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BAR[_2_]

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"BAR" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 21:02:37 -0400, "Eisboch"
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I am not advocating a background check every time you buy a gun.
The
background check is done once to obtain a permit.

Why should I have to obtain a permit in order to exercise one of my
civil rights?

Do you advocate a permit for speaking freely?

Do you advocate a permit for going to church?

Do you advocate a permit for registering to vote.

The issue is one not having to ask permission to provide yourself with
the means to protect
yourself. ...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not
be infringed.

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A requirement to obtain a gun permit with an accompanying background
check does not infringe on your rights. Your interpretation of the
2nd Amendment suggests that *everyone*, regardless of age and
including convicted felons should be able to own a gun, no questions
asked. Furthermore, it would seem that current laws that prevent them
from owning a gun are unconstitutional as are firearms laws in many
states that already require a permit and background check, based on
your logic.

As for your other questions, give me a break, will ya? Comparing
gun ownership and it's responsibilities with the right to attend the
church of your choice is a pretty stupid argument against gun permits
and background checks. Plus, I'll repeat again, having to obtain a
permit is *not* a restriction of your rights.

Why do I have to ask the government to allow me to exercise my god given rights?

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness.