Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-24 Thread dana tierney
I think the debate over gun ownership should be a local issue. Makes a big difference whether you are in inner city Baltimore or rural Montana. Dana - Original Message - From: Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:51:08 -0400 Subject: Re: Assault Weapo

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-23 Thread Jerry Johnson
Jeff, Thanks for that good information. Jerry Johnson [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-22 Thread Matt Blatchley
that the NRA does in fact represent the views of most gun owners on this issue, particularly those who know the facts. One of the problems with the “assault weapons” ban is that it doesn’t actually have anything to do with assault weapons. This is another case of congress tacking on a provocative

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-22 Thread Larry C. Lyons
We is evil is all. So are you still in the US or elsewhere by now. If you can't answer because of obvious reasons, that's cool. larry On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:20:29 -0400, Timothy Heald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How dare you people have this conversation while I am not around:) > > Tim -- Far

RE: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-22 Thread Marwan Saidi
Weapons Ban Question How dare you people have this conversation while I am not around:) Tim -- Far far away!! >Actually if the enemy runs out of ammo they can be quite valuable. :)   _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-22 Thread Timothy Heald
How dare you people have this conversation while I am not around:) Tim -- Far far away!! >Actually if the enemy runs out of ammo they can be quite valuable. :) [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
Actually if the enemy runs out of ammo they can be quite valuable. :) > A gun of any size dropped in retreat is of little > value. >   - Original Message - >   From: Jim Campbell >   To: CF-Community >   Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:28 AM >   Subject: Re

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Kevin Graeme
I agree with that too. I'm not rabid about guns. Heck, I don't own any. I'm more annoyed by our propensity to pass "feel good" laws like the AWB that are about making people feel safer by banning superficialities. Similar to how the federalizing of airport screeners and random checks has been shown

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Larry C. Lyons
I'm probably opening up myself to a royal flaming, but I cannot see the connection between the other freedoms and the second amendment. Most democracies do not have firearms enshrined in their constitutions yet they do not exactly look oppressed. For intance, Canada, Britain, Australia, New Zealand

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Kevin Graeme
The ban of civil war relics is another aspect of the way the definition of "assault weapon" was peculiar. In the legalese of the bill, they referred to the existing legal definitions of rifle, pistol, shotgun, and antique. IIRC, the bill wasn't explicitly banning them but because they got caught up

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Kevin Graeme
orism manifestos. I will point out again, that these weapons would be illegal even if the Assault Weapons Ban does expire. -Kevin On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:26:59 -0400, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have to say that I don't agree with the NRA about much of anything.  I thi

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Matthew Small
have a Bazooka.  He might have to use it to protect you some day. - Matt Small - Original Message -   From: S. Isaac Dealey   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:37 AM   Subject: RE: Assault Weapons Ban Question   > Ok, fair enough. I guess that I can understand th

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Its been years, but from what I remember, a 40mm round is around 12 inches in length, at least. larry On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:03:53 -0400, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It may be only 50 caliber in diameter, but it is really, really long. > > Actually, I have a black powder musket th

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Sam Morris
are stolen from legal > owners. > > -Kevin > > On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:09:24 -0400, Marwan Saidi > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok, so I may not be a big fan of firearms, but > they are allowed under the > > Constitution and I am much less of a fan of any > legisl

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
It may be only 50 caliber in diameter, but it is really, really long. Actually, I have a black powder musket that is an unfortunate .48 caliber. But it is six feet long. So there. I would NOT want to get hit with a .50 (or 12.7mm). (I don't want to get hit with _any_ projectile, in case anyone w

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Lets look at it the other way: a 50 cal is only a half an inch. Or to rephrase it: HOW MANLY IS A HALF-INCH YOU MISERABLE LITTLE WIMP. THAT'S MICROSCOPIC. larry On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:41:08 -0400, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But that's a 157! > > (O.K., a 1.57 caliber, but stil

