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FDK

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Nov 12, 2012, 10:44:00 AM11/12/12
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Hollis2

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Nov 12, 2012, 1:55:46 PM11/12/12
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On Nov 12 2012 10:44 AM, FDK wrote:

>
http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/10/15/us-arms-usa-treaty-idUSTRE59E0Q920091015

In order for any treaty to go into effect, it must be ratified by 2/3 of
the Senate. The probability of this treaty being ratified by the Senate
is zero.

Alan Baker

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Nov 12, 2012, 2:01:01 PM11/12/12
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In article <iat7n9x...@news.ezprovider.com>,
And this isn't even a treaty yet: this is talks to create a treaty.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 12, 2012, 2:10:35 PM11/12/12
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:01:01 -0800, Alan Baker <alang...@telus.net>
wrote:

>In article <iat7n9x...@news.ezprovider.com>,
> "Hollis2" <a3a...@webnntp.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Nov 12 2012 10:44 AM, FDK wrote:
>>
>> >
>> http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/10/15/us-arms-usa-treaty-idUSTRE59E0Q92009
>> 1015
>>
>> In order for any treaty to go into effect, it must be ratified by 2/3 of
>> the Senate. The probability of this treaty being ratified by the Senate
>> is zero.
>
>And this isn't even a treaty yet: this is talks to create a treaty.

Actually what "this" is would be paranoia from the machos who think
that machine guns should be in every home.

MNMikeW

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Nov 12, 2012, 3:16:45 PM11/12/12
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You've never read it apparently.

Alan Baker

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Nov 12, 2012, 3:18:30 PM11/12/12
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In article <agd3pd...@mid.individual.net>,
So summarize what he's wrong about. You can do that, right... ...because
you HAVE read it, right?

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 12, 2012, 3:23:00 PM11/12/12
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Nope.

Now are you going to tell me that you're fearful that your hunting
weapons and handguns are in jeopardy? Of course not.

Alan Baker

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Nov 12, 2012, 4:28:29 PM11/12/12
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In article <qim2a89c551cvnb9m...@4ax.com>,
The funny thing is--despite what some of the right-wing fanatics here
can comprehend--I actually do agree that the second amendment to the US
constitution was entirely about making sure that ordinary people were
guaranteed the means to resist a government that might one day become a
tyranny, or at least, undemocratic.

MNMikeW

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Nov 12, 2012, 5:04:24 PM11/12/12
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This IS the UN. You never what they are up to. If it was up to them,
they would abolish the 2nd amendment entirely. The 2nd amendment isn't
about hunting.

Alan Baker

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Nov 12, 2012, 5:10:37 PM11/12/12
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In article <agda39...@mid.individual.net>,
Oh, christ on a crutch...

NOT the anti-UN paranoia.

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 12, 2012, 5:33:17 PM11/12/12
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I was dead on about this.

How in hell could the UN abolish a US constitutional amendment? I
know full well what the amendment is about. There is no threat to it
at all and this thread is bullshit. Gun control in the US is now a
reality because of this? Not a chance.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/untreaty.asp

MNMikeW

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Nov 12, 2012, 6:00:20 PM11/12/12
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I said IF it was up to them. Gun control has been a reality in the US
for decades.

Carbon

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Nov 12, 2012, 6:10:21 PM11/12/12
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You beat me to it.

Barack Hussein Obama II is the best thing that ever happened to the US
gun industry.

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 12, 2012, 6:12:29 PM11/12/12
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How does present gun control affect you or me? I have all of the guns
I want or need and from what you've said in the past so do you. It
would be impossible for the government to alter the law in order to
remove the right to own guns as it exists today.

The bottom line is that the OP of this thread is FOS.

Alan Baker

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:03:56 PM11/12/12
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In article <agddc5...@mid.individual.net>,
Actually, the information provided to you shows that the contemplated
treaty says they want to maintain the right of each member state to
decide its own internal policies.

