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IF WE ARE SMART WE WILL ALL GRAB AS MANY AS WE CAN WE ARE GOING TO NEED THEM

Well said...Our present government is making changes by hiding things in bills that look innocent enough until you read the fine print. I believe that's exactly what they are doing with the assault weapons. They will come up with a bill that apparently bans them but upon further exam will be much more extensive. Since our lawmakers are passing bills they haven't even read this can and will happen if we don't scream loud enough.

An assault weapon is defined as a semi-auto with a pistol grip and other cosmetic features. Semi-autos without a pistol grip or other cosmetic features are somehow less deadly and not as evil....

So called assault rifles are NOT any different from your grandpa's deer rifle he used to feed your family, teach you gun safety, and go to the range with.

They start banning some guns, then they ban them all. I can tell you that only the honest will be hurt, criminals will always break the law and always have guns, just like in England where their violent crime jumped up like crazy after they banned guns.

I also meant to say that I should be able to defend my liberty with any weapon I want. I don't need the government to make all my decisions for me.

As Americans, we should have the right and the ability to defend ourselves from any enemy whether foreign or domestic. I never thought I would think of my government as being a possible enemy but its looking more like that everyday. Our constitution is being torn apart and when that's gone, what do we have? Certainly not the United States of America. Texas is looking better all the time.

The whole purpose of the 2nd Amendment was to give the people the power to forcefully change the government should it ever come to that. Assault weapons might not generally be needed by civilians, but they really are if you look at the grand picture.

The Constitution restricts the government, not the people. The 2nd Amendment was intended to be a last ditch effort to enforce the rights we have against a possible future oppressive government.

If we ban assault weapons from civilians and only the government has them, there would be no way to forcefully remove a seriously corrupt government.

The government should fear its people - not the other way around; that's the spirit of the 2A.

I think this whole issue of an assault rifle being somehow more dangerous or unnecessary is complete @!#@!#@%@ Most people don't even know that there really is no such thing as an "assault rifle," its just a term the media uses to describe military type weapons. Most people label any gun with a high cap magazine and scary looking body as an assault rifle when in reality it is just a semi-automatic hunting rifle with a few add-ons. And as for assault rifles being the weapon of choice for a criminal, I think not. The top 5 most commonly used weapons in crime starts with your average 12 gauge mossburg which only holds 3-8 rounds and the other guns are small caliber handguns with 6-15 round capacities.

The point is that making assault rifles illegal is only the first step in making all guns illegal. I own guns and I'm not "mean." However, there are a lot of crazy people out there and they will always find a way to own weapons. I feel safer knowing I can protect myself and my grandkids if it came down to it. I'm not out looking for a fight and hope to God I never have to pull the trigger but I know I would if I had to. We also spend a lot of time at our property where there are wild boars and bears. I don't worry so much about the bears but wild boars are very aggressive and can tear you apart. It takes a powerful gun to stop one of those. It's also pretty isolated so if some nutcase came along I might not have the luxury of being rescued by the sheriff. A lot of people here wouldn't have food to eat if it weren't for hunting. Some people just really enjoy target shooting as a hobby. There are a lot of reasons for owning guns and those of us who do are not war mongers or psychos. We're just regular people who love the constitution and the rights and privileges it provides. We are concerned that our rights are being taken from us and that no one is representing us in DC anymore.

They can have my gun when they take it from my cold dead hands, I believe in gun control but they will never be able to take all guns...say they do people will take up sticks and beat the crap out of each other,what will they do next cut all the trees down?

You know there are people out there that just simply collect guns. I completely agree with you mama kaz, very well said.I get tired of people talking about guns when we have drunk drivers out there every day killing people.

Gun control has never and will never keep guns out of the hands of those who commit gun crimes. I am a middle aged grandmother of five and I just took my carry permit class and asked my husband to get me a hand gun for my birthday. It's not the lunatics I fear, it's the government. I believe our constitution is being dismantled including our right to bear arms. The constitution does not distinguish what kind of arms we have the right to bear, nor should it. I will do whatever I have to do to defend my constitution and the liberties that go with it. It means something to me...

more specifically assault rifles since there are semi auto hand guns.

we have them...we fire them...we may even have built one...people kill people, not guns...taking them away is not going to fix this world...honestly it is too late! i would like for one of you to look up statistics as to how many people are killed by hand guns compared to semi automatic weapons.

