tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395038039066334365.post8924301480545701120..comments2023-10-17T09:51:33.567-04:00Comments on A Liberal Point of View: Guns, and RosesJOE PUGNETTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04353040217634054901noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395038039066334365.post-658371089235961652013-01-20T10:58:18.757-05:002013-01-20T10:58:18.757-05:00Bill,
Thanks for the comment.
I have not heard ta...Bill,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.<br />I have not heard talk of President Obama using an executive law to make illegal certain assault type weaopns. If he were to do that, I would also be concerned, although not worried as our system of government allows for challenges when one branch of government attempts to enact laws without the consent of the other two. Obviously, any executive order viewed as contrary to the 2nd amendment would be challenged in court, just as the Affordable Health Care Act was in Obama's first term.<br /><br />The question is, do you support limitations on private citizens being able to purchase weapons which are capable of multiple round firing in seconds. Weapons that are certainly not being used for hunting, but only for killing other private citizens. <br /><br />And, if so, just as we limit the legality of private citizens to own flame throwers or grenade launchers, do such laws actually violate the 2nd amendment, and if they do, violate it in the name of keeping our citizens safe. It is similar to the alleged illegality of yelling fire in a theatre. Do we consider that a violation of the amendment guaranteeing free speech, or an exception to that amendment to properly safeguard Americans from a panic situation that may do harm? JOE PUGNETTIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353040217634054901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395038039066334365.post-90700430281426632582013-01-12T23:23:08.813-05:002013-01-12T23:23:08.813-05:00Hi Joe. I've always been a bit ambivalent abo...Hi Joe. I've always been a bit ambivalent about gun ownership. I've never owned one although I carried a .45 in my survival vest while in the military. I agree that there should be some limitations on firepower in the hands of the general populace. However, I find it worrisome when I hear talk of executive orders, especially when it has to do with the 2nd amendment rights of law abiding citizens. I think the President sometimes thinks he's above the constitution and looks for ways to get around it. Any new laws should be enacted in accordance with the constitution through the legislature.Bill D.noreply@blogger.com