What I pity you let your pre-conceptions override the facts.

Howard Brazee

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:13:38 PM11/12/12
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:28:29 -0800, Alan Baker <alang...@telus.net>
wrote:

>> Now are you going to tell me that you're fearful that your hunting
>> weapons and handguns are in jeopardy? Of course not.
>
>The funny thing is--despite what some of the right-wing fanatics here
>can comprehend--I actually do agree that the second amendment to the US
>constitution was entirely about making sure that ordinary people were
>guaranteed the means to resist a government that might one day become a
>tyranny, or at least, undemocratic.

Weapons suitable for a militia. If they also are suitable for
hunting, good for hunters. But it isn't about hunting.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

Alan Baker

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:17:50 PM11/12/12
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In article <h443a8d8i3uvqtj5r...@4ax.com>,
Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:28:29 -0800, Alan Baker <alang...@telus.net>
> wrote:
>
> >> Now are you going to tell me that you're fearful that your hunting
> >> weapons and handguns are in jeopardy? Of course not.
> >
> >The funny thing is--despite what some of the right-wing fanatics here
> >can comprehend--I actually do agree that the second amendment to the US
> >constitution was entirely about making sure that ordinary people were
> >guaranteed the means to resist a government that might one day become a
> >tyranny, or at least, undemocratic.
>
> Weapons suitable for a militia. If they also are suitable for
> hunting, good for hunters. But it isn't about hunting.

Yup. And a militia is defined as a military force that is raised from
the civil population. Hence, weapons suitable for a military force, with
reasonable limits (because all rights are subject to limits of
reasonability).

BAR

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:50:42 PM11/12/12
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In article <abi2a8tk1gnqfc50t...@4ax.com>,
bkn...@conramp.net says...
They should be in every home. The police have no duty to protect you.

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:52:27 PM11/12/12
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You continue on your path to supreme idiocy.

BAR

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:52:12 PM11/12/12
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In article <h443a8d8i3uvqtj5r...@4ax.com>,
how...@brazee.net says...
>
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:28:29 -0800, Alan Baker <alang...@telus.net>
> wrote:
>
> >> Now are you going to tell me that you're fearful that your hunting
> >> weapons and handguns are in jeopardy? Of course not.
> >
> >The funny thing is--despite what some of the right-wing fanatics here
> >can comprehend--I actually do agree that the second amendment to the US
> >constitution was entirely about making sure that ordinary people were
> >guaranteed the means to resist a government that might one day become a
> >tyranny, or at least, undemocratic.
>
> Weapons suitable for a militia. If they also are suitable for
> hunting, good for hunters. But it isn't about hunting.

There was no federal militia. The militia referred tot he several
states.


BAR

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:54:34 PM11/12/12
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In article <2003a8panmqs846a8...@4ax.com>,
bkn...@conramp.net says...
It is nice that you have been able to accumulate all of the guns you
want or need. Why would you deny that right to future citizens of the
US?

You and your ilk could be used as justification for death panels.



BAR

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:56:54 PM11/12/12
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In article <alangbaker-2C090...@news.shawcable.net>,
alang...@telus.net says...
In the words of Speaker Pelosi, we have to pass the law so that you can
see what is in it.

I would rather read the treaty before anyone votes on it.


Alan Baker

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:59:55 PM11/12/12
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In article <MPG.2b0b636c...@news.giganews.com>,
You know what, Bert?

I share the idea that being able to have the tools to defend oneself is
an expression of our fundamental rights to life and liberty, and I am
completely aware that the courts have ruled that the police have no duty
to protect anyone.

But going from there to "machine guns SHOULD be in every home" just
shows you to be an idiot extremist.

BAR

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Nov 12, 2012, 8:17:28 PM11/12/12
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In article <alangbaker-65B2D...@news.shawcable.net>,
alang...@telus.net says...
Why do police have "machine" guns? Because the criminals have "machine"
guns. Why should the people be at a disadvantage to the criminals and
the police?


bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 12, 2012, 8:19:14 PM11/12/12
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You never fail to make a fool of yourself. There is nothing denying
anyone in America the right to own the weapons that I have. None.
Your grasp to try to demean me is a failure as usual.
>
>You and your ilk could be used as justification for death panels.

I, nor anyone else that I know, would suggest such a thing about
another person.

I'm glad that you posted it. It shows that you have no moral
character intelligence or class.

Not much to you Bert.
>

Alan Baker

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Nov 12, 2012, 8:08:49 PM11/12/12
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In article <MPG.2b0b64df...@news.giganews.com>,
No, actually. It's nothing like that at all.

>
> I would rather read the treaty before anyone votes on it.

There isn't even yet a treaty to vote on. There is a draft of one...

<http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/CONF.217/CRP.1&Lang=E>

...but it is far from final.

But if you think that it contains language that changes your second
amendment rights, by all means review it and produce the text. Because
what I see it saying right off the top is:

"Reaffirming the sovereign right and responsibility of any State to
regulate and control transfers of conventional arms that take place
exclusively within its territory, pursuant to its own legal or
constitutional systems, "

Alan Baker

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Nov 12, 2012, 8:22:54 PM11/12/12
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In article <MPG.2b0b69af...@news.giganews.com>,
You are having difficulty with your English. Look up "should".

BAR

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:40:27 AM11/13/12
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In article <pq63a85e852uhkeku...@4ax.com>,
You haven't listed the guns you have, therefor nobody can say whether
"anyone in America the right to own the weapons that I have."

> >
> >You and your ilk could be used as justification for death panels.
>
> I, nor anyone else that I know, would suggest such a thing about
> another person.

Randy Brown on line 1.

> I'm glad that you posted it. It shows that you have no moral
> character intelligence or class.

Why, just because I am evolving on my view of death panels in the Obama
care law?

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 13, 2012, 9:18:38 AM11/13/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:40:27 -0500, BAR <sc...@you.com> wrote:

>In article <pq63a85e852uhkeku...@4ax.com>,
>bkn...@conramp.net says...
>>
>> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:54:34 -0500, BAR <sc...@you.com> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <2003a8panmqs846a8...@4ax.com>,
>> >bkn...@conramp.net says...
>>
>> >
>> >It is nice that you have been able to accumulate all of the guns you
>> >want or need. Why would you deny that right to future citizens of the
>> >US?
>>
>> You never fail to make a fool of yourself. There is nothing denying
>> anyone in America the right to own the weapons that I have. None.
>> Your grasp to try to demean me is a failure as usual.
>
>You haven't listed the guns you have, therefor nobody can say whether
>"anyone in America the right to own the weapons that I have."
>
I know the weapons that I own and thereforE no one needs to have a say
in it.
>> >
>> >You and your ilk could be used as justification for death panels.
>>
>> I, nor anyone else that I know, would suggest such a thing about
>> another person.
>
>Randy Brown on line 1.

I had forgotten that, and let Randy know what a low thing it was.

>
>> I'm glad that you posted it. It shows that you have no moral
>> character intelligence or class.
>
>Why, just because I am evolving on my view of death panels in the Obama
>care law?

Because you are what you are, a slime bag know-nothing with an
oversized ego.

>> Not much to you Bert.

Well, there is the fact that you're trash.
>

Frank Ketchum

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Nov 13, 2012, 9:26:46 AM11/13/12
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"FDK" <f...@aol.com> wrote in message news:k7r5g1$sat$1...@dont-email.me...
> http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/10/15/us-arms-usa-treaty-idUSTRE59E0Q920091015

I don't see where this is anything about gun control in the US.

Actually it sounds like Obama has reversed his fast and furious program.


bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 13, 2012, 9:49:52 AM11/13/12
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Miles from that. You should've read it.

