mccain on guns:
In my years in Washington, I have seen what I will call three myths used by politicians to excuse their support for gun control. First, is the big city myth: that it is acceptable — even necessary — to fight crime in big cities. If you have a crime problem, they say it’s really a gun problem. So instead of increasing police patrols, instituting tough sentences for lawbreakers and other measures that would actually address crime, we restrict ownership of guns and limit the rights of law abiding citizens.
We are meeting today in a city that represents the worst of this myth. The citizens of the nation’s capital do not enjoy the right to keep and bear arms. That is why I have co-sponsored legislation repealing the ban on firearms possession for law abiding citizens in the District of Colombia. The Second Amendment is not just for rural Arizona, it is for all of America.
The second myth is that of the “bad gun.” This was at the core of the debate over so-called “assault weapons.” Proponents of this myth argue that some kinds of guns are acceptable — for now — but others are not if they have certain features — like a pistol grip or an extended magazine. I will continue to oppose those who want to ration the Second Amendment based on their views of what guns it applies to.
Finally, there is the hunting myth — if you show your bona fides by hunting ducks or varmints or quail, it makes up for support for gun control. This myth overlooks a fundamental truth: the Second Amendment is not about hunting, it is about freedom.
No gun problem other than some people have and insist on having a void between their ears. Baning guns will not remove that void. Those walking about with that void will still shoot, stab, club or beat others their possessions and they will fight with the same chosen devices, those others with voided skulls for territory and chemicals. They will have advantage over the law abiding. Banning guns will also give the criminal more enterprise. Nothing increases the value of a certain commodity be making it illegal.