http://theconservativist.com/2009/08/14/h-r-45-blows-up-right-to-protect-ones-self/ The Upstate's Source for Politics Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:42:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theconservativist.com/2009/08/14/h-r-45-blows-up-right-to-protect-ones-self/comment-page-1/#comment-8974 Rick Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:46:32 +0000 http://theconservativist.com/?p=1892#comment-8974 The goal of many in Congress is to introduce many "minor" bills to have them add up in the end. If they strip away our freedoms a little at a time it's harder to notice. According to the US Constitution, states have the right to leave the Union if they no longer wish to be a part. How well did that go over in the past? (civil war, just an example)I am not an advocate of secession, but 37 states have introduced resolutions for State sovereignty and 7 have passed it so far. What this shows us is that more people are paying attention to the increasing size and control of the Federal Government. The stimulus drove alot of that with the rading state's rights for money. We need to review laws we have on the books before we add any more. The problem with the Fed is, what we think is reasonable is just the beginning. Just look at their history. How many "temporary" programs stay temporary? The goal of many in Congress is to introduce many “minor” bills to have them add up in the end. If they strip away our freedoms a little at a time it’s harder to notice. According to the US Constitution, states have the right to leave the Union if they no longer wish to be a part. How well did that go over in the past? (civil war, just an example)I am not an advocate of secession, but 37 states have introduced resolutions for State sovereignty and 7 have passed it so far. What this shows us is that more people are paying attention to the increasing size and control of the Federal Government. The stimulus drove alot of that with the rading state’s rights for money. We need to review laws we have on the books before we add any more. The problem with the Fed is, what we think is reasonable is just the beginning. Just look at their history. How many “temporary” programs stay temporary?

]]> http://theconservativist.com/2009/08/14/h-r-45-blows-up-right-to-protect-ones-self/comment-page-1/#comment-8369 Blog Report: Saturday, Aug. 14, 2009 | Spartanburg Spark Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:39:18 +0000 http://theconservativist.com/?p=1892#comment-8369 [...] The Conservatist is not at all happy about H.R. 45 (aka Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009), seeing it as a clear attack on the protections of the second amendment to the Constitution. With all of this said, H.R. 45 appears to do more harm to the people of America than those that it protects. I get the impression that its goal is to create a generation who are opposed to the use of guns altogether. [...] [...] The Conservatist is not at all happy about H.R. 45 (aka Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009), seeing it as a clear attack on the protections of the second amendment to the Constitution. With all of this said, H.R. 45 appears to do more harm to the people of America than those that it protects. I get the impression that its goal is to create a generation who are opposed to the use of guns altogether. [...]

]]> http://theconservativist.com/2009/08/14/h-r-45-blows-up-right-to-protect-ones-self/comment-page-1/#comment-8368 Steve Shanafelt Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:14:28 +0000 http://theconservativist.com/?p=1892#comment-8368 All of these changes seem pretty minor to me. I understand the constitutional argument against the law, but from a common-sense perspective in the modern world -- rather than the frontier world of the 18th century -- having some kind of documentation and basic skills requirement for gun ownership seems very reasonable. I think it's reasonable to expect that having a gun would require as much personal responsibility and accountability as, say, being able to drive a car. All of these changes seem pretty minor to me. I understand the constitutional argument against the law, but from a common-sense perspective in the modern world — rather than the frontier world of the 18th century — having some kind of documentation and basic skills requirement for gun ownership seems very reasonable. I think it’s reasonable to expect that having a gun would require as much personal responsibility and accountability as, say, being able to drive a car.

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