Thanks for the lesson. I am by no means a biblical scholar, so I looked things up. It appears that the numbering system as well as wording (translation) is not consistent.

I do not own a gun and have no desire to. My father, my father-in-law, and many of my friends own hunting rifles. I even went deer hunting with them, although my weapon of choice was a camera and a zoom lens. So I am not against people owning firearms. What I can’t get my head around is how many Americans truly believe they NEED a weapon for protection. I was at a US Walmart some time ago and saw two guys enter the store with holsters and handguns in clear view. I guess they wanted be sure they got the last roll of toilet paper that was on sale.

My real point is that fewer firearms issued under stricter and more sensible laws is the right direction. Does it not tell you something when you are the only country in the free world that still thinks like the cowboys of 150 years ago?

You guys and your second amendment are a joke.

First of all, to believe it is your god-given right to bear arms (something many gunslingers like to claim) is foolhardy; the right is given by the second amendment, and God had nothing to do with it... other than to say in #5, "Thou shalt not kill."

Second, it is an "amendment"... get it? An "Amendment" to the Constitution. That means it is not carved in stone and can be amended yet again... to something sensible.

Third, sometimes one has to take options to extremes to understand the impact of a decision. Pro-NRA folks like to argue that more guns make things safer because they allow you to defend yourself against an armed idiot. In other words, if everyone packed a sidearm (like in the wild wild west) there would be fewer "gun fights" and killings (like in the wild wild west). Yeah, right!!! Anti-gun folks would argue that if ALL guns were illegal then there would not be weapons available to kill people (and my point is on guns, not knives or baseball bats or cars, or whatever else... guns). This is also not realistically achievable, but to me it seems to be more in the right direction.

Now, the bad bozos will always have access to guns, but if there were fewer of them produced and if it were harder to get them, then there would be fewer weapons in the hands of thieves, maniacs, etc.

So other than creating the situation of a standoff where EVERYONE pulls out their weapon and aims it at EVERYONE else (y'know, like in the good guys/bad guys movies), please explain how more guns make your country safer.

Thanks for the lesson. I am by no means a biblical scholar, so I looked things up. It appears that the numbering system as well as wording (translation) is not consistent.

I do not own a gun and have no desire to. My father, my father-in-law, and many of my friends own hunting rifles. I even went deer hunting with them, although my weapon of choice was a camera and a zoom lens. So I am not against people owning firearms. What I can’t get my head around is how many Americans truly believe they NEED a weapon for protection. I was at a US Walmart some time ago and saw two guys enter the store with holsters and handguns in clear view. I guess they wanted be sure they got the last roll of toilet paper that was on sale.

My real point is that fewer firearms issued under stricter and more sensible laws is the right direction. Does it not tell you something when you are the only country in the free world that still thinks like the cowboys of 150 years ago?

Thanks for the lesson. I am by no means a biblical scholar, so I looked things up. It appears that the numbering system as well as wording (translation) is not consistent.

I do not own a gun and have no desire to. My father, my father-in-law, and many of my friends own hunting rifles. I even went deer hunting with them, although my weapon of choice was a camera and a zoom lens. So I am not against people owning firearms. What I can’t get my head around is how many Americans truly believe they NEED a weapon for protection. I was at a US Walmart some time ago and saw two guys enter the store with holsters and handguns in clear view. I guess they wanted be sure they got the last roll of toilet paper that was on sale.

My real point is that fewer firearms issued under stricter and more sensible laws is the right direction. Does it not tell you something when you are the only country in the free world that still thinks like the cowboys of 150 years ago?

And you would say that, having absolutely no idea of what the hell is really going on. You make claims with no proof yet you are happy because other ignorant Liberals chuckle at your ineptitude.

When I write it is from past experience with real people. Your writing, calling Trump, Bigly, and so on holds absolutely nothing of value for most here including the Left. You speak in riddles trying to show some Liberal half truths but in reality you have nothing.

Tell us what the Democratic Party offers Americans today. What have they done to combat illegal aliens. Remember the key word is illegal. That means those people are not supposed to be here in America. Yet the Democrats literally not only invite them in but offer them incredible freebies once they get here. Where is their and your support of the rule of law? Apparently the law means nothing to you or them.

Pelosi says nobody is above the law yet she ignores every Democrat who has broken the law. Apparently she believes that Democrats ARE above the law.

I have mentioned these things numerous times in the past yet you and other Liberals just ignore them or wish them away. No answers as to why Democrats can't obey the law. No answers as to why Democrats cannot agree to work with President Trump. After all, Republicans did not like President Obama yet they still worked with him. Why is it that Democrats cannot simply do the job they are being paid to do?

I will be right here,

Dennis

Chris I completely agree with your statement of teachers paying for much out of their own pocket. Both my parents and ex wife did exactly that, paid for hundreds of things for student use out of their own pocket with no remuneration from the school district. I think most teachers do that if they love their job and want the best for the children.

But saying you believe what they tell you I don't know if you mean you believe teachers pay for things out of their own pockets, which I believe too, OR you believe whatever teachers tell you.

There was a time, when I went to school, that I believed everything my teachers told me because they told me things that were facts, known to everyone, the world was round, Columbus discovered the new world, America and allies won the world wars, Washington was the first President and so on. These things are still true. But these days some teachers are using their position of authority over children to make political statements that are not only not true but are pushing the Liberal narrative down the throats of students. One of these things is when teachers and school districts try to give students a narrative of Muslims being wonderful while having the kids visit mosques, dress as Muslims, pray as Muslims and so on. Do you agree with this? Do you think it appropriate? Why aren't students being taught about ALL religions including Catholic, Methodist, Hindu, Buddhist and so on? Why just Muslim? Do you not see this as indoctrination rather than education?

Dennis

You guys and your second amendment are a joke.

First of all, to believe it is your god-given right to bear arms (something many gunslingers like to claim) is foolhardy; the right is given by the second amendment, and God had nothing to do with it... other than to say in #5, "Thou shalt not kill."

Second, it is an "amendment"... get it? An "Amendment" to the Constitution. That means it is not carved in stone and can be amended yet again... to something sensible.

Third, sometimes one has to take options to extremes to understand the impact of a decision. Pro-NRA folks like to argue that more guns make things safer because they allow you to defend yourself against an armed idiot. In other words, if everyone packed a sidearm (like in the wild wild west) there would be fewer "gun fights" and killings (like in the wild wild west). Yeah, right!!! Anti-gun folks would argue that if ALL guns were illegal then there would not be weapons available to kill people (and my point is on guns, not knives or baseball bats or cars, or whatever else... guns). This is also not realistically achievable, but to me it seems to be more in the right direction.

Now, the bad bozos will always have access to guns, but if there were fewer of them produced and if it were harder to get them, then there would be fewer weapons in the hands of thieves, maniacs, etc.

So other than creating the situation of a standoff where EVERYONE pulls out their weapon and aims it at EVERYONE else (y'know, like in the good guys/bad guys movies), please explain how more guns make your country safer.