This [gun control] can't be the reason not to vote for me.
Gun control is a BIG issue with a BIG block of voters. It is a constant source of perturbation to politicians. (well, SOME politicians) The possibility of having to vote on a new assault weapons ban unnerves elected officials right where it hurts; in their reelection. Frankly, to an outsider, it's damn odd that guns are such a huge issue.
It's obvious that majority of gun owners take their gun ownership and ability to continue to purchase guns very seriously.
The original intention of the 2nd amendment was not for hunting, shooting tin cans, or even self defense. It was for shooting unruly politicians. The framers had just had to fight for their freedom, and they knew that they wouldn't have been able to win without firearms (and the implied skill to use them). The 2nd amendment was added as a fail-safe, to make sure that the people retained the ability to challenge an overreaching government.
I was under the impression that the amount of gun owners who believed in the original intent of the 2nd was a small percentage. But that would make the rest of gun owners simply hobbyists, and the political fervor surrounding guns does not support that.
Were most gun owners simply hobbyists, they would have LONG ago moved on to something else. Something that didn't have confusing laws, inherent danger, and the threat of federal prison. Indeed, even in the most anti-gun states in the union, gun owners fight through layers and layers of red tape to own a gun. No other "hobby" that I know of carries such legal conditions.
The broad and tenacious opposition to gun control is indicative of a vast majority of gun owners who understand the serious political importance of preserving their right to keep and bear arms.
So...
What is the percentage of gun owners who recognize that guns are so important to this nation?
What is the percentage of gun owners who feel so strongly about their gun rights that they will become one-issue voters?
What is the percentage of gun owners who would resist or avoid confiscation?
What is the percentage of gun owners who would engage in civil disobedience for their 2nd amendment rights?
What is the percentage of gun owners who would actually fire a shot to defend their right to keep and bear arms?
III???
No.
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The Artillery of the day was usually privately owned and leased by the armies from whomever was willing to lease (A mercenary outfit or such like, or a rich backer of the cause).
That would chill the tripes of the Obamaniacs/Brady/VPC. The practice was starting to phase out but much of the non-captured cannon used by the Continentals was privately owned.
iirc. One of the top Artillery Officers was the owner of the arms and that was how he "Purchased" his Commission.
Shooting unruly politicians counts as self defense. It could count as "hunting", too.
I have yet to see a politician who doesn't fear the Second Amendment and it's implementation. OBAMcCAIN is not alone.
Guns are for hunting, if politicians are game.
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