![]() ![]() The myth started in 1958 with the original AR-15 chambered in 223 it used a 1:14 barrel twist rate. ![]() But it is easier to vilify the gun and not the cartridge. AR-style rifles are available in many calibers, none of which have been involved in this myth. His letter to the editor regarding AR-15s "shredding victims" is an old myth.įirst, we are not talking about the AR-15 (the gun), we are talking about the cartridge, in other words, the 223/5.56. A lesson on the myth of the AR-15įirst, let me thank Tom Pine for his military service. Let’s move on.Īn AR-15 is displayed at the Firing-Line indoor range and gun shop Jin Aurora, Colo. In my opinion, this would solve the issue for 95% of the population. The extremes can fight it out for the other 5%. I suggest that a woman have an absolute right to an abortion in the first 18 weeks of pregnancy. This would give a woman plenty of time to react to rape, incest or to some other reason for aborting the fetus. After the 18-week grace period, she should carry the pregnancy to term unless she subsequently faces the threat of death or severe injury. ![]() Wade unconstitutional and left the abortion issue up to each individual state. This made pro-choice supporters panic and influenced the 2022 election.Ī fetus is considered viable (capable of survival outside of the womb) at about 23 weeks. One could argue that this is the point at which the rights of the mother are outweighed by the rights of the soon-to-be-born child. Rather than have another 50 years of` bickering, why not agree on a national standard so we can move on to more substantive matters? In 2022, the court reversed its position and declared Roe vs. This was the law of the land, although many states put limits on timing and circumstances. It is complicated, with people of both political parties split on their positions. One must weigh the right of a woman to control her body versus the rights of an unborn child.Īfter years of debate, in 1973 the Supreme Court ruled to allow abortions (via Roe vs. If they don’t get caught, they continue ripping us off.Īmericans are so clueless we even elect them to “serve us.”Īnthony Frigo, Jensen Beach Move on from abortion battle with this proposalĪs a longtime voter, I am tired of having elections swing on the abortion issue, when there are so many other issues with which we should be dealing. Not only are only a tiny fraction of these white-collar criminals caught, but when they are, they get off with fines, usually with no one going to prison. How many times have the government and American taxpayers been ripped off by the banking, defense, oil, drug and insurance industries and a host of others not paying their taxes? These regulations would not be necessary if all of them would act ethically, morally and honestly, but they don’t. Industry and business owners are always whining about government regulations. Silvestri, Fort Pierce Here's why we need government regulation We won that war. People are concerned now about President Joe Biden’s age, but it’s courage that matters. I did not then understand. I do now.įDR died in office. Among the crowds gathered there to give their last farewell, many were crying. In grade school, I first saw the old newsreels of FDR’s funeral cortege in Washington. And we must never forget those thousands of sailors, marines and soldiers who gave their lives from Dec. We owe so much to FDR for his courage and mental and physical fortitude. We were led by a disabled president to fight the biggest war in world history and emerged the strongest nation in the world after entering as a third-rate military power. It gave me chills to hear words I never heard totally until last night on my TV. His speech was just six and one-half minutes. For any man under such circumstances, that was a huge challenge. weakness and especially not to allow the citizens to lose confidence. He did not want the Axis powers to see any U.S. His concern was not to fall while making that walk. Roosevelt's personal valet spent more than an hour getting him into leg braces, dressed and out of bed.Īddressing Congress that day, asking for a declaration of war against Japan was another day for FDR in which he had to continue bravely with a physical condition that was for anyone so devastating.įDR’s challenge that day was not the speech itself, but the approach to the speaker’s platform: walking down the aisle between all those congressmen and senators, flashing camera bulbs, newsreel cameras rolling, microphones on. Look to FDR to see what matters in a presidency Efforts to put the street on a "road diet" were defeated, but other safety measures, such as signalizing crosswalks, have been implemented. 7 (Main Street) in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, is shown looking north Nov. ![]()
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