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Larry C. Lyons
ge - >   From: Jim Campbell >   To: CF-Community >   Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:28 AM >   Subject: Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question > >   No, no, no, Jerry... > >   40 mm is only 1.5 inches or so.  Now what sounds bigger? > >    >   An inch and

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
But that's a 157! (O.K., a 1.57 caliber, but still...) My numbers are still bigger. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/21/04 11:28AM >>> No, no, no, Jerry... 40 mm is only 1.5 inches or so.  Now what sounds bigger?     An inch and a half, good sir. or     FORTY MASSIVE MILLIMETERS, AH

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread G
A gun of any size dropped in retreat is of little value.   - Original Message -   From: Jim Campbell   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:28 AM   Subject: Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question   No, no, no, Jerry...   40 mm is only 1.5 inches or so.  Now what sounds

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Well, given that 40mm is about 3.2 times as big as a wimpy .5 cal, I'll let you draw your own conclusions. larry On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:24:17 -0400, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's un-American. > > mm is a fancy French term, which we don't use around here. > > *belch* > > Wha

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Jim Campbell
No, no, no, Jerry... 40 mm is only 1.5 inches or so.  Now what sounds bigger?     An inch and a half, good sir. or     FORTY MASSIVE MILLIMETERS, AH HA HA HA! - Jim Jerry Johnson wrote: >That's un-American. > >mm is a fancy French term, which we don't use around here. > >*belch* > >What

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
That's un-American. mm is a fancy French term, which we don't use around here. *belch* What caliber would that be in real-man terms? Metrics is for wimps, Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/21/04 11:10AM >>> If you're goinig to go that route, get a 40mm autocannon. Why use something as wim

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Larry C. Lyons
If you're goinig to go that route, get a 40mm autocannon. Why use something as wimpy as a 50 or a few rockets. Pour on the testosterone. larry On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:07:01 -0400, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course not. Rambo proved a 50 is a one handed personal weapon. You need

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
Of course not. Rambo proved a 50 is a one handed personal weapon. You need a phalanx of rocket launchers for the bed of your pickup. See the heavily armed pickup trucks used by Chad against Libya in the late 80s for good examples. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/21/04 10:57AM >>> Do you me

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Jim Campbell
up truck? >:-) > > >  - Original Message - >  From: Kevin Graeme > > > >  It's important to know though that a fully automatic M-16 would still >  be illegal even if there is no assault weapons ban. > >  Assault weapon != machine gun. > >  -

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Doug White
Do you mean that I cannot have the 50 mounted in the bed of my pickup truck? :-)   - Original Message -   From: Kevin Graeme   It's important to know though that a fully automatic M-16 would still   be illegal even if there is no assault weapons ban.   Assault weapon != machin

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Kevin Graeme
It's important to know though that a fully automatic M-16 would still be illegal even if there is no assault weapons ban. Assault weapon != machine gun. -Kevin On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:37:18 -0400, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find that a good M-16 is much more

RE: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
> Ok, fair enough. I guess that I can understand that line > of thinking from > them (the NRA) in that their concern is that if there is > any limiting > legislation, it could become a slippery slope. I still > don't see the need > for these weapons to be readily available, either for > hunting (LO

RE: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Monique Boea
AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Assault Weapons Ban Question Ok, fair enough. I guess that I can understand that line of thinking from them (the NRA) in that their concern is that if there is any limiting legislation, it could become a slippery slope. I still don't see the need for thes

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Kevin Graeme
n of firearms, but they are allowed under the > Constitution and I am much less of a fan of any legislation that erodes our > rights, BUT: > > Why is the continuation of the Assault Weapons ban a big deal? I heard a bit > on NPR this am about it and I am confused. I know that it

RE: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Marwan Saidi
home defense, but oh well... -Original Message- From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:47 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question Your average gun-rights folks are fine with the ban, Marwan. Problem is, the NRA lobby doesn't necessarily

Re: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread G
e ban that says "you cannot own this type of gun" is unacceptable to the NRA.   - Original Message -   From: Marwan Saidi   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 8:39 AM   Subject: RE: Assault Weapons Ban Question   And that would be political. Why are they pus

