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NRA Attorney Ready to Register Handguns?
 
"KeepAndBearArms.com -- NRA attorney Stephen Halbrook appears not only unprepared to effectively argue a Second Amendment case, but ready to give up the farm -- to register handguns and call it 'reasonable' -- when he gets his day in court. Read the annotated transcript of Mr. Halbrook's oral arguments from court just last week.

Sarah Brady wants to register handguns, too. Maybe Mr. Halbrook should join her organization to help in their efforts. When you read the full, annotated transcript, the above will be one of many concerns raised.

Arguing a so-called 'Second Amendment case' while 'wanting to register handguns' is working directly against the rights of those who would never submit to such restrictions under any circumstances. Stephen Halbrook is an NRA-paid attorney, and he filed this lawsuit with their support.

Would Thomas Jefferson or James Madison have gone to court to fight a Second Amendment case merely wanting to register handguns in the home? Of course not. Would they have argued for handgun registration in the middle of a court hearing in which they eagerly agreed that the government can impose 'reasonable restrictions'? Not a chance. Doing so suggests that such an overt infringement on our Second Amendment rights is 'reasonable,' when it most certainly is not. Treasonable, perhaps...

You do not have to register your Bible, or your computer (First Amendment), so why should you register your firearms (Second Amendment)? Answer: you shouldn't. But NRA Management and their unprepared attorney obviously disagree -- and they are using members' donations to do just that. Handgun registration is NRA's idea of leading a Second Amendment court challenge. Yet they've been in operation since the late 1800's and have raised billions of dollars to 'protect the Second Amendment.'"

http://firearmnews.com/page2.asp?id=5113

You can read the complete story at:
http://www.keepandbeararms.com/info...tem.asp?ID=3619

[KN]

In my oppinion, You have to look at the whole picture. I don't like restrictions on firearms of any kind so please don't lable me a liberal yet. This is taking place in DC, These people have no rights or privleges at all right now. They are litereally fighting for their lives. These lawyers know that to go into court in DC and argue that the gov't cant regulate etc. would be pro gun suicide. From my view the only way DC ressidents will ever gain ground in the gun ownership debate is incramentally. I believe the NRA lawyers know what they are doing and must first get their foot in the door before any earth shatering changes can be made. Of coarse this is just my take on the subject. I wouldn't like the situation there any better than they do.   KN

[williamlayton]

that is a good thought process kn.
blessings