I'm sorry, but I can't tell if you are hopeful or not. I will assume that you are not.
Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 8:25 AM Subject: Re: [ZION] Concealed Carry > Hey, does this right to bear arms extend to someone who uses alcohol to > excess and might decide to kill my parents? > > Stacy. > > At 06:20 PM 09/09/2003 -0800, you wrote: > > >I am so proud to be an Alaskan. Tonight on the local news I learned that > >the governor signed a law that went into effect today making Alaska the > >second state in the union to allow anyone who can legally own a firearm to > >carry it concealed without a permit. I've known for years that New > >Hampshire never required a permit for carrying a concealed weapon, but now > >Alaska joins this very exclusive club among the states. > > > >Now lest anyone think I'm a gun slinger, I have a handgun that I never > >carry concealed simply because I don't feel any need to. BUT I decided > >years ago that I would carry a concealed handgun illegally whenever it > >pleased me. I consider my right to bear arms the most fundamental right I > >have except for my right to worship according to my own conscience. It is > >my passionately held conviction that no power or authority on earth has a > >right to tell me to go unarmed unless I choose to or unless I abuse my > >right to bear arms, something that I would never do. > > > >Incidentally, Alaska is also one of the only states in the Union that has > >no legal requirement for home schooling. Together, these laws make Alaska > >a place where a person can be more free than in the rest of the country, a > >really good reason for staying where I am in my opinion. Uh... we also > >have no state income or sales tax. Hey, I'm a lucky guy living in the > >right place. > > > >John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >=========================================== > >"There is no place in this work for those who believe only > >in the gospel of doom and gloom. The gospel is good > >news. It is a message of triumph." --Gordon B. Hinckley > >=========================================== > >All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR > >/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// > >/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > >/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > >/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > > > > > > > > > > > -- > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
