Comments on: Are You Reigstered?

By: Guav

Guav — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:46:13 +0000

Actually, I think it makes an immense amount of sense for an incoming administration of either party to do this sort of in-depth vetting of prospective employees. It’s not like they’re applying for a job at Kinko’s.

By: Fred Fry

Fred Fry — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:45:47 +0000

“I guess they don’t know that in 99% of the country there is no registration of firearms.”

– Yes they do. They just have no intention of hiring anyone from those parts of the country!

No questions concerning use of illegal drugs although the last catch-all question theoretically covers that.

So, just how did Obama pass this test? Not for anything, but if the incoming Administration wants to torpedo anyone all they need do is release their application. It is a roadmap for the press.

By: ZerCool

ZerCool — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:30:05 +0000

Personal injury … does the buttstock-shaped bruise on my right shoulder count?

Property damage? Thousands of innocent clay pigeons, hundreds of tin cans, some unfortunate pumpkins…

By: Registered Gun Owners? – Call me Ahab

Registered Gun Owners? – Call me Ahab — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:20:39 +0000

[...] about whether or not you’re a “registered” gun owner, which kind of displays a lack of knowledge about our nation’s firearms laws, since the vast majority of states and localities don’t have any kind of registration scheme [...]

By: Weer'd Beard

Weer'd Beard — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:17:23 +0000

“I guess they don’t know that in 99% of the country there is no registration of firearms. ”

I have a feeling that when Barry figgures that out (and I suspect he ISN’T aware) he might look into changing that.

Warm up the “But we Register Cars” rebuttals.

By: Allen Garvin

Allen Garvin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:44:08 +0000

“whether it has been the cause of any personal injuries”–I’m sure that’s only there to eliminate Dick Cheney’s application.

By: I was going to say I hadn’t heard anyone ask this « Firearms & Freedom

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:39:50 +0000

[...] has been a lot of talk about question 59 on the Obama job app questionnaire: Do you or any members of your [...]

By: CorbinKale

CorbinKale — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:10:29 +0000

Claude, your comment is pure genius! /salute

By: DirtCrashr

DirtCrashr — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:54:24 +0000

You can hear the *snap* of the rubber glove.
I like Claude’s question and don’t understand why it’s not on the list.
My old Colt 1909 .45LC did go to the Philippines and maybe did hurt (or at least scare) somebody over there…

By: Billll

Billll — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:24:45 +0000

I have a BP howitzer that I tow behind my pickup. It has a license plate, as the state considers it a small utility trailer. Does that count as a registered gun? We have no other registration laws here.

By: Ride Fast

Ride Fast — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:25:00 +0000

[...] Don’t think they’re hiring Ride Fast [...]

I tried the seance thing too but the 1944 Colt 1911A1 and the 1943 Enfield were too busy laughing at the Bernadelli and the Zuhl (thank god the Luger is at the cabin).

By: Claude

Claude — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:01:44 +0000

Maybe the application for president, if there was one, should ask:

“Do you or any members of your immediate family know a terrorist? If so, provide complete details about the individual. Has the terrorist ever attacked people or federal buildings? Please also describe how the crime was committed and whether it has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage.”

By: JJR

JJR — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:13:09 +0000

I conducted a seance and my firearms told me they have not hurt anyone since leaving the factory, except for my SKS and my Mosin Nagant M-44 who wouldn’t speak to me without an attorney…their English skills were limited…their native languages being Chinese and Russian. My WASR-10 is reasonably sure it has not hurt anyone or done property damage since coming to the USA, but won’t talk about its life back in Romania.

On a more serious note, makes you wonder if having a CCW permit would be grounds for not hiring (not that a CCW permit from your home state would do you any good in DC)?

By: chris

chris — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:06:58 +0000

ive got a closet full of Mosins… i can guarantee that the have caused lots of harm in the past

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:48:01 +0000

Good point — I have a M1903, M1917, M1 Garand, M1 Carbine and K98. I imagine there’s a good chance one of them “has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage.”

By: Dieter

Dieter — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:17:02 +0000

I have to admit that I kind of hope that at some point in the past my Garand “has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage.”

By: Oldsmoblogger

Oldsmoblogger — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:34:18 +0000

Shrug.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:31:18 +0000

There’s probably a lot Clinton wished he had gone to greater depths with :)

By: Tam

Tam — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:22:33 +0000

I’d be shocked if a presidential administration didn’t do this kind of proctology on prospective employees. There’s a media hungry for scandal out there, and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

(I bet Clinton wished he’d gone into greater depth asking about child care arrangements with some appointees, don’t you?)

By: SayUncle » Obama Job Apps

SayUncle » Obama Job Apps — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:18:54 +0000

[...] Update: Sebastian points out they don’t seem to have a grasp on gun laws. [...]