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Okay, I've read all the posts thusfar. I will respond by not directing my comments to any one individual,but in general.


The Second Amendment reads:

"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."

It is my understanding the original intent was because during that time we had just finished the Revolutionary War, and because we were a baby nation without the Armed Forces as we know today, there was still the possibility that England or any other country would attempt to invade and subjugate us to their rule. So therefore, we needed people to be armed for self preservation.

Throughout our history, this right has continued right up to the present.

Many people are afraid of guns, hate guns, and actively attempt to have those guns which are legally licensed taken away from gun owners.

They mistakenly attribute the fact that when a person is shot or killed by a gun, that the gun is at fault. They play on the fears of those who are afraid of and hate guns, in order to rally support for their own political agendas. Regretfully, however, with all the laws currently on the books, and those proposed, the issue of illegal guns has not effectively been addressed. Criminals are able to obtain all the weapons of any type and ammunition they want.

It is the person who kills, the gun is just the immediately available tool with which to perform their act, just as a knife, baseball bat, length of chain, pencil, pair of scissors, etc.

Now as to the NRA, of which I am an Endowment Life Member.

The NRA does fiercly fight for the right of individuals who have successfully passed a background check in accordance with their individual state's requirements. Nothing less and nothing more.

Let's consider the following facts:
1) The NRA does not perform background checks on individuals
2) The NRA does not issue licenses to individuals
3) The NRA does not sell guns to individuals

The NRA does:
1) have 3,000,000+ members
2) have 3,000+ of those members who are active in instructing individuals as to the proper use and responsibility of owning a gun, and the emotional and mental conditions when using deadly force should it be necessary.
3) have a massive training program for Law Enforcement Officers whether they be city, county, state or federal in position.
4) have training programs for young people so that they will be aware of the consequences of using a gun.


The Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and Constitution apply only to the United States of America and its' territories.

The necessity of our soldiers in the field to confiscate weapons is to:
1) reduce the possibility of our military personnel from further being killed, maimed or wounded.
2) bring peace and stability to the Iraqui people, so that they can establish a safe environment in which to live

It is, has been and will always be the intent of an armed force, after an armed conflict, no matter from what country they are from, to disarm the inhabitants of the country in which they are stationed