Denver Post Editorial piece.

[hatidua]

So how much does it cost to print an add. I think a full page one would be really expensive.

You would need to access their media kit and see what rate card was appropriate to the ad you wanted to place. Additionally, before pulling out the checkbook, it'd preferably be written by someone with grammatical skills: you don't achieve much by printing an Addition, you would do better to print an Advertisement. While the readership here may not differentiate between the two, the audience you are targeting surely would.

[Danimal]

Here is a little something that I have been working on along those lines. I need some constructive criticism so that I can brush it up. I threw it together today in response to reading some of these articles coming out in the media:

Support the ACB

Today I want to bring your attention to an issue that I hold very near and dear to my heart. It has caused the senseless death of friends and family members of us all. Now is the time for regulation, now is the time to take action. 40000 to 60000 deaths are caused annually in the US thanks to these death dealing weapons of destruction, and I for one cannot take it anymore. Join with me and ban dangerous cars.

First we should start by banning the fastest cars, and any cars that look like them. Obviously fast cars and cars that look fast have a higher probability of causing a serious accident and we cannot trust anyone with their use. You would have to be out of your mind to want to drive something fast, and obviously it has no practical uses on our public roads where there are speed limits. Also note that the Government will still have fast cars because they need them and know how to use them safely whereas the common man/woman cannot be trusted to do so.

Second, we need to ban hybrids and cars that look like hybrids to include anything with electric drive. The reason for this is that they are too quiet and can sneak up on unsuspecting victims leaving little or no warning. They are the tool of assassins and as such we will never feel safe in a world filled with these ultra quiet electric dealers of death.

Third we need to ban cars with gas tanks larger than 10 gallons. Why would you want one with anything bigger? Are you planning on going on a gasoline fueled rampage across the state? A car that gets an average of 25 MPG is capable of driving over 400 miles on a single high capacity tank. This could allow a raging motorist to cause multiple fatalities and multiple accidents all without the need to refuel. Only extremists and unstable motorists would want high capacity tanks, because on average the normal person only needs to drive less than 40 miles per day.

Fourth, ban the fully automatic and semi-automatic transmission. Do you feel safe knowing that there are cars out there that can shift while only pushing the gas pedal once? I didn’t think so. This means with a single press of the gas pedal a car could accelerate to speeds great enough to kill an entire family. I firmly believe if all cars are manual, and be limited to a maximum speed of 45 MPH it will keep the driver and passengers safe from the inherent blood lust we all posses behind the wheel of a speeding vehicle.

Finally I think that all cars should be outfitted with breathalyzers, low jack and have fingerprint identification prior to being able to start. What good is a car if any psycho can get behind the wheel and do his bidding? Yes it will significantly raise the cost of car ownership and some families will not be able to afford cars, but that is a small price to pay for road safety. Along with this all cars should be kept in a central lock up so that in the event of a crime being committed, a car will not add to the carnage that ensues. If you need your car, simply take public transit to the nearest lockup facility and sign out your vehicle. In the event of an emergency call the police and they will be there as soon as they can. Hopefully you do not choose to live out of town, or the weather is inclement as this will slow response times greatly.

So join me and support the Assault Car Ban because as you know we cannot trust our fellow man to abide by the laws set forth by the government of this great nation. It is not right to hold a person accountable for their personal actions, and as such we all must sacrifice in the name of future generations. Getting these weapons of death off our streets will certainly reduce automotive fatalities. This is the first step toward ridding our streets of cars all together and a step towards a future where we can all ride public transportation together in harmony.

I hope that you enjoyed my submission, and my desire is this points out the inherent flaw in an Assault Weapons Ban. The flaw is that you cannot legislate against the acts of a mad man, and regulation even taken to the extreme will not prevent the criminal mind from finding a way. Regulations against law abiding citizens will in no way help to protect you, and in some ways it will only add to your vulnerability. True progress in reducing firearm fatalities can only come from public education, holding people accountable for their actions and accepting the personal responsibility for your own safety. Our police do a fine job, and I respect them to the highest degree. They lay their life on the line each and every day not knowing if it will be their last. It still stands that they are reactionary, and cannot come to your aid without you contacting them first. This leaves a person with a given amount of time that they are responsible for their own life and well-being. But what are the reasonable limits for defending one’s life at the hands of an attacker it terms of magazine size or weapon capability? I will let you decide that for yourself, but in a life or death situation hopefully the limit is not one round less than it takes to save your life or the life of a loved one. A deadly weapon is a deadly weapon and in the hands of someone intent on your destruction it does not matter if it a gun, a knife, a bomb or even as we have seen in the past an airplane. Their will is their own, laws and regulations do little for public protection through their eyes. As a citizen of this great nation I enjoy shooting sports, and I take a great deal of pride in my ability to protect myself and those who I care dearly about. Anything that puts limits on my ability to save a life is adding to the capacity of a criminal to take one.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

^^^^^ That is the best thing I've read in days. Hopefully you get a response from the author of the article. I doubt it will, liberals(most) are incapable of reason beyond their own selfish needs/wants.

[Danimal]

^^^^^ That is the best thing I've read in days. Hopefully you get a response from the author of the article. I doubt it will, liberals(most) are incapable of reason beyond their own selfish needs/wants.

Yeah I know that it will most likely be brushed aside with little thought, but I might start submitting my writing again and see if I can get any takers. My goal is to start getting stuff like this into places where the people that read it will naturally have a conflict with it and try to formulate a response. If you can get that far, then you will win the minds of people who have not seen anything contrary to their media fed beliefs.

[rkfulgor1]

What is Colo coming too...can we just annex Boulder to Calif?

[Great-Kazoo]

What is Colo coming too...can we just annex Boulder to Calif?

Want to know what CO has become? Look through some of the threads in GD. O voters/ board members (not sure if they actually own a gun) who see nothing wrong with O and his stance on firearms. This is What CO has Become

[speedysst]

What is Colo coming too...can we just annex Boulder to Calif?

I plan on starting a petition to have Colorado renamed to Eastern California. That will more closely represent the direction politically and socially that the state is headed. Im outta here as soon as I can move. Just one more native pushed out by the liberal idiots that have invaded this once livable state.

[DOC]

I say we stay and fight back against Californian crazyness.

[Kraven251]

The most important thing here is to keep speaking out, loud and proud, but keep it civil, factual, and to the point. In general folks who follow this logic will often try to swing things around and piss you off to get an emotional and often poorly worded or thought out response. Using words like "liberal" and what not will get ya labeled as a conspiracy theorist nutbag. It doesn't matter that it is the unfortunate truth.

Hardest part is sticking to the facts, presenting a good and solid argument without tripping any of the buzz words that most folks tune out as soon as they read them. The second amendment does grant us the right to bear arms, but too many folks don't have a true concept of why. That is where much of the NRA rhetoric turns people away that are either on the fence or just flat out anti gun. Most of the time this position exists out of ignorance, and you need to ease people into the thought process and help them to arrive at the point that guns are not a bad thing and that gun owners are not crazy people that want to overthrow the government or go on some rampage.

Media is what it is, and the responsible gun owner rarely makes the news.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I say we stay and fight back against Californian crazyness.

I say we should start a movement to give California back to Mexico. Hell, we already dug all the gold out and we could hold back the Colorado River water they've been stealing and boost our own agricultural industry.