NO! On Gun Control
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, first Chief Justice John Jay-names synonymous with the spirit of our country; founding fathers of the United States of America. Over 200 years ago, they shook off the chains of oppression from Great Britain, by divine call. They instituted the first democratic form of government in nearly a thousand years, with liberty and justice for all. Recognizing the need to safeguard the fundamental rights of the individual against usurpation by the federal government and prohibiting interference with existing freedoms, they wrote the Bill of Rights. Now, 200 years later, the worth of the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms, has come into question. Indeed, the Second Amendment is on the edge of a great abyss. Opposition to Second Amendment claim that too many crimes are perpetrated by people with guns, that too many deaths have been incurred during shootings. They cite schoolyard shootings as evidence of the need to repeal the Second Amendment. They say that the Second Amendment is archaic and no longer applies to society today. They're wrong. The right to keep and bear arms is an integral thread in the tapestry of American liberties-if we pull on that thread, the tapestry that
In 1919, William Burroughs posed the question, "After a shooting spree, why do they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it?" The answer, anti-gun proponents claim, is to see that it never happens again. It is very curious, though, that the anti-gun proponents do not recognize the fact that every Federal law, every Federal regulation, every safeguard against these schoolyard shootings was completely disregarded. This is the proof that anti-gun legislation doesn't work. Over 180,000 students carry guns to school each day undetected. Yet, these Federal laws are supposed to prevent juveniles from obtaining firearms? Obviously not. So, what can be done about this problem? The answer can be found across the Canadian border. A group based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is working to educate people, in particular teens, as to the true nature of guns-not that a gun is evil, but that a gun is a tool, used to defend one's self-it has the potential to kill, and must be treated with the greatest respect at all times. That is what must be done here. We can't win the fight against people who abuse guns if you're afraid of them. People must know the truth about guns. According to the Department of Justice, more than 35,000 people are killed each year as a result of being shot. One person is shot and killed every 2 hours in the United States...a blood-chilling statistic. However, contrary to the opinion expressed by anti-gun proponents, legislation restricting the fundamental right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is not the answer. In fact, it is unconstitutional and therefore, illegal. But how to respond to that anti-gun sentiment that banning guns would save lives, and if even one life is saved, then the Second Amendment needs to go the way of the dinosaur...The National Rifle Association of America ha
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