So we are an armed nation with a tradition of freedom to go
how we want, where we want, carrying what we want. The recent social engineering talk indicates
a willingness to tinker with the basic social structure by further controlling
what can be purchased by individuals.
Limiting the size of sodas that can be purchased is futile unless the
numbers purchased per day are also controlled, which also requires
identification and recordkeeping and punishments for violating the law and so
on. When does it end? When will people consider that the society
already has a basis and that basis is important to preserve? Changing society is no small thing and any
change has far reaching consequences. I
prefer education to blatant control.
I was a child when the civil rights demands began to be
heard in the 1950s. I can remember the
black and white TV and the images of the small black girl walking up the school
steps while being taunted by white men.
My father said it was wrong for those men to be there and that they were
probably hypocrites who went to church every Sunday. It took 60 years for true civil rights to
manifest, exemplified by the election of President Obama. Our society is much more homogeneous than it
used to be.
Those who advocate for the cessation of 2nd Amendment rights
do not realize that an insurrection would result if confiscation were
attempted. A congresswoman has
introduced a bill banning over a hundred types of firearms, all while saying
this control over your choices is good for you.
If they control that, what else will they try to control? Some liberals want the people to have no
firearms, which would reduce them to subjects rather than citizens, to
paraphrase a friend.
Power mad city councilmen want the power to control gun
ownership within the city limits. As a
first step they want to control gun sales within the city. Being
disarmed in the city of Tucson is like being naked on a city bus. This attempted power grab by city councilmen
should be thwarted. Petty city officials
should not attempt to breach constitutional rights. What's next?
A computer check of every beer you drink with dinner? A limit on salsa servings because it might
cause heartburn? A limit on the amount
of candy you can buy? These council
people should get back to doing their jobs, which is to keep the city
maintained and solvent, neither of which they are doing.
If their liberal goal
is social engineering, perhaps a longer perspective is needed before attempting
to destroy self reliance in our society, of which the possession of personal
firearms is the most important manifestation. Since the liberals feel free to design a
future based on restrictions imposed on the populace now, perhaps an
alternative vision is imperative. How
about a future where people are held accountable for their actions and
possessions? Swift accountability and
punishment. Remember McVeigh? He didn't hang around long. The delay in punishment creates a perception
of no punishment but restraint, which seems a relief to these punks and failures
who now are cared for at public expense.
Rather than try to change the interpretation of the 2nd
Amendment, it would be better to deal with the practical problems of gun
ownership by the citizenry. That could
be done now without opposition. Try and
think of how to address the physical problem of guns being used by juveniles
and lunatics to kill people. The gun owner should be held libel for crimes
committed by household members using the firearm. In
plain terms, adults who own firearms are responsible for securing them. Punish adults who let juveniles and lunatics
access firearms. A minor should not own
a gun. Autistics, retarded people,
suicidal people, people who have been convicted of assault and so on should not
be allowed to legally own a gun. It's
already a crime to buy a gun for a criminal.
Let the behavior of the individual dictate gun accessability. Don't punish the many for the sins of a
few.
