re: #56 Political Atheist

I have so much respect for this guy. But I’m gonna pull 2 topics together. You know how we are shocked and dismayed at gun violence, we get it that far too many guns are on our streets. But a guy like me is okay by way of a law abiding attitude and some diligence with my guns and background? I am not the gun guy you worry about, and that respect is appreciated.

This guy above is not what I worry about when I say I want the Patriot Act to sunset as promised. He is not who I think about when politics might intrude at NSA. It is in fact the potential for things to not go so well as the good responsible person would have it. Our worries, quite rightly are about when things go horribly wrong.

I appreciate what you are saying - but what this gentleman is also saying in the article is that there are a large number of safeguards in place to prevent abuse of the system by those who might seek to abuse it. One could also read that they have little impact on the work done by those who are law-abiding.

Contrast this with the current NRA position on gun control.