carlfense Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Felon Thanks the NRA As a lifelong career criminal, although I no longer enjoy the right to keep and bear arms, I'd like to take a moment to express my appreciation to the National Rifle Association for nonetheless protecting my ability to easily obtain them through its opposition to universal background checks. Upon release in a few years from my current federal sentence on bank robbery and weapons charges, I fully anticipate being able to stop at a gun show on my way home to Connecticut -- where new laws have made it nearly impossible for a felon to readily purchase guns or ammunition -- in order to buy some with which to resume my criminal activities. And so, a heartfelt thank you to the NRA and all those members of Congress voting with them. I, along with tens of thousands of other criminals, couldn't do what we do without you. Gary W. Bornman, The writer is an inmate at the federal "Supermax" prison in Florence, Colo. http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/letters/hcrs-15241hc--20130605,0,4878261.story Link to comment
walksalone Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Felon Thanks the NRA As a lifelong career criminal, although I no longer enjoy the right to keep and bear arms, I'd like to take a moment to express my appreciation to the National Rifle Association for nonetheless protecting my ability to easily obtain them through its opposition to universal background checks. Upon release in a few years from my current federal sentence on bank robbery and weapons charges, I fully anticipate being able to stop at a gun show on my way home to Connecticut -- where new laws have made it nearly impossible for a felon to readily purchase guns or ammunition -- in order to buy some with which to resume my criminal activities. And so, a heartfelt thank you to the NRA and all those members of Congress voting with them. I, along with tens of thousands of other criminals, couldn't do what we do without you. Gary W. Bornman, The writer is an inmate at the federal "Supermax" prison in Florence, Colo. http://www.courant.c...0,4878261.story I'm all for background checks, but this is kind of a stupid letter... If he really is a "career criminal", then he's going to get weapons regardless of the NRA... Wonder how many "favors" he got for writing this letter... Link to comment
carlfense Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 If he really is a "career criminal", then he's going to get weapons regardless of the NRA... That's probably why he thanked them for making it easy... Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Felon Thanks the NRA As a lifelong career criminal, although I no longer enjoy the right to keep and bear arms, I'd like to take a moment to express my appreciation to the National Rifle Association for nonetheless protecting my ability to easily obtain them through its opposition to universal background checks. Upon release in a few years from my current federal sentence on bank robbery and weapons charges, I fully anticipate being able to stop at a gun show on my way home to Connecticut -- where new laws have made it nearly impossible for a felon to readily purchase guns or ammunition -- in order to buy some with which to resume my criminal activities. And so, a heartfelt thank you to the NRA and all those members of Congress voting with them. I, along with tens of thousands of other criminals, couldn't do what we do without you. Gary W. Bornman, The writer is an inmate at the federal "Supermax" prison in Florence, Colo. http://www.courant.c...0,4878261.story Good Lord.... If someone can't look at that and see it's nothing more than a political hack piece then there is no hope. Link to comment
carlfense Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Good Lord.... If someone can't look at that and see it's nothing more than a political hack piece then there is no hope. Sounds like it made you uncomfortable . . . 1 Link to comment
Junior Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Felon Thanks the NRA As a lifelong career criminal, although I no longer enjoy the right to keep and bear arms, I'd like to take a moment to express my appreciation to the National Rifle Association for nonetheless protecting my ability to easily obtain them through its opposition to universal background checks. Upon release in a few years from my current federal sentence on bank robbery and weapons charges, I fully anticipate being able to stop at a gun show on my way home to Connecticut -- where new laws have made it nearly impossible for a felon to readily purchase guns or ammunition -- in order to buy some with which to resume my criminal activities. And so, a heartfelt thank you to the NRA and all those members of Congress voting with them. I, along with tens of thousands of other criminals, couldn't do what we do without you. Gary W. Bornman, The writer is an inmate at the federal "Supermax" prison in Florence, Colo. http://www.courant.c...0,4878261.story Good Lord.... If someone can't look at that and see it's nothing more than a political hack piece then there is no hope. How is the letter wrong, exactly? Link to comment
carlfense Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 How is the letter wrong, exactly? Because it challenges passionately held beliefs . . . Link to comment
walksalone Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 If he really is a "career criminal", then he's going to get weapons regardless of the NRA... That's probably why he thanked them for making it easy... But then, that makes him really dumb or really gullible, or both... If he's smart, then he doesn't buy it from a gun dealer, no matter how easy it is, because it's got a serial number (can the serial number on it be defaced, yes) on it and if used in a crime, forensics can determine if a particular weapon was fired from a specific weapon... Not to mention, to come out and say what he said is just stupid as well. And if you're going to listen to a career criminal, especially one that got caught, doesn't show much intelligence either... 2 Link to comment
The Dude Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 If he's writing from a prison, he's obviously not a "smart" criminal. Link to comment
walksalone Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 If he's writing from a prison, he's obviously not a "smart" criminal. The anti gun crowd should just show pictures of dead kids, that works better than an idiot writing from prison... Link to comment
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carlfense Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 But then, that makes him really dumb or really gullible, or both... Most of them are. If he's smart, then he doesn't buy it from a gun dealer, no matter how easy it is, because it's got a serial number (can the serial number on it be defaced, yes) on it and if used in a crime, forensics can determine if a particular weapon was fired from a specific weapon... Wait . . . what? As you noted, that can be solved in 5 minutes with a file. Not to mention, to come out and say what he said is just stupid as well. And if you're going to listen to a career criminal, especially one that got caught, doesn't show much intelligence either... See above. Link to comment
walksalone Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 But then, that makes him really dumb or really gullible, or both... Most of them are. If he's smart, then he doesn't buy it from a gun dealer, no matter how easy it is, because it's got a serial number (can the serial number on it be defaced, yes) on it and if used in a crime, forensics can determine if a particular weapon was fired from a specific weapon... Wait . . . what? As you noted, that can be solved in 5 minutes with a file. Not to mention, to come out and say what he said is just stupid as well. And if you're going to listen to a career criminal, especially one that got caught, doesn't show much intelligence either... See above. Link to comment
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