tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post116856928452440505..comments2024-03-02T03:28:45.158-05:00Comments on The Liberty Sphere: The Anti-Gun BlacklistWelshmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894597766174425492noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-61055273021502540282012-11-02T05:34:02.981-04:002012-11-02T05:34:02.981-04:00You have given important information about anti Gu...You have given important information about anti <a href="http://www.gunnation.com" rel="nofollow">Guns</a> and whole conversation is also great.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089779305724155672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-47491731618579290852010-09-06T21:25:01.576-04:002010-09-06T21:25:01.576-04:00I don't see how Mara S. can spew her anti-gun ...I don't see how Mara S. can spew her anti-gun rhetoric and expect Americans to willingly give up their right to bear arms when she in fact owns a firearm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-60454939371214014142010-03-05T19:41:03.656-05:002010-03-05T19:41:03.656-05:00Rich Schiffli, AZarmament
Back to the thread at h...Rich Schiffli, AZarmament<br /><br />Back to the thread at hand. Let’s call for Bank of America to be added to this distinguished list. A bit about Bank of America. I was just refused a line of credit by BOA. I had hopes of growing the business with the benefit of the bank that I have had a lengthy and substantial relationship with. <br /><br />I was simply floored when I was told by the Bank of America credit analyst that I was being denied credit due to the "nature of my business". It seems that Bank of America after viewing my web store made a determination that underwriting businesses that sell quality weapons accessories is a violation of corporate policy. <br /><br />I have since been told by BOA representatives that my sort of business fits into an undesirable category of business entities that includes online porn merchants and payday check cashing establishments.<br /><br />They can't seem to appreciate that my business is recorded with the GSA's Central Contractor Registration as well as Dunn & Bradstreet. Most of the items that I sell are currently listed in the GSA advantage catalog and made available to state and local governments as well as all Federal agencies.<br /><br />My local branch was eager to open a business account with the full knowledge that I sell weapons accessories. At the time I opened my business account no such policy seemed to be in place. Now they are scrambling to find out what Corporate Bank of America is up to.<br /><br />If you are having similar difficulties with BOA mention it here and notify me as well. I have asked for NRA help with this and also requested that the Second Amendment Foundation cease their business dealings with BOA. They currently offer BOA investment products on their homepage. -RichArizona Armament LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232077281871756267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-35890221236255139572009-07-30T08:11:42.988-04:002009-07-30T08:11:42.988-04:00I'm in favor of gun restrictions being exactly...I'm in favor of gun restrictions being exactly the same as voting restrictions.<br /><br />Register to vote without showing ID or proof of residency, vote without showing ID. No testing requirements, no taxes, no background checks. If a person can't be trusted with a gun, they can't be trusted to vote. Just as we vote by secret ballot and the government doesn't get to see how you voted, likewise the government should be blinded completely to who actually owns and carries weapons.Dustynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-15934298314569907812007-04-16T20:58:00.000-04:002007-04-16T20:58:00.000-04:00Totally true, and to those who want to do away wit...Totally true, and to those who want to do away with the second amendment, once you take right to bear arms, you will soon lose all your other rights becuase there is no way for us to protect them...these people forget that the Bill of Rights was written to protect us partly from tyranny from OUR own government....if we lose our ability to protect that then we will lose em all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-56018372070970733052007-04-16T19:39:00.000-04:002007-04-16T19:39:00.000-04:00I agree with you. But I will tell you what's scar...I agree with you. But I will tell you what's scary. Some of the 'collectivist' interpretation of the 2nd amendment are beginning to apply the same interpretation to the First Amendment as well. Look at how speech is beginning to be regulated (and it is clearly NOT primarily on the part of those involved in Homeland Security measures!).