"Bob Miller" wrote

"Jack Painter" wrote:


"Reg Edwards" wrote

The USA has wide variations in climate and tree population. Thoughtful
citizens ought to concentrate their minds on hurricanes, twisters,
atmospheric pollution and gun laws. 100-watt transmitters and G5RV's
can
look after themselves. ;o)
---
Reg.

I assure you we are concentrating very carfefully, Reg! Last week we had
about 20,000 gun laws on the books, counting all federal and state laws.
This weekend we have one less federal gun law, and soon there may be
less.
When free people use their minds instead of letting foolish emotions be
their guide, the concept of restricting firearms from law abiding
citizens
is one of the first things to go.

Jack, please explain why we need battlefield weapons in a civilian
society.

How many times do you need to shoot that beautiful deer before you
drag it to the sausage maker?

bob
k5qwg

Hello Bob, whether I used a bow and arrow, a single shot musket, or an
autoloader Remmington .308 rifle to take a deer is not the point. Self
defense and American's right to keep and bear arms is not about hunting.
Nowhere in the Constitution do any of the founding fathers who adamantly
supported our permanent right to keep and bear arms, mention "hunting" or
"sport".

Radio is regulated because the airwaves belong to the pubic. Use of a radio
for survival (of life or property I will add) is not regulated in any way.
Firearms are regulated because it is reasonable to restrict felons (ie: not
peaceable citizenry) access to them, the same as we restrict the mentally or
physically incapable or repeat offender drunks from driving an automobile on
our public roads. But use of a firearm for self-defense is not regulated by
any Constitutional-supported law, although some states make saving your own
life a near crime. In Britain it *is* a crime to defend your life *or*
property with a firearm, and there are recent cases to prove that is the
intent of the crown to make it so. Please don't pretend there is a
legislature who upholds anything in Britain. If it were not for a very few
brave men left there, the whole place would just fold to muslims and dutch
pedophiles the way the rest of europe already has. To our brave friends in
Britain, come to America, we await you with open "arms".

So Bob, whether an american owns a pistol, muskey, sport rifle, hunting
rifle, assault rifle or sausage maker, it's none of your damn business
anymore than your choice of radio manufacture or your ability to fix it or
improve it is mine.

73,

Jack





Btw, so far my dipole hasn't set the pine trees on fire, or been torn
down
by a hurricane, despite three attempts by them so far this year ;-)

73,

Jack