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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 998858" data-attributes="member: 14668">You dont own a gun, so you dont follow gun legislation in the manner that I do. Therefore, you dont really see your right as being in &quot;peril&quot;. That is understandable.The peril is real, however.Lets take Mayor Bloomberg of NYC as an example. Not only is he a billionaire, but he is also the mayor of one of the largest cities on earth. And, he is adamantly opposed to the 2nd Amendment. He is at the forefront of most of the anti-gun legislation that is contantly being proposed. He sends his minions (paid for by NYC tax dollars no less) thousands of miles outside of their legal jurisdiction in order to harass law-abiding dealers and gun owners at gun shows in Arizona and West Virginia.We are talking about a man who would deny me, a free citizen, the right to decide for myself whether or not to buy a 32 oz. Pepsi Cola. This man has political ambitions and deep pockets. Should he ever become a Senator...or God help us a President...my 2nd Amendment rights would be in DEEP peril. Should I be comfortable that such a man would uphold my 2nd Amendment rights? Or appoint Supreme Court justices that will do the same?Bloomberg is just an example. There are many more like him, in positions of power and influence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 998858, member: 14668"] You dont own a gun, so you dont follow gun legislation in the manner that I do. Therefore, you dont really see your right as being in "peril". That is understandable. The peril is [I]real,[/I] however. Lets take Mayor Bloomberg of NYC as an example. Not only is he a billionaire, but he is also the mayor of one of the largest cities on earth. And, he is adamantly opposed to the 2nd Amendment. He is at the forefront of most of the anti-gun legislation that is contantly being proposed. He sends his minions (paid for by NYC tax dollars no less) [I]thousands of miles outside of their legal jurisdiction[/I] in order to harass law-abiding dealers and gun owners at gun shows in Arizona and West Virginia. [B]We are talking about a man who would deny me, a free citizen, the right to decide for myself whether or not to buy a 32 oz. Pepsi Cola.[/B] This man has political ambitions and [I]deep[/I] pockets. Should he ever become a Senator...or God help us a President...my 2nd Amendment rights would be in DEEP peril. Should I be comfortable that such a man would uphold my 2nd Amendment rights? Or appoint Supreme Court justices that will do the same? Bloomberg is just an example. There are many more like him, in positions of power and influence. [/QUOTE]

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