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November 30, 2012, 11:27 AM | #1 | ||
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A novel approach to the gun ownership !
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November 30, 2012, 11:40 AM | #2 |
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So much for those who lost all their guns when their boat went down. I suppose the next thing would be a periodic muster of the militia, which would take place when he specifies who is in the militia. You know, all those little details. There may need to be physicals, innoculations, not to mention some form of proof that you are proficient with your .22 derringer (which might satisify the requirement to be armed).
Maybe he could also do something about how people who don't have children have to pay taxes to support schools.
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November 30, 2012, 12:30 PM | #3 |
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While on the surface, I like the guys initiative to propose something like that. I too, see many concerns with the practical nature of it.
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November 30, 2012, 01:01 PM | #4 |
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Ummm...TFL has had threads about this "legislation" since 2000. I don't think it's going anywhere soon.
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November 30, 2012, 01:24 PM | #5 |
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I disagree with the notion of every citizen being registered with the state, regardless if they are with or without a firearm. It is centralizing control.
But I do like the underlying message he is trying to communicate to people about the purpose of the 2A.
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The militia act seems more about being able-bodied and of proper age. It doesn't have to necessarily do with owning a firearm
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November 30, 2012, 06:02 PM | #9 |
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This has been around for some time. I'm sure It would be symbolic and not enforced like the requirement in Kenesaw, GA, for every one to own a gun.
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I think it's a bit mean-spirited towards those who simply don't want to own guns. I have more than a few friends who don't like or want to own them. They're not antis: guns just aren't their thing. There are lots of people like that.
Legislation like this would only make them resent the folks who supported it in the first place. There would be calls for further restrictions, and look! There's a whole registry of who owns guns! How convenient! Yech. I generally tend to let people live their way as long as they let me live mine.
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December 1, 2012, 12:58 PM | #11 |
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Not to be the tinfoil hat guy....
But....if all non-gunowners were registered, would that give anyone interested in gathering the information a good idea as to who were gun owners?
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It might if the data was complete and accurate. It would be so far from either as to be useless.
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December 1, 2012, 02:56 PM | #13 |
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This is hardly new:
And not only is this old news, it sure doesn't seem to be getting anywhere.
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December 1, 2012, 04:26 PM | #14 |
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Not positive, but I believe Maslack has not been a Representative since 2002-2003 session...
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December 1, 2012, 05:11 PM | #16 |
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Earliest reference I could find to this 'story', was a 1999 FreeRebulic.com piece...
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December 1, 2012, 07:14 PM | #17 |
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And it looks like this thread is a dead end.
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