Just to clarify, I am praying that the fema camps does not happen. I am not attempting to foretell the future neither. I am just working hard to gather evidence and warn my fellow americans. I am not saying that shots will be negative for sure neither. I am just using logic. If a dog bites you, you will probably be careful around the dog the next time. It does not mean the dog will bite you again though. Finnaly. I am working on locating the kissinger quote source. I have heard alex jones state this quote of kissinger multiple times. I will continue t o search. It may be on council of foreign relations web site data base or un. thank you and best wishes.

Okay, with all due respect, anyone who does not fear Obama and his gun policy history has had too much flouride in their drinking water. How much more history does a person need. This is cut and dry. There is no room for argument and court adjourned.

according to http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=2322
Barack Obama’s gun control policy, or should I write anti-gun record is long and informative:

* 1994 to 2001 - Obama was on the board of the anti-gun Joyce Foundation. This foundation is the largest funding source for radical anti-gun groups in the country.
* 1996 - Obama supported a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns.
* 1999 - Obama proposed a 500 percent increase in the excise taxes on firearms and ammunition. This tax would effectively punish gun owners for buying guns and ammunition.
* 2003 - Obama voted in support of legislation that would have banned privately owned hunting shotguns, target rifles and black powder rifles in Illinois.
* 2004 - Obama voted against legislation intended to protect homeowners from prosecution in cases where they used a firearm to halt a home invasion.
Do we need to even bring up rahm emanuel? He was also a state representative in IL until Obama appointed him as Chief of Staff. He has a F rating by the NRA for his duties as an IL Representatives. He also is the one who introduces the mandatory service ideas. THe following is from his book and is similiar to HR 1444 subsection 206 which requires mandatory government service. What a JOKE!!!Remember Hitler anyone, okay what about stalin, im sorry, you were public educated, what about chou?
according to J.D. Tuccille
Albuquerque Examiner
November 7, 2008

Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, President-Elect Barack Obama’s choice for chief of staff in his incoming administration, is co-author of a book, The Plan: Big Ideas for America, that calls for, among other things, compulsory service for all Americans ages 18 to 25. The following excerpt is from pages 61-62 of the 2006 book:

It’s time for a real Patriot Act that brings out the patriot in all of us. We propose universal civilian service for every young American. Under this plan, All Americans between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five will be asked to serve their country by going through three months of basic training, civil defense preparation and community service. …

Here’s how it would work. Young people will know that between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, the nation will enlist them for three months of civilian service. They’ll be asked to report for three months of basic civil defense training in their state or community, where they will learn what to do in the event of biochemical, nuclear or conventional attack; how to assist others in an evacuation; how to respond when a levee breaks or we’re hit by a natural disaster. These young people will be available to address their communities’ most pressing needs

I am glad that I have learned from history. I will also add that Britain and their homeland security has banned mike savage from their country because of his comments. Way to go Britain, giving up freedom of speech. they have also outlawed talking against the EU or open borders!!! I will not waste anymore of my time. I thank god I have learned from history and am preparing myself by protecting myself. Those who are still in denial, go aheand and walk into the furnace at the fema camp. Yes, as the guard tells you, there are cupcakes in there waiting for you.......
Is sorry if this is offensive, but wake up, anytime in history that the civilians are disarmed, tyrany follows.

