| Many of us in our community are deeply
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| | firearms to non-U.S. citizens.
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| saddened by the tragedy that struck
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| | Just think what would happen if gun shops
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| Virginia Tech this week on the morning of
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| | were selling AK-47's to Iraqi nationals
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| April 16, 2007. A troubled individual,
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| | living as legal residents in the U.S.?
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| Cho Seung Hui, a South Korean national
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| | What would be going on in other peoples'
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| and a U.S. legal resident, took things to
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| | minds if this were to happen especially
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| the extreme by taking the lives of 32 of
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| | in a post-9/11 world? How could we know
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| his fellow VT students and ultimately
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| | if these legal residents will not use
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| himself.
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| | firearms in an illegal manner?
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| Is it possible that such a tragedy could
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| | It is my belief that legal residents be
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| have been prevented? What kind of
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| | allowed to keep firearms, but ONLY if
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| sentiment could there be toward other
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| | they become U.S. citizens FIRST. They
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| Asians and not just people of Korean
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| | must pass that one obstacle to U.S.
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| descent? Should we foster the same
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| | citizenship before they can make their
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| sentiment to Cho Seung Hui as Americans
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| | first gun purchase. Is it not a fact
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| did with Chai Vang, another Asian who
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| | that the founding fathers of this nation
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| took the lives of fellow hunters in 2004?
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| | made the 2nd Amendment a right for all
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| To whom should we be pointing the
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| | Americans and not non-Americans?
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| finger?
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| | Many conceal-carry states have state laws
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| It is a sad situation that precious lives
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| | that require their applicants to be U.S.
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| were taken so suddenly during the
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| | citizens before they are allowed to carry
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| shooting spree of Virginia Tech student,
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| | a concealed handgun. How come our
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| Cho Seung Hui. I, a proponent of the
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| | federal law says it is okay to sell a gun
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| right to keep and bear arms, agree with
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| | to a person who is merely a legal
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| gun control advocates that this event
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| | resident?
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| should not have happened. Some of us
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| | Something needs to change. Something is
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| question as to how this individual could
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| | not right here. If federal law was
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| have obtained a gun.
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| | consistent with the state laws, 33
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| A fellow college friend of mine
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| | students at Virginia Tech would still be
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| introduced me to firearms many years ago.
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| | attending classes today.
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| Before laying my hands on a handgun, I
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| | It is my opinion that legal residents can
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| used to be deathly afraid of them until
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| | be allowed to hold jobs, get financial
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| she invited me to go to the firing range.
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| | aid for a college education, and buy
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| Not even a month, thereafter, I
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| | alcohol (if they are over 21), but not
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| purchased my very first handgun at the
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| | buy a gun. Guns are very controversial
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| age of 22 and never looked back.
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| | tools of defense whose sale should only
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| I distinctly remember the firearms vendor
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| | be limited to Americans.
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| having me fill out an application and
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| | Do legal residents have the right to
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| answer a few questions. The state in
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| | defend themselves when confronted in a
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| which I purchased my first gun required a
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| | violent situation such as rape or
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| two-week waiting period. Voila! I took
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| | mugging? Of course, and with the help of
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| home my new pistol after the waiting
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| | a defense tool such as a stun gun or
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| period was over.
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| | pepper spray. But not with a firearm yet
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| It was easy to get a gun because I am a
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| | until a judge gives them the oath of U.S.
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| U.S. citizen with no felony convictions.
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| | citizenship.
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| But the question is should non-citizens
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| | In case you are wondering who is writing
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| be allowed to obtain firearms? That is a
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| | this article, my parents are of Southeast
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| question that many Americans and resident
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| | Asian descent and immigrated to the U.S.
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| aliens should debate. I believe this is
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| | many years ago. They became naturalized
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| where the system has failed us and
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| | Americans. I was born in the U.S. which
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| allowed a foreign national to obtain a
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| | makes me, by birth, an American who has
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| firearm.
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| | the right to buy and carry a firearm. I
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| Although I am all for the 2nd Amendment
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| | do not foster any ill sentiments toward
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| right to keep arms and the rights of
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| | the Korean community or anybody who is a
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| immigrants looking to obtain U.S.
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| | legal resident. I certainly hope that
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| citizenship, it is my belief that this
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| | this week's tragedy does not promote
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| tragedy at VT could have been avoided if
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| | racial prejudice toward the Asian
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| the system did not allow the sale of
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| | community.
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