Society is always infested with politicians, lobbyists, and
special interests who wish to disarm the citizenry in the name of “gun control”.
Every time some maniac murders innocent people it is a tragedy. It cannot be
denied that maniacs do indeed exist and that they should be closely monitored
and kept away from guns, but neither is allowed to happen because it might hurt
someone’s PC feelings or put a social worker out of business. However, the urge to control gun ownership is
not the drive of a democratically-minded individual. It is instead the agenda
of people who, for ulterior motives, desire that Citizens be unarmed and vulnerable. The irrational and uncontrolled exercise of
power is not possible under any scenario where a responsibly-armed citizenry
exists.
Gun control laws do nothing to keep guns away from dangerous
criminals, such as homicidal maniacs or gangbangers. Neither of these types purchase firearms
through appropriate channels, first ensuring that they have taken a gun safety
course and legally procured a federal ID.
They get their guns from the black market or they steal them
outright. Ten million gun control laws
will do nothing to keep guns out of the hands of those who do not respect the
Law.
Gun control laws certainly do not apply to the Government.
If the government suddenly decided to begin endangering the lives and property
of Citizens, they would think nothing of arming themselves against their own
populace. History has shown us that governments
who crave and exercise absolute power care little for the rule of law or the
decency intended to accompany it. Gun
control laws would not apply as far as the State is concerned. We must also
consider the large number of illegal weapons sales transacted by governments
since the dawn of the 20th century.
Gun control laws function only to keep firearms away from
responsible Citizens. It is not that
firearms do not need to be controlled. They do.
There is something inherently wrong with the situation when the family
of a youngster with severe mental difficulties is allowed to keep guns in their
home, unlocked and unchecked. There is
something inherently wrong with the situation when an individual, licensed and
tested, is allowed to make the argument that he or she absolutely needs a
high-powered assault rifle or a bazooka to go duck hunting.
However, it cannot be denied by any sane and rational person
that a responsible Citizen has the right to self-defense or the defense of
their legitimately-gained and owned property.
This idea always has its opponents.
It is opposed by politicians who crave the possession and exercise of
absolute power. It is opposed by those
who spout off about the rights of rapists and murderers. It is also opposed by those who have as their
agenda the “redistribution” of wealth, which regardless of any fancy label
applied to it shall always and forever be nothing but plunder.
No decent, rational
person can logically or justifiably deny that citizens have the right to defend
their lives, liberty, and property.
Certainly, there will always be those who do not want citizens to engage
in this defense, but that is because their motives are the wholesale rape and
plunder of legitimate society and civilization.
No other motive for the wholesale curbing of the right to bear arms is
even remotely possible.
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