Originally Posted by MichiganScott
Originally Posted by sherp
Originally Posted by bearstalker
Originally Posted by sherp



We have never had rights, just privileges.

I oppose anti-gun moves when a democrat is in, but Reagan really wanted this based on the zeal he showed with his signing statement. I think we all support the 1989 & 2005 bans affecting imported semi-auto rifle since they were a Bush Executive Order and a Bush Administrative Rule Change respectively. Heck, we all support NFA 34 & GCA 68 since the NRA worked so hard to get them on the books.


How [bleep] stupid are you? I hope you never have reproduced. Holy [bleep].


Can you point us to a time in our nation's history that a firearm couldn't be removed from a civilian's possession via the slightest whim of an official?


April 19, 1775?


One side, the other, or both would have done it even on that day depending on who they wanted to take the weapon from.

"My message to my troops is if you see anybody carrying a gun on the streets of Milwaukee, we'll put them on the ground, take the gun away and then decide whether you have a right to carry it." - Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn