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	<title>Comments on: The Inconvenient Constitution</title>
	<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/</link>
	<description>The View From Connecticut's Northwest Corner</description>
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		<title>By: Paul Bartomioli</title>
		<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15921</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bartomioli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have, Marshall.  I've lost over 50 pounds in the last year and a half.  Still have about 15-20 more to go.

I'm surprised you didn't notice!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have, Marshall.  I&#8217;ve lost over 50 pounds in the last year and a half.  Still have about 15-20 more to go.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m surprised you didn&#8217;t notice!!</p>
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		<title>By: Marshall Miles</title>
		<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15791</link>
		<dc:creator>Marshall Miles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15791</guid>
		<description>Lighten up paul...

You just left me a perfect place to drop a little humor in (obviously, the key word was little!).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lighten up paul&#8230;</p>
<p>You just left me a perfect place to drop a little humor in (obviously, the key word was little!).</p>
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		<title>By: Paul Bartomioli</title>
		<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15788</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bartomioli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15788</guid>
		<description>except that unlike Saint Sarah, and her Gun Control crowd, the information is correct.  BTW, the information concerns gun laws, what is and is not legal, etc.  I made no mention of "gun control."  In my world, gun control is hitting your target, not demonizing a piece of machinery.

For example:  Is Congress considering banning assault weapons?  According to Saint Sarah, yes.  That is a lie.  Since you are part of the 90% that are the uneducated consumer, you listen to the lies and say, "that's reasonable."

The truth requires you to be educated.  You choose to not be educated, it takes too long, it's boring, ad nauseum.

But, let's go to a gun blog and we can discuss this in depth, or you can ask me.  The facts I provided are accurate and verifiable.  I have no need to lie.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>except that unlike Saint Sarah, and her Gun Control crowd, the information is correct.  BTW, the information concerns gun laws, what is and is not legal, etc.  I made no mention of &#8220;gun control.&#8221;  In my world, gun control is hitting your target, not demonizing a piece of machinery.</p>
<p>For example:  Is Congress considering banning assault weapons?  According to Saint Sarah, yes.  That is a lie.  Since you are part of the 90% that are the uneducated consumer, you listen to the lies and say, &#8220;that&#8217;s reasonable.&#8221;</p>
<p>The truth requires you to be educated.  You choose to not be educated, it takes too long, it&#8217;s boring, ad nauseum.</p>
<p>But, let&#8217;s go to a gun blog and we can discuss this in depth, or you can ask me.  The facts I provided are accurate and verifiable.  I have no need to lie.</p>
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		<title>By: Marshall Miles</title>
		<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15782</link>
		<dc:creator>Marshall Miles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15782</guid>
		<description>Paul, getting information on gun control from the N.R.A is kind of like getting information on how to protect the chicken coup from the fox!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paul, getting information on gun control from the N.R.A is kind of like getting information on how to protect the chicken coup from the fox!</p>
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		<title>By: Paul Bartomioli</title>
		<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15779</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bartomioli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15779</guid>
		<description>Terry,  you actually agree with Hannity.  See, he has a defined position, while yours tries to be "more flexible." and that magic word "reasonable."

Time for a history lesson.  232 years ago, April 19, 1775, the British and the insurgents met at a bridge for "the shot heard 'round the world."  Why??

The British were on their way to Lexington to seize the rifles from the militia, which for that area was based in Lexington.  There was a small armoury where spare ammo, powder and firearms were stored.  The Brits knew where the guns were.

Fast forward to today:  the government does not know where all the guns are.  IF I were to follow your "reasonable" request and register my guns, at some future date, some government would have the means at hand to pick up my guns.  Rent the movie "Red Dawn," I think.  It concerns an invasion of the US, made about 20 years ago.  Pay attention to the line:  go to the gunshops and get the 4473s. That is the form that is required for every purchase of a firearm, since 1968.  Find those and you find the guns.  See, we do have gun registration....

That is form Cho lied on.  Laws do not stop criminals, only those that obey the law.

