tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post4248685423569324186..comments2024-01-05T12:03:52.460-05:00Comments on No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money: From Knife Rights On Proposed Ivory BanJohn Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-60237812686105376852015-12-04T13:12:20.568-05:002015-12-04T13:12:20.568-05:00I know that my response to your comment/question i...I know that my response to your comment/question is approximately 3 months after you had posted it, but I still wanted to respond to you nevertheless. That said, while I do understand where you are coming from, (insofar as a ban placed on selling or shipping once 'legally' obtained Ivory of the past) I'm also reminded of an old adage that can apply here as well. "Give someone an inch and they will take a mile." And that's exactly what greed driven poachers and antique scammers would do. They will take newly acquired Ivory,make it appear exactly like antique Ivory, and sell it. The Elephants would start dropping off once again. (Understand?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-91899900674376863962015-09-26T00:25:27.344-04:002015-09-26T00:25:27.344-04:00Exactly!!!Exactly!!!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216105142969061557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-33657177739191173602015-09-25T21:10:33.100-04:002015-09-25T21:10:33.100-04:00I don't see how banning the sale of my piano w...I don't see how banning the sale of my piano with ivory keys made in 1940 or my shotgun with ivory sight beads made in the 1920's has anything to do with poaching and smuggling today.Marvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223222354226049598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-25545841781706585922015-09-25T18:32:19.680-04:002015-09-25T18:32:19.680-04:00I can hand deliver mine... They are right down the...I can hand deliver mine... They are right down the road. And agree, this is beyond stupid! To make something illegal retroactively is just nuts...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-11661808175103680192015-09-25T18:32:15.808-04:002015-09-25T18:32:15.808-04:00I can hand deliver mine... They are right down the...I can hand deliver mine... They are right down the road. And agree, this is beyond stupid! To make something illegal retroactively is just nuts...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com