OT - Should passing a drug test be a requirement for gun purchase/ownership?

" If thats a serious question..Ill answer it "

yea, serious question.......thanx...

"RD (The Sandman)" wrote in message
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"Calif Bill" wrote in
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"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:27:17 -0700, "Calif Bill"
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Depends on what the felon did.


Not according to the Law

Gunner



"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and
us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when
you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

The question was "Or are you in favor of felons having the right to a
gun?"
In the "Wild West", a felon got his guns back as he left prison.
As to the "Wild West", you were more likely to be murdered in NYC
under Tammany Hall.

Oh..of course Im all in favor of the felon getting his guns back
after a time in prison.

If there had been a need to kill him, they would have done it before
he got to prison. Even during his crimes.

And there is always the next time.


Gunner



"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

Maybe his felony is cooking the books. Not a violent crime. An
embezzler. Lots of felonies are not for violence.

Then he shouldn't have lost his gun rights in the first place. I know,
the law doesn't differentiate but it should.


--
Sleep well, tonight.......

RD (The Sandman)

Some people are like Slinkies...
They are really good for nothing...

But they still bring a smile to your face
when you push them down a flight of stairs.

Lots of laws have unintended consequences. Most negative.

On 2009-04-05, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 10:06:47 -0700 (PDT), "~^ beancounter ~^"
wrote:

notbob...is the Garand a 30 - 06 cartridge?....

Most are indeed. There are several out there that are .308

Yep. My Brother slogged a .308 Garand in a Southern military high school
back in the late 60s. Neat variation, but if you want a .308 get a M1A or a
AR15 variant. The Garand chambered the awesome 30-06, primary dispatcher of
most WWII nemesis(-es?), is more than enough.

nb

On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:30:21 GMT, notbob wrote:

On 2009-04-05, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 10:06:47 -0700 (PDT), "~^ beancounter ~^"
wrote:

notbob...is the Garand a 30 - 06 cartridge?....

Most are indeed. There are several out there that are .308

Yep. My Brother slogged a .308 Garand in a Southern military high school
back in the late 60s. Neat variation, but if you want a .308 get a M1A or a
AR15 variant. The Garand chambered the awesome 30-06, primary dispatcher of
most WWII nemesis(-es?), is more than enough.

nb


However..the 3006 is hardly the normal military loading these
days..and having a couple cases "fall off the back of a truck" is not
going to happen.

Now 308..thats still a normal load..and it could indeed fall off a
truck easily enough.

Gunner


"Liberals are afraid to state what they truly believe in, for to do so
would result in even less votes than they currently receive. Their
methodology is to lie about their real agenda in the hopes of regaining
power, at which point they will do whatever they damn well please. The
problem is they have concealed and obfuscated for so long that, as a group,
they themselves are no longer sure of their goals. They are a collection of
wild-eyed splinter groups, all holding a grab-bag of dreams and wishes. Some
want a Socialist, secular-humanist state, others the repeal of the Second
Amendment. Some want same sex/different species marriage, others want voting
rights for trees, fish, coal and bugs. Some want cradle to grave care and
complete subservience to the government nanny state, others want a culture
that walks in lockstep and speaks only with intonations of political
correctness. I view the American liberals in much the same way I view the
competing factions of Islamic
fundamentalists. The latter hate each other to the core, and only join
forces to attack the US or Israel. The former hate themselves to the core,
and only join forces to attack George Bush and conservatives." --Ron Marr