Sam Lowry said:
blackie said:
Let's look at this from a different angle. Full disclosure...I don't own a gun nor want a gun or really be around anyone who is openly carrying. That being said my son in law is a collector and owns many guns. I have no problem with that.
But can anyone name a single thing that over 90 percent or the American public want that Congress doesn't adopt within a reasonable time. My irritation is that the people in Congress that do lap dances for the NRA ignore the will of their constituents and let a very small organization in relation to the population get whatever they want or prevent things they don't want. Not to mention that a not so small percentage of NRA members want UBCs.
Anyone know of anything......anything where the overwhelming desires of the American voter get completely buried?
About 3/4 of Americans think flag-burning should be illegal, but it's constitutionally protected. Majority rule wasn't the intention of the Founders.
Thank you for an example. However, do you believe that if this (flag burning) was a real concern of the populace (to the level of UBCs) and were pushing their representatives to enact such a constitutional amendment they would ignore them? I don't think they would. I think they would act. But it is just not that high a priority. Has anyone been killed by a flag being burned or not burned?
And it still gets back to the same thing. How can one small organization dictate to the President of the United States and enough members of Congress on what they should do when the overwhelming majority of citizens, by anyone's standards, want otherwise. I doubt seriously that the Founding Fathers had in mind that small groups in the population should be able to dictate to everyone else.
It gets down to two options. If we adhere solely to the second amendment then everyone should be able to get guns without restriction, regardless of mental capabilities or intent. Is that what we want? Apparently that was decided years ago since we already have gun laws. Then how do UBCs prevent anyone that can be a responsible gun owner from owning guns? Perhaps they won't make a difference. That however, is not a reason to not have them.
In the end, I don't think it will matter what is said here today. Within 10 years does anyone really think there will not be UBCs? The NRA cannot hold this off forever, especially considering that states are already taking action on their own. The NRA has bigger problems on their plate than worrying about whether or not there are UBCs.