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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RetiredNow who wrote (55042)	11/9/2008 7:56:46 PM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 224648

I'm not a big guns fan. Nevertheless, you claim that those who trade freedom for security deserve neither. I don't understand why American citizens need automatic weapons. Americans do not have the right to automatic weapons. That particular infringement of the Second Amendment is on the far side of the line in the sand that its defenders have drawn. Nobody who defends the Second Amendment is on a ranch plotting revolution. Those people are terrorists and should be treated as such. If guns weren't so ubiquitous, we'd have fewer problems. Not so. I draw your attention to the last item in the following list. More Guns Equals Less Crime Give a gun to each person in the United States - desiring to lawfully carry it for self defense. This person must be a law abiding citizen (no criminal record, age 21 , no mental history, you know...responsible). Make sure he/she knows how to use it for self defense (proper training). You'll see violent crime drop substantially. * Here's the obvious: If you're a criminal - do you break into a house where a little old lady will shoot you or where a helpless victim is easy prey? * If you're a criminal - do you care anything about the law? Obviously not! Isn't it naive to believe criminals will follow gun control laws? * Why have we let our government legislate us into becoming potential victims? Criminals have guns while law abiding citizens are left helpless. * Why should criminals carry guns while law abiding citizens are prohibited? One more quick point: If gun control works - why is crime so high in Washington D.C.? After all, guns are barely allowed in D.C. squidoo.com