Recent content by IA_farmboy

None of those are illegal, they are taxed, controlled, registered, and so on. If your papers are in order then it is lawful to own. It's mere existence is not illegal, especially since such weapons are popular in the military.

There is no such thing as an "illegal handgun". I know I'm nit picking but I think it's an important "nit" to pick. You don't hear about "illegal cars" or "illegal stereos". There are stolen stereos and unlicensed cars. The question you should have asked is "what makes a lawful...

I thought about giving a single shot shotgun or some other cheap but effective firearm as a gift but I'm not so sure how well that would go over. I think that some of my family think I'm nuts because I own two long arms. My brother even brought up the "you are 40 times more likely to kill...

Assuming that it is true that there is a correlation in gun ownership and getting shot I'll point to another plausible correlation, stores with bars on the windows tend to get robbed. A bit too subtle, perhaps? Some people may be confused by my analogy, those tend to be the people I would...

I am also looking for a RKBA activism group I can stand behind. I'm not looking very hard though, I've got priorities for my time and funds. I agree that the NRA has its faults, but not fighting for all of our rights is not one of them. It is called the National RIFLE Association after all...

What is a "communal freedom"? Sounds a bit too close to "collective right" for me. You know, that little lie that the Second Amendment is to protect the right of the state to raise a militia? There is no such thing as a "communal freedom". People have rights. The government has powers...

RTKBA == Privilege to keep and bear arms.

Think a minute about WHY those firearm laws are not enforced. Suppose we have a fellow with the following charges: - possession of weapon by previous offender - armed robbery - motor vehicle theft - felony speeding - evading police/resisting arrest - reckless endangerment - possession of...

I am of the mind that allowing a person the freedom to own a home but not the freedom to defend it is borderline cruel and unusual punishment. Once a felon is released from prison their right to self defense needs to be restored. Just because a person broke the law does not mean they won't be...

Overwhelming numbers. Quantity has a quality all its own.

Did this happen at night? It seems the law is a bit more lenient on the use of lethal force at night.

lawyer: Why did you rob that bank? accused: Because that is where the money is. Hmmmm..... lawyer: Why did you rob that house? accused: Because that is where the guns are. If we would just let the criminals buy their guns then they wouldn't have to resort to steeling them! I'm...

How, exactly, does someone "accidentally" print someone's name on a permit? If the firearm licensing was through the driver license division then what were they doing for background checks? Were they looking at speeding tickets and parking violations? I have to wonder if they weren't just...

I believe in the wisdom of the Founding Fathers. They saw the need in explicitly forbidding the government from denying one's ability to defend themselves. A vending machine on the corner would certainly be acceptable to me. The primary deterrent to having 10 year olds from buying firearms in...

I'd like to comment on the "just leave it in the car" comments. When in college I walked or biked nearly everywhere. The bus was nearly always packed and parking was painful, I'd invariably end up walking quite a distance anyway so I tended to avoid motor transport. So I can imagine myself...