<BR/><BR/>If a right guaranteed in the Bill of Rights is not applied to individuals, then the society as a whole, collectively, has no rights either. Only as INDIVIDUALS are viewed as possessing of certain inherent rights is the society as a whole free.Welshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894597766174425492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-63470339140493033972007-04-16T17:04:00.000-04:002007-04-16T17:04:00.000-04:00It is funny how these people who think the 2nd ame...It is funny how these people who think the 2nd amendment is up to their interpretation dont feel the same way about the 1st amendment. They think it is not an individual right to bear arms yet damn near anything under the sun including advocating the rape of our children is protected under freedom of speeach. All I can say is the government may take my guns from me when they pry them from my dead cold fingers...and rest assured there will be many others dead as well because I will not give up my rights without a fight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-4252970950944999102007-02-16T16:48:00.000-05:002007-02-16T16:48:00.000-05:00Anonymous,The frightening nature of your tone and ...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>The frightening nature of your tone and rhetoric here is only exceeded by your profound ignorance of what the term 'democracy' means in a Contitutional Republic such as ours. We are not and never have been a 'pure democracy.' Pure democracies oare based upon majority vote period...meaning, if I could get a majority to vote, for example, that you are too dumb to post comments on the Internet, then you would be banned, regardless of any 'rights' you claim to have.<BR/><BR/>Our Democracy in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is governed by one thing only--the U.S. Constitution, which is THE final rule of law. What you are proposing is a subversion of that rule of law through what Jefferson referred to as 'elective despotism.' You would negate every single right in the guaranteed in the Constitution by a simple majority vote, if what you have written here is your true feeling. Jefferson stated that when the people begin to elect themselves into slavery or oppression, then liberty must be preserved with the blood of tyrants and patriots.<BR/><BR/>Many of us are willing to shed our own blood and give our very lives, if necessary, to prevent people like YOU from taking away every single right our Forefathers fought and paid for with their lives.<BR/><BR/>And, since automobiles kill more people each year than guns, why not ban them too? Your 'logic' is astoundingly illogical. And therefore, it borders on drivel.<BR/><BR/>One more thing before I'm finished with you, the ocuntries you mentioned that have such low rates of murder are not in ANY way comparable to the population of the United States, either in terms of size or ethnic blend. Thus, it's like comparing apples to oranges.<BR/><BR/>I have no intention of overthrowing anything. My goal is to save the Republic from subversives like you who would rob citizens of their rights in the name of some perverted form of 'democracy.'<BR/><BR/>Go somewhere else and spout your drivel.<BR/><BR/>MartynWelshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894597766174425492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-69423326462692624932007-02-16T14:43:00.000-05:002007-02-16T14:43:00.000-05:00Guns prevent more deaths than they cause in Americ...Guns prevent more deaths than they cause in America? In 2004, 5 people were murdered by guns in New Zealand, 37 in Sweden, 56 in Australia, 73 in England/Wales, 184 in Canada and 11,344(!) in the United States. You've got to be kidding me. The price this country pays for the NRA's right wing extremism is mass carnage, and it is NOT an experience replicated in other industrialized democracies.<BR/><BR/>I suppose you will sight Kleck's study of 2.5 million defensive gun uses per year. Kleck didn't even require the people he polled to tie those uses to a specific crime. He left it entirely up to them to determine what constituted "defense." It could have been the guy who cut you off on the highway and then drove by you later flashing his gun in a threatening gesture that was one of those "defensive uses." <BR/><BR/>Your "liberty," which really means unrestricted private gun access with the underlying treasonous purpose of overthrowing our democratically elected government one day - no different than what McVeigh did - is being paid for with the blood of children, families. But I suspect that some day, maybe even soon, Americans WILL rise up and finally say "ENOUGH" that exact same way they did to McCarthy in the 50s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-7995574567808935882007-02-12T15:09:00.000-05:002007-02-12T15:09:00.000-05:00Mara S.,Thank-you for your timely correction. But...Mara S.,<BR/><BR/>Thank-you for your timely correction. But, I was responding to a comment and not engaging in my journalistic craft as I would when writing an article. The comments thus came off the top of my head.<BR/><BR/>I was aware Patrick Henry originally made the statement, however, others said the same thing in more or less the same fashion. What I am getting at is that this was their conviction...all of them felt that way about liberty.