Word: gunness
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...Second Amendment [Feb. 26]. When the U.S. was established, the right to bear arms was linked to what was regarded as the duty of every able-bodied citizen to protect the state. This is not the same as authorizing every citizen to keep arms for private purposes. Opponents of gun control have the right to argue their case, but reliance on an anachronistic provision does not appear to be a sound argument. Sundara Venkatesan Mumbai...
...armored vehicles and operating armored vehicles," he testified. The vehicles that the Blackwater team was driving on March 31 were not armored; they had only a piece of metal behind the backseat. During training, team members were told that they would be sent to Iraq with semiautomatic M4 machine guns and Glock handguns and that larger weapons, like a belt-fed 5.56 machine gun squad automatic weapon, would be issued upon arrival. They were also told they would be doing advance work in Iraq, gathering intelligence, inspecting routes and doing prep work before starting a new contract...
...bear arms was linked to what was regarded as the duty of every able-bodied citizen to protect the state. This is not the same as authorizing every citizen to keep arms for private purposes. The enemies of the U.S. have progressed to methods and weapons against which a gun-bearing militia would be powerless. Opponents of gun control have the right to argue their case, but reliance on an anachronistic provision does not appear to be a sound argument. Sundara Venkatesan, Mumbai...
...opposes abortion and gay rights; he supported them in the past. It's not enough that John McCain has a long anti-abortion record; he criticized Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. In recent years, while the Democratic Party has shed its litmus tests on the death penalty and gun control, and recruited pro-lifers to run for Congress, the G.O.P. has been adding litmus tests like crazy. And it's not just abortion and taxes anymore. Republican hopefuls must also toe the line on gays, stem cells, campaign finance and immigration. Even Newt Gingrich - once the paradigmatic right-wing ideologue...
...think about your safety. Do the people of New Hampshire even want politicos in their granite state this soon? If a rag-tag group of hooligans (otherwise known as campaigners) invaded my neighborhood—well, there’s a reason I’m a pro-gun liberal...