My letter to the editor made it into two newspapers!

Rickman · Jan 20, 2013

Very well put and with the simplicity that even a lib SHOULD be able to understand. I am willing to bet though that most will not read past the first sentence once they see you actually support those "evil thangs".

JMangle · Jan 20, 2013

Minuteman said:
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Some among us will never click the link, recommend you paste the entire letter here.

Are we allowed to do that? I thought the mods frowned upon that? Maybe I'm thinking of a different forum ....

Buff7mm said:
I'll be watching for it in the Cumberland paper.

I'm actually going to ride out there Monday so I can buy a copy.

tball said:
Great job! One thing I would like to be able to determine is the 3 "murders" committed with a rifle were murders or a homeowner defending themselves. It was either this year or last year that someone was killed with a rifle by a homeowner in PG county. It was considered self defense, but I believe there was reference to how that death by rifle would be counted as a murder by rifle in the crime statistics. It would be interesting if there were a way to further decompose the FBI statistics to determine how many of the deaths by rifle and pistol were ruled self defense.

Great job on the article!

daNattyFatty said:
I'm trying to find those numbers as well. Here's what I have so far for 2011

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc....-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-15

Unfortunately, that's nationwide. The digging continues....

Edit: Keep in mind though, that the numbers in the link above are for justifiable homicide. The other numbers floating around are relating to murder. Since there is a difference between homicide and murder, I'm willing to bet that the numbers from the link I posted above aren't included in the number of murders committed with rifles.

Even if it is national information, compare the relative frequency of rifles used in crime vs. defense when compared with all guns. Just as rifles are under-represented in crime, they are almost over-represented in home defense.

Simple logic -- you're a criminal, do you want to carry around a Remington 700? You're a homeowner who hunts, maybe that's all you have.

Thanks again so much for the support guys. I'm trying to take everyone I know shooting, trying to increase the number of lawful gun owners. It took 62 years, but my dad finally figured out that a gun in the home, properly secured, is a boost for safety. After tearing his rotator-cuff he has figured out that in a few years, he may not be able to wrestle with a home invader anymore. Now my gun-phobic father wants a Glock and an AR-15. One win at a time, and more wins than losses.

wjackcooper · Jan 20, 2013

JMangle

Great job!

Letters in the Sun, Post,and the local newspapers are apt to be carefully read by most politicians.

There are many good letters that have been posted on this forum which I hope the authors will send (volume is important) to these links: marry.Corey@bal.com martin.baron@wash.com

If the links do not work,Google: "Balto. Sun editor email address" and "Wash. Post editor email address." The same method will work for local papers. At a minimum the letters will soften editorial resistance to our views.

Thanks for sharing your work!

Regards
Jack

Docster · Jan 20, 2013

Read it in the paper today. Well-written without the venom and emotion that detracts from the importance of the message

Well done!

and thanks!!

Pay2Play · Jan 20, 2013

Nice Job!

EL1227 · Jan 20, 2013

The 'usual suspects' are attacking ...

elcid89 (the progressive CPA from Hartford Cty) trotted out Scalia's Heller majority opinion, "Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited", even though Scalia himself also used the term "common use". Scalia also noted elcid89's 'sensitive areas' argument, but left the door open for armed and trained security as a state and local issue.

And, gsnorris plys his typical drivers license analogy, the tries to defend it as a right and not-a-right at the same time.

Many times smokey118 and I jump on these two, so I'm glad to see others slamming them for their tired old progressive 'chestnuts'. It's almost like they are paid liberal commentors on BaltimoreSunpapers.com because they turn up almost immediately. I think that they keep their responses stored in their cut'n'paste buffer, ready to slap down any pro-2A opinion that is posted. And the more that additional and different pro-2A people comment on BaltimoreSunpapers.com, the more it drowns out the limited voices of the left and presents our views as MAINSTREAM. Use Ctrl-Left Shift-P for In-Private comment posting.

Good job JMangle !!! Keep those cards and letters coming.

bobnieder · Jan 20, 2013

Excellent letter! Concise and tightly reasoned.

Patrick · Jan 20, 2013

Perfect.

This is the example of what we all should do: Interact, educate and demand respect for our rights.

on_the_rox · Jan 20, 2013

I have been throwing in my 2 cents under my real name Joseph G.

EL1227 · Jan 20, 2013

Even Slick Willie agrees ...

Bill Clinton Warns Dems: Don’t ‘Patronize’ and Look ‘Down Your Nose’ at Gun Culture

Bill Clinton to Democrats: Don’t trivialize gun culture

Clinton warned, the issue of guns has a special emotional resonance in many rural states — and simply dismissing pro-gun arguments is counterproductive.

“All these polls that you see saying the public is for us on all these issues — they are meaningless if they’re not voting issues,” Clinton said

By the turnout in Albany and Annapolis yesterday, I wouldn't call 2A just a rural issue either. Just wait until Feb 8th.

Crownroyal79 · Jan 20, 2013

Awesome letter!!

BigCity · Jan 20, 2013

James,

Since I am seeing more Anti-2A letters and opinion pages in the Carroll County Times, don't you think you should also post it there?

jwmd · Jan 20, 2013

great job

Just5Guy · Jan 20, 2013

Great letter!

RipkinC · Jan 20, 2013

Nice, +1 for you. Well written and great job getting it published

JRoCc · Jan 20, 2013

Congrats JM...superb piece...shared on FB. :thumbsup:

Mooseman · Jan 20, 2013

A fine letter sir.

Shift · Jan 20, 2013

Excellent letter

cantstop · Jan 20, 2013

Very well done!

:bowdown:

rbird7282 · Jan 20, 2013

Very well done.

My letter to the editor made it into two newspapers!

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