Some of my thoughts on gun ownership

I am not anti gun

I am anti gun violence—especially mass murders

I believe in ammo capacity limits, background checks, permits that are reregistered annually with mandatory safety training, (armed guards in NYS need 47 hours annual training) a national registry, microstamping, safety techniques, locks and safes for guns, marksmanship training and self defense training with emphasis on rules of engagement

I am against Stand Your Ground—its ridiculous to give such broad legality to self defense---make shooters stand their ground ON THEIR REASONS and not give them an off the hook legality---shooters need to know that self defense ONLY applies to immediate threat of life—NOT when people turn or stop the attack—make every shooter face police evidence and a trial like everyone else does

The law in NYS says 5 reasons to use deadly force—rape sodomy murder attempted murder and robbery—Know the law and follow it—self defense is universal but needs to be applied legally and knowledgably—its not a reason to kill people and say self defense later----same with guns--

I am anti NRA because they have politicized the gun issue so that any regulation to stop gun violence is skewed as an attempt to seize all guns or abolish the 2^nd Amendment

Microstamping for example should be a no brainer—it will only matter if you are a criminal or your gun was stolen—why is the NRA against this??

Same with the NRA’s hatred of law enforcement agencies like ATF and other gun research such as CDC—(see Tiahrt amendment)— because gun research would say that guns are dangerous—when guns are present they are used in crimes, violence and suicide AND self defense

Fast and Furious was an issue of LEGAL straw purchase sales in Arizona—ATF was building a case but its hard to build a case when purchases are legal because NRA wants no restrictions on gun sales—like a limit of 2 per month etc

Fast and Furious

http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2012/06/27/fast-and-furious-truth/

I love the Constitution and believe in the Bill of Rights—they protect our God Given Inalienable Rights from abuses brought on by other people OR our government

But the 2^nd Amendment WAS NOT an individual right to bear arms—it was to set up a militia—intended by the Founders to be a national trained regulated citizen army in place of a standing army to defend—as Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution says—against insurrection and invasion when called upon by Congress.

Militia and the Constitution

http://www.saf.org/lawreviews/fieldsandhardy.html