NRA is a force for destruction - REPLY

[BEAR_ICE]

Guys, this just hit the papers this morning. What you don't see is a large picture with Sen. Dianne Feinstein holding on to an AK-47 and this article below: Here's the link to his article. Please send replies. We need to come together from all over so they see it us "We THE PEOPLE".

http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=THOMASSON-03-01-07

This is my respone:

Sent Reply To: Peter Copeland, copelandp@shns.com - Editor and general manager - 202-408-2756
Dan, in response to your article in the Las Vegas Sun “Politics Hurt Police’s ability to protect us” but your site has it listed as "NRA is a force for destruction".

Correcting the situation as you say, would first begin with our born right (not a privilege) the 2nd amendment freedoms, which allow every citizen a right to keep and bear arms for the safety of their family, property, and their own lives. I am an NRA member, and I recall one night when I was young, my father was out and mom had to call out “Isaac get the gun” loud enough so the guy that broke in our home (who had a gun) could hear it and he took off out the balcony door jumped from the second floor and got away. But from that day forward we had firearms in our home.

Dan, you also make a statement about the amount of money that “we the people” are unwilling to spend equipping our police officers, that statement is ludicrous.
We have spent and are increasing their pay, increasing their personnel along with upgrading their equipment.
What you don’t seem to realize is that our law enforcement is a reactionary force. They are not there every minute to defend us law abiding citizens. They are there to protect, once called out, and then restore order.

It has been said “a citizen who shirks his duty to contribute to the security of his community is little better than the criminal who threatens it.” Think about that Dan and the many, men, women and children that have been preyed upon and didn’t have an equalizing force to defend them or others. It’s a Constitutional Right and Social Obligation to Carry a Gun.

And what about our police officers? We have had some officers pick up and rape the innocent citizens of our communities by gun, badge or barter. We as a nation don’t take away guns from all police officers because of a few bad police officers, do we? No, we move on, train, screen, learn from our previous failures in hiring and again find better ways to screen and train our police officers. Are we to say police officers are evil, no! There is a percentage that goes astray, as do citizens, and never do we disarm in a blanketed form.

When a citizen carries a gun, just remember its called deterrence. We do it as a nation with nuclear weapons and our armed forces. We do it as a state in times of emergencies, our armed national guard. We do it as a city or town, our armed police departments. The bottom line here is deterrence, which is the key. Make the perpetrators think, alter their course and back down where ever they lurk. We as a community need to get back to where we were and come together and agree on one thing our constitution. This is the United States, our constitution is Freedom First then if you violate the laws you relinquish your rights. Stick to what has been given to us by our forefathers. Freedom is always First.
The more we come together as a nation in every state and arm our citizens with the rights that were bestowed upon us, the less rapes and murders, kidnappings would occur.

John F. Kennedy stated: "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."

Isaac
Henderson, NV 89002-9240

[EAGLE]

Well said!

The time for resistance is now.

[Timmy44221]

I read the article, and why do these idiots think that the NRA controlls things? Zumbo's fate had nothing to do with the NRA.

Additionaly, the NRA is made up of millions of members that influence what the NRA does. As far as I can tell, the Braidy bunch doesnt allow members in the say respect that the NRA does. Braidy will let you donate, but its non membership in the same sence.

[Corey G]

The Maryland legislature currently is considering a bill to ban the semiautomatic rifles, and the opposition has been loud and persistent.

What they forgot to mention is over 200 MD citizens showed up at the hearing to testify many more came simply to show thier concern. While the anti-gun had 12 people all from out of state-meaning they where not even MD citizens. You can guess who footed the bill to have them come down--thanks brady compain.

[speedracer211]

"To do something responsible like banning the weapons preferred by the Taliban and al Qaeda and other lawless groups who when they aren't pointing them at civilians or U.S. troops are shooting them in the air, isn't the way to stay in office."

Hmmm. Interesting I own an AK and i am not lawless nor Taliban or Al Qaeda. I guess I am in the clear. Some journalists just shoot themselves in the foot.

Do you shoot it in the air?

[Sirius1963]

Quote "This is a land where the right to traffic in firearms, no matter how dangerous to law and order, is protected by constitutional language designed for a militia carrying muskets and enforced by a self-appointed virulent lobby called the National Rifle Association."

Here we go again. So I guess Whatshisname wrote this story with a ink quill ?? I guess the First amendment doesn't apply to the computer or internet?

I alwasy amazes me when they try to make the NRA sound like 3 or 4 guys coming up with these ideas. If the NRA is 4 million people, then maybe, just maybe that's what a lot of Americans really want.

Any politician that wants to ban guns should go live in England for 6 months (or longer) and see what it's like.

[Broadside]

Great letter, let us know if they even bother with a reply.

[DanTheEldest]

One member proud to be a part of the Force for Destruction here.

[BEAR_ICE]

Well, just got home, checked my e-mail.........nothing. Like he would really respond to one of the 8 million logical thinkers. Who's really paranoid? Calling the NRA a Terrorist Group? What a moron.

What I still can't figure out is why did the Las Vegas Sun change the headline from "NRA is a force for destruction" to "Politics hurt police's ability to protect us". Hum who would of thunk the media tryin to slide in another jab.