Hickenlooper to Gunowners: "I will take your guns"

[funkfool]

Another good example is pro choice, they support the right for people to choose for themselves. They aren't going to tell you what to do, and it doesn't mean they are telling people to abort babies.

So - is THAT why the pro-choice group NOW and others were beating up on CBS for airing the Tim Tebow ad?
What part of pro-choice do you not comprehend?
The part where folks that would advocate pro-choice to choose life are denigrated ridiculed and protested against?
Or the part that makes it obvious to all but the brainwashed that pro-choice really means pro-abortion?

http://www.now.org/issues/media/cbs10.html

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playof...ory?id=4891116

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_436187.html

Now back to our regularly scheduled program...

[Irving]

Abortion is a terrible example to use, as it is not a constitutional right.

[funkfool]

No - not a constitutional right - but does demonstrate that people (legislatively minded groups, really) name their organizations with the GP in mind.
You must understand - in all things of importance, it is a battle for the hearts AND minds.
If the mind hears "Illegal guns" then "Heck yeah - I'm for controlling that!". Just as if the mind hears "pro-choice" vs "pro-abortion".

[SU405]

Your constitutional rights are being stepped on and YOU want to look at the other side. grow a pair.

I knew I liked you for some reason or another.

[Mtn.man]

there are no two sides to the story. it is plain and simple, written in the constitution that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. where in that do you read anything about a second side, compromise, having to register, having to run a background check or any other bullshit.
I should be able to walk into a gun shop, tell them i want to buy "that" gun, pay, and walk out...none of the other nonsense that goes on.

Your constitutional rights are being stepped on and YOU want to look at the other side. grow a pair.

+1 on that.. any deviation is against my religion.

[Eow]

Abortion is a terrible example to use, as it is not a constitutional right.

Actually, it is a constitutional right, according to the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade. They somehow 'discovered' that right within the 4th amendment. You may disagree with the court, but it has been the law of the land for decades.

[Irving]

Well, I don't want to get into the abortion issue either way, as I don't think it is an appropriate parallel to guns. I guess that was the point I was making.

Regardless, it doesn't matter how things are perceived in the battle over abortion, because that has nothing to do with guns and is totally irrelevant. I guess that's what I'm trying to say.

[Eow]

Well, I don't want to get into the abortion issue either way, as I don't think it is an appropriate parallel to guns. I guess that was the point I was making.

Regardless, it doesn't matter how things are perceived in the battle over abortion, because that has nothing to do with guns and is totally irrelevant. I guess that's what I'm trying to say.

Agree completely, let's not bring abortion into this discussion. It has nothing to do with guns.

[funkfool]

Agreed.
Yet I stand by my post: MAIG is anti-gun.

[SAnd]

Moviestar says "yes there is a middle ground".

The big problem with the "middle ground" or compromise is assumes that the opposition will honor a compromise. The words incrementalism, progressive and slippery slope come to mind.

I compromised in 1934 with the National Firearms Act .

I compromised in 1968 with the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Gun Control Act of 1968.

I compromised in1986 with the Firearms Owner's Protection Act.

I compromised in 1993 with the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.

I compromised in 1994 with the Assault Weapons Ban which fortunately self repealed in 2004.

I'm not inclined to compromise and meet someone half way when they come back and want to take more time after time after time. They keep moving the middle ground.

No more. You want them come and get them.

From my Cold Dead Hands.
Steve A.