ARE WE RADICALS?
I hope we all realize that some forms of Gun Control are necessary. But 30,000 laws and the constant request for more are beyond being realistic. We need to restrict guns to some extent and whether we all admit this or not we know it so. Children should not have access to guns, and weapons should be stored securely and safely. On this I’m sure we can all agree.
As for guns used in the commission of a crime. The penalty should be so severe that all would see the disadvantage of their use. Convicted felons should not possess any weapons, and they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent for their possession.
I continue to hear the statement being made that we do not enforce the laws of gun control on the books now and do not need any new ones. This is a very delicate area. My Grandpa always said “Be careful what you ask for you may just get it.” By this I mean that there are many of the laws that could be used against the honest citizen to achieve gun registration, restriction or confiscation already in effect. Of the 30,000 laws in effect we probably only need a hundred if that. I think all laws should be reviewed and or revised justly according to the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Another aspect we need to address is the statement that WE make continuously “ New or old Gun Laws do not stop the violence or the crimes committed with guns.” This may very well be true, but one day as you spout off this little statement someone will stand up and agree with you. And then they will quote your statement and show that even WE do not believe that laws or prosecution will stop this trend. This will show that we agree with them on the fact that laws can not stop this senseless loss of life. This will prove their idea that the only way is for a total gun confiscation.
The idea that all of this is to save the innocent children is Bull. It is a political agenda to disarm and control us and we know it. There are many that do not realize this and may not until it is too late. If this was about saving children the same people that support gun control would not be supporting Abortion, must less Partial birth Abortion. We would also see more emphasis on stopping drunk drivers. The death rate from drunk drivers far surpasses that of gun related deaths. How about a drunk driver lock law on that new car? Drug related deaths are another aspect that out weighs that of gun deaths. Yet we hear little abut them in the news media. But let some idiot shoot a child and even the funeral is televised on TV.
As for Smart Gun technology, I realize that at this moment it is unreliable. But why not wait and see what it can become? Many technologies are unreliable in their early days and later become a mainstay of life. I am a PRO-GUN LEO and I carry a Safariland SLS II retention holster. Why? To retain my gun and keep it from getting into the opponents hands. Need you ask why?……. To keep him from taking my life. Is it foolproof? No! But it is a welcome addition to my safety. If it were possible to obtain a weapon that could only be used by me and be reliable as my Glock, I’d have one today and be a proud owner of it. If you will look closely the objection of gun manufacturers was not the Smart Gun Technology but the commission that was to be used to regulate them. This was so any future restriction would already have the collar for restraint in place.
I guess what I’m trying to make you aware of is that we are being pursued by a very big posse of anti-gunners. Many good people joined their band wagon only as a result of the news media’s constant showing of gun violence that is being blamed on the gun and not the real causes of our society. You have to admit it makes us all look like radicals defending our cause. Another thing that I learned in Psychology class, “When you let someone make you mad they control you.” The anti-gunners were in class that day too, they continue to keep us mad and want us to show our aggression to make us look like unfeeling radicals.
PROSOUTH
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To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind. (C.P.Gillman)
I hope we all realize that some forms of Gun Control are necessary. But 30,000 laws and the constant request for more are beyond being realistic. We need to restrict guns to some extent and whether we all admit this or not we know it so. Children should not have access to guns, and weapons should be stored securely and safely. On this I’m sure we can all agree.
As for guns used in the commission of a crime. The penalty should be so severe that all would see the disadvantage of their use. Convicted felons should not possess any weapons, and they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent for their possession.
I continue to hear the statement being made that we do not enforce the laws of gun control on the books now and do not need any new ones. This is a very delicate area. My Grandpa always said “Be careful what you ask for you may just get it.” By this I mean that there are many of the laws that could be used against the honest citizen to achieve gun registration, restriction or confiscation already in effect. Of the 30,000 laws in effect we probably only need a hundred if that. I think all laws should be reviewed and or revised justly according to the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Another aspect we need to address is the statement that WE make continuously “ New or old Gun Laws do not stop the violence or the crimes committed with guns.” This may very well be true, but one day as you spout off this little statement someone will stand up and agree with you. And then they will quote your statement and show that even WE do not believe that laws or prosecution will stop this trend. This will show that we agree with them on the fact that laws can not stop this senseless loss of life. This will prove their idea that the only way is for a total gun confiscation.
The idea that all of this is to save the innocent children is Bull. It is a political agenda to disarm and control us and we know it. There are many that do not realize this and may not until it is too late. If this was about saving children the same people that support gun control would not be supporting Abortion, must less Partial birth Abortion. We would also see more emphasis on stopping drunk drivers. The death rate from drunk drivers far surpasses that of gun related deaths. How about a drunk driver lock law on that new car? Drug related deaths are another aspect that out weighs that of gun deaths. Yet we hear little abut them in the news media. But let some idiot shoot a child and even the funeral is televised on TV.
As for Smart Gun technology, I realize that at this moment it is unreliable. But why not wait and see what it can become? Many technologies are unreliable in their early days and later become a mainstay of life. I am a PRO-GUN LEO and I carry a Safariland SLS II retention holster. Why? To retain my gun and keep it from getting into the opponents hands. Need you ask why?……. To keep him from taking my life. Is it foolproof? No! But it is a welcome addition to my safety. If it were possible to obtain a weapon that could only be used by me and be reliable as my Glock, I’d have one today and be a proud owner of it. If you will look closely the objection of gun manufacturers was not the Smart Gun Technology but the commission that was to be used to regulate them. This was so any future restriction would already have the collar for restraint in place.
I guess what I’m trying to make you aware of is that we are being pursued by a very big posse of anti-gunners. Many good people joined their band wagon only as a result of the news media’s constant showing of gun violence that is being blamed on the gun and not the real causes of our society. You have to admit it makes us all look like radicals defending our cause. Another thing that I learned in Psychology class, “When you let someone make you mad they control you.” The anti-gunners were in class that day too, they continue to keep us mad and want us to show our aggression to make us look like unfeeling radicals.
PROSOUTH
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To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind. (C.P.Gillman)
