.. I can’t see the 2nd amendment here being overturned…and I agree, we have the right of selfdefense…I like my guns but their always locked up untill we go target shooting or wild animals are stalking my animals.. …I’m 10 miles from the nearest town and I work away from home so my wife needs protection… Those reasons are why I have weapons.. And I have no need to take them to a bar..

Wait a minute…Maybe I am off base, but I thought that any business can post a sign saying that guns would not be allowed. I mean, seriously, if a particular bar does not want concealed weapons, then post a sign, and say, “not here”. This is simply a matter of deregulating the obvious. Imagine that! In America the owner of any business has the right to allow, or disallow concealed weapons. And, in that same America an individual citizen has the right to carry, or not carry. And, the government stays out of it all…What a great country!

Look at it like this… We can even have civil conversations about politics on the Internet and you want to mix guns and booze in a bar?…I could see it now…. Gun fight in a bar.. Argument over politics..

Hello to all the great Americans!! I’m from Colombia and as ya’ll might guess guns are prohibitied, but guns are everywhere. They can be bought from police officers, military, drug dealers, and even the U.S. consulates. I have been shot twice. Once in my upper left leg close to mis juevos and in my right elbow (it missed the bone thank God). I’m not affriad of guns,no, i’m affraid of NOT having guns!!! I love the USA, the Second Amendment, and of course MY GUNS!!!

Time & independent… Again, I’m not saying you might not be able to be responsible.. But some people can’t drink… I know this guy that’s a great guy and fun… But after 4 or 5 drinks he looks for trouble… I don’t want him with a weapon..make sense?

Please join the NRA, they are the only orginization fighting for our rights and make an investment, donate to the NRA for your gun rights. I give them money whenever I can. Don’t complain if you do not do anything about it. Freedom and rights are not cheap but talk is worthless. Do something!

Every one here is missing an important point. Concealed means just that, concealed. Following the rules, you will never know the weapon is there and that is the whole point. If you study the news reports you will find the crime problem is rarely in a club, mall, rest. etc.
The problem is getting from the establishment door to your car, in that crime zone called the parking lot, safely. The older we get, the more we look like easy targets to our criminals.
Where I go, the weapon goes and no one will ever know it’s there unless it absolutely needs to be used. That decision is guided by
the training you must get to obtain that concealed licence.

Well Al “Greasy Rev” Sharpton for once told the truth, Osocialist told everyone what he was. The only thing he didn’t say plain enough, was all libs and dems are socialists. Dems are for complete control of every thing taught,said, planned or owned, or even eaten. Of course if it isn’t normal or is against the laws of nature, it is wonderful and embraced. Keep your eyes on the ball with in a few months, plans will be to tax any fire arms, followed by the serial number registations, a little more lag time of ownership, and the screws will be turned tighter! The cost of amno climbed since the dems took over Congress, try and buy reloading supplies, dems are restricting certain peices and parts, still love dems and rinos? They must be turned out and term limits put in place. More Constititionalist will step forward and dismantle these restrictions and created deptment ATF and EPA, that are appointed not elected. Dump the worth less UN, save our money, and turn the building into housing units. Look at the statue of a pistol tied in a knot, in front of the UN, that taxpayers support and again dems and rinos get giddy about supporting and will not do a damn thing untill the UN’s blessings are given!!!!

From the article: “the coalition referred to “numerous” studies that demonstrate that familiarizing children with guns makes them more likely to handle firearms when adults are not present.”

If that logice is true, why are we teaching sex education in grade school?

Tyranny is the main reason for our 2nd ammendment.
And now we have a dictator in office that wants a civil army just as large as a our armed forces… Sounds like tyranny to me.

I’d like to see these supposed “numerous” studies that say children are more likely to handle guns after being educated about them when adults are not around. Also interesting would be to see WHO conducted them if theyb actually exist. This would be a serious consideration as to their validity. It would be a credit to the Gov. of Virginia tpo develop a standard program for children to learn gun safety. This will help ensure they follow proper gun handling and safety measures throughout life.