Denial is your worst enemy!!! For the love of mercy, look at his voting record. And no ! I hate BUSH!!!this is not about left or right, this about freedom people!!!
Guns in citizens hands are what keeps us all free.DO I need to quote Kissinger also. I think I will. He recently stated that all american civillians will be disarmed by october this year. You want to wave a stick at him, thats fine. He has much more control with the global elite than you think. I will also mention that US homeland security chief has stated two sundays ago that the worst of the flu is yet to come....... How the hell does she know that. You can call me a quack now, but dont ask me for help come september, october. I guess she has a crtstal ball. This is all perfectly normal right?? Go ahead and take the FREE vaccine that they are preparing for the sheep. (dont worry that the who has asked Baxter to work on the vaccine for the new crises even after the who admitted that they are investigating baxter for the march 6th bird flu contamination in the vaccine.) the times of india, canadian press and toronto sun if you want to type baxter scandal. Go ahead and take the vaccine my friends, let me know how good it is.......and dont forget, rahm emanuel stated that you should never let a good crisis go to waste. DOnt worry, they wont, marshal law will be introduced to protect you from the mutated man made april swine flu come september. Im a quack? apperently alan keyes does not think so, type in alan keyes you tube. He states here that obama will stage terror to get marshal law.

What perfect timing. the gdp has dropped 6% in each of the last 2 quarters, tax receipts are down 52 % with the lates gathered data from feb this year, and exports have dropped 30 % since jan(biggest in over 40 years) go ahead and not buy guns. Everything is going to be fine. Help me out here, why are gun sales up toward 500% give or take statitics and other variables ?

finally, the treaty, if approved, is above our constitution according to international law. Here let me spell that out again, t-h-e-t=re=aty- if approved i=s a-b=v=e u=s const-tution-

This article does a good job of breaking things down. http://www.infowars.com/obama-pushing-treaty-to-ban-reloading/

As Lou Dobbs notes here, Obama is in favor of the ratifying CIFTA, the Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms. On its face, the treaty sounds reasonable because it would “prevent, combat, and eradicate the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials” (emphasis added). However, upon reading the bill we discover the following:

Stressing the need, in peace processes and post-conflict situations, to achieve effective control of firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials in order to prevent their entry into the illicit market.

Obama has promised Mexican President Felipe Calderon that he would urge the Senate to take up CIFTA. He is doing this under the cover of the drug cartel violence in Mexico. Obama and Calderon quoted a statistic echoed by the corporate media that 90% of the weapons seized in Mexican raids were purchased from U.S. gun shops and a reason why the U.S. needs to ratify this treaty. In fact, this is a lie — only a mere 17% of guns found at Mexico crime scenes have been traced to the U.S.
featured stories Obama Supports Treaty Outlawing Gun Possession
Obama featured stories Obama Supports Treaty Outlawing Gun Possession

CIFTA would bury the Second Amendment under “pertinent resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly.” It would criminalize ammunition reloading (defined as explosives manufacture) and gun assembly (including firearm kits and presumably breaking down weapons for cleaning or transport).

Language contained in the CIFTA treaty insists it respects “the principles of sovereignty, nonintervention, and the juridical equality of states.” Not mentioned is the fact the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties has a superior rank to national laws. If the CIFTA treaty is ratified without exception, it would kill U.S. sovereignty and lead the way to destroying the Second Amendment.

It should be noted that only the Senate needs to ratify the treaty. Article II, section 2, of the Constitution states that the president “shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur.”

The United States was one of the first signatories to CIFTA in November, 1997. The Convention was transmitted to the Senate in June 1998 and to this day awaits the Senate’s advice and consent. 29 of the 34 OAS member states have ratified CIFTA. Only the US, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and St. Vincent & Grenadines have yet to do so.

this article is from infowars.com and I believe Paul Watson is the author.
People have to realize that international law can over power soverignty of our nation if the congress does not amend the treaty. That is the problem. Yes, this is the same treaty the clinton tried to pass, but the senate never ratified it. I just want people to keep a wathtful eye and write their local senators. Thank you for supporting the constitution fellow constitution supporters!!

Obama is currently pushing congress to ratify the Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms.
If the Senate passes this is will ban guns to civilians under international law. Citizens will be extradited from US for gun crimes also. Please Read this treaty my friends. You gotta watch big brother like a hawk anymore. He will give you love with one hand and put a gun to you head with another, so to speak.

i really dont think its fair for the goverment to take away our guns!!!!