To: tkathy; Chad Fairbanks; Defender2
tkathy, So you are a gun control supporter I take it. Quit running your brain on emotion and take a good look at the facts.
Where is crime and murder the highest? In cities and states where there are the most severe gun control.
Where is crime and murder the lowest? In cities and states with legal conceled carry and the least restrictive gun control.
As for so called "Assault Weapons". The term was made up by the press and promoted by politicians to scare people who have no knowledge of firearms. These are not "machine guns" as they want you to believe. You have to pull the trigger each time to fire a round, that is called "semi-automatic". You have been misled by propaganda that these are the weapon of choice by criminals when in fact such weapons are used in less than 1% of gun crimes.
We still have a 2nd Amendment in most of this country, and where it is still in effect, crime and firearm deaths are at all time lows. It is so convenient for you to blame guns, instead of placing the blame where it belongs on criminals and the leftist judges who play catch and release with these thugs.
Yes, I own many so-called "Assault Weapons". I don't keep them in my pants, I keep them in my safe where irresponsible people cannot get ahold of them. I am responsible for my own safety and the safety of my loved ones. I am still a free American and take the responsibility seriously. I am not a threat to anyone except a criminal who would try to bring harm to me.
Firearms are no more dangerous than golf clubs. It depends on how you use them. What it all comes down to is "RESPONSIBILITY". If you are not responsible for your actions, there should be horrible consequenses. Thanks to the liberal judges out there, criminals no longer live in fear of the law, and we all need to own firearms.
My advise to you is open up that mind, have a try and shooting sports, and start taking some responsibility for your own protection.
117 posted on
09/07/2003 5:25:11 AM PDT by
Trteamer
(Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Vote.)
To: Trteamer
#117. I also support the Second Ammendment of Our U.S. Constitution!!!! It has definitely helped Maintain the U.S. as a FREE NATION!!!!
124 posted on
09/07/2003 4:24:56 PM PDT by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
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