Thanks again, Mark, for all you do. gary

In an attempt to point out that not all attacks happen in gun free zones, Mr. Henigan was forced to use two attacks by lunatics 30 years apart (Reagan assassination and Tuscon shooting) and drug dealers attacking each other. On the other side of the coin we have the North Hollywood shootout, Luby’s Cafeteria in Texas, Xerox in Oahu Hawaii, several Post Offices, VT, Columbine, Trolley Square Mall in Utah (private land which forbid guns on the property), Ft. Hood (military personnel are not authorized to carry personal firearms and only on-duty Military Police are armed), and the list goes on and on and on. Furthermore, it’s not realistic to compare drug dealers, who live life by an entirely different set of rules and have zero expectation to live past the age of 25, and are fighting for something that they consider to be their livelihood (turf, “respect,” etc…) to someone who operates alone (North Hollywood and Columbine are exceptions to the norm) and is trying to make a point and PLANS to die in the process. Mass murderers aren’t looking to develop street cred or make more money, they simply want to die and have decided that they are going to take as many people as possible-who they see as responsible for their condition-with them.

Of course, Mr. Henigan offers the perfectly benign solution to *just* limit the magazines to 10 rounds. I’m sure that the Brady Campaign will be more than happy to make every state “Shall Issue” with the only stipulation being 10-round magazines. Right. Going back to the question that we ALWAYS ask, how with this ban stop the criminals? Is the ban going to destroy every single magazine EVER created that holds more than 10 rounds? Of course not. It just means that the criminals will simply go out and purchase them on the black market. Furthermore, Mr. Henigan referenced the Assault Weapon Ban which lasted from ’94-’01. How did that affect the crime rate across the country…?

The other point that the Brady people constantly miss (or dismiss) is that the 2nd Amendment is PRIMARILY about defending ourselves against a tyrannical government. If the military has access to 30, 60, 100 round magazines and belt-fed machine guns; suppressors; and purpose-built weapons such as short-barreled or .50 BMG rifles then how are we to be expected to defend ourselves with featureless rifles (ala California) and 10-round magazines?

- Alex

Thank you so much for coming to the Second Amendment Freedom Rally and supporting our efforts to regain our rights according to the U.S. Constitution. It’s always a pleasure to see you there!

I am from the left.I believe the right to bear arms and I do support the second amendment.

Can you help me, please?

Jim Fleming

Chris

Thanks
Vince

NRA-Life Member, RSO
Member ARPC, TopGun, IDPA (RO), USPSA, GSSF
Certified Instructor, Armorer, Engineer,& Professional

Joey

Howard N. Scott

If your record was expunged before joining the Army you should be good to go. I think you’re just being jerked around by the CA anti-gun machine.

Good luck.

Such an infusion of resources might be too late to make any difference between now and the 08 election, but if the worst-case comes to its fruition, then the war chest would be there.

If you think it’s an idea, then let’s try to get the word out.

tc,
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I greatly appreciate the time and resources you have dedicated to your site gunrights.us. Good luck and thank you for fighting a great fight for the 2nd amendment.

Rocco Vandenberg
South Central Los Angeles, California

People, we need to carry on the message of freedom. Join the NRA, give away NRA memberships, stand up for what’s right where ever you find yourself. This is how we can honor a man who gave up so much for all of us.

http://podcast.gunrights.us/2008/03/18/dc-v-heller-oral-arguments-audio-episode-078/

thank you for all the great pod casts

preston
VA

Seb

I wanted to write you and let you know that I truly enjoy your podcast. I find it informative and for the most part entertaining. I also did not know that JFK was an NRA member until you explained why you had him in your intro (which, by the way, I like quite a bit).

I am 21 years old, do not own any firearms, and am not currently a member of any gun rights groups such as the NRA. I have written a pro-RKBA article shortly after VA tech that was published in my schools newspaper. It was this readers response to a very biased and terrible piece of journalism basically calling for the reasonable solution of banning most or all weapons in the wake of VA Tech. So that is my claim to fame, and I also try to do my part in discussing with friends and family why I have come to the position I have found myself in (it is quite odd for my anti-gun father to debate with his pro-second amendment son). Im from California, so the battle is definitely uphill.

