June 26, 2006

JPFO ALERT: CCW Trojan Horse

Supporter Mark recently sent in a link to this blog entry by Andy Barniskis, in which he makes a very reasoned argument against a national conceal carry law.

We already know that we all have a G-D given right to defend our lives. We should NEVER trade it for a revocable state-granted privilege for which you must:

- Pay
- Get registered
- Get photographed
- Get fingerprinted
- And are restricted in its use

History has shown repeatedly that government regulation schemes and private gun ownership are not compatible.
Do you really want federal agents knowing you are a gun owner?

Federal concealed carry reciprocity: a right-to-keep-and-bear-arms Trojan horse
by Andy Barniskis

There are presently in congress several pending bills that would require all states to honor concealed carry permits issued in any state of the union. At first glance it would seem that passage of such legislation would be a major triumph, expanding our right to keep and bear arms. I am convinced that, to the contrary, the consequences of involving the federal government in carry permit matters will prove counter to both our gun rights and states rights.

Hitler Memorial in Wisconsin?

Earlier this month Ted Junker, a Wisconsin man who claims to be a former Waffen-SS officer, announced that he was
planning to build a memorial shrine to Hitler.

Local student groups, including the Campus Organization for Israel, have not only condemned the plan but called
for Junker's prosecution. Not for his views, however.

States Jonathan Brostoff,president of COI, "The First Amendment's protection of free speech ensures that Junker
can continue his hateful propagandizing, yet it does not protect him from criminal investigation and prosecution
relating to potential crimes against humanity committed during his days in the Waffen-SS."

We applaud these students not only for denouncing Junker's plans, but also for their acknowledgement that the First
Amendment protects EVERYONE'S right to speak their opinion, even opinions that are ignorant, bigoted, and detestable.

- The Liberty Crew

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