On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Bob Crownfield wrote:

> The NRA includes presidents, physicists, mathmeticians, aviators,
> pilots, mariners, licensed captains, police officers, actors, actresses,
> businessmen and women, housewives, and many more occupations.

And electronics engineers like myself, not to mention that I am a
life-long Liberal Democrat who is exceedingly embarrassed by the
bigoted gun-haters who have taken over my party.

At least the religious fanatics in the Republican party have ZERO
chance of getting what they want, but my Democrats are now being
run by some extremeists who want to force everyone to be 100% dependant
on the government for EVERYTHING, especially defense from criminals,
which CANNOT work, but IF Gore is elected, they will demolish our
ability to exercise our rights.

> remember that many of the freedoms you now enjoy are granted and
> reserved for you in the bill of rights.

NO! Sorry, but rights CANNOT be "granted", they can ONLY be protected
or suppressed, but NOT "granted".

Our gun-rights are unalienable and self-evident and are endowed on us
by our being alive and capable of exercising a CHOICE.

Rights CANNOT be "granted" ONLY priviliges can.

> It was written precisely for that purpose.

NO! It was written to REMIND future generations of the most vital rights
we MUST ALWAYS PROTECT.

> The only way to take them away is to change the constitution.

NO! Our rights are not "taken away", they are being suppressed every day
and it does NOT require a change in the COnstitution in order to VIOLATE
the Constitution, it happens every day and is getting WORSE!

> City, state, and federal laws may not take away those
> rights, like free speach, freedom of religion, women's right to vote,
> without amending the constitution.

They can't take away actual rights even then. Rights NEVER depend on a
piece of paper to exist. At BEST paper can remind the future generations
to protect a right, at WORST paper can help suppress a right.
 
> that also applies to the right to carry and bear arms. If that right can
> be taken away, then the others can also.

Any rights can be suppressed, IF WE THE PEOPLE FAIL to stand up and
protect our rights.
 
> "Protect freedoms before they become extinct."

Words to live by!

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Mike Trainer
Life-long Liberal Democrat, gun-owner since the 1994 gun-ban,
VOTER since Carter in 1976, NRA member since Al Gore 51-50 in 1999,
Now voting ONLY on the issue of protecting my right to keep and bear
arms 2000.