There are my own thoughts on the subject of gun control.
When people say "gun control" it means different things to different people. To some it means you want to take away their guns. To others it means proper sale of and handling of guns. And yet others, it means they really want to take your guns away.
I seldom hear politicians say what law they think needs to be passed when they speak on gun control. They tend to speak in generalities such as "common sense gun regulations". Please be specific.
We have many gun laws on the books already, but some people just don't seem to understand, and are led to believe America is still the wild, wild west.
If gun laws worked to prevent crimes, then why are so many people killed with guns in Chicago, Paris, Brussels, or 'fill in the blank'? France has very strict gun laws, and even their police were not carrying weapons before the most recent attacks. During the month of May 2016 there were over 400 shootings in Chicago. 400! In one month! Talk about mass shooting! What did those gun control advocates have to say about Chicago in spring time? Yeah, still waiting for that comment.
Prisons are full of law breakers. Why do you think more gun laws will stop gun violence? Laws don't stop criminals. Rather laws make it possible to charge, try and convict them of those crimes.
President Obama's administration is responsible for allowing thousands of guns into the hands of drug cartels. Why do you suppose someone so opposed to gun violence would do that? I think so he could then say how bad the problem is and force the legislation through congress.
We protect our banks with guns. Politicians and celebrities with guns. Judges and courtrooms with guns. But then we put up signs that say "Gun Free Zone" where are children go to school.
Since 1950 all but three scenes of mass shootings were in gun free zones. The Aurora Colorado movie theater shooter passed up other theaters that were not designated as such to get to one that was gun free. Why? Because shooters don't want potential victims shooting back at them. Simple.
People generally agree on the horrors of gun violence. But the violence is a result of what is in the heart of the shooter, not the weapon.
Then you hear about only certain types of guns, which mostly includes semi-automatic weapons. Are you any less wounded or dead if your shot with a shotgun or handgun?
We often hear that "If it saves even one life, we should ban ...". But they don't say that when discussing hammers, knives, cars, fireworks, or swimming pools, or space heaters, or countless other devices that kill people.
People who settled America came here to be free of tyranny, both religious and political. They wrote a great document detailing the freedoms we all have that come from our creator, not from a king, or some government official. That includes the right to bear arms. Arms not for hunting and sport, but for protection from all sorts of evil.
A right is something you have that does not come at some cost to another. You do not have a right to free tuition because that would come at the cost of others. The same with health insurance. But your right to defend yourself with arms does not cost anyone else anything.
There are millions of law abiding gun owners who never shoot anyone. There are also many victims of crime who fought back and killed their assailants with guns. The FBI statistics show from 2008 to 2012 there were 1108 such justified shootings of felons during the commission of a crime by the intended victim. (Source: Violence Policy Center)
Evil people are creative. Who would have thought of using a rental truck and fertilizer to blow up a building? Guns are a weapon, or a tool, like a truck and fertilizer.
The reason we have a right to bear arms is because our creator wants us to be free from said tyranny. Since the Constitution was written there are several examples of tyrannical governments taking away weapons from the citizens, thus enslaving them. Russia, Germany, China, Venezuela and North Korea all come to mind. Which of those countries would you choose to live in today if you left the USA?
We are free men and women. Free to choose to follow the rule of law or not. Suffer the consequences of your choices. But be free.
You are not free if you cannot defend yourself and your loved ones.
When people say "gun control" it means different things to different people. To some it means you want to take away their guns. To others it means proper sale of and handling of guns. And yet others, it means they really want to take your guns away.
I seldom hear politicians say what law they think needs to be passed when they speak on gun control. They tend to speak in generalities such as "common sense gun regulations". Please be specific.
We have many gun laws on the books already, but some people just don't seem to understand, and are led to believe America is still the wild, wild west.
If gun laws worked to prevent crimes, then why are so many people killed with guns in Chicago, Paris, Brussels, or 'fill in the blank'? France has very strict gun laws, and even their police were not carrying weapons before the most recent attacks. During the month of May 2016 there were over 400 shootings in Chicago. 400! In one month! Talk about mass shooting! What did those gun control advocates have to say about Chicago in spring time? Yeah, still waiting for that comment.
Prisons are full of law breakers. Why do you think more gun laws will stop gun violence? Laws don't stop criminals. Rather laws make it possible to charge, try and convict them of those crimes.
President Obama's administration is responsible for allowing thousands of guns into the hands of drug cartels. Why do you suppose someone so opposed to gun violence would do that? I think so he could then say how bad the problem is and force the legislation through congress.
We protect our banks with guns. Politicians and celebrities with guns. Judges and courtrooms with guns. But then we put up signs that say "Gun Free Zone" where are children go to school.
Since 1950 all but three scenes of mass shootings were in gun free zones. The Aurora Colorado movie theater shooter passed up other theaters that were not designated as such to get to one that was gun free. Why? Because shooters don't want potential victims shooting back at them. Simple.
People generally agree on the horrors of gun violence. But the violence is a result of what is in the heart of the shooter, not the weapon.
Then you hear about only certain types of guns, which mostly includes semi-automatic weapons. Are you any less wounded or dead if your shot with a shotgun or handgun?
We often hear that "If it saves even one life, we should ban ...". But they don't say that when discussing hammers, knives, cars, fireworks, or swimming pools, or space heaters, or countless other devices that kill people.
People who settled America came here to be free of tyranny, both religious and political. They wrote a great document detailing the freedoms we all have that come from our creator, not from a king, or some government official. That includes the right to bear arms. Arms not for hunting and sport, but for protection from all sorts of evil.
A right is something you have that does not come at some cost to another. You do not have a right to free tuition because that would come at the cost of others. The same with health insurance. But your right to defend yourself with arms does not cost anyone else anything.
There are millions of law abiding gun owners who never shoot anyone. There are also many victims of crime who fought back and killed their assailants with guns. The FBI statistics show from 2008 to 2012 there were 1108 such justified shootings of felons during the commission of a crime by the intended victim. (Source: Violence Policy Center)
Evil people are creative. Who would have thought of using a rental truck and fertilizer to blow up a building? Guns are a weapon, or a tool, like a truck and fertilizer.
The reason we have a right to bear arms is because our creator wants us to be free from said tyranny. Since the Constitution was written there are several examples of tyrannical governments taking away weapons from the citizens, thus enslaving them. Russia, Germany, China, Venezuela and North Korea all come to mind. Which of those countries would you choose to live in today if you left the USA?
We are free men and women. Free to choose to follow the rule of law or not. Suffer the consequences of your choices. But be free.
You are not free if you cannot defend yourself and your loved ones.
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