Posted on 06/13/2014 11:57:24 AM PDT by Phillyred
To the Editor:
Is this the kind of country we want to be — where our children are sacrificed so that a small minority of Americans can have any kind of gun they want? Your child or my child could be collateral damage just so a small minority of Americans can have the pleasure of owning a grenade launcher if they want. Pick which child you want to sacrifice. How about your oldest so that the younger ones might still have a chance at life? Or should it be the youngest since you have invested a lot of time and money already in the older ones? Or perhaps you’d give up your middle child since, ahem, you know what they say about middle children. That might be the one you’d prefer to sacrifice to the small group of Americans who say that it’s their right to own an assault rifle or an AR-15 because they equate the Second Amendment of the Constitution allowing them to have a musket with owning a weapon that can mow down 20, 30, 40 people or more at a time. Is that what you want America to be? I know the arguments in favor of owning high-powered guns. but no arguing is necessary. There is only one question that needs answering: Do you want to sacrifice your children so that anyone can own any kind of gun they want?
Just this week I called Sen. Toomey, Sen. Casey, and Rep. Meehan (my representative in Montgomery County) to ask them what their stance is on gun ownership. I could not get through to Casey. The lines were busy so I left a message — twice — never heard back. I also called Rep. Meehan twice and got two separate aides who said they had no idea what their boss’ stance on guns is. I called Sen. Toomey and talked to a staff person who told me Toomey tried to do something about guns once before, and it got voted down so his gun safety measures are on hold. But the aide told me that politicians take phone calls and what is said on social media seriously. Good to know.
Note to Rep. Meehan: Tell your aides what your stance on guns is so that when constituents call, the aides don’t sound clueless and misinformed because, Mr. Meehan, it’s a reflection of you.
Note to Sen. Casey: Call me back, please.
Note to Sen. Toomey: Get back to work on gun safety (oh, and thanks for having an informed staff member).
If you do not want your child sacrificed so that a small minority of Americans can have the pleasure of owning any type of gun they want, call your congressperson and ask them to tell you how they feel about guns and what they are doing to make our country safer. And then tell them how you feel about guns. Don’t be lulled into thinking nothing can be done because when the day comes that it’s your child who has been killed, sacrificed to the gun fringe, you’ll wish you had at least made a phone call.
Claire Gawinowicz
Oreland
Claire is completely clueless!!
You know what, some children are, sadly, victims of car accidents. If no one could drive cars, this would not happen.
Some children are drowning victims. If children were not allowed to swim or near any water, this would not happen.
Some children are...... etc.
It takes a special kind of coward to hide behind children.
Claire, you’re an idiot.
Your children do not trump my constitutional rights.
Small minority? There are an estimated 90 MILLION gun owners in the US.
Claire should change her name to Unclaire.
” small minority of Americans can have the pleasure of owning any type of gun they want”
More than half of us own guns, and we’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t try to disarm us and have our children at risk for violent crimes we no longer can protect them against.
The only minority are the liberals that fear guns instead of fearing criminals.
Not much gunfire in my neighborhood or near where I work.
I guess if I wanted to dodge bullets I would live in Baltimore City, O Malley-town,
Yet another mindless dupe. “It’s all for the children.”
How many children are killed in abortions Claire? Do you really want to live in a country where it’s legal to murder children just so a minority can have abortions whenever they want?
Let me guess, Claire is fine and dandy sacrificing children (pre-born) for choice and convenience.
Come and take them Claire! Don’t send your Jack Booted goons, you come.
No one was sacrificed.
They were victims of criminals, Claire.
Your attacking the civil rights of innocent people makes us your victim, Claire.
So stop victimizing us.
The children! Oh, the children! How can we be so callus? If somebody says children are at risk, how can we not all immediately pull together to save them? (Uhm...does she believe in abortion? Just asking.)
Murdering her unborn is her absolute right!
The only people who need to fear my guns are criminals and tyrants. Which are you Claire?
Small minority? There are enough guns in the United States for one gun per person. How can I take anything else said seriously? I barely got through the first paragraph.
Oh, they fear criminals alright. They are under the illusion that disarming the law abiding will also disarm the criminals.
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