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Being of limited means, that will put an extreme hardship on me, not to mention thousands of other retirees. Talk about an infringement.

I have long thought that if an unemployed, or retired person living below the federal poverty level brought a suit claiming that charging a fee to own a firearm, prevented him from 2A protections that such a case would be a slam dunk.

CT and NY aren't the only ones getting screwed. Here in the Demokcatik Republik of Maryland, our legislature just passed a bill equally as draconian. All we need is for our governor, who is a$$hole buddies with all the other players in this nationwide scheme, to sign it into law. It contains the 'usual' ban on assault weapons, hi-cap magazines, etc, but what is equally disturbing is now we'll need to be fingerprinted in order to buy a handgun as well as obtain a handgun license (involving umpteen hours of class and no small amount of fees- total cost in the neighborhood of $300). The red tape will be staggering, not to mention the indignity of being fingerprinted- and guess what- it is all discretionary at the whim of the Stats Polizei, and there isn't even a system in place to administer it, with no plans to set one up quickly. It's retroactive to current handgun owners, no one is 'grandfathered' in.

Being of limited means, that will put an extreme hardship on me, not to mention thousands of other retirees. Talk about an infringement.

We staged the largest demonstrations in the state's history protesting the proposed bill, on the steps of the General Assembly building, and flooded the legislature with letters of protest, and filled the visitor's gallery with pro-gun folks who patiently waited long into the night for their chance to publicly decry the bill in assembly. The anti's made a pitifully small showing. It was as if no one spoke out- the legislators voted as if they didn't hear one word said by their constituents.

The urban population of central Maryland where 'gun violence' is a daily occurrence crammed this measure down the throats of the largely rural rest of the state. Talk about the tail wagging the dog.

I think that instead of jumping through the bureaucratic hoops needed to keep my pistols, I'll just bag them up along with all my pistol ammo, and go up to a dark street corner in Baltimore and give it all away to the first gang banger I see, free of charge. (After first guaranteeing that he will dutifully take them down to Gestapo- I mean State Police- headquarters and register them, and be fingerprinted, and...)

Old quotes, old quotes, where do they get us? Should we bother to ever listen to the voices of our past? Isoroku Yamamoto was a learned man. He was a graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and an Alumnus of the U.S. Naval War College and Harvard University. He is credited with 2 WWII quotes about Americans. "I fear all we have done is awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve." and "You cannot invade the mainland United states. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass."

Unfortunately we have paved over almost every blade of grass and the only resolve left is get back to the game. Don't worry about the fingerprinting, it won't be long before we are all chipped, just like my Burnese Mountain Dogs. It will be under the guise of protection and security. If we know where you are, we can protect you. I breathe the same air as LBK. From my cold dead hands will you pry my guns! The only problem is, I work, and don't carry my guns. When I get home and my wife is crying that they came and invaded my home and took all of my guns, I'll have nothing to pry from my hands. Taxes are worse now than when we went to war with the British, and there will never be a revolt, because too many are the recipients of those taxes, and they vote. Another old quote, "United we stand, Divided we fall." We have been divided, Lauren doesn't get it. Take one at a time. First the plastic, high cap. Then 10 rounds, then 5 rounds, then single shot. Well, if it only shoots one bullet, it's really not much use , so you don't need it either, gone. With folks like Lauren we are divided from within. But society in general has divided us more. We must be "Tolerant" of every thing and every one. Multiculturalism is the nice feel good term for tribalism. Every tribe is right and must be respected. That's why we can't win a war in the Middle East. There are tribes that have hated each other for a thousand years, and we are told to tolerate both sides.

This long diatribe comes back to Irosoku Yamamoto. If he attended Harvard now, and was planning war on us, he would say, "forget Hawaii, start in California an hour after the super bowl, and walk across the country. The ones that can get off the couch are so fat and lazy they couldn't hide behind a house much less a blade of grass, and they will gladly hand over their guns for a hot dog and beer. They have no resolve, they have no beliefs, they will do whatever you want as long as you keep them fat and warm." I hope it's not so, but that's the path I see us on, Joe.

Old quotes, old quotes, where do they get us? Should we bother to ever listen to the voices of our past? Isoroku Yamamoto was a learned man. He was a graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and an Alumnus of the U.S. Naval War College and Harvard University. He is credited with 2 WWII quotes about Americans. "I fear all we have done is awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve." and "You cannot invade the mainland United states. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass."

Unfortunately we have paved over almost every blade of grass and the only resolve left is get back to the game. Don't worry about the fingerprinting, it won't be long before we are all chipped, just like my Burnese Mountain Dogs. It will be under the guise of protection and security. If we know where you are, we can protect you. I breathe the same air as LBK. From my cold dead hands will you pry my guns! The only problem is, I work, and don't carry my guns. When I get home and my wife is crying that they came and invaded my home and took all of my guns, I'll have nothing to pry from my hands. Taxes are worse now than when we went to war with the British, and there will never be a revolt, because too many are the recipients of those taxes, and they vote. Another old quote, "United we stand, Divided we fall." We have been divided, Lauren doesn't get it. Take one at a time. First the plastic, high cap. Then 10 rounds, then 5 rounds, then single shot. Well, if it only shoots one bullet, it's really not much use , so you don't need it either, gone. With folks like Lauren we are divided from within. But society in general has divided us more. We must be "Tolerant" of every thing and every one. Multiculturalism is the nice feel good term for tribalism. Every tribe is right and must be respected. That's why we can't win a war in the Middle East. There are tribes that have hated each other for a thousand years, and we are told to tolerate both sides.

This long diatribe comes back to Irosoku Yamamoto. If he attended Harvard now, and was planning war on us, he would say, "forget Hawaii, start in California an hour after the super bowl, and walk across the country. The ones that can get off the couch are so fat and lazy they couldn't hide behind a house much less a blade of grass, and they will gladly hand over their guns for a hot dog and beer. They have no resolve, they have no beliefs, they will do whatever you want as long as you keep them fat and warm." I hope it's not so, but that's the path I see us on, Joe.