Guns do not have to be illegal but should be kept away from anyone
but law enforcement.
If that is the case, why does the US Constitution provide otherwise?
The lawmen have to protect us and need some
kind of weapons.
Only in
very rare circumstances does a law enforcement officer
actually protect a civilian. Their guns are present to protect
THEMSELVES! Yes, it is necessary for them to have guns because
they have to face all kinds of kooks INTENTIONALLY. But the sad
fact is that most police work is done after the fact and rarely are
police present to stop any attack on a private citizen.
Making guns legal means having control to some
degree over who does and who does not have a gun.
Really? Its been illegal to own a handgun in the city of Chicago
for decades, yet Chicago now has the dubious distinction of being
the murder capitol of the US. It now even outpaces NYC.
The proof that
citicens should not have guns is on your paper's front page nearly
every day.
Hmmm... I see it as quite the opposite. FYI, most "gun incidents"
do not involved shot fired. But you are not going to see those
incidents published on the front page, middle or back page of any
newspaper. "Man Shows Gun and Doesn't Get Attacked". That kind of
stuff just doesn't sell newspapers, titilate the or generate a
voting constituency.
I do not trust people with guns. They have them to stay
in control! People only need to be in control when they feel they
have none.
It has nothing to do with control. It has to do with preparedness
and vigilance (not to be confused with vigilantes). Have you ever
had someone break into your house when you were home? What are you
going to protect yourself with when an intruder enters YOUR home,
your tennis racquet? Just a few weeks ago a woman here called 911
because her ex-husband was threatening her. The police responces
took TWENTY MINUTES! They arrived in just time to call the
cororner.
Thos are really bad candidates to own guns.
Hmm again... Most of the gun owners I know are doctors, lawyers,
photographers, pharmacists, carpenters and housewives... Real bad
characters.
It is a sad
society when you no longer believe in the good of your fellow
countrymen.
Yes it is. But it doesn't take crime to show you this. If you make
an agreement with someone verbally, it is every bit as much a
contract as it is in writing. Its just that a written contract is a
document provable in court. Neither is more or less binding... but
in our country we now have to get everything in writing, or the
agreement is worthless. Let me know when we can shake on an
agreement and have it stick... Then we can talk about the more
serious issues.
Today we have security systems on our homes and businesses. When I
grew up (in Chicago PROPER) I didn't even own a key to my house
until I was 14. We never locked the doors because we didn't have
to. Yes, its sad. As I intimated earlier, burglar alarms will
probably get the cops to your door to call the coroner and make out
a report.
Crime rate is on an all time high and it is getting
worse as criminals now need bigger weapons to stay ahead of gun
owners. They will comply!
The statement sounds great, but has no substantive value. Criminals
will get the most firepower they can locate, regardless of how
their targets are or are not armed. The real firepower is already
in the hands of the gangs who overtly sport Macs and Uzis. Do you
think gun ownership by Joe Homeowner poses a threat to anyone?
In closing, I think it would help if you looked at the BIG PICTURE
for a moment. If you think of the millions of guns out there and
then tally the relatively few instances of civilian misuse, you'll
see that the incidence of death and accident by legally owned
firearms is infinitecimal. You'd be far better off making tobacco
illegal... You'll save many more lives.
Best of luck,
Stanton
