.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-25151903892065838902013-03-23T19:02:07.828-08:002013-03-23T19:02:07.828-08:00The only reason fully automatic firearms aren'...The only reason fully automatic firearms aren't used in mass shootings is because they are extremely hard to obtain.<br /><br />The North Hollywood bank robbers had fully automatic weapons (among others). Not a "mass shooting," but it could easily have devolved into one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-82107724504928627832013-03-23T18:49:21.579-08:002013-03-23T18:49:21.579-08:00Constitutional Insurgent4:00 PM
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Go ...Constitutional Insurgent4:00 PM<br />****<br />Stuff it!<br />Go spew your bullshit to the Newtown parents grieving over their kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-35993224536703990912013-03-23T18:46:00.200-08:002013-03-23T18:46:00.200-08:00"Aren't our Senators supposed to vote on ..."Aren't our Senators supposed to vote on behalf of their constituents? "<br />*****<br />YES! Really? When that did THAT disappear? We the people are now nothing b/c all that matters is who pays the most lobby money and we all know who that is, Koch, NRA, ALEC, etc.<br />WTF!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-25625421878310616862013-03-23T18:43:36.343-08:002013-03-23T18:43:36.343-08:00Do not feed the already obese troll.Do not feed the already obese troll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-30886534271296452542013-03-23T18:42:16.703-08:002013-03-23T18:42:16.703-08:00My thoughts exactly.My thoughts exactly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-13588415996255342382013-03-23T18:41:45.041-08:002013-03-23T18:41:45.041-08:00I emailed my Senator and urged her to back DiFi...I emailed my Senator and urged her to back DiFi's bill.<br />Sadly there are just too many paid off by NRA and Big oil.<br />I'm seeing a filibusterer proof vote for the KXL is YES! WTF?<br />They are already building it and trampling over Native lands! It will NEVER ever make it out of Canada as First peoples there will have it tied up in courts for ever.<br />Yet there they are.<br />Citizens united really, really REALLY FUCKED up this country!<br />ALEC, KOCH, NRA have bought off all the Senate and Congress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-70645528194039841282013-03-23T18:17:17.047-08:002013-03-23T18:17:17.047-08:00If you are a civil libertarian, I hope you are in ...If you are a civil libertarian, I hope you are in favor of gay marriage, reproductive rights (including abortion), and the legalization of marijuana.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-58943177231612130362013-03-23T18:12:26.646-08:002013-03-23T18:12:26.646-08:00A completely legitimate opinion. One not backed by...A completely legitimate opinion. One not backed by either the Constitution, nor SCOTUS and lower rulings.......but one also not begrudged by gun owners. If you wish to rely on reactive personal protection......I respect your right to do so. I only ask for the same in return.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-90984591254658256892013-03-23T17:37:16.429-08:002013-03-23T17:37:16.429-08:0012:06pm
You conservatives seem to have no issue w...12:06pm<br /><br />You conservatives seem to have no issue with imposing Sharia Law on the females of the USA so why you hatin' on Muslims so bad? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-84677296962876561202013-03-23T17:33:33.254-08:002013-03-23T17:33:33.254-08:00Then you my friend are an imbecile.Then you my friend are an imbecile.Gryphenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-15703520195853204942013-03-23T17:21:05.799-08:002013-03-23T17:21:05.799-08:00You're a waste of skin and oxygen.You're a waste of skin and oxygen.WakeUpAmericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-81185857922348625882013-03-23T17:19:28.619-08:002013-03-23T17:19:28.619-08:00I think, if I were you, I would write back and sen...I think, if I were you, I would write back and send her some statistics about how many formerly "law-abiding" citizens turn and commit murder or assault with their semi-automatics. Also, I'm sure you can find some statistics for how many are not secured properly, and, therefore, stolen and used in a crime or used in an accidental shooting. Then I think I would point out that just because she lives in Alaska, she doesn't have to play stupid.WakeUpAmericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-78915985833515612482013-03-23T17:09:38.473-08:002013-03-23T17:09:38.473-08:00Begich is a Blue Dog and Lisa is just a far right ...Begich is a Blue Dog and Lisa is just a far right nutbag; I'd have just as soon voted for Joe Miller as vote for her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-69504568720301693572013-03-23T17:08:38.698-08:002013-03-23T17:08:38.698-08:004:25pm
You should realize that the majority of Am...4:25pm<br /><br />You should realize that the majority of Americans don't own firearms of any sort. We don't hunt, and we have security/alarm companies that are on call to protect our properties. There is simply, in my opinion, no reason to own a gun unless a person has to hunt for their food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-63320342163062357902013-03-23T16:59:56.478-08:002013-03-23T16:59:56.478-08:00Mayor Bloomberg Plans $12 Million Ad Blitz on Gun ...Mayor Bloomberg Plans $12 Million Ad Blitz on Gun Control <br /><br />Bloomberg’s TV Blitz on Guns Puts Swing Senators on the Spot<br /><br />The commercial is an unambiguous appeal to gun owners: a middle-aged hunter, rifle in hand, vows that he will fight to protect the Second Amendment. But in a sensible, father-of-the-house tone, he also urges voters to support comprehensive background