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11 years 11 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #15448 by Sharkey
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RI news shows they approved a Gun Ban of "ALL semi automatic weapons" within the city of Providence and legislation is being tossed around all over the damn state.

This is getting WAY too real and all of the letters, emails, phone calls and the NRA don't seem to be doing a damn thing.

This is getting VERY close to home now and I just don't know what the heck it is all going to come to and I would REALLY prefer not to have to make these kinds of decisions with my sons so young and my family potentially in a very bad seat.

I have to say, I'm not liking the direction this is all taking guys.
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11 years 11 months ago #15449 by VTIT
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:I-agree: Ditto here. I live in one of the most liberal states in the union. Fortunately they have pretty lax gun laws. I am afraid that could all change with the swipe of a pen. I don't know what to do to get through to people. They are scared, and I am scared along with them. They picture the scenario that if they ban all the guns their kids will be safe. I am scared of just the opposite. If they ban all the guns they are giving criminals free reign.

I just don't know what to do except what I have been doing. Contacting everyone I can, pointing out the facts, fighting the good fight. But it is like we are going against the whole media. Every time I turn around there is another article slanted against us.

How do we make them see?

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11 years 11 months ago #15450 by tangy003
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Every law abiding citizen who legally purchased and owns firearms should be extremely concerned.I too feel that with all the money and clout the NRA is supposed to have,then how can law makers just start desecrating the 2nd amendment the way they seem to be.Unreal.What are we all going to do??

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11 years 11 months ago #15451 by JSteinhoff
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May I suggest offering to the other side some reasonable, logical options? Such as a requirement for all gun show sales transactions, require a full and complete background check? The NRA has not to date suggested smart solutions to help prevent
future criminals acts. We all know bans do not work, and I am totally opposed to such legislation.

Morons like Ted Nugent do not speak for me. " Suck on the end of my machine gun" is not going to cut it.

Most gun owners, NRA or not, are smart, savy, well informed citizens.

Both sides yellin with talking points, into their respective corners, will not protect our 2nd amendment rights.

Respectfully,

JS
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11 years 11 months ago #15452 by VTIT
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I am not sure if the NRA has the pull to fight on this many fronts at once. Also constitutinality doesn't really matter. Until someone is arrested, fined, or taken to court and fights the constitutionality of a law they can threaten with it all they want. Someone has to challenge it. Can the NRA fight 50 individual battles at once?
Making these bans at the local, county or state level is going to make it that much harder to fight.

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11 years 11 months ago #15453 by Siscowet
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J Steinhoff, I agree. To be honest, around here, you go to the gun shows, everything is overpriced, because certain people will pay it to avoid background checks, for obvious reasons. The only thing that is going to keep our rights is using common sense to convince the "reasonable people" that gun and magazine bans will just not accomplish what they and everyone else wants: A stop to tragedies like this. And the best way to do that is closing loopholes and educating people on mental health awareness.And also put some teeth into restraint and preemption laws when you do have an unstable person. We have to extend the dialogue out to include the real reasons tragedies like this happen.

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11 years 11 months ago #15454 by Charlie
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I'm worried too. Not about our civil rights, but about hot-heads on both the left and right.

The Pier Morgan/Alec Jones show on CNN was a farce (def 3). They are the same kind of people. Rabble rousers, con artists, and losers! Do not fall in line with these twerps, and Do Not Let It Be Said That Our Side Threw The First Punch!

"Molon Lave"! It's their move.

Charlie

farce
1. A light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
2. Humor of the type displayed in such works.
3. Foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham.
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11 years 11 months ago #15455 by Siscowet
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VTIT wrote: I am not sure if the NRA has the pull to fight on this many fronts at once. Also constitutinality doesn't really matter. Until someone is arrested, fined, or taken to court and fights the constitutionality of a law they can threaten with it all they want. Someone has to challenge it. Can the NRA fight 50 individual battles at once?
Making these bans at the local, county or state level is going to make it that much harder to fight.

As a Town Chairman, I can tell you the best way to fight local bans is to get involved in the local government. Know your representative in local government. Learn who your State Senator and State Representative is. I have worked in our state to develop political contacts to represent the sport fishing community. I am going to those same contacts about this issue now. But everyone needs to get involved. Get to know who their aides are, they are the ones usually set the agenda, anyway. Don't just rely on the NRA. A lot of congressmen and representatives will not listen to theNRA, but if you are a constituent, they will listen to you, especially if you are reasonable. Mayors, City Council, all of them need to know how YOU feel.

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11 years 11 months ago #15457 by BUILDING MY SASS
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This situation is getting out of hand...To many people are not standing up for themselves and just think it won't happen. Most of us know what is at stake...if the government can't do it one way they will find another...they have some master plan in the works for this New World Order BS...No matter what happens as I have said for meany years....Better to Die a Free Man, than Live as a Slave......
News flash by the way...I was so upset today I had to get away from it all, so I went for a little boat ride....unfortunately there was an accident the boat over turned...I had all my guns with me, they now rest at the bottom of the lake...about 300 feet down....Guess I will have to by New ones...if I can.... :banghead:
BMS

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11 years 11 months ago #15465 by 13fcolt
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Even in the liberal hole I go to school, the usual anti-liberty mooks have said they think this is too extreme and not going to end well if it passes. I've had former gun haters asking me where and what to buy, it seems the idea of never being able to arm your self at all is much more frightening as a reality.
What worries me the most, the public at large is overwhelmingly in our favor and 'We The People' are belligerently being ignored.

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