Keith,thank you for not talking while typing. I may use that one myself.
I am upset that you hijacked the thread to bang on about those who don't agree with you on gun control and rail against someone's business practices.
This is your right but it is a bore to the rest of us.
Please start your own thread on this and contribute to it daily so I can drop in when I feel like it.
Justin
Well Keith . . . there you go. See, not everyone agrees with you. And not everyone who DISAGREES with you is anti-gun. You toss that around like you're some kind of special, stand-up guy because of your support for the 2A. You referred to Ed as an anti-gun troll. So yeah, you opened the debate on what constitutes support of the 2A. Military service clearly does, and in a very different way than does being a member of the NRA. As for your examples, the military falls under civilian authority. The president is C in C, but he's a civilian. Personally, having worn the uniform under 8 different presidents, the one I felt least comfortable with was the only one of the bunch who never served: President Clinton. That being said, I'd feel even less comfortable with the current one.
As for another example, the military being quite large, there are criminals (and even the occasional terrorist) to be found there. Also among the ranks of NRA membership. But anyone who's come out of the military with an honorable discharge has proven something others have not. That's why they have the status of veteran, and that's why they have certain privileges non-vets don't have. As it should be. That blank check we all wrote to Uncle Sam is a pretty big deal, when you stop to think about it.
And by the way, I never qualified for the GI Bill. There wasn't one for Reservists when I joined. So even though I was in the military the entire time I was in college, that was one benefit I didn't get. Glad to say that's since been rectified.
Justin and I have given you the appropriate advice for how to engage in a discussion on gun control, the 2A, etc. But I expect you'll undoubtedly continue to butt in when other legitimate subjects are under discussion.
Last edited by L. Brown; 04/17/16 07:29 PM.
