JACK'S BLOG
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AmericaWHAT HAS HAPPENED to you, Senator? I have long celebrated your courage and your service, both in the military and elected office. However, your stance on gun control escapes all logic. It's as though you have been replaced by someone, the polar opposite of the hero I knew. It flies in the face of all wisdom. We know that prohibiting certain categories of weapons just because they appear dangerous has never accomplished anything. Good heavens, just writing that sentence reminds me that the people who believe that one gun "appears" more dangerous than another exposes how little they know about guns. Most importantly, please remember the oath you swore on that day when you were commissioned. I swore it also under similar circumstances and later served in Vietnam. I can still recite it. Can you? "I will preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution..." It's virtually the same oath you swore when you entered elected office. Sir, the 2nd Amendment is an integral part of the Constitution, possibly the most important part because it allows all citizens to defend it.
Please, Senator, remember your heritage. Remember how you suffered in the defense of the nation you loved. Any attempt to infringe on the 2nd Amendment will be applauded only by America's enemies as well as its criminals. Prohibitions of all kinds have only ever favored them. Prohibitions gave rise to the major crime syndicates of the past as well as today. Imagine the black market that will arise in guns and ammunition when this one is passed. Imagine how the law abiding will suffer when they stand defenseless against the well-armed criminal. Even worse, imagine how tyrants may be tempted to inflict themselves upon America when its citizens are laid bare. Please, Senator, please reconsider your stance. Be a hero again. Regards Jack Durish
4 Comments
4/12/2013 01:55:22 am
I fear that John has lived among the temptation of special interest so long that his conscience is lined with political donations instead of common sense. The hero is dead. Long live the hero.
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Jack Durish
4/16/2013 10:21:31 am
Alas, all heroes have feet of clay and eventually fall from grace. The Bible tells this story repeatedly. Noah. Moses. Saul. David. John is in good company.
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4/16/2013 10:07:09 am
Being a Navy veteran myself, I agree wholeheartedly with you, Jack. The Constitution is certainly not in need of being revised and/or edited. The right to bare arms should remain as is; the unfortunate tragedy yesterday solidifies it's relevance in this day and age. I would agree with Caleb, as well. Perhaps, Senator McCain has been taking too long of whiffs of the political donations to notice he's steering off course of the oath we swore to preserve, protect, and defend. Nicely done on the letter, mate.
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Jack Durish
4/16/2013 10:23:36 am
Thank you for your service and for stopping by. Just keep in mind that they can't take away our right to bear arms and defend ourselves. It is a natural right. The 2nd Amendment is only a reminder to Congress to keep their hands off. Unfortunately, they don't seem to understand the word "infringe".
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