Re: Centreville: Little girl murdered by her brother with Dad's pistol
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It's like this....
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Date: June 12, 2018 03:22PM
The Founders believed we have a natural right to self defense. Look at what is happening in Europe, especially the UK. The people willingly surrendered their guns to the government and now they are being thrown in prison for things they write on Facebook (see Tommy Robinson). Once you give up your right to bear arms, you will soon lose your right to free speech.
By the way, I used to be IN FAVOR of gun control. I am former Army as well. After the Newtown school massacre I petitioned my kids' elementary school to get a SRO (police officer) assigned, and they did. I think all schools should have armed security. But at the time I thought "assault weapons" should be outlawed.
Over the past few years I've studied the subject a lot and have learned the massive hypocrisy (and fallacy) of gun control. Why are the "elites" like Hollywood, politicians, rich people, allowed to have armed security but you and I are not? I don't know you from Adam but I think your life is every bit as important as anti-gunners such as George Clooney or Alyssa Milano (both of whom made a fortune off of guns in their movies).
If you take away suicides (2/3 of US gun deaths), gang/inner-city shootings, you have a gun death rate the same as most European countries. Pretty damn safe. In fact Switzerland has mandatory gun ownership and is the safest country in the world. Honduras has strict gun control and is perhaps the most violent country in the world. Mexico also has stringent gun control, the kind you could only dream about. But they have a massive gun-murder rate down there.
There are millions of gun owners who would willingly surrender their guns if ordered to by the government. But there are many, many millions more who will not, under any circumstance. It's our culture. It's in our collective DNA.
Good luck!