BTW, go get a CCW.  You don't need to own a gun, but the process would be educational for you and any other member of the "unbiased" media.  Also, bookmark this link:
http://nra.org

It provides a wealth of information on gun laws, etc that you might find interesting.  Neat thing:  you don't have to be a member.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Terry,  you actually agree with Hannity.  See, he has a defined position, while yours tries to be &#8220;more flexible.&#8221; and that magic word &#8220;reasonable.&#8221;</p>
<p>Time for a history lesson.  232 years ago, April 19, 1775, the British and the insurgents met at a bridge for &#8220;the shot heard &#8217;round the world.&#8221;  Why??</p>
<p>The British were on their way to Lexington to seize the rifles from the militia, which for that area was based in Lexington.  There was a small armoury where spare ammo, powder and firearms were stored.  The Brits knew where the guns were.</p>
<p>Fast forward to today:  the government does not know where all the guns are.  IF I were to follow your &#8220;reasonable&#8221; request and register my guns, at some future date, some government would have the means at hand to pick up my guns.  Rent the movie &#8220;Red Dawn,&#8221; I think.  It concerns an invasion of the US, made about 20 years ago.  Pay attention to the line:  go to the gunshops and get the 4473s. That is the form that is required for every purchase of a firearm, since 1968.  Find those and you find the guns.  See, we do have gun registration&#8230;.</p>
<p>That is form Cho lied on.  Laws do not stop criminals, only those that obey the law.</p>
<p>BTW, go get a CCW.  You don&#8217;t need to own a gun, but the process would be educational for you and any other member of the &#8220;unbiased&#8221; media.  Also, bookmark this link:<br />
<a href="http://nra.org" rel="nofollow">http://nra.org</a></p>
<p>It provides a wealth of information on gun laws, etc that you might find interesting.  Neat thing:  you don&#8217;t have to be a member.</p>
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		<title>By: Doug Richardson</title>
		<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15775</link>
		<dc:creator>Doug Richardson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15775</guid>
		<description>Someday I'll learn to type.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Someday I&#8217;ll learn to type.</p>
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		<title>By: Doug Richardson</title>
		<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15774</link>
		<dc:creator>Doug Richardson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15774</guid>
		<description>Regarding a boycott:

It doesn't work. I toiled in two network vinyards for a long time, and boycotts by viewers mean nothing.

What means SOMETHING  is loud and prolonged angry voices to the advertisers...write, call and rail to &lt;I&gt;them.&lt;/I&gt; As we saw in the Imus affair, the networks only take action when their advertisers weigh in on a subject. It took Moonves a week to get rid of Imus; during that week he was getting feedback from his sales guys and the advertisers themselves. When he saw the amount of damage about to be wroght, he acted.

As a single viewer, you a drop in the ocean. Your staus is much greater with the companies trying to sxell you a product.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regarding a boycott:</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t work. I toiled in two network vinyards for a long time, and boycotts by viewers mean nothing.</p>
<p>What means SOMETHING  is loud and prolonged angry voices to the advertisers&#8230;write, call and rail to <i>them.</i> As we saw in the Imus affair, the networks only take action when their advertisers weigh in on a subject. It took Moonves a week to get rid of Imus; during that week he was getting feedback from his sales guys and the advertisers themselves. When he saw the amount of damage about to be wroght, he acted.</p>
<p>As a single viewer, you a drop in the ocean. Your staus is much greater with the companies trying to sxell you a product.</p>
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		<title>By: Paul Bartomioli</title>
		<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15673</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bartomioli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15673</guid>
		<description>15 day "national waiting period?"  Since when?  A CCW in CT allows me to walk in to a firearm dealer, pay my money, wait for the phone call to NICS, and walk out with the chosen new toy.  Total time, on a bad day, is about an hour.

This miscreant LIED on a form 4473.  If he did not lie, the sale would not have been completed, with or without NICS.  Name one gun law that has stopped a crime.  

History in this country has shown that an armed society is a polite society.  Yes, I am her father.  The hoplophobes wail and wax poetic about gunfights at the car wash whenever expanding the right to carry a firearm for personal protection is discussed.  As the facts unfold, the lie from them becomes clear; however, the "independent" msm never admits their lies.

Consider this:

In 1964, the first year the NHTSA kept the stats, approximately 43,000 people were killed in automobile accidents in the US.  Approximately 43,000 people were killed in firearm accidents in the US, as well.  In 2003, the last year I have seen stats for, approximately 42,000 people were killed in motor vehicle accidents, despite 40 years of safety improvements, etc.  In 2003, approximately 20,000 people were killed in firearm accidents.  During this period, the number of firearms ROSE from 1 for every 2 households, to approximately 1.5 for every 2 households.  Now, go back and find out the population increase in the US during that time.  The sheer physical number of increased firearms owned in the US is staggering.  According to the hoplophobic logic, every street in the US should be stained a permanent red.

