tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post8555516516491603951..comments2024-03-28T02:24:37.733-05:00Comments on Flight Plan: A calm look at guns in AmericaLowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-81856465210802764702016-06-22T10:27:29.229-05:002016-06-22T10:27:29.229-05:00As I said above, if either party would propose a s...As I said above, if either party would propose a stand-alone bill that addressed JUST the gun show loophole, or JUST the assault weapons issue, they might surprise themselves with the popular support from the people they would receive. But they don't. Instead they load up otherwise reasonable bills with add-on partisan issues, making it an all-or-none, take-it-or-leave-it bill that is DOA. Don't like what Congress does? I say vote 'em all out!Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-40911383878654787242016-06-22T07:08:37.924-05:002016-06-22T07:08:37.924-05:00The horse is already out of the barn. There are a...The horse is already out of the barn. There are an estimated 8 to 9 million AR-15’s alone out there now, much less all the other assault weapons. The AR-15 was designed for the military and even the family of the inventor said he never intended it for civilian use. <br /><br />Our father, Eugene Stoner, designed the AR-15 and subsequent M-16 as a military weapon to give our soldiers an advantage over the AK-47," the Stoner family told NBC News. "He died long before any mass shootings occurred. But, we do think he would have been horrified and sickened as anyone, if not more by these events." <br /><br />One statistic in all the mass shootings that stands out is 20 - 6. Twenty elementary children and six teachers killed with assault weapons. Six and seven year old children! You would have thought that this would have been the one defining moment that would convince this country that assault weapons are out of control. But, the mass shootings with assault weapons continues.<br /><br />All the rhetoric from the NRA about “good guys with guns stopping bad guys with guns” and “the government is coming to take away your guns” is bull crap. We regulate virtually everything else in this country, but military style assault weapons get a pass. Until our worthless Congress gets the balls enough to stand up to the NRA the killings with assault weapons will go on.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426646958382800630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-63319289770388476732016-06-22T06:48:06.577-05:002016-06-22T06:48:06.577-05:00Great points you make. As you say, anyone can sta...Great points you make. As you say, anyone can start a rumor about you and BOOM, you're on the no fly list. Can you envision a way to quickly vet a person, say within 24 hours? Does it require some full fledged FBI investigation? Any bill that would link taking away your second amendment rights with the NFL would have to include a quick, expedited appeal process with it. It is a slippery slope, and bound to be constitutionally challenged in court.<br /><br />Regarding trying to stop a crazed gunman in a crowded environment by armed civilians....can you imagine the cross-fire? That would do the terrorists work for him!<br /><br />It's always nice to talk to a sane, mature, reasonable gun owner. Too often we're portrayed as some sort of knuckle-dragging toothless bubbas. :)Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-69371818257214145912016-06-21T20:37:50.132-05:002016-06-21T20:37:50.132-05:00Once again, I have been on the ' NO FLY LIST &...Once again, I have been on the ' NO FLY LIST ' twice. It was a simple mistake both times and took a letter to Senator both times to get removed. Big deal you might say, but when you are packed and reservations are paid and dreams of a grand vacation are in your mind. It is a big deal at the Airport check in. " Sorry honey, you want to go without me? ". The no fly list is not a vetted system and for sure should not be used to take away a RIGHT we have as USA citizens. These both happened when I was a Part 121 pilot and held a CCW permit. I been assured this will not happen again ( still get nervous at check in). I now have a KTN and NCIS EXEMP card. That is what you get after being screwed twice and submitting to an investigation and giving your DNA.<br /><br />The press does not let people know how bad the NFL is. Anyone can say anything about you and boom, you can not get on a plane. The system is broken and should be shut down or overhauled. It for sure should not limit the sale of a gun. By the way..what happened to the seven day wait?<br /><br /> Just yesterday I went for a cheap pizza date with a friend ( a Class III Dealer ). He always wears a leather jacket lined with Kevlar and carries a 454 Casull in a shoulder holster. I am poor and carry a 40 Keltec in my back waist band. Open carry is allowed in Alaska and a twenty something kid came in with parents and had a Glock on his belt. All was cool and OK. I did wonder as I ate, how many around me had something packing. Would any of us been able to stop a hyped up psycho with an AR,FN,etc. Probably only my friend, when the guy was aiming somewhere else or changing mags.<br /><br /> We talked about this as we drove to the shooting range. He and I agree on: 20 round mag limit. Worked in Nam and Korea. Also time to stop AR, AK, short gun sales. Just geezers ideas. ZippyPinHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744888611143753611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-21612116988283644872016-06-21T20:27:50.118-05:002016-06-21T20:27:50.118-05:00Interesting post. Thanks for sharing. :)Interesting post. Thanks for sharing. :)Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-73207850640808173992016-06-21T19:56:50.557-05:002016-06-21T19:56:50.557-05:00Interesting. I did not know that.Interesting. I did not know that.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-84398164948996111352016-06-21T19:31:51.251-05:002016-06-21T19:31:51.251-05:00I just read a statistic that of those people who o...I just read a statistic that of those people who own guns, less people carry them than they did a few years ago. That surprised me.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-65080333646107113432016-06-21T13:00:41.271-05:002016-06-21T13:00:41.271-05:00Well, we've had this discussion numerous times...Well, we've had this discussion numerous times, my view remains in a post I did some months ago. <br />http://memoirsofacardiopulmonaryguy.blogspot.com/2016/03/revisiting-dead-horse-finding-signs-of.html#comment-formShould Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-20897530588188648972016-06-21T10:04:21.502-05:002016-06-21T10:04:21.502-05:00It disturbs me that so many of my fellow citizens ...It disturbs me that so many of my fellow citizens are ignorant of our history. Arming everyone won't make us safer. After the Civil War nearly every adult male had a weapon, courtesy of the Union Army or the Confederacy. Crime jumped significantly after the war. Arming everyone is a stupid idea. stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com