Posted on 03/28/2013 7:13:41 AM PDT by marktwain
"The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust." -- Samuel Butler
In the current political climate surrounding the hot topic of gun control, there has been much attention focused on the subject of "gun owner paranoia." One mainstream news agency after another has decried the lack of progress regarding the gun control bills currently stagnating in Congress due to gun owners' supposed fears regarding gun bans and firearms confiscation.
However, despite the government assurances that gun confiscation is off the table, a sentiment that is being echoed by voices within the mainstream press, the reality is that guns have already been confiscated within U.S. borders in the past and this practice continues to affect law-abiding gun owners to this day.
Beyond confirming gun owners' fears regarding the issue of firearms confiscation, the mainstream media has alluded that the government's proposal to ban so-called "assault weapons" is, fair, equitable, and as far as the newly proposed gun control legislation will go. Other types of firearms would supposedly be left alone. However, despite the reassuring rhetoric, there are elements currently working within the government who not only want to ban so-called "assault weapons", but who also want to include handgun bans in future gun control measures as well.
So, the law-abiding gun owner's distrust of government intentions regarding gun control has a demonstrated basis in reality. The question is, should this distrust of government be a phenomenon that is exclusive to gun owners?
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
True that, and the question probably confuses cause and effect. It’s not that distrust of govt is only held by gun owners....it’s more that those who distrust govt become gun owners....
Can the FedMob be trusted to help you after a hurricane destroys your town?
Can the FedMob be trusted to tell you how much your health insurance is going to cost?
Can the FedMob be trusted to keep our embassies safe?
Can the FedMob be trusted to tell us the truth ... about anything?
As a taxpayer, I distrust government. As a voter who only votes once per election, I distrust government. As a Christian who wants to exercise my religion 24 hours a day and not just for 90 minutes on Sundays, I distrust government. As a parent of kids who are inheriting a massive debt due to massive government fraud, waste, and abuse, I distrust government. And yes, as a gun owner, I distrust government.
The people we should watch carefully are any people in our country who trust government - those people are dangerous.
Useful idiots...
And dead ones.
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