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By: GeekLethal

GeekLethal — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:40:01 +0000

The militia argument doesn’t make sense because the militia- here to mean the National Guard- has its own weapons, which it issues to soldiers as appropriate. Any Guardsmen take their issue weapons home lately after drill?

By: Nadnerbus

Nadnerbus — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:28:44 +0000

I live in perhaps the most anti-gun state when it comes to the laws on the books (take a guess). I’ve found that with the majority of people I talk to here who don’t own guns, they become quite surprised to find out how intrusive and oppressive the gun laws here are. Guys more than gals, of course, but even the women, more and more a lot of the ones I talk to on the topic feel they should have the right to own a pistol to defend themselves if they need to. The biggest problem is the lack of ownership, and therefore the lack of awareness of how onerous and ridiculous the laws regarding them are. I recently started working a plumbing job with a really good guy, 63 years old, Vietnam Vet, and successfully running his own small business for decades. He was surprised and pissed off to find out that even with his vet status, he was just as screwed as the rest of us when it came to getting a concealed carry permit, or bypassing the mandatory waiting period. Again, he hadn’t bought a gun since his 32 year old son was a boy, and hadn’t noticed the laws going south. The media will definitely not attempt in any way to make this situation any better.

By: Bram

Bram — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:28:39 +0000

I never understood the ‘militia only’ position. Besides making no sense, it doesn’t seem to apply. I was in the National Guard and still had to navigate the byzantine guns laws of NJ just to buy a state-approved rifle. All of the assault weapon bans applied – even though I’m a militiaman! I still can’t buy a pistol unless I go through further paperwork and police intrusion into my personal life.