I particularly enjoyed listening to one of the back podcasts about God, Guns & the NRA. I am a Christian and understand that the Bible never anywhere says for its followers to disarm. The Bible refers to the LORD as a warrior in Exodus 15:3, and many godly people such as David in the Old Testament praised God his Rock, who prepares his hands for war, and his fingers for battle (Psalm 144). God also seems to be fond of referring to this life as warfare, frequently using warlike imagery, and calls his own Word a sword for spiritual battle (Ephesians 6:17). Jesus told his own followers in Luke 22:38 to sell all they had in order to purchase a weapon if they didnt have a sword for the coming days. Jesus told Peter to put the sword in its place and rebuked Peter’s vigilantism to fight off Jesus arrestors, but not to get rid of the weapon all together. One of the things that bothers me the most when I run into so-called pacifists is when they try to tell me that Jesus taught pacificism. The Sermon on the Mount teaches the idea in Matthew 5:38-42 of non-retaliation or revenge and is not a repudiation of self-defense. I doubt if the situation really got bad that these so-called pacifists wouldnt fight to protect their child, spouse or own life if threatened. Trusting God does not negate the responsibility to work for food or to put proper locks on your doors or take the responsible measures to prevent harm to life (see Matthew 6:25-34 and 2 Thessalonians 3:10). In fact Jesus equated this to testing God. When Jesus was tempted he could have thrown himself off a cliff, knowing that Gods angels would have saved him, but he didnt do that (Matthew 4:5-7). Believing that God will keep you safe or provided for doesnt mean you neglect to take your own responsibility. It just means do what youre doing and need to do, but dont worry about the outcome, thus affecting negatively how you act in the present (See Matthew 6:34 again).

Nowhere in the entire Bible is the sword demonized or considered evil in and of itself. The Bible even specifically states that the authorities are given the sword to fulfill Gods purposes; i.e. the sword can be used for good as well as evil (Romans 13:4). Most importantly the believer is never commanded to be disarmed; it is legalism to try to assert anything else in the name of Gods Word. God always deals with the heart of a person; it didnt matter if Cain murdered Abel with a rock, a stick, a knife, a sword, or his bare hands. God punished Cain; he didnt put a ban in effect to reduce the availability of weapons in the hopes of preventing future murders (Genesis 4). Further focusing on the criminal and not the implements used, God put into effect the death penalty to justly punish murderers in Genesis 9:6. You are definitely correct when you said that the proper translation of the 6th Commandment in Exodus 20:13 is You shall not murder. Something was lost in the translation from Hebrew to English when someone rendered it as “kill” in the King James Version, and more recent translations have fixed that error. The advancement of technology from sticks and knives to modern day projectile-launching devices, does not change the principle in Exodus 22:2-3 that under certain circumstances killing a person is justifiable.

Anyways those were my religious thoughts after listening to your podcast. It is such a peaceful feeling to know that God has given me the heart of a warrior and that I am perfectly okay just the way He made me. Perhaps I wrote this to organize my own thoughts, but I thought you would appreciate the wealth of information the Bible has on all matters including self-defense. I want to applaud you for being brave enough to approach the subject from that perspective, without trying to convert your diverse group of listeners who gather together in the name of Gun Rights. I always appreciate your calm, collected demeanor and common sense approach to a highly charged and political issue. One thing remains, however, and I know you encourage your listeners to take you to task on things. Sometimes you get caught up in the housekeeping of your podcast and spend a lot of time trying to explain decisions you make. Sometimes it goes about 9 minutes into the podcast before you play the clip you are trying to justify in the previous 8 minutes. Also a lot of time is spent debating the format of the show or how audio clips are broken up, etc. Just do what you want to do, make that decision, and stick with it. If we like it, then great! If not, we will let you know. Other than that, I really appreciate the show. Keep up the good work in doing your part to fight for our rights. Because of your show, Im thinking of sending some of my hard earned college kid dollars to the NRA but am wondering if that is odd since I dont even own a firearm. Thanks again for all you do and keep speaking your mind. This world if filled with too much political correctness and all too often people mask their real beliefs. I appreciate you wearing your heart on your sleeve and speaking the truth with gentleness and respect.

Yes McCain is anti gun in a few areas such as his support of making it illegal for private citizens to sell firearms at gun shows, and his support for mandatory “free” gun locks from manufacturers, but he does NOT support banning so-called “assault weapons” like our current President & both Democrats, & does not want to ban all semi automatic weapons like Obama. He also is not in favor of national gun registration of handguns like Hillary.

The key is to get the best President we can, and also to vote for pro-gun officials in the House & Senate so that nothing anti gun ever even makes it to the Presidents desk for signature.