Frank Ketchum

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Nov 13, 2012, 10:21:22 AM11/13/12
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<bkn...@conramp.net> wrote in message
news:gfn4a8hf3u4659nkk...@4ax.com...
I did read it, I was making a joke.


bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 13, 2012, 10:38:14 AM11/13/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:21:22 -0500, "Frank Ketchum"
<nos...@thanksanyway.com> wrote:

>
><bkn...@conramp.net> wrote in message
>news:gfn4a8hf3u4659nkk...@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:26:46 -0500, "Frank Ketchum"
>> <nos...@thanksanyway.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"FDK" <f...@aol.com> wrote in message news:k7r5g1$sat$1...@dont-email.me...
>>>> http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/10/15/us-arms-usa-treaty-idUSTRE59E0Q920091015
>>>
>>>I don't see where this is anything about gun control in the US.
>>>
>>>Actually it sounds like Obama has reversed his fast and furious program.
>>>
>> Miles from that. You should've read it.
>
>I did read it, I was making a joke.
>
Oh.

MNMikeW

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Nov 13, 2012, 10:57:49 AM11/13/12
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Not in EVERY home. There are nutjobs amongst us. Machine guns are legal
to own in most states.

MNMikeW

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Nov 13, 2012, 11:09:28 AM11/13/12
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Gun control ONLY affects people like you and me. Have all the guns I
want and need? Are you nuts? :-) I bet they thought it was impossible
in Germany too.

MNMikeW

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Nov 13, 2012, 11:12:07 AM11/13/12
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Yes, even better than Clinton was.

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 13, 2012, 11:21:07 AM11/13/12
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No I'm not nuts. What guns that you need are not available to you?
That old Germany scare is ridiculous. It couldn't possibly happen
here and you know it.

MNMikeW

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Nov 13, 2012, 11:52:20 AM11/13/12
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Never say never. Well, I sure would like a Barrett M107 50 cal. A full
auto would be fun, but would never happen in the liberal shithole called
MN. I CAN get the Barrett, but it's around $13,000.

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 13, 2012, 11:59:02 AM11/13/12
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A couple of questions...
1. Why the hell would you want one? You sure don't need it.
2. Aren't you glad that they're not available to those who can
afford one? Like the drug gangs for instance.

MNMikeW

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Nov 13, 2012, 12:07:33 PM11/13/12
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I'm sure the drug gangs already have them. Though the Barrett is a HUGE
gun and not really practical for your typical thug. Need one? No, not
really. But does anybody NEED a Ferrari either? Ever shoot a .50 cal?
It's exhilarating!

MNMikeW

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Nov 13, 2012, 12:10:49 PM11/13/12
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bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 13, 2012, 1:05:07 PM11/13/12
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No way! It'll never happen, but if so I'd move. This state is more
fucked up than the nation. Look who we have as governor.

The article that I read said that this is de rigeur and that there are
petitions from other states on a regular basis.

Howard Brazee

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Nov 13, 2012, 1:49:47 PM11/13/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:52:20 -0600, MNMikeW <mnmi...@aol.com> wrote:

>Never say never. Well, I sure would like a Barrett M107 50 cal. A full
>auto would be fun, but would never happen in the liberal shithole called
>MN. I CAN get the Barrett, but it's around $13,000.

The 2nd amendment isn't about fun.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

Frank Ketchum

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Nov 13, 2012, 1:54:01 PM11/13/12
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"Howard Brazee" <how...@brazee.net> wrote in message
news:te55a8hjoebkejfqe...@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:52:20 -0600, MNMikeW <mnmi...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>Never say never. Well, I sure would like a Barrett M107 50 cal. A full
>>auto would be fun, but would never happen in the liberal shithole called
>>MN. I CAN get the Barrett, but it's around $13,000.
>
> The 2nd amendment isn't about fun.

What is it about?


