Group tours Boise zoo carrying handguns

Who Cares wrote:

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Now , when the Founding Fathers penned the Law, did they mean that Americans could only use sticks and stones, or were the people carrying the same arms the Government issued to the Army? If so, every person on this forum is abusing the First Amendment by expressing themselves freely on the internet.
Boy, yeah, the gun deaths around us. Dropping like flies they are.
Go look up how many people in anyones area drowned in a pool, then look at shooting.
Man, this is great for getting votes! Americans should all just stay home and watch TV, that way no one will ever ever ever get hurt.
Great thinking.

Wish it were so, but in the Baltimore Washington corridor home invasions are on the rise. Staying home and watching TV is no guarantee of safety. I’ll bet you every one of those victims now owns a gun and keeps it handy in their home. What they found out was that they could be dead in the time it takes to dial 911, let alone wait for a voice on the other end, or worse, wait for the police to show up.

Marco wrote:

Put a wall around Boise zoo and let these animals kill each other off.

There is a fence around the Baltimore zoo to keep the animals out.

smart daddy!!

:o)

ricbee wrote:

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I decided to leave my piece home this afternoon because I know it's illegal to carry in the PO but not tonight when I took the bus to East Htfd & back. I'll never leave home without it....

Well with 40 states permiting carry, you should be able to prove this theory. Lets see the proof!

Cyclone Charlie wrote:

> > You can keep 'em and carry 'em. But nothing about using 'em.
> Not worthy of a reply. More like the low grunting of a troll.
Hey, you're the ones who believe in following the exact wording of the 2nd Amendment. It says nothing about actually using the guns. You can "bear" them. That's all it says.
Bearing and using are not the same thing. So carry them if you must if your self-worth demands it, but just don't load them.

Did you loose some of your intelect since your last post. You need to see a doc about this problem of your's.

Monty wrote:

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Nope! It's ALL open season, baby!!!!
Actually, we used the Prairie Dogs to bait the Polar Bears! We steered clear of the elephants because they're too sneaky!

The pink ones are the worst. Nocturnal, but you can nail 'em with an IR scope.

Who Cares wrote:

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Now , when the Founding Fathers penned the Law, did they mean that Americans could only use sticks and stones, or were the people carrying the same arms the Government issued to the Army? If so, every person on this forum is abusing the First Amendment by expressing themselves freely on the internet.
Boy, yeah, the gun deaths around us. Dropping like flies they are.
Go look up how many people in anyones area drowned in a pool, then look at shooting.
Man, this is great for getting votes! Americans should all just stay home and watch TV, that way no one will ever ever ever get hurt.
Great thinking.

I think you misunderstood my reply. I was advocating interpreting the Constitution with a clear understanding of the context in which it was written and I am opposed to those who choose to assert that it is subject to any wind of opinion that comes along today. I believe that the 2nd Amendment acknowledges (not entitles) the right of self defense and hence the right to possess and use weapons that are sufficient to prevent would-be tyrants from easily gaining power over the people or criminals who would deprive the citizen of their life, liberty or property..

This thinking permits private ownership by responsible citizens of firearms of all types that may be carried about their person. It excludes weapons of a combat nature that require transport by other means such as cannons, large very high capacity fully automatic weapons that require mounting on hard points, airborne armaments, etc.

Hope that clears it up.

Andrea wrote:

smart daddy!!
:o)

Oh, so how do the two of you measure up to his academic achievement? Not to mention that this man you accuse of being dumb has managed to become the leader of the worlds only superpower for two full terms.

We apparently have a different definition of the word “dumb.”

Maybe what you really mean is something along the lines of,“I hate him and am not smart enough to express why, so Ill just call him dumb.”

Anthony wrote:

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Well, the reason is, I don't KNOW that you're a law-abiding citizen. I don't KNOW that you won't suddenly get depressed and go on a rampage. And, YOU don't know who may steal your weapons.
Also, there is no need to own fully automatic weapons.
What's next? Bazookas? RPGs? Abrams Tanks?
It is unnecessary. It is military issue weaponry. Citizens have no need of it and it poses a danger to everyone in your community.
To say it doesn't is just selfish. You simply WANT to have the power in your hands. I just don't understand why.

All the more reason for me to be armed...in case some deranged/depressed person does decide to go on a killing spree, I will have an effective weapon with which to defend myself.

