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Offline Alphabet Soup

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Local Government: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
« on: January 23, 2013, 07:18:59 PM »
One of my brothers sent me this link. It's a u-toob video of a local city council meeting where they were inviting citizen input on allowing the carry of firearms in local parks. It has a surprising twist...

Oak Harbor City Council 1-15-2013 2nd Amendment and Washington State Law Issues
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Re: Local Government: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2013, 07:41:50 PM »
Part way through that I was hoping that the "twist" would be some nut-job bursting in with a gun and being put down by that young man with heat.
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Re: Local Government: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2013, 07:53:39 PM »
Nice.

This is what needs to happen across the US in local governing bodies. 

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Re: Local Government: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2013, 08:19:04 PM »
In hundreds of jurisdictions across the country, that vote would've gone the other way, the law and constitution be damned.

It strikes me to mention that even in light of the favorable outcome, how many wasted taxpayer dollars does that 9:03 chunk of time represent? It accomplished nothing other than providing a moment of YouTube schadenfreude for pro-2A folks like us. I s'pose for that, I thank the taxpayers of Oak Harbor.

Oh, and Vote Scott Dudley for Mayor.
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Re: Local Government: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2013, 08:44:47 PM »
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Oak Harbor…a vibrant Whidbey Island waterfront community where everyone is welcome and encouraged to thrive.
 
~part of city mission statement

But not if Councilman Almberg had his way.
From his bio:   “We are all entitled to our own opinions, but we are not entitled to our own facts.” – Daniel Monahan.


Do these people ever listen to themselves?  ::outrage::
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Re: Local Government: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2013, 09:15:44 PM »
Quote from: benb61 on January 23, 2013, 07:41:50 PM
Part way through that I was hoping that the "twist" would be some nut-job bursting in with a gun and being put down by that young man with heat.

Speaking of which....have you seen this crap?

God Bless America Trailer
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Re: Local Government: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2013, 10:34:38 PM »
Quote from: Alphabet Soup on January 23, 2013, 09:15:44 PM
Quote from: benb61 on January 23, 2013, 07:41:50 PM
Part way through that I was hoping that the "twist" would be some nut-job bursting in with a gun and being put down by that young man with heat.

Speaking of which....have you seen this crap?

God Bless America Trailer

But it's the guns....
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Re: Local Government: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2013, 09:31:52 AM »
Quote from: Alphabet Soup on January 23, 2013, 09:15:44 PM
Quote from: benb61 on January 23, 2013, 07:41:50 PM
Part way through that I was hoping that the "twist" would be some nut-job bursting in with a gun and being put down by that young man with heat.

Speaking of which....have you seen this crap?


Hate to say it but that is how I feel somedays,
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Re: Local Government: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2013, 06:32:45 PM »
Crap?!?!? Isn't that how we gun owners are? I mean, Hollywood, and certainly a cokehead like Goldthwait, can't be wrong...right?
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Re: Local Government: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2013, 07:19:25 AM »
Quote from: Dan on January 24, 2013, 06:32:45 PM
Crap?!?!? Isn't that how we gun owners are? I mean, Hollywood, and certainly a cokehead like Goldthwait, can't be wrong...right?

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