<BR/><BR/>You are also correct about Franklin's statement, however, her again others have said the same thing in various ways, and thus, because I did not have the exact quote in front of me when responding to that post, I simply attributed it to 'the Founders.'<BR/><BR/>No, it is not precise, but, that is the way I operate in this comment section...I prefer the spontaneity here as opposed to a more formal process in writing my articles on the blog.<BR/><BR/>But, as they say, when you are right you are right. And you are right about these quotations.<BR/><BR/>MartynWelshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894597766174425492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-83910361943738106892007-02-12T12:54:00.000-05:002007-02-12T12:54:00.000-05:00"Give me liberty or give me death" came from a spe..."Give me liberty or give me death" came from a speech by Patrick Henry, not "several of our Founders." <BR/><BR/>Your other quotation is usually attributed to Benjamin Franklin and properly reads, ""Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." (I've had occasion to use this quotation myself in arguing against the provisions of the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act, which is one reason I know it so well.) Historians disagree about whether or not Franklin actually wrote the line; even Franklin himself, who published the book in which it appeared, once denied authorship.<BR/><BR/>In either case, it is sloppy journalism to cite the source as "the Founders," as if they were a rock band with communal claim to the lyrics of some hit song. <BR/><BR/>In your zeal to protect the Constitution and all things pertinent thereunto, please honor "the founders" as the individual geniuses they were, and take care to be more accurate in your journalism. You'll then have more credibility when you say you have a lock on the only correct interpretation of the Second Amendment.Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195585599807488394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1170264540340201732007-01-31T12:29:00.000-05:002007-01-31T12:29:00.000-05:00It is not guns we love more than life, but liberty...It is not guns we love more than life, but liberty. As several of our Founders are quoted as saying, 'Give me liberty or give me death.'<BR/><BR/>Another famous quote from the Founders--'those who would give up liberty for more security deserve neither.'<BR/><BR/>You are living a dream world, brainwashed by the Lefists who wish to rob citizens of their Constitutional rights. Gun owners prevent more crimes with their guns per year than the deaths caused by them.<BR/><BR/>Do I expect this to change your mind? No. You are obviously too far gone. And this list is a roll call of shame and disgrace, not a roll call of honor.<BR/>MartynWelshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894597766174425492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1170261107595188072007-01-31T11:31:00.000-05:002007-01-31T11:31:00.000-05:00Every American should be proud to be included on t...Every American should be proud to be included on this list. We're losing 30,000 Americans every year to the scourge of gun violence. That's where "liberty" has gotten us, with 8 kids and teens dying every day from it. Absolutely disgusting, and pitiful compared to gun death rates in other industrialized democracies. And Neener Neener is right on - the NRA is concerned with gun sales and gun sales only - the "freedom" junk and confiscation fearmongering is just window dressing to raise money and acquire power. One day, they will fall and we'll all be far safer, more civilized, and better off. Bottom line: My liberty matters every bit as much as someone who loves guns more than human life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1169788946916847812007-01-26T00:22:00.000-05:002007-01-26T00:22:00.000-05:00Since the list is not ours but the NRAs, Buckwald'...Since the list is not ours but the NRAs, Buckwald's name will stay. And the number one threat to civilization, outside of terrorism, is the attempt to rob free citizens of their Constitutional rights, as the gun control lobby seeks to do.<BR/>MartynWelshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894597766174425492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1169787065938129562007-01-25T23:51:00.000-05:002007-01-25T23:51:00.000-05:00Art Buchwald has just passed away.So you can elimi...Art Buchwald has just passed away.<BR/><BR/>So you can eliminate his name from your honor roll.<BR/><BR/>And it is, indeed, an honor to stand up and say that sane gun laws are a worthy goal of this good country, and that the NRA, a thinly-disguised gun sales lobby that fools the ignorant with their veneer of 'freedom' is not advancing the cause of civilization.redheaded1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07673729548021001224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1168877408108208602007-01-15T11:10:00.000-05:002007-01-15T11:10:00.000-05:00For the record, the police did not save my butt wh...For the record, the police did not save my butt when my former residence was burglarized many years ago. I have no idea where you think I said so. The fellow got in and out through a downstairs window without notice. He was captured a few days later in a nearby neighborhood, partly on the basis of evidence I provided to police the next day, when I discovered the theft and called them.