RE: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Marwan Saidi
-Community Subject: RE: Assault Weapons Ban Question >>I guess what I am asking is that I don't see the need for Uzis, Tec-9s etc. to be available at Wal-Mart, so why allow the ban to expire? One of the reasons that I know of it the NRA is pushing HARD to keep this issue from being vot

RE: Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread John Stanley
nal Message- From: Marwan Saidi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:09 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Assault Weapons Ban Question Ok, so I may not be a big fan of firearms, but they are allowed under the Constitution and I am much less of a fan of any legislation that

Assault Weapons Ban Question

2004-07-21 Thread Marwan Saidi
Ok, so I may not be a big fan of firearms, but they are allowed under the Constitution and I am much less of a fan of any legislation that erodes our rights, BUT: Why is the continuation of the Assault Weapons ban a big deal? I heard a bit on NPR this am about it and I am confused. I know that it

Re: strange characters (Was RE: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread dana tierney
okay! on a computer at the hotel now and I do see them... lol. Dana >Hi Dana, > >You be hanging out with some strange characters! (see below) > > >-Original Message- >From: dana tierney > >... it¢¥s actually pretty cool. Make sure you respect the speed limit in >town and otherwise you

RE: strange characters (Was RE: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread Harkins, Patrick
so am I and they aren't even using a different character set! -Original Message- From: dana tierney I am getting scattered chinese characters in my emails. Dana Outbound email scanned for viruses. (e230) [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User

Re: strange characters (Was RE: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread dana tierney
uh... I don¢¥t see any strange characters in that message... unless you are talking about my spelling of pretty I do however think this computer may be using a different ISO character set though, I am getting scattered chinese charactes in my emails. Dana >Hi Dana, > >You be hanging out with so

strange characters (Was RE: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread Harkins, Patrick
Hi Dana, You be hanging out with some strange characters! (see below) -Original Message- From: dana tierney ... it¢¥s actually pretty cool. Make sure you respect the speed limit in town and otherwise you don¢¥t see the law unless you call them, pretyy much... and maybe not then :) Ou

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread dana tierney
Yeah I just revisited Leakey TX on the way to Mexico... pop 387 and the biggest town in the county, which has one and a half sheriffs... it¢¥s actually pretty cool. Make sure you respect the speed limit in town and otherwise you don¢¥t see the law unless you call them, pretyy much... and maybe not

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Jerry Johnson
Everyone would be a football star? (basketball player, Congressman, Catholic Bishop) Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/03/04 11:37AM >>> The way it was explained to me when I was hanging out in Montana was this: "Yeah, here Montana you can drive down the road doing 100MPh, a beer between yo

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Ben Doom
Yeah, you better run from us well-armed rednecks! Actually, the only gun in my home is a water pistol that doesn't work very well (used for running off stray cats). --benD dana tierney wrote: > nonono that¢¥s Kentucky... > > oops Nick and BenD are both in this thread aren¢¥t they... > > (run

Re: Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread Kevin Graeme
> I'm wondering why I know that name...  wasn't there a person who insulted you, off-list, about some homosexual thread we were having?  Was it that person? Why yes, yes it was. Something about being a fag commie or some such. And yet I defended him when he got flamed here. Of course, he flamed to

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Nick McClure
Its gonna take more than that to get our guns. Enough bourbon and you have a chance, but don’t bet on it.   _   From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 11:35 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Assault Weapons Ban nonono that¢¥s Kentucky... oops Nick

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread a cantrl .
The way it was explained to me when I was hanging out in Montana was this: "Yeah, here Montana you can drive down the road doing 100MPh, a beer between your legs, your pistol sitting on the dashboard, and your 14 year old girlfriend with her head on your lap - huh huh, aint that great?" And I w

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread dana tierney
nonono that¢¥s Kentucky... oops Nick and BenD are both in this thread aren¢¥t they... (runrunruns...) Dana > Naw, > > You just have to offer up enough beer and wimmen, and maybe a shiny > pocketknife. It's purdy! > > Jerry Johnson > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/03/04 11:22AM >>> > I think

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Jerry Johnson
Naw, You just have to offer up enough beer and wimmen, and maybe a shiny pocketknife. It's purdy! Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/03/04 11:22AM >>> I think you can have rocket launchers in Montana with the proper federal license. Good luck taking the guns from the people in that State.

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread a cantrl .
I think you can have rocket launchers in Montana with the proper federal license. Good luck taking the guns from the people in that State. >Without average citizens having access to military grade weapons, the >second US civil war which will bring down the American Empire can't >happen. > >I t

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread a cantrl .
Stupid democrat controlled congress taking away our guns!!! >Driving in I just missed them saying something about the Assault Weapons >Ban. It sounded like the police were asking lawmakers to renew the ban in >their vote today, but I thought the expiration wasn't until Sept.

Re: Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread a cantrl .
>> Without average citizens having access to military grade weapons, the >> second US civil war which will bring down the American Empire can't >> happen. >> >> I think that Americans should all have access to rocket launchers and >> even Tomahawk missiles if they can afford them actually. > >Where

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread dana tierney
you forgot WMD, Gel, for shame. >Without average citizens having access to military grade weapons, the >second US civil war which will bring down the American Empire can't >happen. > >I think that Americans should all have access to rocket launchers and >even Tomahawk missiles if they can afford

Re: Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread Ben Doom
> I think the correct tense is "was" and drop the "now". I don't think he > liked us much. Called us deviants. Not sure if that was an insult. I think it was meant to be an insult, yes.  I, personally, was gratified he noticed.  It's nice to be noticed, you know? --benD [Todays Threads] [This

Re: Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread Matthew Small
e: Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban)   > So is Greg Luce now the 'Token' Christian?  :-)   I think the correct tense is "was" and drop the "now". I don't think he   liked us much. Called us deviants. Not sure if that was an insult.   -Kevin [Toda

Re: Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread Kevin Graeme
> So is Greg Luce now the 'Token' Christian?  :-) I think the correct tense is "was" and drop the "now". I don't think he liked us much. Called us deviants. Not sure if that was an insult. -Kevin [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

Re: Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread Matthew Small
So is Greg Luce now the 'Token' Christian?  :-) - Matt Small   - Original Message -   From: Kevin Graeme   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:28 AM   Subject: Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban)   > Without average citizens having access

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Lyons, Larry
OTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:58 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Assault Weapons Ban > > > I have an AR-15 that was manufactured in 1988, the things are > more trouble than they are worth. > > The breach has a tendency to scrape and (short of hiring >

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Haggerty, Mike
- From: Tim Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 11:52 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Assault Weapons Ban Yeah the reporting is very badly worded.  What I am getting is that they attached the "gun show loophole" and Assault Weapons Ban as riders to a bill that wou

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Nick McClure
outside forces, including the federal government should that time come.   _   From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:34 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Assault Weapons Ban I see/hear the 2nd amendment quoted often, however, rarely hear about the rest of the

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Nick McClure
show up when the country has been in hard times.   _   From: Lyons, Larry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:55 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Assault Weapons Ban FN yes (having qualified on the Canadian C-1, C-2 SAW and C-3  variants). But again what's th

RE: Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread Marlon Moyer
e [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:28 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban) > > > Without average citizens having access to military grade weapons, the > > second US civil war which will bring down the

Where's Cantrell? (Re: Assault Weapons Ban)

2004-03-03 Thread Kevin Graeme
> Without average citizens having access to military grade weapons, the > second US civil war which will bring down the American Empire can't > happen. > > I think that Americans should all have access to rocket launchers and > even Tomahawk missiles if they can afford them actually. Where is Adam

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Doug White
I see/hear the 2nd amendment quoted often, however, rarely hear about the rest of the sentence in that amendment relating to a "Well regulated militia"  Isn't it somewhat a stretch to include an individual as militia or would it be more like the National Guard?   -   Beyond all of that, the s