checks, “so criminals and the dangerously mentally ill can’t buy guns.” <br /><br />The man behind the advertisement is not known for his kinship with the gun crowd: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the nation’s fiercest advocate of restrictions on firearms since the December rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. <br /><br />Determined to persuade Congress to act in response to that shooting, Mr. Bloomberg on Monday will begin bankrolling a $12 million national advertising campaign that focuses on senators who he believes might be persuaded to support a pending package of federal regulations to curb gun violence. The ads, in a dozen states, will blanket those senators’ districts during an Easter Congressional recess that is to be followed by debate over the legislation. <br /><br />In a telling sign of how much the white-hot demands for gun control have been tempered by political reality, Mr. Bloomberg’s commercials make no mention of an assault weapons ban once sought by the White House and its allies, instead focusing on the more achievable goal of universal background checks. <br /><br />more...<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/nyregion/bloombergs-tv-blitz-on-guns-puts-swing-state-senators-on-the-spot.html?emc=na&_r=0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-30148510950501289292013-03-23T16:29:50.806-08:002013-03-23T16:29:50.806-08:00Thank you for the constructive criticism. I readil...Thank you for the constructive criticism. I readily admit to misplaced punctuation, but it's not quite as easy to stray from the default and search for words that are just as descriptive.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-66649138703435250852013-03-23T16:25:09.536-08:002013-03-23T16:25:09.536-08:00Can you please name a massacre where an automatic ...Can you please name a massacre where an automatic firearm was used?Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-3817552357466216762013-03-23T16:09:13.741-08:002013-03-23T16:09:13.741-08:00I'm a writer and a professor and I am very wel...I'm a writer and a professor and I am very well-aquainted with proper English (for example, there should not be a comma after "English" in your latest comment). This is not a matter of proper English. This is a matter of, as I said, heavy-handed purple prose.<br /><br />I looked at your blog and I've read your comments here on IM. I'm giving you constructive criticism. Simplify your writing and more people will understand (and want to read) what you have to say. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-69113715702401637542013-03-23T16:00:52.910-08:002013-03-23T16:00:52.910-08:00As a civil libertarian who places the 2A on equal ...As a civil libertarian who places the 2A on equal ground with the others, let me offer a sincere explanation from this side of the fence.<br /><br />By definition, many of the gun control proposals are doing exactly that, though many are indirect. The parameters of many bills include the inability to transfer firearms, even between family members [especially those on Feinstein's blacklist], and the distinct inability to purchase after they would be in effect. What worries lawful firearm owners is the fact that these bills are designed to ban current and future ownership of a class of weapons based on cosmetic features, and used in an overwhelming minority of gun related crimes.....while logic would dictate that if 'public safety' were the true goal, they would craft these bills against handguns. <br /><br />Since more than a few lawmakers pursuing gun control have admitted their overarching goal, we see this as merely an incremental approach to mitigating a Constitutional right, when the Amendment process is the proper course of action.<br /><br />What makes this sort of legislation unique, is that it strictly targets the law abiding; unlawful actions with firearms are already illegal and enforceable.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-42842360789625548142013-03-23T15:58:09.904-08:002013-03-23T15:58:09.904-08:00The gun nuts of this country always blame the vict...The gun nuts of this country always blame the victim. In other countries (examples include Scotland and Australia), a massacre with automatic weapons leads to strict gun controls. And guess what? No more massacres with those kinds of weapons and life goes on for everyone. Here, if there is a massacre where automatic weapons are used, there's a run on the gun shops to buy more and NO meaningful legislation. Truly bizarre.<br />BeaglemomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-1133230944998713032013-03-23T15:54:46.890-08:002013-03-23T15:54:46.890-08:00Reminds me of the missive I received from our teab...Reminds me of the missive I received from our teabagger Congressman, Dr. Dan Benishek (R-MI), in which he stated that we don't need more gun laws we need "human dignity." Huh? There must be a letter-writing center for GOP members of Congress where these idiotic canned letters are dreamed up. I guess we just need more respect for the "human dignity" and less "demonizing" of those who own weapons that are meaningless in hunting and are designed purely to mow down people.<br />Beaglemom Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-68401399892437690302013-03-23T15:50:34.108-08:002013-03-23T15:50:34.108-08:00No worries here. I'd rather only those acquain...No worries here. I'd rather only those acquainted with proper English, read what I write anyway.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-28803341952016616212013-03-23T15:10:44.180-08:002013-03-23T15:10:44.180-08:00Pompous, heavy-handed purple prose. It makes peopl...Pompous, heavy-handed purple prose. It makes people not want to read what you write. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com