Comments on: FBI Head Wary Of High Court's Gun Ruling

Campus Safety Could Be Jeopardized, Director Says Of Landmark 2nd Amendment Case

[webboomer]

Too many people cant see the forest for all the trees. the second amendment isnt ment for protecting you house fron joe crackhead down the street. its so the american people can defend themselvs from tyrannical government. some may say this is america that cant happen here, it hasnt yet. remember, as a country we are still a baby, only about 250 years old. we loose this right we have nothing to fight with. sure david beat goliath with sling and stone, but in america isnt that fiction?

[minnick8-2009]

I, as an Independent, will be voting a straight Democratic ticket this November.

Posted by excoachken

Congratulations, and then you can sit back with your arms folded while the Messiah, Obama, fixes everything for you.

[minnick8-2009]

People who want private ownership of guns outlawed are saying that what they want is a society in which the only people allowed to have guns will be the police, the military, the FBI, the CIA, the Secret Service, and criminals. That sounds a lot to me like communistic society.

I grew up in a very rural, isolated area of this country. Back in the 1950''s we depended on the annual hunt for sustenance. I still know people who live in those areas who still count on the hunt for sustenance.

Ranchers use their guns to protect livestock from wild animals.

I have been told by a native Alaskan that in that state which depends on private planes for transportation and delivery of supplies, that it is unwise and not recommended to plan a trip in a small plane without taking a weapon. If the plane goes down, how would the pilot and passengers protect themselves from animals, or if stranded out in the wilderness, how would they sustain themselves?

There are a number of valid reasons why private gun ownership should be protected as a right under the constitution, but the number one reason was the first one I cited. I don''t want our society to become a society where only "officials," the military, and government can own weapons.

[gkc99]

" agree it''''s outdated. How can you fight tanks, stealth fighters, 5,000-pound bunker busters with guns? It doesn''''t make any sense at all. The only use for guns is for people to kill each other."--Posted by jon2012


Well the Vietnamese and the Afghanis, seem to do a pretty good job of it with little more than small arms. The Vietnamese fought "the world''s most powerful military" to a standstill, and the Afghanis played a serious role in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

[cdfoxtrot]

I want to apologize to Director Mueller on behalf of the Founding Fathers for the fact that the Bill of Rights may get in the way of his efforts to "fight crime." Rather than removing from society those who demonstrate that they cannot exercise the self-discipline necessary to keep from killing and maiming their fellow Americans, let''''s usurp everyone''''s freedom in the name of "safety." That way, we''''re not discriminating against criminals, and that, of course, is "fair."

Posted by ratman617

In most developed countries, you don''t have an automatic right to own or carry guns. They all live in less violent societies than ours. What kind of "freedom" are you talking about when people are scared to go out at night in many places in the US, because of gun violence. Why is it that Americans can never see the connection between availability of guns and gun violence?? To the rest of the world, it is so obvious.

[ratman617]

I want to apologize to Director Mueller on behalf of the Founding Fathers for the fact that the Bill of Rights may get in the way of his efforts to "fight crime." Rather than removing from society those who demonstrate that they cannot exercise the self-discipline necessary to keep from killing and maiming their fellow Americans, let''s usurp everyone''s freedom in the name of "safety." That way, we''re not discriminating against criminals, and that, of course, is "fair."

[jon2012-2009]

jon2012 at 11:33 AM

You absolutely currect. In perspective, "the right to bare arms," was in response to the war of independence, prior British rule and indian attacks. Its outdated law and the Courts did not interpret the standard of living and society. It is not 1776, but 2008.
Posted by zoe2006 at 11:41 AM : Jul 01, 2008

I agree it''s outdated. How can you fight tanks, stealth fighters, 5,000-pound bunker busters with guns? It doesn''t make any sense at all. The only use for guns is for people to kill each other.

[globalcoolin]

It seems the FBI director does not read or study his agencies own Uniform Crime Reports.
And he does not welcome the prospect that the ruling will more forcefully oblige mayors and governors across the nation to focus on improving the Criminal Justice System rather that simply scapegoat the citizens , as if gunownership undermines the criminal justice processes!
it is not hard to forecast a reduction in violence acrossed the USA from the increased accountability and challenge to our leaders to do a better job!
A lot of official pretenciousness is going to be much more difficult to pull off now, even if the news media ramps up the discrimination campaign against fire arms owners (which we must expect).
If only we had leaders today of the caliber of the founding fathers!
The tone of our FBI director suggests the posibility that his comments came threw a HOSTILE interview or press conference.
The battle for freedom with public safety has only begun. The news media wants to play as if it''s simply the referee, but it will be an activist referee!

[excoachken]

Mueller is right, but he understates the dramatic damage this foolish, activists, right wing wacko court has just created! America has just become an armed camp of Neandrathals, and your child or grandchild could be their next victim. This type of narrowmindedness has nearly destroyed our country over the last 7 years------------ WE NEED REAL CHANGE---- I, as an Independent, will be voting a straight Democratic ticket this November.

[three-o-six]

neoconRcrazy

cool - I hope they pass it. I will call my reps and urge them to pass it. Thanks for the heads up.