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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJeffrey Nugent says his brother Ted Nugent is wrong on background checks
Im a member of the National Rifle Association and a former Army officer with assignments in the military police, artillery, and operations research and intelligence at the Pentagon.
Im also Ted Nugents older brother.
Ted and I recently attended the NRA convention in Houston, where he delivered the gatherings final speech and continued his ardent defense of the Second Amendment. Ted and I have hunted together for decades, and we legally own a large number of guns. We both understand that guns constitute deadly force, so safety is foremost in our minds. Its part of responsible gun ownership.
And I agree with Ted that our constitutional right to bear arms should not be undermined. I want all those who are qualified to purchase a gun to be able to do so. But and here is where I part ways with my brother not everyone is qualified to own a gun, so expanded background checks should be a legislative priority.
I believe strongly that expanding and improving mandatory background checks will keep a lot of people who arent entitled to Second Amendment rights from having easy access to guns. As of today, a convicted felon can find a gun show or a private seller and buy a firearm without a background check. That loophole should be closed. Every gun transaction must include a thorough background check. Why would responsible gun owners want to protect people who threaten not only our safety but our gun rights?
The NRA has it wrong: Irresponsible gun owners are bad for everyone. If you shouldnt have access to a gun, then there should be no way for you to access a gun! Can anyone argue with that?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jeffrey-nugent-says-his-brother-ted-nugent-is-wrong-on-background-checks/2013/05/17/cdbfca92-bca6-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html?hpid=z2
Comatose Sphagetti
(836 posts)I grow weary of being categorized as dangerous or untrustworthy.
I grow even more weary of the sad fact many consider infinite punishment for finite transgressions as somehow appropriate.
I work with kids, volunteer my time to help the less fortunate, and recently received a community award for volunteer work helping others recover from addiction.
I am as good as, deserving as, and entitled to civil rights as anyone... even Jeffrey; who seems to be cut from the same cloth as his brother - self-righteous and willing to unabashedly decide who deserves what.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)Ted Nugent is the posterchild of irresponsible gun ownership, he is the very type of person who should not be allowed to own guns.