Alan Baker

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Nov 13, 2012, 1:56:07 PM11/13/12
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In article <te55a8hjoebkejfqe...@4ax.com>,
Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:52:20 -0600, MNMikeW <mnmi...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >Never say never. Well, I sure would like a Barrett M107 50 cal. A full
> >auto would be fun, but would never happen in the liberal shithole called
> >MN. I CAN get the Barrett, but it's around $13,000.
>
> The 2nd amendment isn't about fun.

True enough...

...but that doesn't mean that it can't have side effects that ARE fun.

MNMikeW

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Nov 13, 2012, 3:04:10 PM11/13/12
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Howard Brazee wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:52:20 -0600, MNMikeW <mnmi...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Never say never. Well, I sure would like a Barrett M107 50 cal. A full
>> auto would be fun, but would never happen in the liberal shithole called
>> MN. I CAN get the Barrett, but it's around $13,000.
>
> The 2nd amendment isn't about fun.
>
No, but it's a nice byproduct. :-)

MNMikeW

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Nov 13, 2012, 3:05:56 PM11/13/12
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Yup, I think there are about 20 going on right now. I will trade you
Gov's any day!

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 13, 2012, 5:04:27 PM11/13/12
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If only. Clayton can't be as stupid as Perry. Remember ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uvmKnFY4uk

Howard Brazee

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Nov 13, 2012, 5:19:57 PM11/13/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:54:01 -0500, "Frank Ketchum"
<nos...@thanksanyway.com> wrote:

>>>Never say never. Well, I sure would like a Barrett M107 50 cal. A full
>>>auto would be fun, but would never happen in the liberal shithole called
>>>MN. I CAN get the Barrett, but it's around $13,000.
>>
>> The 2nd amendment isn't about fun.
>
>What is it about?

It's pretty clear - read it:

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed.

MNMikeW

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Nov 13, 2012, 5:29:22 PM11/13/12
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Dayton. And yes, governor prozac is that stupid.

Carbon

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Nov 13, 2012, 6:45:13 PM11/13/12
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What the hell do you need a 50 cal gun for? Shooting down planes?

Carbon

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Nov 13, 2012, 6:51:24 PM11/13/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:12:07 -0600, MNMikeW wrote:
> Carbon wrote:
>
>> Barack Hussein Obama II is the best thing that ever happened to the
>> US gun industry.
>
> Yes, even better than Clinton was.

Which is ironic, because he's less likely than Clinton to do anything
about gun control. But I guess for the conspiracy theorists the fact
that he was born in Kenya to anti-colonialist Muslim extremists bent on
filling him with Black Rage kind of pushes things over the top.

BAR

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:01:42 PM11/13/12
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In article <agf8vt...@mid.individual.net>, mnmi...@aol.com says...
If all you see is criminals ...

BAR

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:03:33 PM11/13/12
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In article <rls4a81jbgomoroog...@4ax.com>,
bkn...@conramp.net says...
I would like to have a BAR and a M2 and a SAW(M249) would be nice.

Alan Baker

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:04:46 PM11/13/12
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In article <MPG.2b0ca970...@news.giganews.com>,
He didn't say "criminals", Bert.

BAR

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:07:23 PM11/13/12
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In article <2uu4a81d36gv93ik4...@4ax.com>,
bkn...@conramp.net says...
Why do you drive your luxury car when an econo box would get you from
point A to point B.

We work to supply our needs and our wants. Who are you to question what
others want? How many trombones do you own? Would just one be enough?

BAR

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:08:24 PM11/13/12
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In article <fd25a8tsckalkhepu...@4ax.com>,
bkn...@conramp.net says...
The economy in Texas is better than the economy of the rest of the US.

BAR

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:09:34 PM11/13/12
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In article <coh5a89u4mmfn0h4a...@4ax.com>,
how...@brazee.net says...
>
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:54:01 -0500, "Frank Ketchum"
> <nos...@thanksanyway.com> wrote:
>
> >>>Never say never. Well, I sure would like a Barrett M107 50 cal. A full
> >>>auto would be fun, but would never happen in the liberal shithole called
> >>>MN. I CAN get the Barrett, but it's around $13,000.
> >>
> >> The 2nd amendment isn't about fun.
> >
> >What is it about?
>
> It's pretty clear - read it:
>
> A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
> state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
> infringed.

