I've been shot once by a drunk who also shot two of my friends, and once by robbers who hunted me in Hell's Canyon, Idaho, after I jumped out of their truck with a bullet wound in my hand.
I support the 2nd Amendment on all Federal property; to keep our politicians and judges honest.
newinsouth: 5 dead in Florida airport with a gun that was checked on a plane. Guy retrieved it, loaded it up and then went on a rampage.
In a Gunfree Zone!
FBI: Suspect Flew to Gun-Free Ft. Lauderdale Airport ‘Specifically’ for Attack
The FBI’s George Piro says shooting suspect Esteban Santiago traveled to gun-free Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International “specifically” to carry out his attack.
Piro is Special Agent in Charge of Miami.
According to BBC, Piro made clear that “the suspect had traveled to Fort Lauderdale specifically to carry out the attack.” And Piro dispelled earlier claims that the attack was the result of an altercation aboard Santiago’s inbound flight, saying, “There was no sign of any altercation on the flight or at the airport before the attack began.”
The Crime Prevention Research Center reports that Florida is one of only six states that prohibit concealed carry permit holders from carrying guns in the unsecured areas of airports for self-defense. Santiago allegedly carried out his attack in the baggage claim area, which is unsecured.
Florida state Senator Greg Steube (R-23) is pushing legislation that would allow concealed permit holders to be armed in unsecured areas, thereby lessening the criminals’ advantage. On January 6–the very day of the Ft. Lauderdale attack–the New York Daily News mocked Steube’s efforts, saying:
We are supposed to think it is perfectly normal that it is now legal in the state of Texas, thanks to a Republican-controlled legislature, to carry concealed weapons on a college campus. So why wouldn’t a state senator in Florida like Steube, whoever he is, be just fine with people carrying guns through his state’s airports? If the bill becomes law in Florida, even after what happened at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International on Friday, make sure you send up a flare — or send out a tweet — the next time some passenger carrying a gun in an airport like that saves a single life. It will be like the Second Amendment on steroids.
Santiago’s flight originated in Alaska, which means that is where he first brought his firearm into the airport. However, Alaska differs greatly from Florida in that law-abiding Alaskans are allowed to be armed in the unsecured portions of airports for self-defense.
mykingdomforanam: My little brother is doing 25 years in California's worst prisons... for killing a man who wouldn't let him leave, with his bare hands.
If you kill somebody, your life can suddenly get way worse than if you lose a fight.
The saddest part of my little brother's life, is... I was the closest thing to a father he had; and he just wanted to be like me, the pistol packing, knife pulling youngster who raised him... and he never got to know the man who put all that stuff down, before he killed a man.
galrads: Should the president of the USA and other leaders and preachers and duck breeders surrender their arms and armed security guards if the rest of the USA citizens are required to reduce or give up their gun rights?
Live by your beliefs.... Greg Gutfeld to Geraldo Rivera: "Screw you!" - The Five
This guy Greg Gutfeld has a severe Under bite. BTW that's a very absurd question. Also the way the question is framed is extremely misleading. This poll is meaningless.
One more thing, "duck breeders"? "preachers"? I never met a duck breeder and I never met a preacher who packed heat. BTW, the POTUS doesn't carry a gun.
ooby_dooby: This guy Greg Gutfeld has a severe Under bite. BTW that's a very absurd question. Also the way the question is framed is extremely misleading. This poll is meaningless.
One more thing, "duck breeders"? "preachers"? I never met a duck breeder and I never met a preacher who packed heat. BTW, the POTUS doesn't carry a gun.
I know of several preachers, who also have armed clergy handling the basket that's past around. A lot of people attending services don't always have good intentions for being there.
you've never met a duck breeder?
really, you know for a fact that that presidents don't pack heat themselves or allow other armed guards to protect them? did you ever meet democrat POTUS LBJ?
How is this poll meaningless? From what perspective.
galrads: I know of several preachers, who also have armed clergy handling the basket that's past around. A lot of people attending services don't always have good intentions for being there.
you've never met a duck breeder?
really, you know for a fact that that presidents don't pack heat themselves or allow other armed guards to protect them? did you ever meet democrat POTUS LBJ?
How is this poll meaningless? From what perspective.