Cho was a dangerous, violent man.  Yes, he probably should have been locked up.  But, what if, in his world, everything he did was correct?  He lied on the 4473 because he saw the form a part of the tyranny he railed against.  Common term for this behavior:  nutcase.

I never want to see the day when the police "predict" who will be a criminal and stop the crime prior to its commission.  Gee, wouldn't that make a great scifi movie?  Maybe Will Smith would star in it!!!  Now, what was that movie title?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>15 day &#8220;national waiting period?&#8221;  Since when?  A CCW in CT allows me to walk in to a firearm dealer, pay my money, wait for the phone call to NICS, and walk out with the chosen new toy.  Total time, on a bad day, is about an hour.</p>
<p>This miscreant LIED on a form 4473.  If he did not lie, the sale would not have been completed, with or without NICS.  Name one gun law that has stopped a crime.  </p>
<p>History in this country has shown that an armed society is a polite society.  Yes, I am her father.  The hoplophobes wail and wax poetic about gunfights at the car wash whenever expanding the right to carry a firearm for personal protection is discussed.  As the facts unfold, the lie from them becomes clear; however, the &#8220;independent&#8221; msm never admits their lies.</p>
<p>Consider this:</p>
<p>In 1964, the first year the NHTSA kept the stats, approximately 43,000 people were killed in automobile accidents in the US.  Approximately 43,000 people were killed in firearm accidents in the US, as well.  In 2003, the last year I have seen stats for, approximately 42,000 people were killed in motor vehicle accidents, despite 40 years of safety improvements, etc.  In 2003, approximately 20,000 people were killed in firearm accidents.  During this period, the number of firearms ROSE from 1 for every 2 households, to approximately 1.5 for every 2 households.  Now, go back and find out the population increase in the US during that time.  The sheer physical number of increased firearms owned in the US is staggering.  According to the hoplophobic logic, every street in the US should be stained a permanent red.</p>
<p>Cho was a dangerous, violent man.  Yes, he probably should have been locked up.  But, what if, in his world, everything he did was correct?  He lied on the 4473 because he saw the form a part of the tyranny he railed against.  Common term for this behavior:  nutcase.</p>
<p>I never want to see the day when the police &#8220;predict&#8221; who will be a criminal and stop the crime prior to its commission.  Gee, wouldn&#8217;t that make a great scifi movie?  Maybe Will Smith would star in it!!!  Now, what was that movie title?</p>
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		<title>By: fred</title>
		<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15590</link>
		<dc:creator>fred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>it's no different than when they showed parts of sadam hussein's hanging or clips of the beheadding of some of america's journalists and citizens held captive in iraq... they claim themselves decent because they didnt show the bloody parts.. but replay the rest of it every 10 minutes.

most people in america want to view it like they slow down on the highway to see a car accident... they dont want to.. but they just can't help themselves.

and nbc, cbs, cnn, abc, All of them capitalize on it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it&#8217;s no different than when they showed parts of sadam hussein&#8217;s hanging or clips of the beheadding of some of america&#8217;s journalists and citizens held captive in iraq&#8230; they claim themselves decent because they didnt show the bloody parts.. but replay the rest of it every 10 minutes.</p>
<p>most people in america want to view it like they slow down on the highway to see a car accident&#8230; they dont want to.. but they just can&#8217;t help themselves.</p>
<p>and nbc, cbs, cnn, abc, All of them capitalize on it.</p>
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		<title>By: Amy</title>
		<link>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15586</link>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2007/04/18/the-inconvenient-constitution/#comment-15586</guid>
		<description>My home page is CNN.com.  The lead photo on Wednesday was of Cho with a gun to his head, a screen shot from his "video manifesto".  Did I think it was completely inappropriate?  Of course.  Did I write to CNN to complain?  Absolutely.  
&lt;b&gt;
Marshall has a great point.  We need to boycott the news media that presents distasteful information, but we also need to let them know why we are doing so.  If the news media gets inundated with letters, phone calls and emails, maybe they will change the way the do things.  Maybe.  I'm not holding my breath, though.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My home page is CNN.com.  The lead photo on Wednesday was of Cho with a gun to his head, a screen shot from his &#8220;video manifesto&#8221;.  Did I think it was completely inappropriate?  Of course.  Did I write to CNN to complain?  Absolutely.<br />
<b><br />
Marshall has a great point.  We need to boycott the news media that presents distasteful information, but we also need to let them know why we are doing so.  If the news media gets inundated with letters, phone calls and emails, maybe they will change the way the do things.  Maybe.  I&#8217;m not holding my breath, though.</b></p>
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