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Kevin Graeme
> I have no problems with the second amendment, lets just not forget that the > super ordinate clause is the phrase well regulated militia, meaning the > national guard etc. Its been a position that the Supreme Court, the body > charged with interpreting the Constitution and laws based on it, has a

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Angel Stewart
Without average citizens having access to military grade weapons, the second US civil war which will bring down the American Empire can't happen. I think that Americans should all have access to rocket launchers and even Tomahawk missiles if they can afford them actually. This includes all t

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Kevin Graeme
> and National Guard and their equivalents. Moreover, lets not forget the > first part of that amendment referring to a well-regulated militia. To me > that means the national guard and reserves. That's what it means to you, but that's not what it necessarily means. The intent was to protect not o

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Lyons, Larry
with for over 120 years. larry > -Original Message- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:48 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Assault Weapons Ban > > > > Besides what's the use of this sort of firear

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Lyons, Larry
t need a weapon that can shred the trunk of a 40 year Spruce in less than 3 minutes. larry > -Original Message- > From: Tim Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:46 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Assault Weapons Ban > > > Not

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread John Stanley
ese weapons from the citizenry is such a good idea. -Original Message- From: Lyons, Larry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:37 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Assault Weapons Ban Fortunately given that the ban was attached to a pretty nasty bill indemnifying fire

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Kevin Graeme
> Besides what's the use of this sort of firearm to people. What is it really > good for but to kill lots of people. Its not something that you can hunt > with - this sort of weapon is inaccurate beyond a hundred yards. All its > good for is killing people. Better to get rid of that sort of weapon.

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Tim Heald
l to shoot. Beyond all of that, the second amendment protects our right to arm ourselves for defense, not hunting or target shooting.   -Original Message-   From: Lyons, Larry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:37 AM   To: CF-Community   Subject: RE: Assault W

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-03 Thread Lyons, Larry
larry > -Original Message- > From: Tim Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 6:24 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Assault Weapons Ban > > > Thank god.  Reason and literacy in congress? >   -Original Message- >   From: Ben Braver

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-02 Thread Tim Heald
Yeah the reporting is very badly worded.  What I am getting is that they attached the "gun show loophole" and Assault Weapons Ban as riders to a bill that would protect gun manufacturers from litigation.  These things being added caused enough members to vote against the bill. Looks l

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
> Thank god.  Reason and literacy in congress? Actually it looks like an interesting convergence of things. They passed the AWB extension as an amendment to another gun bill that would have protected gun manufacturers from lawsuits. They also passed an amendment to close the gun show loophole and

RE: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-02 Thread Tim Heald
Thank god.  Reason and literacy in congress?   -Original Message-   From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 3:57 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: Re: Assault Weapons Ban   I just heard something about Congress voting to not extend the   ban when it

Re: Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-02 Thread Ben Braver
I just heard something about Congress voting to not extend the ban when it expires. -Ben >Driving in I just missed them saying something about the Assault Weapons >Ban. It sounded like the police were asking lawmakers to renew the ban in >their vote today, but I thought the expirati

Assault Weapons Ban

2004-03-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
Driving in I just missed them saying something about the Assault Weapons Ban. It sounded like the police were asking lawmakers to renew the ban in their vote today, but I thought the expiration wasn't until Sept. Anyone hear anything about this? -Kevin [Todays Threads] [This Me

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-09 Thread Haggerty, Mike
ge- From: Lon Lentz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 11:22 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) Thanks for the link. But I have 6 copies of the Constitution in various forms. States do not have rights. Govern

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-09 Thread Nick McClure
ember 09, 2002 11:14 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > > The second amendment was not written to mean that individuals have a right > to own a weapon...certainly not an assault > weapon. > > He

Re: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-09 Thread Howie Hamlin
ROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 7:25 AM Subject: RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > Larry, > The only thing I would ask is this: > > How is the 1st amendment an individual right, but the second i

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-09 Thread Timothy Heald
From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 1:39 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > Thanks for the link. But I have 6 copies of the Constitution in various >forms. > > States do not have right

