I didn't know the Founders ever used the web, much less Google. On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:43 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > On most issues I would agree, this is one issue where I feel there can be > no discussion. The intent of the founders was clear to anyne willing to > send some time with google. > > This far and no more. > > No regrets, no remorse. > On Jan 10, 2013 10:30 AM, "GMoney" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Well Scout...I DO understand your actions. You are passionate about a >> cause, and you want to fight for it. >> >> Obviously, I don't think you are doing the right thing by getting yourself >> arrested, but I do not question your resolve or the purity of your >> intentions. >> >> I will be totally honest with you, because you have always been so with us: >> I hope your efforts fail, and that more gun restrictions are imposed in >> this country. But more importantly, I hope the personal outcome of your >> actions work out OK for you, and most importantly, I hope no one gets hurt. >> >> Just try to remember that whatever happens, we are ALL Americans, even >> those of us that view what's best for each other a little differently. I >> have such immense respect for you and for people like you, that I can >> disagree with your positions without ever once calling into question your >> character. I think if that were true for the majority of disagreements in >> this country, our discourse would be a LOT more civil. Yes, i'm looking at >> you Congress! >> >> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 9:16 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > Understand this. We live in a constitutional republic, not a democracy. >> > Even if 99% of our population wants to violate the rights of the 1% they >> > CANNOT legally do so. This is the United States, not Canada or England >> or >> > Australia. I don't care if the evidence showed that gun control worked, >> > according to our philosophy it wouldn't matter. >> > >> > Going the route of executive order is the act of a despot and a tyrant. >> > Make no mistake, executive orders are decrees that carry the strength of >> > law, totally outside of the normal checks and balances of our government. >> > This is not accetable. >> > >> > On Feb. 8th there will be a series of nationwide pro-gun rallies >> > nationwide. These will be armed demonstrations, conducted in a legal and >> > safe manner to demonstrae to this administration that we the people will >> no >> > longer accept any type of unconstitutional laws oe limits on the free >> > expression and execution of our natural inalienable rights. >> > >> > In continuing my on going fight against the immoral and unconstitutional >> > restrictions laced against me by the federal government I will be >> attending >> > and will be carrying both a side arm and a long gun. I will be doing so >> > openly and in violation of both federal and state laws. I have already >> > notified both local and federal law enforcement of my intentions. It is >> my >> > desire and expectation that I will be arrested during this protest. >> > >> > The arrest will provide me with standing to challenge existing laws in >> > local and federal court. Without proving you have been impacted by a >> law, >> > you may not challange it. >> > >> > I don't mind sitting in a cell in order to defend my rights and the >> rights >> > of over 100,000 veterans. Civil disobiedience has a long and storied >> > history in our nation, being used in every major political change in our >> > nation since and including the revoluton itself. I feel as though I am >> the >> > ideal candidate for such an action. I am a decorated combat veteran, a >> > person who spent years in both uniformed and civilian government service. >> > I am not a felon, have never been accused of domestic abuse, and I have >> > never been forcibly committed against my will. I have medical opinions >> > showing that I am neither homicidal nor suicidal. I have had no due >> > process or other protections afforded to me, and I have been told that a >> VA >> > appeal can take as long as 4 years, certainly a "speedy trial" violation. >> > My child support is handled automatically and will contine even if I'm >> > locked up. >> > >> > I do not want to see violence in my country. I will submit peacefully to >> > arrest or detainment. I will not however stop my fight for our natural >> > rights no matter the results. >> > >> > I know most of you will not understand this decision. We are for the >> most >> > part comfortable, and still mainly free, even though with things like the >> > NDAA and the NDRP the framework for total control is already in place. >> > This is not acceptable. Ask yourself, who started the revoltuionary war? >> > Was it the colonists insistance that their rights be respected, or was it >> > insane taxation, tariffs, lack of due process and finally gun control >> that >> > kicked off the war? Enough is enough and if we wish to prtect the >> republic >> > and roll back the thousands of unconstitutional and therefore illegal >> laws >> > and regulations on the books we must act now. >> > >> > I am a free man. Make whatever laws you wish, and I will still be free >> in >> > that my actions and my thoughts are my own, and nothing anyone ever does >> > will change this short of my death, and I refuse to provide anyone with a >> > reason to legally take my life. >> > On Jan 10, 2013 9:17 AM, "Sam" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > That worked so well for drugs too. >> > > If you take guns away from law abiding citizens then only the >> > > criminals will have them. >> > > >> > > . >> > > >> > > >> > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 9:10 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Gun control works if it's area wide.....country wide......it hasn't >> > > worked >> > > > in America because it's isolated. I mean, it's like diving to the >> > middle >> > > of >> > > > the Pacific, and declaring it a "water-free zone"...then wondering >> why >> > > > everything there is still wet. >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > >
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