<BR/><BR/>I also have no idea where you're reading in my comments that I'm afraid to use my varmint rifle to defend myself. If I needed to, I would. The rifle is in condition for use at any time -- whether to take advantage of a groundhog sighting or for some emergency. I have no problem with that, as I believe I made clear in my post. Calling me a "coward" doesn't change that, and certainly does nothing to endear you or your cause to me. Perhaps you would prefer to call my husband a coward instead, since he has yet to accompany me to the shooting range to see if he might enjoy the experience, and is actually a little squeamish about my shooting groundhogs.<BR/><BR/>The "hysterical hyperbole" to which I referred is exactly what my comment has apparently inspired in "barrel first," whose name I would be honored to use if s/he'd honored us by providing it. I didn't say the Second Amendment wasn't "real," but that it isn't phrased as the NRA seems to want people to believe it is, which is one reason why it remains a subject of such keen debate. <BR/><BR/>Good heavens, people! Give yourselves -- and your subject -- a little dignity. Stop shouting. Maybe people will be more likely to hear you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1168748992666191492007-01-13T23:29:00.000-05:002007-01-13T23:29:00.000-05:00I'm with you, Alex...Mara needs to think this thin...I'm with you, Alex...Mara needs to think this thing through a bit more. She is obviously intelligent and articulate. Hopefully these words you and I have written will help. Hope springs eternal, eh?<BR/>MartynWelshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894597766174425492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1168745914213213672007-01-13T22:38:00.000-05:002007-01-13T22:38:00.000-05:00You've been the victim of a crime...an invasion of...You've been the victim of a crime...an invasion of your own personal residence...yet you remain a coward.<BR/><BR/>You refuse to extend your familiarity [expertise?] with a "varmint rifle" to using that same rifle for self-defense.<BR/><BR/>In short, you don't value your life. Why would you think that a common criminal would think otherwise?<BR/><BR/>Try to overcome your stupidity [not ignorance] re: the 2nd Amendment. It is real...we citizens have a Constitutional affirmation of a God-given Right to Self-Defense.<BR/><BR/>Just because you are willing to piss away your life for the sake of some passivist fantasy doesn't mean we should accept the same stupidity.<BR/><BR/>Wake up and accept reality. <BR/><BR/>Or not...and depend on your local law-enforcement entity to get there in time to save your butt next time...just like they did the last time, eh?<BR/><BR/>...AlexBarrel Firsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418389596089919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1168745867177244362007-01-13T22:37:00.000-05:002007-01-13T22:37:00.000-05:00You've been the victim of a crime...an invasion of...You've been the victim of a crime...an invasion of your own personal residence...yet you remain a coward.<BR/><BR/>You refuse to extend your familiarity [expertise?] with a "varmint rifle" to using that same rifle for self-defense.<BR/><BR/>In short, you don't value your life. Why would you think that a common criminal would think otherwise?<BR/><BR/>Try to overcome your stupidity [not ignorance] re: the 2nd Amendment. It is real...we citizens have a Constitutional affirmation of a God-given Right to Self-Defense.<BR/><BR/>Just because you are willing to piss away your life for the sake of some passivist fantasy doesn't mean we should accept the same stupidity.<BR/><BR/>Wake up and accept reality. <BR/><BR/>Or not...and depend on your local law-enforcement entity to get there in time to save your butt next time...just like they did the last time, eh?<BR/><BR/>...AlexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1168675171893407042007-01-13T02:59:00.000-05:002007-01-13T02:59:00.000-05:00Hi. I'm not afraid to reveal my name, although whe...Hi. I'm not afraid to reveal my name, although when it's as distinctive as mine is, to do so on the Web would be as foolish as leaving my wallet unattended in a grocery cart. If you don't mind, I'll leave it at first name, last initial. <BR/><BR/>I have been the victim of a crime. Many years ago, my house was broken into while I slept one night, and I'm glad there was no gun in the house because it would probably have been stolen along with my jewlery and some other valuables. If I'd awakened and surprised the thief, he might well have killed me with it in confusion and panic. Actually, a few days later, police caught the thief in the act of breaking into another person's home and they shot him when he tried to get away. If he'd found a gun in my house and escaped with it, he might have used it then to return fire, possibly killing a policeman or someone else. Or he might have fenced it long before that confrontation, with God-knows-what results in some distant city, if not my home town. Any of those outcomes would have been far more likely than the chance I might have awakened, fully alert, in time to use the hypothetical gun to protect $700-worth of insured valuables.