Comments on: Kerry’s Illegal (?) Gun http://xrlq.com/2004/09/08/kerrys-illegal-gun/ Politische Kommentare mit Snarkenremarken Mon, 14 May 2012 18:16:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sigivald http://xrlq.com/2004/09/08/kerrys-illegal-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-5514 Sigivald Thu, 09 Sep 2004 21:18:35 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2004/09/08/1833/kerrys-illegal-gun/#comment-5514 I imagine most gun gifts given to the President personally or to the President-the-Office, or even to any candidate are presented in person by a non-dealer, and then transferred via dealer after the photo-op. (And those that are not, I imagine swiftly are as soon as someone points out that they need to be. With a politician involved in a friendly manner, I suspect ATFE's response will be much closer to a "No, no, go do it right, damn it" than an "You're going to jail, badman!". Sad that it isn't the first more often.) This is all entirely a non-issue, even if Kerry is a gun-grabbing wanker. I imagine most gun gifts given to the President personally or to the President-the-Office, or even to any candidate are presented in person by a non-dealer, and then transferred via dealer after the photo-op. (And those that are not, I imagine swiftly are as soon as someone points out that they need to be. With a politician involved in a friendly manner, I suspect ATFE’s response will be much closer to a “No, no, go do it right, damn it” than an “You’re going to jail, badman!”. Sad that it isn’t the first more often.)

This is all entirely a non-issue, even if Kerry is a gun-grabbing wanker.

]]> By: Xrlq http://xrlq.com/2004/09/08/kerrys-illegal-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-5489 Xrlq Wed, 08 Sep 2004 21:36:13 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2004/09/08/1833/kerrys-illegal-gun/#comment-5489 That's a fair point. However, I find it hard to muster too much sympathy for anyone who gets caught up in the web of confusing, arcane gun laws even while pushing constantly for even more of them. That’s a fair point. However, I find it hard to muster too much sympathy for anyone who gets caught up in the web of confusing, arcane gun laws even while pushing constantly for even more of them.

]]> By: Mike http://xrlq.com/2004/09/08/kerrys-illegal-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-5487 Mike Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:25:43 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2004/09/08/1833/kerrys-illegal-gun/#comment-5487 Once again, the terrible, awesome presence of the Law stands in control over the termbling, fearful shadow of Common Sense. How many shotguns of various manufactures have made their way in to the White House over the last several decades? And how many of those under the benign protection of a FFL? I'm not saying that Kerry (or anyone else in his position) should be above the Law, just that sometimes, as Shakespeare once said, the law is an ass. Matt's most recent post tells me he gets it, too. Once again, the terrible, awesome presence of the Law stands in control over the termbling, fearful shadow of Common Sense.

How many shotguns of various manufactures have made their way in to the White House over the last several decades? And how many of those under the benign protection of a FFL?

I’m not saying that Kerry (or anyone else in his position) should be above the Law, just that sometimes, as Shakespeare once said, the law is an ass.

Matt’s most recent post tells me he gets it, too.

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