Small rant of sorts
When you have a large portion of people who think that you need special laws for certain people based on their choice of partners, or because of their religion, or the color of their skin, it will create "un-equality", the balance will be shifted. The Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States, all proclaim that "all men are created equal". Were that actually the case, we would not need protected classes of people, nor would we need these " feel good, do no good laws". But if we follow the logic of this hate crime bill, would not every person who loves their guns,( I don't mean "Loves" their guns, your sick puppies, and had better hope you don't have a ND, you'll blow your junk off or up
), back on topic, would that logic also follow for our class of people, we are a small group, have different beliefs than the general population, and are a minority. Point blank, if someone like a gun grabber were to say I am a freak or barbarian for loving my guns, would that not constitute a hate crime, where as I am from a minority group of 2A supporters, would that gun grabber, not be harrassing me. I know it sounds silly, and that the thought of it is in fact silly, but I am just following the hard core logic of it, because in all intensive purposes, we have our own technical religion, we believe our guns can save us, no different that someone who completely believes Jesus will save them. I mean it is an endless, and ironical debate, how far will these people go to keep the feeling that every culture,religion, race and sex should be seperate and each have speacial laws pertaining to them.
I am split in the middle on this one, I do not like the idea of such an under defined law, it is entirely to vauge, and think that with today's DA's who push hard for a win in court by any means, it would not take anything substantial or factual to convict anyone for a "hate crime". On the flip side, the proposed add on, which is an obvious baiting tactic, is the possibility to have a national recip. for CCW. Now I would be hard pressed not to support this one, due to the hard fight we have had to endure just to keep and bear arms, but attached to a vauge law, that seems, by it's own wording, commits us to restrict our freedom of speech, so it is a shut up and keep your guns for now. That doesn't mean I condone anyone spouting off racial or homophobic talk in public, but I do believe that they have a right to their opinion, and as such, their is a proper place and time for that hateful shit.
I do think that if it does pass, that it will be poison cheese on a mouse trap, we are the mice. They know we are hungry, and they would let CCW happen, right up till the next whack job with a semi auto pistol/rifle guns down an officer, or some students, or a mall full of people, you know the gun free zones. The poisoned cheese is the actual bill, the trap is the add on of national recip. If we get past the trap, we'er dead from the cheese. I doubt it will take people like Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Eric Holder, Hilary Clinton, or Ms. Feinstien of Cali, long to find a way to strip that out of the laws, and use a situation above to justify their argument that carrying a gun is fundementaly wrong, and only guns kill innocent people. Then the step forward we thought we had, actually sends us back 5-10 steps, because of them using the gun as the excuse, not the potato head who had a few screws loose. I am smart enough to read between the lines, and have the wisdom, nothing comes with out a price, they will extend us the credit, let us have our guns, but if someone defaults, look out, they will close our account and send in the collection agency. As much as I want the add on, I must hope this bill fails. I would rather keep the ground I have then take the chance of being out flanked and pushed back. We are dealing with a tricky advisary, and am forced to have to think like they would, which is honestly not that difficult, but time consuming. I say let this one fall to the wayside, and be patient, bring this to a good bill that is a defined and reasonable law.
End of rant..................( god my damn fingers are tired now
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