I take offense at the term. I own a CZ-452 .22 rifle for silhouette shooting. I own a Benjamin 392, 397 (my first gun) and HB 17 for plinking. So I own 3 pellet guns and a .22. I was called a "gun nut" by a neighbor after a pet pot belly pig was shot and killed by a moronic child in the neighborhood. I shoot at targets on my property with my pellet rifles and pistol, legally. I only shoot my .22 at a range. I would never condone the act of shooting another person’s pet. I think the kid should be punished to the limit of the law. It was brought up I shoot in my yard too and the police paid a visit on me to ask a few questions.
Some how the acts of a few stupid people has tarnished all of us. Do you as a gun owner support the right to bear arms to the point of irresponsibility? Is there a point where you draw the line. I do. I know some people out there shoot for the thrill of killing. Not me. I don’t even hunt. How can we expect to keep our right to bear arms if we support absolutely no gun control or responsibility. Responsible gun owners will lose everything because of the few who just can’t do the right thing.

Well its a school project, and im having trouble coming up with good ideas for this one.
Its supposed to be regarding "Justice".
I know people in my class are talking about gun control, and stuff like that.
I was thinking of talking about OJ simpson and how it wasnt justice how he was "innocent" of his first criminal act with the murder.
Do you have any ideas i could start off with?

…but I believe that the change we need is to restore the Constitution, end the war, abolish the Federal Reserve, secure our borders, reduce the size and scope of government, reduce spending, reduce taxes, abolish the Patriot Act, abolish the IRS, get out of the US, stop policing the world, etc.

What is the change Obama wants? More taxes & spending, open borders, amnesty for illegals, more policing of the world, continued policies of Bush (such as the Patriot Act), gun control, socialized medicine?
i meant out of the UN
i meant out of the UN

All the law did was add to the state’s public law enforcement officials do is enforce a federal law. Obama and his idiot followers are saying it is a federal law to be enforced and should not be done by a state. Ok so are Firearms. Federal law says I can own an automatic rifle or suppressed rifle or pistol. Yet, certain cities have taken it upon themselves as well as some states in an attempt to keep you from owning hardly any firearm. Look at the ridiculous laws of Chicago, IL and the state of California. So tell me just exactly how asking a Hispanic person to present a driver’s license (which you can only get if you have a social security card / birth certificate / or pass port with visa. So how is it that I am violating someone’s right by asking them if they are here legally??? Asking if they are here legally means they are here illegally and hence they are illegal and have committed a crime.
to guy who said i dont know the law
Obviously you have not travelled abroad or very little. Every country I have been to required me to keep my passport on me at all times, especially when confronted by the polizei, policia, police or what ever i was questioned by. Second I can ask a mexican to produce a driver’s license and proper documentation. If i see them operating a vehicle and they commit an infraction and they do not have a driver’s license or proper identification i just ask them if they are here illegally. They will say yes cause they know they will not get deported. One reason immigrants need to carry information on them at all times is cause one if they are injured we can notify the proper folks, two if they hit your vehicle with their vehicle yo can get yours fixed, and three some states require its OWN CITIZENS to carry ID ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE. And as for your clueless comment on the law ATF (Alcohol Tobacco and FIREARMS) regulate gun control.

I have heard various answers from people in law enforcement but are there certification courses that a civilian can take that will allow them to legally own, operate, and/or carry firearms that fall under FFL levels 2&3 or is just having the tax stamp enough? For instance, I have a very small apartment and I would like to buy a short shotgun so that I can move freely around my home and be able to quickly present the shotgun if there is an intruder, however there are laws prohibiting me, as a civilian from owning a shotgun with a barrel that is less than 18" or one that is under a certain over-all length. Is there a class I could take that would allow me to own and use a firearm like this legally? I would also like to purchase a suppressor for my .45 because I am concerned that if I had to discharge my firearm in an emergency, self defense situation, in my home, that I could damage my hearing.

I have talked with retired police officers, military personnel, and gun store employees and received very mixed answers on this subject. I realize it probably depends a lot on where I live. I live in Virginia, a shall issue state so I would think, with the exception of maybe Florida or some Western states that are even more relaxed on gun control, if it is possible to obtain a license or certification to own something like this I would be able to here. I have, as I stated before, also heard that simply paying the tax stamp and going through a 2 or 3FFL dealer would be enough but I would like to make sure so I don’t create any trouble for myself. Thanks for any help.
I was asking more in generality tho. Most of the FFL 2&3 firearms I am interested in I wold like to have simply to take out to the range and have a good time with. The short shotgun and suppressor are two of the few I would pick as ideal self defense.

Unknown, I own both a .45 1911 and a 9mm Baby Desert Eagle, I practice often at the range but I have been present for an accidental discharge in tight quarters and it is very loud. Also, I live in a rough area and have had armed men at my doorstep on more than one occasion, fortunately the sound of racking the slide on my .45 has been enough of a deterrent to avoid an incident. I have confidence in my shot placement when I am awake but the shotgun takes less thinking if I were to wake up out of a dead sleep and need to defend myself, my loved ones and/or my home.

Eddie, I realize the laws about the length, but as I said I am in extremely cramped quarters so it would be advantageous for me to have a smaller framed firearm.
Also Unknown you said "not in Virginia". Did you mean that there are states that Do issue a permit or license for these kind of firearms? I was watching some behind the scenes features on a DVD and they said that the weapons master on the set is one of the only civilians in the country licensed to own, operate, and supervise the use of a Glock 18c, which is a fully automatic handgun. That statement is actually one of the major things that sparked my interest and led me to ask this question.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Germany
Jews were restricted from purchasing or manufacturing guns via The 1938 German Weapons Act.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics

Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union did not abolish personal gun ownership during the initial period from 1918 to 1929; the introduction of gun control in 1929 coincided with the beginning of the repressive Stalinist regime as part of Resolutions, 1918 Decree, July 12, 1920 Art. 59 & 182, Pen. code, 1926.

Some believe that paying taxes is patriotic. Some believe it isn’t. Some believe in bigger government. Others don’t.

For now, lets forget about all of the facets of economics intertwined with patriotism, and focus on civil liberties.

Which party advocates the most civil liberty?
That’s an easy one; Libertarians.

But out of the Republicans and Democrats, which advocates the most civil liberties? They both have taken a chip out of it.
(The Patriot act, gun control, etc.)