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Originally Posted by larrysellars
Heya guys, first post here, but I've been lurking for a few years now (since SH3). Just received this link from a friend. It's Fred Thompson's response to the VT incident. Like waste gate, I, too, wondered when the major candidates would come out with their opinions.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q...U3YTU4YzNmNGE=
And a small bit to whet your appetite:
The statistics are clear. Communities that recognize and grant Second Amendment rights to responsible adults have a significantly lower incidence of violent crime than those that do not. More to the point, incarcerated criminals tell criminologists that they consider local gun laws when they decide what sort of crime they will commit, and where they will do so.
Still, there are a lot of people who are just offended by the notion that people can carry guns around. They view everybody, or at least many of us, as potential murderers prevented only by the lack of a convenient weapon. Virginia Tech administrators overrode Virginia state law and threatened to expel or fire anybody who brings a weapon onto campus.
That's the only thing I've seen so far, but to be honest, I can't stand news outlets and most of my news comes from you guys.  |
Fred Thompson's great. I'd vote for him in a heartbeat. He doesn't mix words very much.
He said something in an interview to the effect: [ I'd be happy to get back into the backstabbing of politics after dealing with it in Hollywood for so long.]-paraphrasing. :rotfl: Of course, he has a way of putting things far beyond my ability.