tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post3586724362033984912..comments2024-03-28T06:11:55.879-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: A Fair Answer to a Fair QuestionMichael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-38115278452775166302009-04-12T11:52:00.000-06:002009-04-12T11:52:00.000-06:00Each time I read that dissent from Judge Kozinski,...Each time I read that dissent from Judge Kozinski, I am simply in awe. Not because of the brilliance of his reason, but more to the depth of which he "gets it". Here is a man who absolutely understands why an armed citizenry is necessary, and who is not afraid of that reason.<BR/><BR/>He may have been writing in dissent, but he had it right.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, and your answer was pretty good, The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-41137787477465334882009-04-11T05:27:00.000-06:002009-04-11T05:27:00.000-06:00Couple of points from Anon's question:1) Yes, I do...Couple of points from Anon's question:<BR/><BR/>1) Yes, I do carry a firearm with me everywhere. I also wear my seat belt in my car and a helmet while riding my bicycle. I was never a boyscout, but I believe in their excellent motto: BE PREPARED.<BR/><BR/>2) The police can quickly decide who the good guy with the gun is and who the bad guy with the gun is. The bad guy is the one who points Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718266524335017117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-60379396710658538432009-04-11T03:14:00.000-06:002009-04-11T03:14:00.000-06:00I had a buddy ask me why someone would need a semi...I had a buddy ask me why someone would need a semi-auto. I turned it around on him and asked him why he needed an automatic transmition? Him knowing my dad was killed by someone weilding a vehicle with an automatic transmition he grew awful quite awful quick.DAKOTARANGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549098186484275715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-82148526370140209382009-04-10T14:34:00.000-06:002009-04-10T14:34:00.000-06:00"bravo!""bravo!"Genenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-46068522620345999122009-04-10T10:17:00.000-06:002009-04-10T10:17:00.000-06:00Simply excellent. I plan to send this around.Simply excellent. I plan to send this around.John Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-10687320014292552632009-04-10T08:28:00.000-06:002009-04-10T08:28:00.000-06:00The original comment said, "It isn't for hunting.....The original comment said, "It isn't for hunting..." among the other mistakes. Heck yes they are! Darn effective varmint killer. I use mine on coyotes, several buddies use them for prairie dogs. But as we all like to say, the second ammendment aint about hunting! larry weeksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-71148381748367017852009-04-10T07:04:00.000-06:002009-04-10T07:04:00.000-06:00Your article was so good that I just had to link t...Your article was so good that I just had to link to it:<BR/><BR/>http://aroundotown.blogspot.com/2009/04/if-we-could-just-get-all-of-media-to.htmlGun Shy Touristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11043520016205535719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-40411582873477471182009-04-10T04:54:00.000-06:002009-04-10T04:54:00.000-06:00I cannot and will not depend on the government to ...I cannot and will not depend on the government to protect me! I live directly behind my police department and response time is still over 5 minutes! To the gentleman who questioned why we need these types of weapons, do you want to stand helpless for those 5 minutes while some deranged social drop-out attacks your loved ones? I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy stupid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-1930187886913720772009-04-09T22:11:00.000-06:002009-04-09T22:11:00.000-06:00Michael...Damn...you really are a professional wri...Michael...Damn...you really are a professional writer!Stephen Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-59473965290425798272009-04-09T20:40:00.000-06:002009-04-09T20:40:00.000-06:00I need the type of gun that will protect me and my...I need the type of gun that will protect me and my family. I need the type of gun that has been proven to be effective by police and military agencies. I need the gun that can be secured from unauthorized use. I need the gun that can be discreetly concealed, so as not to incite others, if they are incitable. I need the gun that is a durable tool. I need the gun that I want to have. I am not a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-58674069770355316462009-04-09T20:28:00.000-06:002009-04-09T20:28:00.000-06:00RKL, the Founders use of the word "Arms" was inten...RKL, the Founders use of the word "Arms" was intended to allow the Citizen to purchase any weapon the Military could purchase. Until the NFA was passed companies like Bannermans in NY sold (By Mail order) every form of military equipment from hats to (literally ) howitzers.<BR/>The founding Fathers were well aware that the reason the battle of Bunker Hill was lost was because the Patriots lacked Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-70752843078570020772009-04-09T20:26:00.000-06:002009-04-09T20:26:00.000-06:00George: I agree with you, but my point is, why do...George: I agree with you, but my point is, why don't we define it now? Why do we sit around and wait for court decisions? Why don't we educate the public better? People like you and I understand, but the general public does not. That's our fault, and we should correct it.<BR/><BR/>RKLRKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585835694258218148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-82340194815119772212009-04-09T20:16:00.000-06:002009-04-09T20:16:00.000-06:00The framework for more restrictions has been laid....The framework for more restrictions has been laid. The foundation was set 75 years ago in the National Firearms Act of 1934. Space and time restrict me from elaborating, but we will have a very hard time contending that registering certain types of semi-automatic weapons is unconstitutional when we have stood by for 75 years and protested not a wit about the NFA.....Think about it....Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474580244868535609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-51697311277707052892009-04-09T19:46:00.000-06:002009-04-09T19:46:00.000-06:00In my opinion when you look at the 2nd amendment, ...In my opinion when you look at the 2nd amendment, it comes down to the definition of "arms". I don't claim to be an authority on this, so please be gentle if you disagree. I read the text of the Heller decision and this issue was a point that was discussed. "Arms" at the time of the writing of the Constitution were long rifles and pistols. I don't think the founders intended 16" bore cannons.RKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585835694258218148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-82738815121622441282009-04-09T19:40:00.000-06:002009-04-09T19:40:00.000-06:00Whenever someone says, 'No one needs a (whatever),...Whenever someone says, 'No one needs a (whatever),' I say 'Let's play a fun game - we'll go to your house and see if we can find anything you don't need.'<BR/><BR/>I congratulate you Michael on your patience and friendly honesty toward the questioner. A perfect example for gun enthusiasts eager to proselytize, me included. <BR/><BR/>Best - Joe.<BR/>.Joe Doaksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-40505882137886097432009-04-09T17:42:00.000-06:002009-04-09T17:42:00.000-06:00Just so I'm clear, I'm very, very, very much in ag...Just so I'm clear, I'm very, very, very much in agreement with Michael. But it isn't illegal to own an automatic firearm, that's all.Robb Allenhttp://blog.robballen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-85874281129567496362009-04-09T15:14:00.000-06:002009-04-09T15:14:00.000-06:00The notion of "need" should not be a basis for leg...The notion of "need" should not be a basis for legislation. There is no need for a motorcycle that can go 150+ MPH. There is no need for a car that goes over 80 or 100 MPH. There is no need to have more than one TV in the house of more than one gallon total of alcohol. When we let politicians pander to overly vocal constituencies with legislation based on the argument of "need", we lose our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-41493879763629536712009-04-09T15:05:00.000-06:002009-04-09T15:05:00.000-06:00"Why exactly do people need an assault weapon?"Why..."Why exactly do people need an assault weapon?"<BR/><BR/>Why does anybody need a fire extinguisher- your not fire fighter. <BR/>Why does any one need a computer- your not a journalist.<BR/>And why does anybody need high speed internet- why do you fel the need to exercise your 1 st ammendement right so fast?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-20173064402813638082009-04-09T13:10:00.000-06:002009-04-09T13:10:00.000-06:00"Why exactly do people need an assault weapon?"For..."Why exactly do people need an assault weapon?"<BR/><BR/>For the same reason why someone would want a Corvette or a Ferrari. Because they can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-86813035051514238472009-04-09T12:49:00.000-06:002009-04-09T12:49:00.000-06:00Every so often we need to read the documents that ...Every so often we need to read the documents that established this nation. The Declaration of Independence is one whose words spell out in no uncertain terms how government and men have certain obligations:<BR/><BR/><B><I>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, nj_larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-39365508721834350842009-04-09T12:07:00.000-06:002009-04-09T12:07:00.000-06:00The original questioner needs to understand it's n...The original questioner needs to understand it's not about gun control, it's about people control. the mushroomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-54134587045260622372009-04-09T11:23:00.000-06:002009-04-09T11:23:00.000-06:00"Why exactly do people need an assault weapon?"For..."Why exactly do people need an assault weapon?"<BR/><BR/>For effective prevention of government mass murders, such as those that took millions of lives in the 20th century. The false choice of occasional shootings vs. gun control and no shootings, omits the millions killed when gun control was in place. We have a moral obligation to resist that, and therefore have a moral obligation to own Chashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966720423575333937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-60284922361228890832009-04-09T11:14:00.000-06:002009-04-09T11:14:00.000-06:00Hell, we don't need a lot of the things we buy as ...Hell, we don't need a lot of the things we buy as consumers. However, that whole "pursuit of happiness" clause and Bill of Rights precludes demonstration of need as relating to the what, how, and why consumers consume. The Founding Fathers also knew that individual and individual liberty mattered. They did not found a country populated by subjects, but a nation composed of individual citizens.Middle Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-85601395636661928382009-04-09T10:59:00.000-06:002009-04-09T10:59:00.000-06:00Michael, this should be turned into a public serv...Michael, this should be turned into a public service announcement and played on every radio and TV in the country. Excellent work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-50830149542353741462009-04-09T10:33:00.000-06:002009-04-09T10:33:00.000-06:00Michael,Extremely well-said, despite the nitpickin...Michael,<BR/><BR/>Extremely well-said, despite the nitpicking of some commenters. I concur with BigBlk, this should be published wherever you can. It is as concise a summary of the situation as I have read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com