Amen, and Amen. Without the 2nd Amendment, none of the others are worth the paper they are written on. An armed American is a citizen. An unarmed American is a serf.
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I wonder how many body guards the Mayor of DC has. Is he surrounded by police when he is in... [MORE]
JL Galbreath
Nov 27, 2007 14:31
It should be clear by now that the "real" reason the Dems want your firearms is simple. An un-armed population... [MORE]
Ryan Johnson
Nov 27, 2007 09:18
Some years ago I was watching Bill Clinton talk about how the NRA was against anything that was safe. I... [MORE]
frank
Dec 2, 2007 22:56
Amen, and Amen. Without the 2nd Amendment, none of the others are worth the paper they are written on. An...
Mitch
Dec 4, 2007 01:34
In whom do you place your trust? If you think that individual Americans are too stupid to make lawful decisions... [MORE]
Chris
Nov 27, 2007 08:48
It is unfortunate 3 out of 3 Appeals Court Judges did not decide in favor of gun rights for D.C.... [MORE]
Step Bro.
Nov 26, 2007 21:25
Mayor Marion Barry famously told the Washington Press Club, "Except for the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime... [MORE]
Shotgun
Nov 26, 2007 20:15
There are 2 types of "criminals" the DC gun ban does NOT affect; CRIMINALS who prey on unarmed law abiding... [MORE]
John Luvaro
Nov 26, 2007 19:50
But WE THE PEOPLE can wind up in jail and become the criminals instead of the victims as long as... [MORE]
Shotgun
Nov 26, 2007 22:48
Then let them try to enforce their stupid law. Would they arrest the entire city?
You're not the only one. I... [MORE]
Charlie Hale
Nov 26, 2007 23:27
Mitt Romney, John McCain and Rudy Giuliani are no friends to gun owners, regardless of what they now claim. As... [MORE]
Peter Caroline
Nov 26, 2007 19:17
The fear that boils in the mayor of DC, and many other so called experts, is simple. They are afraid... [MORE]
CMT
Nov 26, 2007 18:25
Does the Bill of Rights give the government the right to free speech? Does it give the government the right... [MORE]
Harry F Chamberlin
Nov 26, 2007 17:40
Adrian Fenty stated in the article in a pittiful attempt to justify their unconstitutional gun control laws:
""It's the will of... [MORE]
JMullen
Nov 26, 2007 16:03
...I wouldn't go so far as to say that DC is "gunless." It's streets are awash with guns, to the... [MORE]
George
Nov 26, 2007 11:54
I find it amusing that the same people who are making the most noise about the Patriot Act being a... [MORE]
David
Nov 26, 2007 15:19
Mayor Fenty loathes the thought of DC citizens have the ability to resist armed criminal assault. Just whos side is... [MORE]
Carl
Nov 26, 2007 11:25
The Bill of Rights enumerates the rights as individuals we all have. [MORE]
Bill
Nov 26, 2007 10:49
This decision of the Supreme Court to hear this 2nd Amendment case is a double edged sword.
The Supremes could easily... [MORE]
jharry3
Nov 26, 2007 14:25
jharry3,
No, they won't take that position. The Bill of Rights enumerates rights guaranteed to the people throughout the country. They... [MORE]
turbo
Nov 26, 2007 17:15
Refering to the canidates, the article states "The answers will speak volumes about their views on a wide range of... [MORE]
Bruce V
Nov 26, 2007 10:05
Any of the candidates can cop out by saying "The issue is before SCOTUS and I will abide by the... [MORE]
Heard it all before
Nov 26, 2007 18:18
In all of the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights, the term "the people" refers to individuals. Why should... [MORE]
Peter Caroline
Nov 26, 2007 18:49
"Submitted by Bruce V, Nov 26, 2007 10:05
The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution are restrictions on government; they do... [MORE]
Leon
Nov 26, 2007 19:53
But he is far from pro second amendment or pro any rights as far as I have seen. McCain Finegold... [MORE]
David
Nov 27, 2007 10:54
I guess once you ban the 10 commandments it's no great leap of faith to invalidate something as recent as... [MORE]
Scott Werner
Nov 28, 2007 10:06
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