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Welcome to the infantilization of America.
__________________ Regards, Jeff Chant ---------- Eschew obfuscation ---------- |
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One of my pet peeves to this day is the #### drinking age, and I'm 34. When asked for ID I always reply that "...my papers are in good order." I say make a citizen legal at 18 across the board. Treat people like adults and they'll have to act like it. Treat them like kids and they'll act like kids. Of course, in my opinion, Reagan, who hated college activism while governor of California, forced states into accepting the drinking age of 21 as president in order to socially separate the leaders from the new students. That's just my little theory. I'm glad that Vermont has included in its constitution the right to bear arms specifically *for self defense.* No concealed carry permit required... or even issued for that matter. Consistently one of the top three safest states in the nation. How's that for "liberal?" |
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Please set me straight if this has changed. |
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vermont? Wasn't that the state where a guy got 60 days for raping a 12 year old girl?
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As far as I know, towns & "cities," are actually prevented from passing laws restricting possession & ownership. There's a sign outside our state capitol, Montpelier, that says you can't hunt within city limits. http://www.packing.org/state/vermont/ Quote:
The judge in question was trying to create controversy by giving the offender a short sentence. What's the good of putting sexual offenders in prison without any attempt to treat them? They'll just get out at some point... completely unreformed. As a ploy it worked; the guy finally got a longer sentence, and will be getting treatment. He's also got life in prison if he violates any one of his conditions of release & treatment. As a result of the dialogue created by the controversy, our legislature is about to pass laws recommending minimum sentences along with mandatory life-long state supervision of sexual offenders when released. |
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Two years ago, when my youngest son was in third grade, I got a call from the principal asking me to come to school right away. Turns out, my son wore his older brothers pants to school. He stuck his hand in the pocket, and pulled out a tiny Swiss Army knife (1.5" OAL, closed)
He held the knife, unopened, in his hand, and took it to his teacher, and said "I found this in my pocket". He was escorted to the Principal's office, the police were called, and he was sent home. The female principal managed to cut herself on the 1" long, 440A steel blade when she opened it. She went on and on about how sharp and dangerous the knife was. I had to bite my tongue! I so wanted to pull my Devastator out of my pocket, flip it open and shave my arm clean with one swipe, and then tell her she was just a stupid, incompetent Bi***. Instead, I took my son to Blockbuster and he spent the day watching videos and eating ice cream. I commended him for doing the right thing, and told him I was proud of him. __________________ Stay Sharp, RJ Martin Knifemaker www.rjmartinknives.com |
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--Carl __________________ --Carl N-T Porkin' Pig Price ?? KN Auctions to help a member in need and score a GREAT deal! ?? |
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[QUOTE=J.Arthur Loose]We don't have cities.
As far as I know, towns & "cities," are actually prevented from passing laws restricting possession & ownership. There's a sign outside our state capitol, Montpelier, that says you can't hunt within city limits. Hi Arthur: Back when carring a gun was necessiary for my line of work I aquired a number of carry permits in the northeast. I recall being told by the vermont state police that vermont had no carry permit, but one could not carry in the largest city or cities. I no longer recall exactly how that went. I seem to remember that one cannot carry in the capital city of vermont. Are you saying you can carry a concealed handgun anyplace in vermont with no permit? Even cities? Your reply will be interesting. |
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http://pweb.netcom.com/~brlevine/sta-law.htm the city limits thing is interesting, see this section. Quote:
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Cavetech, I have never heard that you can't carry in either Montpelier or Burlington; these being our largest "cities," barring perhaps Rutland. I put "cities," in quotes because you have no idea how small they are. Burlington has about 40,000 people (mostly college students,) and Montpelier is the smallest state capitol in the nation at just about 8,000. The whole state is just about 600,000. Anyway, I spent a bit of time poking around and all I come up with is the statute *preventing* localities from enacting such laws.
Some ten years ago, I think it was Quayle, you know, "Potatoe," Quayle, who came to Vermont and some uppity Vermonter decided that he'd take his *unloaded* handgun, concealed, to see him. I believe it was in Burlington. Anyway, as you can guess, the SS, by which I mean, Secret Service, roughed him up good. But they couldn't charge him with anything. As I understand it, the guy regrets doing it because he's been hassled for years. But he was within his state rights. Art. 16th That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the State - and as standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; and that the military should be kept under strict sub- ordination to and governed by the civil power. I'm gonna go take a picture of the #### sign outside Montpelier, 'cause now that I think of it, it actually says something like "No discharging shotguns within city limits from this date to that date." People who think Vermont is some "liberal," bastion have no idea who Ethan Allen is or what he represents... |
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