My VA carry concealed permit came in handy yesterday.

[11 Bravo]

First of all, let me state that I am NOT a gun nut. I am in favor of several forms of gun control. Anyone who thinks they need an AK-47 for any civilian purpose has never seen a treeline erupt in green tracers headed their way. I have yet to actually excercise the right conferred on me by the permit, but I obtained it several weeks ago because I don't trust the criminal cabal currently posing as an administration; and I don't put it past them to employ a variety of fraudulent techniques in an attempt to impose a quasi-dictatorship. Couple that with the brownshirt mentality of freepers and others of their ilk, and I opted to cover my bases.
So, how did it come in handy? I was canvassing for the Webb campaign in Northern Virginia and encountered a gentleman who told me that while he agrees with much of what Jim has to say, he fears that "the Democrats will take my guns". (Whether or not this guy should own guns is not germane to the post, I am willing to utilize every tool in the toolbox to get Felix Allen out of the Senate.) So I showed him my permit and asked, "Would I be missing the Redskins-Cowboys game working for a man who wanted to take this away from me?" We continued to talk, and I swear, I believe I flipped a vote.

[MADem]

1. Well Bravo Zulu (well done/good job) to you! Patcherself on the back! NT

[CPschem]

2. Good for you

great story

[wicket]

3. Excellent!!!

:thumbsup:

[TornadoTN]

4. I've had the same exact thing happen here in TN

I've pulled out my concealed carry permit at least 6 or 7 times and swayed a vote in the process. That's one issue that has gone by the wayside here - all of my fellow campaign workers refer all gun related questions to me.

[wakeme2008]

5. I have never meet an anti-gun Marine

:shrug:

Why would anybody buy into Webb taking away their guns is beyond me.

[TornadoTN]

6. Boggles the mind doesn't it?

But with years of the Rovian Neocon spin machine paiting liberals as being the bane of civilized society, old habits (and stereotypes) die hard.

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

7. Bravo, thanks

so much for your time and effort.

I wrote letters and gave $. I'm overseas, and tried to influence the vote here. I like to read about what ya'll are doing stateside.

Appreciate it.

[redqueen]

8. Grrrrrrr frickin Parcells!

wtf was he thinkin? goin for that extra point? x(

Oh wait a second, sorry... I meant to say well done, and thanks. :)

[underpants]

9. Ha! well done

:bounce:

[11 Bravo]

13. Man, as much as we celebrated when Kilgore went back to doing ...

whatever Kilgores do, it will pale by comparison to what takes place when George Felix Allen gets his racist ass handed to him!

[underpants]

28. Two threads on protestors follow Macacawitz around

This my thread-see post #4 for a link to the thread about Felix being followed around at the Redskins tailgate party (in Maryland)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2931289&mesg_id=2931289

Either way Allen is done for running for POTUS but then maybe he really could be the Republican nominee we have been dreaming of ;-)

[11 Bravo]

30. That was at Fed-Ex?! LMFAO!

Of course, the damned librul media here in the Metro DC area didn't have a word about it.

[mnhtnbb]

10. Bravo!

[NoodleBoy]

11. you kick ass.

[smoogatz]

12. Well done.

I don't think the public has fully come to terms with the new generation of alpha progessives--guys like Webb, et al. But they will.

[never_get_over_it]

14. Excellent

good for you!!!!!

[LilyLibber]

15. Well done!

This is great to see! :patriot:

[williesgirl]

16. Quick thinking - recommended

[montieg]

17. 11 Echo here with salute to you n/t

[porphyrian]

18. You're a prime example of how gun issues are not the partisan issues...

...they're usually painted to be. Good job on the conversion, even if it doesn't last beyond his voting tomorrow.

[jody]

19. Outstanding.

:hi:

[ClayZ]

20. I am glad to know there are lots of Dems w/guns!

We collect gadget walking sticks and we have an ancient chinese brass cane with a poker hidden inside. I wonder if we need a permit for that?

I feel a limp coming on! heh heh

[AnneD]

24. Hey...

When some of us DEM's aren't canvasing for voters, we're out on the shooting range. You can spot us, we are the responsible gun owners. A group of us were meeting at a friend's house and before it ended-we were shooting off smokeless powder from a gun he had make. We had to close the doors and windows so as not to frighten the neighbors. Yeah, we're easy to spot. :rofl:

[benEzra]

42. Check out this thread, from General Discussion (LONG)

www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1689245

A ton of DU'ers own guns...

