About the Supreme Court Decision
Reply to Colbert I. King's editorial 'Thugs Win the Case'
The trouble with those who would ban guns is simply that you can't ban guns. Criminals are defined as law-breakers. What law ever stopped law-breakers from breaking the law?
Laws only affect those who obey them. When we are denied the legal right to own a gun, we are left defenseless before those law defiers..This isn't rocket science, folks. 1+1=2 still.
Yet,some pretty intelligent people imagine that with billions of guns floating around the U.S. a law could prevent 'thugs' from owning guns. We've tried that. Did it work?
I lived in 'gun-free' New York in the 50's. I came to New York with a gun. I left New York with a gun. During the time I lived there my greatest fear was that the gun would be stolen and I could not report that. Legally the gun did not exist. It was clearly the most valuable item I owned as far as any thief was concerned.
"I often wonder how many guns are in the 'thug world' because of 'gun control'."
I still own guns. I know how to use them. I will use them to defend my loved ones or myself. I respect the gun's power and finality. I know they aren't paint guns. All 'gun control' does is control those who own guns responsibly because they live responsibly.
As far as Canada is concerned. Canada is not the U.S. and nay be better off for it. Canada has not been at war somewhere for most of the last century. War does produce guns, you know. War also produces an attitude that says 'if we want comething changed somewhere, it's our right and priviledge to change it…with a gun.'
It's not easy to reconcile national belligerence with personal passivity. How about 'war control'? Woops!
BarbaraDahms
Welcome to the Forum Barb, Considering how many Ladies are participating in shooting sports your views are severely under represented in this forum, Though Marshal'ette does her best. Now I will put down some thoughts I had about your post.
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The trouble with those who would ban guns is simply that you can't ban guns. Criminals are defined as law-breakers. What law ever stopped law-breakers from breaking the law?"The death penalty. The smart azz comment often made that it sure cuts down on second offenses, bears some consideration as statistics have shown that the majority of violent crimes are commited by "Career criminals" who are often guilty of dozens of crimes that they are never charged or punished for, as example, Sammy Gravano confessed to , I think it was 29 murders, these were not commited for gratification,like a serial killer, but simply as part of doing his form of "Business".
"Laws only affect those who obey them. When we are denied the legal right to own a gun, we are left defenseless before those law defiers..This isn't rocket science, folks. 1+1=2 still.
Yet,some pretty intelligent people imagine that with billions of guns floating around the U.S. a law could prevent 'thugs' from owning guns. We've tried that. Did it work?
I lived in 'gun-free' New York in the 50's. I came to New York with a gun. I left New York with a gun. During the time I lived there my greatest fear was that the gun would be stolen and I could not report that. Legally the gun did not exist. It was clearly the most valuable item I owned as far as any thief was concerned." You are preaching to the Chior, but you said it very well
I often wonder how many guns are in the 'thug world' because of 'gun control'.
That is an interesting question, Similar to the Man in the Chicago area, Confronted a burglar and the burglar called the Cops on HIM, as pistols were illegal in that area. This poor guy is going to Jail while the burgalur walks for being "a good citizen" who reported a terrible "Gun Crime".
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