The only reason that ony Government would want to take away the right for citizens to protect themselves would be to control it’s citizens.
Do you really think that our Government really has compassion for a victim and this bunch that we have in there now has a plan to cripple any rights that you have and make you slaves.
I have a concealed carry permit and I got really chewed out by two Game officers while fishing and they saw my permit while I was looking for the fishing licensem, they asked if I had a weapon and I told them that I did, well they went on about how I was supposed to tell an officer of the law that I had a permit and a weapon as soon as they approach them and it was the law and I could loose my priviledge and get a citation if I did not. Now in the first place the very second that he approached me the permit was visible. Guess they were on an ego trip. Same old lesson, the law abiding citizen is the one that gets harrased. I told him that I had been checked out with no criminal background and the Sheriff trusted me with a concealed carry of a weapon and why was he afraid of me. Now I could have been a criminal with a hidden gun without his knowledge and blown him away. I guess what you don’t know will not hurt you. Why would a government give you a priviledge and then make you feel like a criminal? Typical mentallity in a Liberal society. I think that everyone should be encouraged to have a weapon for all of our good. The criminal will always have a weapon and we will not know it until it is too late. What if someone on those 911 air craft had a weapon other than box cutters, 3,000 live would be saved. Law enforcement can’t be everywhere but we can.

Subject: FW: Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution

As a widow of a military retiree, who stood with her husband for over 20 years while he served this country (which was the greatest in the world until this Congress and President took over), I have to say I agree. Shirley

As a retired military man that have given over twenty-seven years of my life to my country, I truly feel that what this
Country needs most is a new amendment to the Constitution . I am recommending that we add the 28th amendment to the Constitution of the UNITED STATES.

For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that Congress members could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn’t pay into Social Security, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform that is being considered…in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn’t seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don’t care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.

This is a good way to do that. It is an idea whose time has come, Jim.

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:

“Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Congressman, Senators and Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Congressman. Senators and Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States”.

This 28th amendment to the Constitution of the UNITED STATES Will apply to all passed, present and future
congressman, Senators And Representatives.

HTCM USN Retired James A. Graham E-Mail address is ( jagraham@charter.net ) Please forward !!!!!!!

I think it’s all about the education. Instead of trying to take rights away from people, they should use their money to educate the public on how & when to use guns. If we take guns away from all the normal people then all the unstable people will rule the world.

The Virginia State Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 13, reads: “That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural and safe defense of a free state, therefore, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, that standing armies, in time of peace should be avoided as dangerous to liberty, and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.”
That’s the governing law in Virginia, not the Second Amendment.

I too was taught very young by my father how to handle, respect and shoot handguns, rifles and shotguns. My husband also was taught the same at an early age, we taught our daughters at an early age and they are teaching their children at an early age. No one in our families have ever been shot or have shot anybody either by design or accidently because they were taught to respect the power of the weapon and the proper use. Also when will these do- gooder organizations and people ever figure it out that no matter how many laws are out there banning guns from law abiding citizens, the bad guys, the criminals, the gangs, will ALWAYS get guns, have guns, and use guns against society, and each other. AND they will be able to get them EASILY as well. I hope Gov. Mc Connell hangs in there and sticks to his guns!!!!!

here are some quotes below:

“The people of any nation, ancient or modern, who lose the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their beliefs, soon lose all their liberty and become slaves.” “Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.” George Washington “It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.” George Washington

i HOPE that Virginia Governor McDonnel UPHOLDS THE SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMMENDMENT and will NOT go for this NONSENSE! Having a legal firearm/or CWL PREVENTS CRIMES!!!We are NOT CRIMINALS, BUT LAW ABIDING CITIZENS THAT HAVE EARNED THIS RIGHT. Is these criminals they owed to be TARGETING. The only reason for not going after the criminals ang going aftert the hard decent working Americans on this Nation is because it BOILS DOWN TO CONTROL AND TO ENSLAVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!CONTROL, CONTROL, & MORE CONTROL, WAKE UP PEOPLE, TAKE THE BANDAGES OFF, BEFORE IS TOO LATE & WE END UP LIKE WHAT CASTRO DID IN COMMUNIST CUBA. DISARMED EVERY CITIZEN TO CONTROL THE MASSES!!!!!God Bless ALL

You Know all these folks who want to take our right to self protection are really caught up in the socialist leaning side of our country. How else do they think we can protect ourselves from Criminals and possible government going off the deep end. Look whats going on right now and tell me you trust government. The Police cannot be everywhere all the time and you have alot of crazy things going on out there. Responsible Citizens can and do handle personal protection very safely. Cars kill more people then guns and you don’t see them banning cars. People should check out history and other countries who have banned guns for the citizens and see the results. We can never let this happen in our country. A Patriot watching.

You Know all these folks who want to take our right to self protection are really caught up in the socialist leaning sid3e of our country. How else do they think we can protect ourselves from Criminals and possible government going off the deep end. Look whats going on right now and tell me you trust government. The Police cannot be everywhere all the time and you have alot of crazy things going on out there. Responsible Citizens can and do handle personal protection very safely. Cars kill more people then guns and you don’t see them banning cars. People should check out history and other countries who have banned guns for the citizens and see the results. We can never let this happen in our country. A Patriot watching.

If you are a gun owner ( I doubt it ), than shame on you… I do not recall seeing news articles of shootouts in bars where carry is allowed… they are talking about being able to sit down and have a meal with friends and family, even though there is a bar on premises.

Hmmm I love these liberal catch phrases “mixing guns and booze” ” as if the most responsible citizens in our country, the gun owners, are going in to get plastered and start brawls with firearms. Grow up !

I don’t know about the studies my Father and Mother raised 8 Kids and we were all taught how to use a Gun when we were old enough to pick them up .We were taught never to point a firarm at any thing unless we meant to kill it,the Rifle set beside my Fathers bed for Forty years and the bullets right beside it us kids knew not to get it unless we were threatened .We knew if we did the fur would fly off our backside with the Razor Strap.None of us ever had an accident because We knew it was not a toy and the Grand kids were taught the same way.If the Grand Kids were with my Mother she treated them like they were hers,they knew to be good or she would whip them the same as she did her own kids.We all turned out to make something of our lives ,worked hard and raised our own kids.My three sons have thier own guns and run business’s from computer programers to auto parts and tractor parts stores.I will have to say my Mother was a Professional when it came to raising kids the only grand son that stays in trouble is a young one that came along after she was gone.That is why I wonder about these so called Proffessional’s that teach us how to raise kids and spare the rod,if a kid knows that the worst thing that is going to happen to it is do without a candy bar ,what is the deterent?????

While I support the 2nd amendment ( I’m a gun owner) common sense tells me it’s a horrible( stupid) to mix guns and booze… Keep them outta bars….

as usual the anti gunners are all wrong and making stupid arguments, I was taught very early on by my dad how to handle guns and at the same time I was taught how and when not to handle them,those people make a very good living doing nothing but trying to get more of our right taken away, if every one would quit buying from their supporters their money would dry up and they would have to go to work for a living,

A well armed Public will be a strong force of protection for the Public at large.

How many people in Austrilia now wish the Government had kept its bloody hands out of the Gun world. Now the Criminals have the guns and all CRIME RATE has gone up in numbers forget doubled its surpassed 10,000X and more.

A PUBLIC with out guns is a BIG red target for CRIME from either the government or wack jobs or government wack jobs.

Look at the Swiss, every Man and Woman is trained to use a gun as well owns guns, CRIME RATE, ZERO. Need I say more