<BR/><BR/>Currently, I own what's known in my neck of the woods as a "varmint rifle," the varmint at issue being groundhogs. I enjoy removing my rifle from its secure hiding place now and then for target practice at a nice range near my home, where NRA instructors let me also try out handguns of different calibers. I'm a good shot with most of the weapons I've fired, if I do say so myself. The instructors officially agree, even going so far as to suggest I consider getting involved in competitive shooting. Maybe I will someday. As you might guess, I have no problem with people owning guns if they need them, whether for the business of protecting their crops or for sport. <BR/><BR/>And yet -- now, please try to wrap your brain around this without squealing -- I fully support laws requiring people to register their guns and store them safely, as well as restricting ownership to those who can be plausibly expected not to harm innocent people with them by intent, accident, or negligence. <BR/><BR/>I believe law enforcement professionals from street cops to attorneys general who tell me that well-written gun laws, properly administered, are among the best weapons we have for prosecuting the perpetrators of violent crimes, if not preventing such crimes outright.<BR/><BR/>There is no <I>unconditional</I> right to own a gun expressed in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I resent the NRA's distortion of the amendment's language to suggest otherwise. <BR/><BR/>The amendment was penned at a time in our nation's history when our land-based military might consisted of farmers behind trees, uniforms optional. In order for such a militia -- our only "army" at the time -- to be effective, it was prudent to ensure that citizens had their government's permission to keep guns handy. <BR/><BR/>It's insulting to the intelligence of the American people to expect us to extrapolate from this that our nation -- now blessed with a military force armed to the teeth, when deployed (and then only) with the most sophisticated weapons known to mankind -- stillo needs civilians skulking around with flintlock pistols jammed into their waistbands to protect us from enemies both seen and unseen. <BR/><BR/>And you know, that <I>is</I> the only valid argument I believe we pull out of the Second Amendment. Much as some might wish it were otherwise, the amendment does <I>not</I> say "the heroic circumvention of 3 a.m. rape scenarios being a male fantasy that just won't go away, the right of guys throughout the land to keep Colt Pythons in their night tables shall not be infringed."<BR/><BR/>See how silly that sounds?<BR/><BR/>Speaking of irritating word-play, I resent being labeled "anti-gun" because I am pro-reason, just as I resent being labeled "pro-abortion" because I disagree with many of the policies and philosophies promoted by self-styled "pro-life" or "right-to-life" organizations. <BR/><BR/>Is it not possible to explore differences of opinion on complex and volatile issues without resorting to simplistic name-calling? People do not reverse themselves to consider the merits of a cause they reject simply because they've been forced to endure non-stop hysterical hyperbole from its proponents and can't stand it anymore. That is in the realm of brainwashing and torture, I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1168674572752384292007-01-13T02:49:00.000-05:002007-01-13T02:49:00.000-05:00Hi. I'm not afraid to reveal my name, although whe...Hi. I'm not afraid to reveal my name, although when it's as distinctive as mine is, to do so on the Web would be as foolish as leaving my wallet unattended in a grocery cart. If you don't mind, I'll leave it at first name, last initial. <BR/><BR/>I have been the victim of a crime. Many years ago, my house was broken into while I slept one night, and I'm glad there was no gun in the house because it would probably have been stolen along with my jewlery and some other valuables. If I'd awakened and surprised the thief, he might well have killed me with it in confusion and panic. Actually, a few days later, police caught the thief in the act of breaking into another person's home and they shot him when he tried to get away. If he'd found a gun in my house and escaped with it, he might have used it then to return fire, possibly killing a policeman or someone else. Or he might have fenced it long before that confrontation, with God-knows-what results in some distant city, if not my home town. Any of those outcomes would have been far more likely than the chance I might have awakened, fully alert, in time to use the hypothetical gun to protect $700-worth of insured valuables.