ABCNews, ill-informed opinion piece

Emailed 'em. Gave some facts they can't refuse! ;)

Carole Simpson is a dolt! I guess she thinks that taking guns away from citizens, including her fellow blacks who need self protection more than anyone else, is the right way to go.

She ought to go out into the real world!
 
My email to ABC news:

I read with interest Ms. Simpson's op-ed piece about "gun control". It MUST be an op-ed piece, because it's CERTAINLY NOT unbiased journalism.

While the child-shootings are tragic, why should they affect MY right to self-defense in an emergency? Because that is what taking firearms away from law abiding citizens does. It makes them victims-in-waiting. Prosecute the persons responsible for allowing children unsupervised access to firearms, instead. We already have over 22,000 gun laws in this country. That child broke a BUNCH of them. Do you realistically think that MORE LAWS are the answer?

I'll never allow my firearms to be registered/confiscated. If you were to actually EXAMINE the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments to the Constitution), you would discover an AMAZING fact: these rights were assumed by the founding fathers to be God-given. That is, you can NEVER take them away. Far from stipulating that the rights were "granted" to the people, the intent of the Founders was to enumerate those rights which NO GOVERNMENT, anywhere in the world, could usurp.

The misstatements in Ms. Simpson's editorial are manifest, and I'll not waste my time detailing them here (except that gun sales by mail-order have been illegal since 1968).

At the end of her editorial, she makes one very telling comment:

"Second Amendment arguments notwithstanding, do we really need to live in a society where citizens are free to own and use guns? I don’t think so."

Thankfully, that is not HER decision to make, nor is it yours. In all actuality, it is not the government's either. Realistically, ALL gun laws are blatantly unconstitutional. Period. The Supreme Court will NEVER hear another gun rights case, because to do so, and render a decision on EITHER side, would plunge this country into another civil war. Since the Supreme's know this, they MUST NEVER allow a case to be heard before them again.

Another fascinating quote by Ms. Simpson:

"While politicians nibble at the problem of guns by proposing safety locks, “smart guns,” waiting periods, background checks, and a ban on the importation of large ammunition clips, innocent blood is spilled every day."

That may be true, as far as it goes. BUT, much LESS "innocent blood" is spilled because many of the would-be victims were armed, and either killed or drove off their attackers. I choose to NOT be a victim. I choose to NOT lay down and whimper while my wife gets raped and/or killed and my children savaged before my eyes.

You people will NEVER understand; it's not within your nature. Ultimately you WANT more victimization, because that makes for more "news", hence higher ratings/increased subscriptions for the media.

I am 41 years old. I'm a computer consultant, and lifelong Democrat. I also own 11 firearms. I have owned firearms since I was 13. So far, I have managed to avoid killing or maiming anyone. As a matter of fact, Ted Kennedy's CAR has killed more people than my guns.

The bottom line is quite simple: there is NO WAY to disarm America without the institution of a totalitarian police state. Is that really the kind of America that you people advocate? Hmmmm?

A final thought:

Gun Control: The proposition that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose, is preferable to allowing that same woman to defend herself with a firearm.

May you all sleep well at night....


[This message has been edited by Dennis Olson (edited March 07, 2000).]
 
God bless you Dennis Olson. Wow.


Horny Toad



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Great letter, Dennis! I wish mine had your passion.

I like the way Jimpeel's signature was used as a final lance. Perfect!
 
The gun control fight will eventually come down to this:

The number of people who are willing to die to keep their guns vs the number of people the government is willing to kill to take them away.

A sad commentary on the future.

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Gun Control: The proposition that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own panty hose, is more acceptable than allowing that same woman to defend herself with a firearm.


[This message has been edited by jimpeel (edited March 07, 2000).]
 
Right on jimpeel! A sad fact, but true.
And when did ABC ever have an informed editorial??????

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Yes and some $8/hour GED flunky at the ABC News mailroom, put your response letter into a bin labeled "GUN NUT LETTERS", and then some pompous newbie gopher who got their communications degree with a NAACP grant, put it through the mail room shredder.

Do you realize we are already at war. This is a propaganda war, and those that own the major networks will always have the advantage. They don't care about your facts, you'll never change their tactics. They are focused at eliminating the gun culture through the generation of a consensus of our own people (other Americans) with their perpetual lying, deception, and fabrications which they call "NEWS"!
 
You are correct. This is a propaganda war. That is why you should contribute to Citizens of America so they can get air time for their pro-firearms ads. See and hear their ads at: http://citizensofamerica.com/

Here in Massachusetts, there is a group called G.O.A.L. (Gun Owners Action League) that is doing the same thing. See and hear their ads at: http://www.goal.org

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Gun Control: The proposition that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own panty hose, is more acceptable than allowing that same woman to defend herself with a firearm.
 
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