Re: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-08 Thread Kevin Schmidt
, 2002 2:09 PM Subject: RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > The Constitution states that the Congress will not maintain a standing > army past 2 years (war notwithstanding). It seems to violate the > Constitution everytime it passes a military appropriations b

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-07 Thread Lon Lentz
The Constitution states that the Congress will not maintain a standing army past 2 years (war notwithstanding). It seems to violate the Constitution everytime it passes a military appropriations bill (this contrasted with the fact that the Constitution says that Congress WILL maintain a Navy). To

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-07 Thread Larry C. Lyons
> Thanks for the link. But I have 6 copies of the Constitution in various >forms. > > States do not have rights. Governments do not have rights. You can't >enumerate a right to something that, by definition, is incapable of >possessing such a thing. > > Why in the heck would our forefathers f

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-07 Thread Lon Lentz
chard Henry Lee- Senator, First Congress "Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves?" ---Tenche Coxe, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788. -Original Message- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 9:59 AM To: CF-Community

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-07 Thread Paul Ihrig
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RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-07 Thread Larry C. Lyons
ilto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 1:19 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > > >State right. based on the first clause of the statement. > >larry > >At 12:23 PM 12/6/02 -0500, you wrote: >

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-06 Thread Lon Lentz
ts are inherent to individuals only. -Original Message- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 1:19 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) State right. based on the first clause of the statement. la

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-06 Thread Timothy Heald
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 5:38 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) In that case please tell me how the following right allows abortion, jesus in piss as art or expression, and allows the federal and state government to BAN the free exer

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-06 Thread Timothy Heald
ver more widening gaps in our beliefs. Just hope we do something about it. Tim -Original Message- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 1:19 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) State right. ba

RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban

2002-12-06 Thread Nick McClure
You know, if we did that, there would always be a republican president. > -Original Message- > From: jon hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 4:28 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban > > Anyon

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-06 Thread Nick McClure
cember 06, 2002 3:03 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > > Even if you did want to overthrow the govt, a piddly assault weapon would > be > pretty useless against the sophistocation of the us military. However, > back &g

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-06 Thread Nick McClure
Simple, if you own a gun, know how to use it properly. > -Original Message- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 1:20 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > > so

Re: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban

2002-12-06 Thread jon hall
t; At 12:14 PM 12/6/02 -0500, you wrote: >>Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban >> >>Thu Dec 5,10:36 PM ETAdd U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! >> >>By DAVID KRAVETS, Associated Press Writer >> >>SAN FRANCISCO(AP) - A federal appeals court unanimously upheld

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-06 Thread Nick McClure
om: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:24 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > > OK folks. Snap poll: > > "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free sta

RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban

2002-12-06 Thread Timothy Heald
PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:54 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban Oh, and the city of San Francisco will be the first to fall. The mayor will be urging compliance with the 'visitors' and hosting several town hall meetings on how to c

RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-06 Thread Timothy Heald
a whole nation of arms, as the blackest." -- Mahatma Gandhi -Original Message- From: Timothy Heald Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:59 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) Yes, it was written over 200 years ago, when militias

Re: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban

2002-12-06 Thread Jacob
as good as unloading a clip of 30 into their torso with an assault >rifle > > > > >- Original Message - >From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:32 PM >Sub

Re: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban

2002-12-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
st year, has no legal standing. The ruling conflicts with another federal appeals court ruling in the 5th Circuit last year that formed the legal basis for Ashcroft's decision. At 12:14 PM 12/6/02 -0500, you wrote: >Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban > >Thu Dec 5,10:36 PM E

RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban

2002-12-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
torso with an assault >rifle > > > > >- Original Message - >From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:32 PM >Subject: Re: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban

Re: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)

2002-12-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Friday, December 06, 2002 12:15 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban > > >Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban > >Thu Dec 5,10:36 PM ETAdd U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! > >By DAVID KRAVETS, Associated Press Writer > >SAN FR

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