Jeffrey Nugent says his brother Ted Nugent is wrong on background checks

[madinmaryland]

I’m 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.

I’m also Ted Nugent’s older brother.

Ted and I recently attended the NRA convention in Houston, where he delivered the gathering’s 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. It’s 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 aren’t 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 shouldn’t 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]

1. As a person with a felony conviction (DUI - no injury or property damage),

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]

2. He better watch his back next time out hunting with Ted.

[Bjorn Against]

3. No Jeffrey not everyone is qualified to own a gun, including your brother

Ted Nugent is the posterchild of irresponsible gun ownership, he is the very type of person who should not be allowed to own guns.

[Comatose Sphagetti]

4. Well said.