The thread asks "More gun control in the USA"? Many people will answer YES or NO without reading the text that goes along with the question. IOW people who feel there are way too many guns on the street and too many mass shootings will answer YES immediately. Gun owners and 2nd amendment freaks will answer NO immediately. But the question really asks about disarming people who have a legitimate right and duty to carry a weapon such as police and Presidential security officers (and Duck breeders ) When I had a flock of laying hens, (Egg sales) I had to have a way to protect them by eliminating predators such as Raccoons, Possums and Foxes to name a few. I was in the same boat as hunters who kill deer for food. Eggs are food after all. Hunters don't go into churches and spray bullets around so they are not the problem. The founding fathers were paranoid about Great Briton taking back this young country after we won independence and imposing taxes on us which was why the 2nd amendment was included in the constitution. The whole thing has been blown totally out of proportion today. Nobody wants their rights to own a gun for protection or hunting to be taken away and nobody wants criminals, the insane, or mass murdering fanatics to EVER own a gun, not even you though you will never admit it.
ooby_dooby: The thread asks "More gun control in the USA"? Many people will answer YES or NO The founding fathers were paranoid about Great Briton taking back this young country after we won independence and imposing taxes on us which was why the 2nd amendment was included in the constitution. The whole thing has been blown totally out of proportion today. you though you will never admit it.
The founding fathers were paranoid? What qualifies you to make such a statement?
Although Hamilton thought Jefferson was paranoid because Jefferson was screwing Hamilton's sister... by this report....
“You’re an arrogant, incompetent, narcissistic a**hole who can’t succeed at anything!” Jefferson just chuckled at Hamilton .
“That’s not what your sister said last night.” With the suave response, he watched his opponent go red with anger and clench his fists, before they were interrupted by the president.
“That’s enough! The cabinet meeting is over for today, I’ll be seeing you next week. Jefferson, take a walk. Hamilton, take a walk.” Smirking, Jefferson exited the room and walked off down the street while Hamilton trudged home in fury.
Throwing open the door dramatically, he flung himself into a chair and groaned loudly. “Kill me.” “What is it, Alexander?” Concerned, his wife bent down, cupping his face. “What’s wrong?”
“What do you mean ‘what’s wrong’?! My sister is screwing Jefferson!” Eliza’s mouth dropped open and she blinked, before straightening up. “Where did you hear this?” She placed her hands on her hips, raising a brow at him. “Jefferson!” Throwing up his hands in the air, he scoffed and glowered at the ceiling. “No one deserves my sister, least of all that self absorbed-”
“And you don’t think that he might have been lying to get on your nerves, Alexander?” Chastising him, she folded her arms and sighed. “I highly doubt your sister would ever be interested in Thomas Jefferson.”
Narrowing his eyes slightly, he looked about to agree when a loud bang sounded from upstairs. Shooting up from his chair, he threw an arm into the air and yelled,“See?!” Before racing up the stairs, taking them two at a time. Once again throwing open the door, he found you lying face first on the floor, fully clothed and muttering to yourself. His mouth fell open and he began babbling. “But…Jefferson…you were…what…he said-” “I’m so sorry Y/N, your brother seems to believe everything he hears.” Pulling her husband from the room, she gently shut the door as your brother kept staring at the spot you were lying down on.
Waiting a beat, you pulled up the hangings under the bed. “You can come out now. You know, you really should be quieter if you don’t want to be caught.”
Chuckling, Thomas Jefferson crawled out from under the bed, before resting his chin on his propped up arms. “I don’t know, it’s much more fun when you’re loud.” Whacking him lightly across the back of the head, you suddenly found yourself under him, his hands by your head, pinning you to the ground.
Ducking his head near your ear, he murmured, “Now let’s get back to where we were, hmm?”
#99 I'm waiting for another poster on this thread to comment on your G. Washington quote. I wonder if he's thinking this kind of self-protection attitude would safeguard Washington's own neck from the King of England.
I thought we as people, especially are past the old conflicts that Washington spoke about?...times they are changed...do you really fear the government?...foolish to think in our day and age we need to protect ourselves from elected members of society...lol... ...then there is Trump...
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Thereby in about 10 years there will be no one left to object against having sensible and regulated rules for gun ownership in the USA.