Karl Hungus
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I would comment on this thread, but I'm afraid the babysitters would lock it.
What would make you give up your gun rights?
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bandit5150
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Sadly, I already have. Well, i didn't give them up, they were taken from me. In my state, I can no longer purchase,borrow or inherit any centerfire semi-automatic rifle with an easily detachable magazine plus any one of numerous features such as a flash supressor, bayonet lug, thumbhole stock, pistol grip etc.
Furthermore, I had to register my rifle that met the above criteria with the state. Failure to do so would have been a felony. I must have proof of registration with me when I shoot it. It can only be fired at a designated range, I cannot plink with it out in the desert. Doing so will cause it to be confiscated. My sons, as long as they live in this state, cannot buy my rifle from me, nor can they legally inherit it from me. When I die, the rifle must be turned over to the state ags office or illegally transported out of state and legally sold to an out of state buyer. Somehow, any .50 cal. rifles fell into this "assault weapon" classification and the same rules apply.
Oh yeah, I cannot buy any magazines for centerfire firearms (either rifle or handgun) with a capacity of more than ten. I take really good care of my mags now - thats for sure.
I can only buy one handgun a month and it must be on an approved safety list.
I am sure there are more, I just can't remember them all.
My job requires that I have a clean criminal record, my wife works in the criminal justice system. We cannot afford to mess around with these laws, so we comply - despite the obvious injustice in them. I have seen these laws enacted in the time since I have been an adult. They have had no impact on crime, the bad guys still do wahatever they want.
We have all already given up some of our rights. We can't have full auto or silencers to name a few. Brothers and sisters, its gonna get worse before it gets better.
Furthermore, I had to register my rifle that met the above criteria with the state. Failure to do so would have been a felony. I must have proof of registration with me when I shoot it. It can only be fired at a designated range, I cannot plink with it out in the desert. Doing so will cause it to be confiscated. My sons, as long as they live in this state, cannot buy my rifle from me, nor can they legally inherit it from me. When I die, the rifle must be turned over to the state ags office or illegally transported out of state and legally sold to an out of state buyer. Somehow, any .50 cal. rifles fell into this "assault weapon" classification and the same rules apply.
Oh yeah, I cannot buy any magazines for centerfire firearms (either rifle or handgun) with a capacity of more than ten. I take really good care of my mags now - thats for sure.
I can only buy one handgun a month and it must be on an approved safety list.
I am sure there are more, I just can't remember them all.
My job requires that I have a clean criminal record, my wife works in the criminal justice system. We cannot afford to mess around with these laws, so we comply - despite the obvious injustice in them. I have seen these laws enacted in the time since I have been an adult. They have had no impact on crime, the bad guys still do wahatever they want.
We have all already given up some of our rights. We can't have full auto or silencers to name a few. Brothers and sisters, its gonna get worse before it gets better.
SpecialKalltheway
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a girl. I will be moving in a year or two to permanently be with my girl. She lives in New Jersey. Moving from Colorado to New Jersey that is pretty much giving up your gun rights right there.
theotherwaldo
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As a side point: I don't mind giving up a gun. Heck, I've given up almost everything I've owned, repeatedly. Big deal. There's always more stuff.
What I won't give up is my right to defend myself, my family, my neighbors, our freedom, and our property. At this time and in this place that means that I must insist on the right to possess and use firearms.
I may temporarily give up possession of a firearm to enter certain places or do certain things, but my right must remain!
What I won't give up is my right to defend myself, my family, my neighbors, our freedom, and our property. At this time and in this place that means that I must insist on the right to possess and use firearms.
I may temporarily give up possession of a firearm to enter certain places or do certain things, but my right must remain!
Shung
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for a P-51D Mustang and 50 years of maintenance/insurance.. maybe.. 
a2fireball
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That's the only way I would as well.
flying_gage
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a girl. I will be moving in a year or two to permanently be with my girl. She lives in New Jersey. Moving from Colorado to New Jersey that is pretty much giving up your gun rights right there.
My wife told me when we were dating that she would never live in a house with guns.... She is my wife now. You are a better man that I. Not sure if I could make that move? Especially from Colorado! I remember growing up in Evergreen and seeing loaded gun racks in almost every pickup.
My wife told me when we were dating that she would never live in a house with guns.... She is my wife now. You are a better man that I. Not sure if I could make that move? Especially from Colorado! I remember growing up in Evergreen and seeing loaded gun racks in almost every pickup.
jhco
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simple put "From my cold dead hands"
mljdeckard
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I have been in situations where I was on military orders, and I didn't want to register my guns with the post PD, so I left them in my home state with a friend until I was done. I suppose if I was on long-term orders for somewhere like MD, I would either leave them home, or see if I could find a way to live across state lines in someplace like Virginia and not worry about it. In any case, I would consider it surrendering posession temporarily, not getting rid of them.
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flying_gage
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Kind of crossed my mind... Very easy to cut and paste these answers into a different arena.
LibertyCalls
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Everything I can think of, would be worthless without my rights. all of them, not just the 2A.
chemist308
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Cold dead hands. When that happens, then you can take it...
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Dark Skies
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I can't think of anything anyone could offer me that would induce me to give up my gun rights. I already have everything I need. You can't even offer me a god of any particular flavour - I'm an athiest.
I'll keep my guns, cheers. But let me know how abstinence works out for you.
I'll keep my guns, cheers. But let me know how abstinence works out for you.
It isn't just about the guns, it is about what else could be lost without the guns... which is every liberty we Americans enjoy.
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rbernie
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How does that sound on-topic for a RKBA focused site?
It's not.
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