<BR/><BR/>Currently, I own what's known in my neck of the woods as a "varmint rifle," the varmint at issue being groundhogs. I enjoy removing my rifle from its secure hiding place now and then for target practice at a nice range near my home, where NRA instructors let me also try out handguns of different calibers. I'm a good shot with most of the weapons I've fired, if I do say so myself. The instructors officially agree, even going so far as to suggest I consider getting involved in competitive shooting. Maybe I will someday. As you might guess, I have no problem with people owning guns if they need them, whether for the business of protecting their crops or for sport. <BR/><BR/>And yet -- now, please try to wrap your brain around this without squealing -- I fully support laws requiring people to register their guns and store them safely, as well as restricting ownership to those who can be plausibly expected not to harm innocent people with them by intent, accident, or negligence. <BR/><BR/>I believe law enforcement professionals from street cops to attorneys general who tell me that well-written gun laws, properly administered, are among the best weapons we have for prosecuting the perpetrators of violent crimes, if not preventing such crimes outright.<BR/><BR/>There is no <I>unconditional</I> right to own a gun expressed in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I resent the NRA's distortion of the amendment's language to suggest otherwise. <BR/><BR/>The amendment was penned at a time in our nation's history when our land-based military consisted of farmers behind trees, uniforms optional. In order for such a militia -- our only "army" at the time -- to be effective, it was prudent to ensure that citizens had their government's permission to keep guns handy. <BR/><BR/>It's insulting to the intelligence of the American people to expect us to extrapolate from this that our nation -- now blessed with a military force armed to the teeth, when deployed (and then only) with the most sophisticated weapons known to mankind -- still needs civilians skulking around with flintlocks jammed into their waistbands to protect us from enemies both seen and unseen. <BR/><BR/>And you know, that <I>is</I> the only valid argument I believe we pull out of the Second Amendment. Much as some might wish it were otherwise, the amendment does <I>not</I> say "the heroic circumvention of 3 a.m. rape scenarios being a male fantasy that just won't go away, the right of guys throughout the land to keep Colt Pythons in their night tables shall not be infringed."<BR/><BR/>See how silly that sounds?<BR/><BR/>Speaking of irritating wordplay, I resent being labeled "anti-gun" because I am pro-reason, just as I resent being labeled "pro-abortion" because I disagree with many of the policies and philosophies promoted by self-styled "pro-life" or "right-to-life" organizations. <BR/><BR/>Is it not possible to explore differences of opinion on complex and volatile issues without resorting to simplistic name-calling? People do not reverse themselves to consider the merits of a cause they reject simply because they've been forced to endure non-stop hysterical hyperbole from its proponents and can't stand it anymore. That is in the realm of brainwashing and torture, I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1168655564919891132007-01-12T21:32:00.000-05:002007-01-12T21:32:00.000-05:00Have you ever been the victim of a crime? Had pro...Have you ever been the victim of a crime? Had property stolen from your house while you slept? Had your life threatened? Has your spouse ever been raped while you watched in horror as one of the thugs held a knife to your neck?<BR/><BR/>Obviously, it is highly unrealistic and quite naive to expect the police to protect you from the manner in which modern criminals conduct their mayhem.<BR/><BR/>If you have no fear that leads you to take prudent steps to protect yourself from the thugs on the streets, then you are living in denial. That is quite dangerous.<BR/>MartynWelshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894597766174425492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1168655192077197482007-01-12T21:26:00.000-05:002007-01-12T21:26:00.000-05:00Something occurs to me: People with guns often spe...Something occurs to me: People with guns often speak of needing to "protect" themselves. That must mean they're frightened. Scared. Hmmmm. Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1168651994612654752007-01-12T20:33:00.000-05:002007-01-12T20:33:00.000-05:00Since you are too cowardly to post your name, I hi...Since you are too cowardly to post your name, I highly doubt it.<BR/><BR/>But if you would be so kind as to provide your name, I would be more than happy to add you to the list, and even to write a full column on you alone.<BR/>MartynWelshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894597766174425492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34546675.post-1168642431735968712007-01-12T17:53:00.000-05:002007-01-12T17:53:00.000-05:00I'd be proud to be included on that list. sign me...I'd be proud to be included on that list. sign me uup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com