Good point Acid. The NRA originally did stand for that...and it was polluted with the same pork politics that infect most any large
organization. The reason the had rallies was NOT to say good for you shooters for not showing good personal responsiblity and
your parents not being there and knowing what you and your friends are up to. They were in response to the ready to bark anti-gun
lobbies who jumped right in and said.."SEE....this is why every American needs to turn in their guns." There is always an action/reaction
to every high level media event. It's the same thing with lawsuits now against the gun companies which blame THEM for people getting
shot. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY has gone out the door these days. Good point though Acid.:thumb: See...we can coexist.
Trippy....come on....using Bowling for Columbine as a reference guide??? Michael Moore is so one sided that even the Hollywood community
is starting to distance themselves away from him. And why give children a choice in the matter as to if they live or die? AGAIN...personal
responsibility rears its ugly head. If ADULTS would control where they plant their seed and show a little proactiveness...we wouldn't have
all of these 'unwanted' fetus' roaming around waiting to be sucked out. So they can save 1000's of lives a year with stem cell research at the
expense of terminating a life. Sounds kind of like a trade off. Kill this embryo and you can save a life. Yes, there are pro-life wackos out there
but there is extremeism on BOTH sides of the fence. As to Iraq losing 1000's of innocent people in war. I think most of those had on combat
uniforms and were playing the rules of engagement game along with us. We just aimed better. I'm sure when this war draws to a close, Saddam
will still have gassed and tortured a 1000 times more people than died on both sides of this engagement. I think you just released a couple of year's
feelings in one blast and didn't realize what you were saying...but I respect your intensity Trippy. Someone your age putting these thoughts to paper
is great for your emotional release. I'm sure if those idiots in Columbine had done the same thing, they might be alive today.
Edit.
The debate on automatic weapons is simple. It's a cascading reaction. First they take away one type of gun because its more dangerous. Next, they take away
shotguns because they are too loud on the ears. Next the take away pistols, because you can hide them too well...and so forth. It's the same thing with the
abortion issue. First you take away partial-birth abortion...next you take away other types and so forth. It is a chipping away of the current legislation and that's
why people get so antsy.
organization. The reason the had rallies was NOT to say good for you shooters for not showing good personal responsiblity and
your parents not being there and knowing what you and your friends are up to. They were in response to the ready to bark anti-gun
lobbies who jumped right in and said.."SEE....this is why every American needs to turn in their guns." There is always an action/reaction
to every high level media event. It's the same thing with lawsuits now against the gun companies which blame THEM for people getting
shot. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY has gone out the door these days. Good point though Acid.:thumb: See...we can coexist.
Trippy....come on....using Bowling for Columbine as a reference guide??? Michael Moore is so one sided that even the Hollywood community
is starting to distance themselves away from him. And why give children a choice in the matter as to if they live or die? AGAIN...personal
responsibility rears its ugly head. If ADULTS would control where they plant their seed and show a little proactiveness...we wouldn't have
all of these 'unwanted' fetus' roaming around waiting to be sucked out. So they can save 1000's of lives a year with stem cell research at the
expense of terminating a life. Sounds kind of like a trade off. Kill this embryo and you can save a life. Yes, there are pro-life wackos out there
but there is extremeism on BOTH sides of the fence. As to Iraq losing 1000's of innocent people in war. I think most of those had on combat
uniforms and were playing the rules of engagement game along with us. We just aimed better. I'm sure when this war draws to a close, Saddam
will still have gassed and tortured a 1000 times more people than died on both sides of this engagement. I think you just released a couple of year's
feelings in one blast and didn't realize what you were saying...but I respect your intensity Trippy. Someone your age putting these thoughts to paper
is great for your emotional release. I'm sure if those idiots in Columbine had done the same thing, they might be alive today.
Edit.
The debate on automatic weapons is simple. It's a cascading reaction. First they take away one type of gun because its more dangerous. Next, they take away
shotguns because they are too loud on the ears. Next the take away pistols, because you can hide them too well...and so forth. It's the same thing with the
abortion issue. First you take away partial-birth abortion...next you take away other types and so forth. It is a chipping away of the current legislation and that's
why people get so antsy.