Posted by
Big Bill on Friday, June 27, 2008 1:36:28 AM
Today, a group of 5 individuals assured, at least temporarily, that the American citizen can defend his or her own home. If only people of all stripes would realize that a well-armed citizenry puts the criminal constiuency at odds with their own thoughts and suppresses the villainy
of violent action against innocent, law-biding persons. John R. Lott Jr. is oft quoted on the subject of self-defense and handguns. I would have every man, woman and child read his book, More Guns, Less Crime and really examine their own states' records on the matter. When considering gun control, measure the statistics about deaths by vehicle, deaths by slipping and falling in the bathroom, death by medical procedure, death by choking on restaurant food, or for that matter, people exercising too much. How about heart disease, how much of that could be avoided by simply having our lives return to the simplicity of provision, simple vacations and the seeking of a good name and legacy of dignity.
How many violent crimes could be avoided by encouraging young men and women to assume the responsibility for babies and then have them marry or adopt out their children rather than keep them and raise them without a father. No where in the bill of rights do I see any right to avoid resposibilty for the downfall of a society. And where is the right of a government to steal tax dollars away from the support of true infrstructure to pay bureaucrats, congressmen and judges to change laws at their whimsy and neglect the desires and welfare of their constiuency. As I understood the 2nd amendment when I was in elementary school, the founding fathers expected each household to contribute steel, powder, lead, and blood to the battlefield of virtue against tyranny.
It is amazing to me that so many liberals will condemn and villify guns, manufacturers and owners; yet, will they also arm themselves and have bodygauards and immense security to protect themselves. This is cowardice at it worse. When law enforcement can't get to a location soon enough to answer a 911 call and the family at stake is killed or injured those same politicians will blame the guns, and those who make them and the lawful gun owners; rather than encouraging people in compromised locations or neighborhoods to get training, weapons and carry permits to protect themselves.
Finally, I am also tired of hearing supposedly conservative pundits exclaim that there is no "real" need for an individual or household to have a handgun or "assault weapon". It's an machine that shoots a pellet of specific weight and configuration with a load of propellent specified for the shell casing, pellet and chambering of the machine. Shooting sports are that and no matter what arms are used they facilitate the perfecting of aim and steadiness of concentration; so, when hunting, or shooting clays, or targets or God forbid a criminal perpetrator our whits won't fail us. The type of weapon has no bearing on that if we are non-felons and obey the laws in place. Let's see if the courts have the fortitude to prosecute the law as vehemently as they wish to change it. OH YEAH, that's right, they said this week that it's unconstitutional to execute a rapist of children in Louisiana. Well so much for that question I suppose.