New York Times article on felons and guns

[jerkin]

An interesting but of course biased article in the times about felons having their gun rights reinstated. Doesn't seem to smart that their lead in case is one where a guy shot someone trying to rape his girlfriend.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/us...un-rights.html

[jerkin]

You guys need to read some of these comments, here is one of the better ones:

Trillian
New York City
November 14th, 2011
10:57 am
The Second Amendment permits you to own a gun, it doesn't REQUIRE you to own a gun. Therefore the desire to own a handgun becomes a mental health issue, which immediately disqualifies you from owning a handgun. You can acknowledge your right to own a handgun without buying one, much the same way I can acknowledge my right to free speech without getting up on a soapbox every day just to prove I have it. As handguns are only designed to kill the desire to own one is clearly dysfunctional.

In other words, the desire to own a handgun disqualifies you from owning one.

So just wanting to own a handgun means you are mentally unstable therefore you can not own one, lolx1000.

[hertz]

I like to use newsprint to clean windows. The results are generally good; streak free and no left behind lint. One time I used an issue of the New York Times and there was shit all over my windows afterwards.

[bogey1]

You guys need to read some of these comments, here is one of the better ones:Trillian
New York City
November 14th, 2011
10:57 am
The Second Amendment permits you to own a gun, it doesn't REQUIRE you to own a gun. Therefore the desire to own a handgun becomes a mental health issue, which immediately disqualifies you from owning a handgun. You can acknowledge your right to own a handgun without buying one, much the same way I can acknowledge my right to free speech without getting up on a soapbox every day just to prove I have it. As handguns are only designed to kill the desire to own one is clearly dysfunctional.

In other words, the desire to own a handgun disqualifies you from owning one.



So just wanting to own a handgun means you are mentally unstable therefore you can not own one, lolx1000.

I thought bath salts were banned. screw the mexican border fence, we need one here in pa.

[customloaded]

Very good article. Heavily leaning toward keeping felons from ever owning firearms but a good article nonetheless.

I support felons and others who are convicted of crimes to have full restoration of rights after a period of time. A right is a right, not to be confused with a permission from the "State."

CL