FYI...you can own an rpg, Abrams tank, or a bazooka. Good luck find ammunition for it though. They also make poor defensive weapons (too big to conceal, heavy and bulky (especially a tank, LOL) and have a very low cycle rate).

And if the bad guys out there are carrying fully automatic weapons with which to harm others, I should have EVERY right to carry one myself.

milwaukee69 wrote:

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As a veteran, yes - cheap too. The VFW doesn't offer insurance themselves, I apologize for insinuating that my brother, but I first learned of these benefits through the VFW. There's a crap load of information they gleen - I recently used my VA loan cap to buy a new house. If you don't have the time, I'd try Military.com - they have all kinds of links to the same information.

I have used my VA loan twice to buy houses.

uh-yeah wrote:

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I have used my VA loan twice to buy houses.

Yeah, the Atl-office told me that as long as you don't use it like every year, it never expires. Plus - the VA inspector found issues we would've never found. It's a really good deal, IMO.

Armed Veteran wrote:

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All the more reason for me to be armed...in case some deranged/depressed person does decide to go on a killing spree, I will have an effective weapon with which to defend myself.
FYI...you can own an rpg, Abrams tank, or a bazooka. Good luck find ammunition for it though. They also make poor defensive weapons (too big to conceal, heavy and bulky (especially a tank, LOL) and have a very low cycle rate).
And if the bad guys out there are carrying fully automatic weapons with which to harm others, I should have EVERY right to carry one myself.

Being ex-UDT and still cert'd, I think as long as you're allowed to carry and conceal a firearm, I should be allowed to carry and conceal a couple butter sticks of C-4 and some caps, agreed?

milwaukee69 wrote:

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Yeah, the Atl-office told me that as long as you don't use it like every year, it never expires. Plus - the VA inspector found issues we would've never found. It's a really good deal, IMO.

I haven't used my VA home loan benefits yet, but am planning to sometime in the not-so-distant future. Is the process difficult? Anything I should know going into the process?

milwaukee69 wrote:

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Being ex-UDT and still cert'd, I think as long as you're allowed to carry and conceal a firearm, I should be allowed to carry and conceal a couple butter sticks of C-4 and some caps, agreed?

Well that depends...is C4 and blasting caps in common usage by the population? If not, well the US Supreme Court disagrees with you...

milwaukee69 wrote:

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Being ex-UDT and still cert'd, I think as long as you're allowed to carry and conceal a firearm, I should be allowed to carry and conceal a couple butter sticks of C-4 and some caps, agreed?

Why not?

I do think you'll probably agree C-4 is a poor choice for self-defense.

Was your December in great Lakes '68 or '69?

If it was '68, what company?

Whites under a pea coat for hell week, great times, huh?

Leviticus wrote:

Gee! I guess all sexually repressed folk are in Seventh Heaven. Imagine placing a well lubed phallic shaped cartridge in a permanently inviting chamber chamber/vagina. Pull trigger immediate explosion/orgasm. Lucky folk with automatics get sting of guaranteed orgasms. Since we common folk cannot, by law, exhibit their male/female shooting arns in public, blessed are these folk who may parade about with there potencies for all to envy.

Very well written

Dave wrote:

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Why not?
I do think you'll probably agree C-4 is a poor choice for self-defense.
Was your December in great Lakes '68 or '69?
If it was '68, what company?
Whites under a pea coat for hell week, great times, huh?

'70 here - went through as the Green Bay Packer Company - lol...all of our gents were from 'sconie...still keep in touch with a couple of the boys to this day. First day in the service we attended a Packer game in Soldier's Field.

SgtDan wrote:

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I haven't used my VA home loan benefits yet, but am planning to sometime in the not-so-distant future. Is the process difficult? Anything I should know going into the process?

If you're VFW, then they'll be able to point you in right direction, otherwise, like I said, Military.com is an outstanding choice too. The process' only hangups are that they only loan the money on a used home and if the inspector finds anything wrong, the current owner is required to repair them - normally at their own cost. The current owner should also be aware that you're going through the VA for the loan ahead of time - alot of homeowners nowadays don't want to deal with the VA because of all the red tape - we closed on our's three weeks after making the offer.

Dave wrote:

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I do think you'll probably agree C-4 is a poor choice for self-defense.

Not with some strategically placed trip wires...hehehe

What kind of predators were they worried about? I bet not the four-legged kind.