Posted on 01/01/2003 1:09:16 PM PST by ExSoldier
The Kentucky coalition to Carry Concealed recently published some examples of gun control “logic” on it’s web site. We’ve included some of the more interesting tidbits here, with thanks to that organization.
Banning guns works, which is why New York, D.C., and Chicago cops need guns.
Washington DC’s low murder rate of 69 per 100,000 is due to strict gun control, and Indianapolis’ high murder rate of 9 per 100,000 is due to the lack of gun control.
An intruder will be incapacitated by tear gas or oven spray, but if shot with a .357 magnum, will get angry and kill you.
A woman raped and strangled is morally superior to a woman with a smoking gun and a dead rapist at her feet.
The New England Journal of Medicine is filled with expert advice about guns; just like Guns & Ammo has some excellent treatises on heart surgery
One should consult an automotive engineer for safewr seatbelts, a civil engineer for a better bridge, a surgeon for internal medicine, a computer programmer for hard drive problems and Sarah Brady for firearms expertise.
The Second Amendment, ratified in 1791 refers to the National Guard, which was created 112 years later in 1903.
These phrases: “The right of the people peaceably to assemble,” “right of the people to be secure in their homes.” “enumeration of herein of certain rights shall not be construed to disparage others retained by the people,” and “The powers not delegated herein are reserved to the states respectively and to the people” all refer to individuals, but “the right of the people to keep and bear arms” refers to the state.
The NRA’s “don’t touch” campaign about kids handling guns is propaganda, but the anti-gun lobby’s attempt to run a “don’t touch” campaign is responsible social activity.
Most people can’t be trusted, so we should have laws against guns, which most people will abide by because they can be trusted.
Citizens don’t need to carry a gun for personal protection, but police chiefs who are deskbound administrators who work in a building filled with cops, need a gun.
Trigger locks do not interfere with the ability to use a gun for defensive purposes, which is why you see police officers with one on their duty weapons.
Handgun Control, Inc. says it wants to “keep guns out of the wrong hands.”
Guess what?
YOU have the “wrong hands.”
"We already know that licensing and registration will be counterproductive because the U.S. Supreme Court (Haynes v. U.S., 390 US 85, 1968) has unequivocally ruled that criminals cannot be legally required to register their firearms, and they cannot be convicted for possessing an unregistered firearm. It makes no sense at all to enact laws which can only be used to convict previously law-abiding citizens while criminals get a free pass.
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