What does that mean to you?


BAR

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:32:38 PM11/13/12
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In article <pan.2012.11...@nospam.tampabay.rr.com>,
nob...@nospam.tampabay.rr.com says...
Moose and Elk. At $5 per round you don't want to have to take a second
shot.

Carbon

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:38:49 PM11/13/12
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Yeah. Right. These guns weigh almost 30 lbs, unloaded.

BAR

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:45:22 PM11/13/12
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You sit down and wait for the Moose or Elk to walk. If the Moose or Elk
is within 1.5 miles you have dinner.

Mr. Joe

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:56:21 PM11/13/12
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In article <alangbaker-E68BD...@news.shawcable.net>,
alang...@telus.net says...

> Yup. And a militia is defined as a military force that is raised from
> the civil population. Hence, weapons suitable for a military force, with
> reasonable limits (because all rights are subject to limits of
> reasonability).

Shut up you babbling idiot. Nowhere in any of our founding documents
does it state that about our rights. Our Declaration of Independence
gives us unalienable rights. Obviously you're too stupid to understand
what it means.

--
People died, Obama lied

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:56:30 PM11/13/12
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Because it will last longer.
>We work to supply our needs and our wants. Who are you to question what
>others want? How many trombones do you own? Would just one be enough?
Six. No.

Frank Ketchum

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Nov 13, 2012, 9:30:32 PM11/13/12
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"Howard Brazee" <how...@brazee.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:54:01 -0500, "Frank Ketchum"
> <nos...@thanksanyway.com> wrote:
>
>>>>Never say never. Well, I sure would like a Barrett M107 50 cal. A full
>>>>auto would be fun, but would never happen in the liberal shithole called
>>>>MN. I CAN get the Barrett, but it's around $13,000.
>>>
>>> The 2nd amendment isn't about fun.
>>
>>What is it about?
>
> It's pretty clear - read it:
>
> A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
> state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
> infringed.

I'm well aware of what it is about. I was simply curious if you knew.


Hollis2

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Nov 13, 2012, 9:44:27 PM11/13/12
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Texas might be a special case. It was an independent nation before it was
a state. Even so, the idea seems a bit far fetched.

Hollis2

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Nov 13, 2012, 9:50:56 PM11/13/12
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That wouldn't last long if they seceded from the Union.

BAR

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Nov 13, 2012, 10:31:02 PM11/13/12
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In article <ghdbn9x...@news.ezprovider.com>, a3a...@webnntp.invalid
says...
They've got a lot of oil and they will be able to build new refineries.

Texas -- The Americas gas station.

Don Kirkman

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Nov 14, 2012, 2:16:27 AM11/14/12
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And lose all the defense contracts and contacts. :-)
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Don Kirkman

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Nov 14, 2012, 2:16:27 AM11/14/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:54:01 -0500, "Frank Ketchum"
<nos...@thanksanyway.com> wrote:

>
National defense.
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BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:54:42 AM11/14/12
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In article <41h6a85n6iah2af4j...@4ax.com>, donsno2
@charter.net says...
That wouldn't happen. We have BAE (British Aerospace Engineering) is a
large defense contractor in the US that is a British based company.

Many defense contractors have subsidiaries in Canada (the 51st state).


BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:56:23 AM11/14/12
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In article <v3h6a8pbsdltn9l7s...@4ax.com>, donsno2
@charter.net says...
You do understand the difference between the nation and the several
states?

Howard Brazee

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Nov 14, 2012, 9:49:10 AM11/14/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:56:21 -0600, "Mr. Joe" <Mr...@home.com> wrote:

>Shut up you babbling idiot. Nowhere in any of our founding documents
>does it state that about our rights. Our Declaration of Independence
>gives us unalienable rights. Obviously you're too stupid to understand
>what it means.

