I think both believers in islam and detractors of islam or any other religion should be able to SAY anything they want. But neither supporters nor opponents of a religion should be able to freely infringe on the rights of the other. When that happens, it only harms the cause they are trying to promote. In my case, I have developed a mild dislike for the religion of islam. Call it racism if you want- but I call it culturism. Got nothing to do with race.

Oh, the M&P? That was just something fun we tried out at a range in Phoenix. It belongs to someone he works with. I would have to register that in CT, because it's a questionable rifle. Scary and all that garbage.

Not really. Those lands had changed hands many times. I was replying to Zanphamy's post that said, "Can anyone actually imagine going from Phoenix to Dallas to shoot people to defend a prophet that's been dead for some 1300 years. "

European Christians traveled for months - sometimes years (when stuff went wrong) - to fight in a war. This seems to be a typical behavior of motivated people, not an exceptional behavior. (And the Crusades were the tech equivalent of a 3rd world country (Europe) attacking a 1st world country (Salah ad din's Empire ~ Egypt and Syria). We 'learned' more than we 'won' there (arguably enough to begin the Renaissance).

Jan

Yes.

Jan

I meant the gift you gave and posted pictures of , but good to hear you are both enjoying life all around as well :)

And speech... PC-ness is the downfall of the first amendment.

Um, I may be missing something. I have been known to do so from time to time.. Enjoying his what?.. His NMA, as in moi? Well, if that's the question, it is a mutually enjoyable partnership :-) If you mean a firearm, he will be utilizing it next week on a hog hunt.

Speaking of NMA, how is your husband enjoying his?

They are doing their best to remove "armed" from the citizenry description.

I believe that the armed citizenry is the only reason we don't have a totalitarian government-yet.

Quite so.

All the more reason to have events like this regularly, so these thugs will come out of the woodwork and give us reason to blow them to hell.

Were provoked by Muslims who seized Christian lands.

This is about anarchy, destruction, death, terror, blood and pain. Nothing more for those that are actually fighting. There may well be a few behind the scenes that expect to garner power and even wealth but those you face in the field don't really expect nor even dream of that. They actually expect and worship death.

If you think this was to follow a dead prophet, you've been smoking something other than tobacco. It's about power, and nothing else.

All of the 1st amendment activities should take place in TX; we can build up the body count of those who would deny us the right of free speech.

Well, the second amendment was a mean of thwarting any sort oppressive rule by the governing body. The founders knew that a well armed citizenry would keep an over zealous government in check.

It would seem the most likely scenario. And range time is always time well spent. :-)

Some people say that the Second Amendment was written when there were muskets, etc., implying that it's anachronistic, old-fashioned, even pre-civilized. Yet they don't put any kind of expiration date for the oldness of religions that people have the right to practice. Heck, the Second Amendment is hundreds of years newer than Mohammed stuff, and it could be argued that it (2A) was written down as a response to those who do not observe or respect others' freedom of religion.

Hundreds of years ago, in many places, the church and the government were the same thing. So in the 1st amdmt the new Congress was forbidden from establishing a religion that would be anywhere near that same model. The first five words say who that rule was for.

The 2nd amdmt doesn't even limit this prohibition to Congress and laws. Everyone knew what it meant to keep and bear arms, and it DIDN'T mean going to a gun show or target shooting. It could have very well have meant it was to protect peaceful people who were concerned that some ancient human relic from pre-Constitutional times stumbled out of a time machine and started shooting.

OK, maybe they don't believe in my time machine, but then again, I don't believe in their god(s).

He must have done head shots. I've got a feeling that he put in a lot of time at the range. Well, it paid off.

Our nation was founded on an open and honest debate about what kind of freedoms were absolutely critical to be upheld in order to begin and sustain a free nation and it is no surprise that thought and the right to disagree was enshrined as the pinnacle right.

Those who would seek to do away with this privilege and freedom are enemies of not only this nation, but freedom itself.

They are one and the same.

And that is the perfect answer!

Well said sir!

This terrorist attack proves how important the second amendment actually is.

Traitors have let the skid marks of humanity in. The same traitors who want to take away your guns.

Molon Labe is the only answer necessary to say to the traitors.

good for you and me and many more on the forum.