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By: SayUncle » Shock: SayUncle agrees with the Brady Campaign

SayUncle » Shock: SayUncle agrees with the Brady Campaign — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:11:10 +0000

[...] in reasoned discourse, Mr. Helmke. You know, like the time your organization lied about an Al Qaeda training manual mentioning lax US gun control. Or the time you lied and said the NRA was pushing handgun carry at colleges. Or when your lying [...]

By: drstrangegun

drstrangegun — Thu, 31 May 2007 13:39:57 +0000

I looked it up, several places point to 26 USC 5844 as “proof” of inability to import NFA weapons after 1968.

IIRC this is why exist such things as “pre-86 samples”.

That would mean no AKs after 1968.

By: ScottG

ScottG — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:52:14 +0000

but she of all people should not be hypocritical or from a political standpoint be purchasing a firearm.

Uh, amr…that’s what they are, that’s what they do….

By: gizmo

gizmo — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:12:31 +0000

In fairness, it should be pointed out that the Jihad manual cited also promotes good citizenship! :

“Respect the laws of the country you are in and avoid dealing in illegal firearms. One can learn to operate many arms legally, so there is no need to spend years in prison for dealing in small, illegal fireams. Learn the most you can according to your circumstances and leave the rest to when you actually go for Jihad.”

By: David

David — Wed, 30 May 2007 14:31:24 +0000

Perhaps all we need to do is to accuse suspected terrorists of domestic abuse. That will keep them from buying guns and you don’t even need to have proof.

By: The Brady Campaign and Al Qaeda are working together to kill you. : WetWorx

The Brady Campaign and Al Qaeda are working together to kill you. : WetWorx — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:32:58 +0000

[...] SOME BRADY CAMPAIGN AL QAEDA disinformation. [...]

By: amr

amr — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:31:46 +0000

The media gave little exposure when Mrs. Brady purchased a Remington .30-06 rifle. It was for her son, but it was effectively a straw purchase, but after a series of checks it was deemed legal even though her son never had a background check. I have no personal problem with what she did because one should be able at least purchase for a relative, but she of all people should not be hypocritical or from a political standpoint be purchasing a firearm. One post on this at http://www.mail-archive.com/firearmsregprof@listserv.ucla.edu/msg00190.html

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 30 May 2007 02:56:34 +0000

The families of the VTECH victims should file a lawsuit against the college for denying the consitutional rights of the students.

By: retro

retro — Wed, 30 May 2007 01:52:01 +0000

Actually, this Lautenberg/King proposal is even more dangerous than what you’ve concluded.

Once you condition the possession of a protected right on a certain status, you create a “due process” right to challenge that status. Worse yet, you may create a situation where one can be deprived of a “liberty interest” only with due process of law. In other words, you can only be listed only after notice and a right to a hearing on whether you are legitimately a terror suspect.

The net effect, if the Lautenberg/King proposal becomes law, will be that it will become more difficult to watch terrorists because you will have to first “prove” that there is probable cause before listing suspected terrorists on a “terrorist watch” list.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Wed, 30 May 2007 01:51:14 +0000

Actually it�s 1968, isn�t it? 1968 closed registry for foreign-made automatic weapons, afaik. I may just be fuzzy today�

86 was when transfers of new machine guns was banned. 1989 was when the import restrictions on weapons went into effect.

By: thorn

thorn — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:32:38 +0000

Not sure what the big deal is… it’s not as if ordinary Americans wind up on the “no-fly” list for no discernible reason whatsoever.

People like Ted Kennedy, for example.

By: Thirdpower

Thirdpower — Tue, 29 May 2007 18:38:44 +0000

Doing a little Googling, it’s not from the (or any) AQ training manual. It’s from some crappy little pamphlet alledgedly printed in the UK by “Azzam Publications”. So a little more disinformation from the BC and the VPC.

By: _Jon

_Jon — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:46:51 +0000

Two points:

1. Let them try to buy AK’s – it sheds a light on them, making them easier to catch.

2. Travel watch lists barring citizens from traveling should be as unconstitutional as banning people from owning firearms just because some ‘crat doesn’t like their haircut.

and a snark:
– Some of those anti-gun people shouldn’t be allowed to breed.

By: drstrangegun

drstrangegun — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:42:53 +0000

Actually it’s 1968, isn’t it? 1968 closed registry for foreign-made automatic weapons, afaik. I may just be fuzzy today…

By: Greg Morris

Greg Morris — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:02:18 +0000

Using guns for attacks on Americans does not fit with the Al Qaeda MO. As we’ve seen, they prefer big, organized, mass-killing events. Bombs, airplanes, etc. Nobody in Al Qaeda is stupid enough to think they can come over here and do any damage with a gun… except perhaps in gun-free zones.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:00:54 +0000

I should think, the way things are trending, the Brady-cats would be more concerned with banning tar and feathers…
Waiting periods and ‘gun-free’ zones have proven to be little more than a serious threat to life. Castle doctrine and similiar laws are popping up quickly enough to give a dandelion a run for its’ money. More cases of justified self-defense are making the news. The court decision in DC, probable SCOTUS review of the 2A under circumstances which are making the gun-grabbing bastards unhappy – If this trend continues, Sara B may well be selling apples on the corner, seeing as the market for bull manure seems to be going downhill.