It recognizes that some rights are inalienable. But I haven't
observed that this is accurate.

MNMikeW

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Nov 14, 2012, 10:04:28 AM11/14/12
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Mexico would declare war on Texas. ;-)

Howard Brazee

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Nov 14, 2012, 10:05:41 AM11/14/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:09:34 -0500, BAR <sc...@you.com> wrote:

>> >> The 2nd amendment isn't about fun.
>> >
>> >What is it about?
>>
>> It's pretty clear - read it:
>>
>> A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
>> state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
>> infringed.
>
>What does that mean to you?

The people have the right to keep and bear arms. The reason for
this is because a well regulated militia is necessary to the security
of a free state. Security is the issue, not fun (nor even food). The
type of arms is implied by that purpose.

MNMikeW

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Nov 14, 2012, 10:06:21 AM11/14/12
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Just like guns then. :-)

MNMikeW

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Nov 14, 2012, 10:06:51 AM11/14/12
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Not entirely.

Howard Brazee

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Nov 14, 2012, 10:07:21 AM11/14/12
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On 13 Nov 2012 23:51:24 GMT, Carbon <nob...@nospam.tampabay.rr.com>
wrote:
Yep. But what is being sold has nothing to do with reality.

MNMikeW

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Nov 14, 2012, 10:07:42 AM11/14/12
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Carbon wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:52:20 -0600, MNMikeW wrote:
>> bkn...@conramp.net wrote:
>>> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:09:28 -0600, MNMikeW <mnmi...@aol.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> bkn...@conramp.net wrote:
>> Never say never. Well, I sure would like a Barrett M107 50 cal. A full
>> auto would be fun, but would never happen in the liberal shithole
>> called MN. I CAN get the Barrett, but it's around $13,000.
>
> What the hell do you need a 50 cal gun for? Shooting down planes?
>
Because they don't make a .60 cal. :-)

MNMikeW

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Nov 14, 2012, 10:08:35 AM11/14/12
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Wont be much meat left after the .50 goes through it. A 30-06 is more
than enough for either elk or moose.

MNMikeW

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Nov 14, 2012, 10:09:25 AM11/14/12
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Yep, not exactly practical. But man are they fun!

MNMikeW

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Nov 14, 2012, 10:10:16 AM11/14/12
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Never hunted moose or elk have you Bert? ;-)

MNMikeW

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Nov 14, 2012, 10:11:37 AM11/14/12
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Carbon wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:12:07 -0600, MNMikeW wrote:
>> Carbon wrote:
>>
>>> Barack Hussein Obama II is the best thing that ever happened to the
>>> US gun industry.
>>
>> Yes, even better than Clinton was.
>
> Which is ironic, because he's less likely than Clinton to do anything
> about gun control. But I guess for the conspiracy theorists the fact
> that he was born in Kenya to anti-colonialist Muslim extremists bent on
> filling him with Black Rage kind of pushes things over the top.
>
He has stated several times he would like to see the AWB reinstated. I'm
sure we will see that come in sometime in the next couple years.

Don Kirkman

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Nov 14, 2012, 5:20:27 PM11/14/12
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Are you implying I don't? Do you realize that the several states are
full members of the one nation? That's why they called it the *united
states* of America, to distinguish it from other American states like
Canada and Mexico.
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Don Kirkman
don...@charter.net

Don Kirkman

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Nov 14, 2012, 5:20:27 PM11/14/12
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Not entirely what, and why?
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MNMikeW

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Nov 14, 2012, 5:56:22 PM11/14/12
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"And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not
warned from time to time that this people preserve the spirit of
resistance? Let them take arms....The tree of liberty must be refreshed
from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants" (Thomas
Jefferson in a letter to William S. Smith in 1787. Taken from Jefferson,
On Democracy 20, S. Padover ed., 1939)


bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 14, 2012, 6:02:21 PM11/14/12
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Well, they aren't able to deal a fatal blow. :-)

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 14, 2012, 6:25:53 PM11/14/12
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Good thinking....225 years ago.

