In My Email This Morning

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:40 am

I thought this would be of interest to those of you in the UK.

http://www.saf.org/

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:03 pm

Being able to carry guns isn't stopping americans being ground underfoot by big business, having their rights stripped away or protecting them from arbitrary arrest and imprisonment. Would it be fair to say it's appearance over substance?

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:19 pm

Lon's link brought me to my yahoo mailbox so I haven't read whatever it is. However, judging from GMC's post I think I get part of it, and yes, I agree that the rights of Americans to own guns is a diversion away from many of the real issues they should be concerned with. Many gun rights activists are narrowly focused and high on anger which allows others to easily take advantage and manipulate them, all the while as they pump their gun toting hand in the air and proclaim: "ME, NOBODY F@%KS WITH ME!". It's funny to watch.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:44 pm

There are those in the UK who make claim that the 1689 bill of rights gives UK citizens the right to bear arms.

The actual wording

Whereas the late King James the Second, by the Assistance of divers evil Counsellors, Judges, and Ministers, employed by Him, did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant Religion, and the Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom..(b)y assuming and exercising a Power of dispensing with and suspending of Laws, and the Execution of Laws, without Consent of Parliament....(b)y causing several good Subjects, being Protestants, to be disarmed, at the same Time when Papists were both armed and employed contrary to Law...(a)ll which are utterly and directly contrary to the known Laws and Statutes and Freedom of this Realm..... the said Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, pursuant to their respective Letters and Elections, being now assembled in a full and free Representative of this Nation, taking into their most serious Consideration the best Means for attaining the Ends aforesaid, do in the First Place (as their Ancestors in like Case have usually done), for the vindicating and asserting their ancient Rights and Liberties, Declare,....That the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence, suitable to their Condition, and as allowed by Law.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:19 pm

Thanks for fixing that, Lon. Geeze, they sure do sue an awful lot.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:56 pm

The truck will features a mobile clock that will count the number of American lives lost due to gun violence since the Arizona shooting, but ignores how many more times guns save lives

Am I the only one that just can't see the logic here ?

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:17 am

Bruv;1367240 wrote: Am I the only one that just can't see the logic here ?

I assume it's all these idiots thinking each day - well I wasn't mugged or killed today because I have a gun on me.