2nd Amendment

Gun kooks are pretty bad ass when they can threaten cops anonymously

l3wis March 28, 2011 11Comments

I took a screenshot of this before the Argue Endorser takes down the comments from this story;

WOW! Threatening cops on a public forum. Real classy. And gun rights people wonder why we call them ‘Nuts’? I support 2nd Amendment rights, but for all the right reasons. Once you stop permitting citizens to have guns the only people with them are military, authorities and criminals. Gun rights are important, but some people think that we live in such a dangerous world we should be locked and loaded at all times. This isn’t Kandahar, Afghanistan folks, this is podunck, South Dakota where most people use guns on critters. I haven’t met one single police officer who says they are itching to pop someone off, in fact, most would like to avoid the use of firearms at all costs. Do I think there are some police who abuse their power, sure, but I have never experienced them threatening me with a firearm.

I think representative Hunhoff said it best;

“It’s a brilliant marketing technique,” said Bernie Hunhoff, a Democratic state representative from Yankton. “(Obama) has not made any move to regulate gun ownership. That’s something that’s been pushed by Glenn Beck and G. Gordon Liddy.”

and Ben Nesselhuf adds;

The concern about gun control is more about political fundraising for pro-gun groups such as the National Rifle Association than political reality, Nesselhuf said.

“That’s how they make their money – by scaring people into worrying about things that aren’t going to happen,” Nesselhuf said.

If Democrats are so concerned about guns and violence why do they continue to vote for funding of the wars in the middle east. Here’s the deal, nobody is taking your guns away. Get over it.

Never thought I would see the day that I agree with Northside Davey

l3wis February 20, 2009 10Comments

But he is absolutely spot on about this idiotic legislation (From KELO-TV);

A controversial gun bill making its way through the South Dakota legislature could shoot holes in policies designed to protect the public. 

HB1278 says no town, county or township can restrict where someone can carry a gun. And that’s not sitting well with some. 

The sign on the door at Sioux Falls’ City Hall says no firearms allowed. But if a new gun bill passes in the legislature, this sign and others on city property would have to come down. 

“To me, that’s not good legislation,” Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson said. 

Munson calls it a ridiculous bill that should be shot down. 

“My biggest problem is I really don’t think people should carry weapons on city property,” Munson said.

Including the Arena, where thousands gather for events. 

“What would happen if that goes off accidentally or on purpose?  You’d have a stampede that you wouldn’t believe,” Munson said. 

Sioux Falls has had an executive order banning weapons from city property since 1995. 

But supporters of the bill are locked and loaded ready to fight to make sure the bill passes.  Representative Don Kopp of Rapid City says it’s a constitutional right to carry a gun with a permit. 

“There’s no way in state law that a municipality or township or county have the authority to excerpt state law that was issued in 1983 that is designed to keep the gun law uniform around the state of South Dakota,” Kopp said.

Kopp says even the strongest gun laws in the world can’t stop someone from committing a crime. 

“The only people that do these types of things are people who aren’t going to bother to get a permit,” Kopp said. 

The bill already has won approval in the House on a vote of 46-20 and is now in the Senate.

The 2nd Amendment DOES give you the right to own and operate a firearm, but it DOES NOT give you the right to endanger others. This is simply a public safety policy. Remember in Atlanta a couple of years back what happens when people bring guns into a courtroom. This isn’t the wild west stop being hillbillies and get some real work done in Pierre.