Carbon

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:02:49 PM11/14/12
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A friend of mine was so convinced after the 2008 election that Obama was
going to outlaw guns that he bought several ARs, an AK and I think some
Russian surplus battle rifle, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Did
anything happen? No. But I have no doubt he's doing the same thing this
time as well.

BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:40:43 PM11/14/12
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In article <8i58a81hjjkbevssn...@4ax.com>, donsno2
@charter.net says...
>
> On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:56:23 -0500, BAR <sc...@you.com> wrote:
>
> >In article <v3h6a8pbsdltn9l7s...@4ax.com>, donsno2
> >@charter.net says...
> >>
> >> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:54:01 -0500, "Frank Ketchum"
> >> <nos...@thanksanyway.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >"Howard Brazee" <how...@brazee.net> wrote in message
> >> >news:te55a8hjoebkejfqe...@4ax.com...
> >> >> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:52:20 -0600, MNMikeW <mnmi...@aol.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>Never say never. Well, I sure would like a Barrett M107 50 cal. A full
> >> >>>auto would be fun, but would never happen in the liberal shithole called
> >> >>>MN. I CAN get the Barrett, but it's around $13,000.
> >> >>
> >> >> The 2nd amendment isn't about fun.
> >> >
> >> >What is it about?
> >>
> >> National defense.
> >
> >You do understand the difference between the nation and the several
> >states?
>
> Are you implying I don't? Do you realize that the several states are
> full members of the one nation? That's why they called it the *united
> states* of America, to distinguish it from other American states like
> Canada and Mexico.

Yes I am implying that you don't understand the difference between the
nation and the several states.

Maybe, you do understand. It is the states that compromise the nation.

Repeal the 17th amendment.

BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:41:33 PM11/14/12
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In article <aghq7s...@mid.individual.net>, mnmi...@aol.com says...
From the halls of ... Texas doesn't have a Marine Corps.

BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:42:23 PM11/14/12
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In article <tl88a8l3774cm00rb...@4ax.com>,
bkn...@conramp.net says...
Not until you listen to them.


BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:42:54 PM11/14/12
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In article <tm58a8hheavp2aaio...@4ax.com>, donsno2
@charter.net says...
Dig a little deeper into English law.



BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:45:14 PM11/14/12
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In article <agilsm...@mid.individual.net>, mnmi...@aol.com says...
I would suggest that reading this on a regular basis would be a good
idea.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:48:15 PM11/14/12
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In article <aghqfj...@mid.individual.net>, mnmi...@aol.com says...
I don't have my Winchester Model 70 International Match, made in the
30's, any more.


BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:49:15 PM11/14/12
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In article <aghqio...@mid.individual.net>, mnmi...@aol.com says...
Nope, I'm not a hunter.

Squirrels in the woods with a pellet gun is the extent of my hunting.


BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:49:55 PM11/14/12
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In article <aghql9...@mid.individual.net>, mnmi...@aol.com says...
It just needs a triggering event.


BAR

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:52:16 PM11/14/12
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Always prepared.

The say a gun in your hand is better than a cop on the phone.


Don Kirkman

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Nov 15, 2012, 2:08:44 AM11/15/12
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Actually the better English usage is that the larger comprises (takes
together) the smaller, however many there are.

>Repeal the 17th amendment.

Say wha'?
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Don Kirkman
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Don Kirkman

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Nov 15, 2012, 2:08:44 AM11/15/12
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Bobby beat me to it--we're past the days of muskets and embattled
farmers gathering on the green.
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Don Kirkman
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Don Kirkman

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For what? English law hasn't been part of the American experience
since the Revolution.
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Don Kirkman
don...@charter.net
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