I’ve been listening in for about a month now

Really enjoying the insight and sound (not so) common sense.

Keep up the good work.

Keith

I have cruised your site for 1911 and snub info for several years.

I was aware that you were doing podcasts now, but didn’t pay much attention until today.

That will change.

This one is a home run on so many levels.

Thank you, sir.

gnholb

Many people have their heads in the ground as far as Obama and his intentions to infringe on many rights we enjoy today the second amendment being one. Anyone who believes that Obama will not try to take away all guns is fooling themselves in the worst way. That and taxing ammo to the point where one round will cost many of our hard earned dollars. Watch out and don’t believe a word he says. He is a true communist and we don’t know half of the things he has planned for us. He made a statement a few years ago that “we need to be freed from the constraints of the consitution”. If that doesn’t frighten you nothing will. Yes he actually said that and I heard it. If you value your rights and the future of this country please don’t vote for this man!

I am often online in places where audio would be distracting or annoying to others.

I enjoyed your emails before, but understand how much work that was. It is good to see you back online; and it would be even better if I could read the podcasts instead of having to wait until I am alone.

Thanks, David

That said, I often wonder if I’m wrong about it. I can imagine that during the civil rights movement, similar arguments were made for/against the radical position of equal rights for minorities.

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Lots of other good stuff at that site, too.

I hope that the gun culture we share listens to the your words of evangelizing the center and left. We need them. We don’t need the old same politics of division along ’social conservative’ lines. Gun rights are many things to many people, but what We Must Stress is they are no different than our other Constitutional rights such as freedom of speech or religion.

We also need to do this evangelizing without judgments or rancor. Gun rights are The Issue and every vote counts. Folks must leave their other politics at home. This is NOT about ANY other issue regardless of how fervent an individual may feel about abortion, Iraq, corporate greed, or tree hugging.

In short, we need to change the perception of gun nut, from crazy right wing nut job, to an ardent support of constitutional rights, which includes Our Respect for everyone’s rights, left wing moonbats and right wing nut jobs alike.

Scott

What a comeback–we missed you! You hit a homerun with this podcast and I couldn’t agree more with all the points you made. Phil

It is a gratifying to hear a reasoned non-hysterical voice discussing the issues of mental health and firearms. The Virginia Tech shootings were horrific and probably preventable. Unfortunately, the State of Virginia has one of the worst records of treatment enforcement in the nation.

I recommend that you investigate the Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) by visiting their website at www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org. This is the foremost organization advocating the enforced treatment of the dangerously mentally ill.

Misguided civil rights activists have created a situation in this country that allows these unfortunates to “die with their rights on” rather than receive the treatment they are unaware they need. The very nature of their illness renders them incapable of recognizing that they are a danger to themselves and others.

The “trigger” that would prevent dangerously mentally ill persons from legally obtaining a weapon is a difficult line to legislate. However, an involuntary commitment order, whether for in-patient or out-patient treatment, is at least a starting point. These orders are generally difficult to obtain and are usually only issued when a person demonstrates they are a grave danger to themselves or others. This, by definition, would not include persons suffering from post-traumatic stress, depression, etc unless they were delusional, paranoid, and acting out dangerously.

Thank you for bringing this issue out in the open. As you said, gun rights advocates can not afford to take an absolutist stance on this issue that would not serve anyone.

Best regards,

Bob Gallaher