[-..__...]

21. You used the "N" word.

"Anyone who thinks they need an AK-47 for any civilian purpose has never seen a treeline erupt in green tracers headed their way".

Sorry if you've had a distasteful experience in the past, but why it should tarnish your opinion as to what anyone elses needs may or may not be?

Never mind the fact that you're probably referring to encountering full-auto fire from a genuine AK-47
(as opposed to the civilian legal semi-auto version).

Anyhow, congratulations on obtaining your CCW license... you never know when you might "need" it.

[Stand and Fight]

22. Wonderful news!

Congratulations! If that is not a sure fire way to put that Republican meme to rest, then I don't know what is. Sounds like you flipped a vote to me!

[Old and In the Way]

23. Well Done!

A crafty subject line, too. :hi:

[11 Bravo]

25. Too crafty?

I felt somewhat disingenous when I typed it (the inference being that I drew down on somebody), but I wanted people to read the post.

[Old and In the Way]

29. Not at all!

You got a lot of competition for eyes on the board....the more creative, the better.

[Stinky The Clown]

26. Bravo! 11 Bravo

What a GREAT story!

[Rosemary2205]

27. You know what, this is really sad.

I wonder how many Americans agree with the Democrats on the majority of issues but vote R over one single wedge issue (like guns) that's not even reality based to begin with. What a sad situation.

And Kudos to you for being in the right place and having the presence of mind do and say what you said. Bravo. -- One voter at a time.

[benEzra]

44. A BUNCH...

this was an interesting postfrom shortly after the '04 election, by DU's virginiamountainman:

Alienated Rural Democrat

Falling for the "assault weapon" bait-and-switch is arguably one of the biggest mistakes the party has made in decades, IMHO.





Dems and the Gun Issue - Now What?

[geniph]

31. A friend of mine is running for the state Senate

here in Washington state (Yvonne Ward), and she's gotten that remark when doorbelling herself. "All you Democrats are gun grabbers!" to which Yvonne always responds that she is herself a gun owner. One fellow refused to believe it - until Yvonne went to her truck and got her handgun to show him. The fellow is now a supporter of hers. ;-)

[Cha]

32. That's so Frigging

Cool! The repuks/lush rimbaugh did brainwash the masses on that one!

[JudyM]

33. Super! At 1st I was concerned where your story was going ;-)

Where have you been canvassing? I've been doing the same - 8th and 10th precincts (Feder and Moran).

[Vidar]

34. well executed.

[benEzra]

35. Good on ya!

So, how did it come in handy? I was canvassing for the Webb campaign in Northern Virginia and encountered a gentleman who told me that while he agrees with much of what Jim has to say, he fears that "the Democrats will take my guns". (Whether or not this guy should own guns is not germane to the post, I am willing to utilize every tool in the toolbox to get Felix Allen out of the Senate.) So I showed him my permit and asked, "Would I be missing the Redskins-Cowboys game working for a man who wanted to take this away from me?" We continued to talk, and I swear, I believe I flipped a vote.

Good on ya!

(NC CCW permit holder here...)

Anyone who thinks they need an AK-47 for any civilian purpose has never seen a treeline erupt in green tracers headed their way.

Actual AK-47's are VERY tightly controlled in the United States, and possession of one without government authorization (BATFE Form 4) is a 10-year Federal felony. That's been Federal law for 72 years, under the Title 2/Class III provisions of the National Firearms Act. If anybody tells you we need to "ban AK-47's," they are trying to sell you a bait-and-switch.

Dems and the Gun Issue - Now What?

[NoSheep]

36. Excellent! Just think if every Dem could flip one vote.

[Guaranteed]

37. Nice. Job.

I bet you did flip that vote.

[democrank]

38. Love it.

Strong Democrats speaking out.

[warrens]

39. Boing!

That's great. We have to undo this myth that Dems oppose guns universally. I oppose gun show loopholes, but apart from that, if guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. NOT a good thing.

[Nikki Stone1]

40. Another reason to have a wide tent for gun owners in the Democratic party

I am thoroughly in support of concealed weapons permits for crime victims whose perps are out on parole and have threatened them. I also think there are other good reasons for them, including those that you mentioned. I am no gun nut and do not own a gun, but I support the whole Bill of Rights.

[SF Bay Area Dem]

41. Good for you! Bravo! nc

[Pithlet]

43. That's great!

:thumbsup: