I Am A Gun Owner

January 25, 2013

Eric in NOLA

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22 COMMENTS

Tyler Kee January 25, 2013 At 09:21

Excellent!
Larry January 25, 2013 At 09:25

Nice
kb January 25, 2013 At 09:28

I am enjoying the creativity in the last few IAAGO’s.
Matt January 25, 2013 At 09:29

Probably my favorite one yet. Well said, Eric!
- Jeff Peterson January 25, 2013 At 09:33
  
  Especially the last bullet pointe.
  - Gregg January 25, 2013 At 09:46
    
    Absolutely! Eric – great pic and post
Nick January 25, 2013 At 09:34

Well said and thank you, Eric.
Human Being January 25, 2013 At 09:39

A man with which not to eff…
BlinkyPete January 25, 2013 At 09:40

Excellent success stories!
SD3 January 25, 2013 At 09:55

Well done, Eric.
James C January 25, 2013 At 10:53

Eric – you make me proud to be an American!
Billy Wardlaw January 25, 2013 At 11:19

That’s great Eric. Glad to hear from you.

I would like to point out that the NRA is decidedly NOT a civil rights organization, and the ACLU is Anti Second Amendment. Just a thought.
- Eric_in_NOLA January 25, 2013 At 11:59
  
  I do not agree with everything that the NRA does nor do I support everything the ACLU does. Both, by and large, take positions that I agree with and thus I support them with my membership and dues.
  
  The ACLU of LA has supported several gun owners in their suits against government entities. Here is one, a Google search for ACLU and Louisiana will show more. All politics are local.
  
  http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/03/dismissal_of_gun-rights_suit_u.html
  - BlinkyPete January 25, 2013 At 12:24
    
    I didn’t join the NRA until recently just because of that… you make excellent points for people that are still in my old mindset.
jwm January 25, 2013 At 11:29

Welcome Eric and have you ever considered moving? Your hood sounds a little off the hook.
- Stinkeye January 25, 2013 At 12:42
  
  Yeah, two home invasions in five years, I’d be calling a real estate agent…
  - Eric_in_NOLA January 25, 2013 At 13:09
    
    Never a dull moment. Imagine if I lived in a BAD neighborhood!
AlphaGeek January 25, 2013 At 12:20

Eric, that’s easily the best gun-owner statement sheet yet.

Much respect for supporting both NRA and ACLU. I think there are a lot of folks who are confused about the ACLU’s priorities, because the broader civil rights work I see them doing is just as important as that done by the 2A-focused orgs.
Randy Drescher January 25, 2013 At 13:00

It’s great that you are here Eric, Randy
Lance January 25, 2013 At 13:12

Im with you awesome for you post thank you for your service!!!!
Mark N. January 25, 2013 At 15:18

NOLA? I thought that city ceased to exist. I haven’t been back since before Katrina., but a college buddy of mine was there a year later and was pretty stunned. At least one of my friends foolishly tried to ride it out–and did not make it. Nearly three hundred years later, it is still a ridiculous place to build a city. Nice to see Nagin getting his just desserts. If only they could take down the NOPD too.
- Eric_in_NOLA January 26, 2013 At 08:16
  
  Yup we are still here. We are having a little football game next week, you may see it in TV.
  
  Re: silly place to build a city- this place has been inhabited since right around the time Humans first walked past it. No sillier than Hoboken, NJ or L.A. (and I don’t mean lower Alabama).
  
  Sorry your friend did not make it though Katrina.
  
  I usually evacuate for the storms and then make a quick return. Stayed for a few- it is no joke- many ways to die during the storm- during Isaac I watched my neighbor’s slate roof become a death machine. Imagine 15 baseball pitching machines oscillating like a lawns sprinklers and randomly hurling slate roof tiles like ninja throwing stars. Unpleasant.