Tut, I'm with you about the security violations. Unfortunately, those rules seem to apply only to guys like you and me, with TS clearances. Politicians blab secrets and nothing happens. I hope it does to Hillary . . . but I'm not holding my breath.

As for Trump on guns, right from his own book, "The America We Deserve":

"I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun. With today's Internet technology, we should be able to tell within 72 hours if a potential gun owner has a record."

Interesting to see the "I'm 100% behind the 2A!" crowd disregard a statement like that. Let's see . . . your daughter's being stalked. She gets a restraining order on the scumbag, but you know what those are worth. She goes to the local gun store and is told "You have to wait 3 days for approval to buy a gun." Scumbag shows up that night. One more victim of gun control.

I'm not a politician, but my "record" is that I've taken one political position on gun rights. 2008, Iowa Republican caucuses. Attendees get to propose planks for the state party platform. At the time, Iowa was a "may issue" state for concealed carry. County sheriffs could reject a CC application for pretty much any reason they wanted. Almost impossible to get CC in some counties. My proposal was to change that to "shall issue": the sheriff needs to show a valid reason to REJECT an application for CC. Someone else proposed a "friendly amendment" to my motion: We extend reciprocity to all states that accept our Iowa CC permit. I gladly accepted that addition to my proposal. Iowa has since changed from may issue to shall issue, and I'm proud of whatever part I played in that change. My proposal, by the way, was unanimously approved by the 100-something Republican voters who attended the caucus.

Guess I should run for office . . . no thanks!

Last edited by L. Brown; 05/18/16 09:04 PM.