Regarding all the rhetoric we are hearing in the news and such regarding gun control, please go read your United States Constitution and it's Bill of Rights. We as Americans, are unique in this world....in this respect. Not many countries allow it's citizens the right to keep and bear arms. This is one of the greatest rights we have; it allows us to own, maintain, and use our arms as is fitting (within the constraints of the law) to ensure our own safety and that of those around us. Our United States Constitution in the Bill of Rights declares:
Article [II]
[A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.]
I highlighted the last part just to show emphasis on how I feel. My heart goes out to the folks in Connecticut, especially those who lost a loved one. For me, I cannot imagine a more horrifying thing than to lose a little one due to some crazed individual's loss of connection with reality. Personally, I'm for arming some of the teachers, not all of them......just the one's that could pass the highest levels of certification for that honor, and to me that's what that would be....an honor to carry a weapon to protect our kids!
I could paste a slew of quotes into this Note but you all can read, go Google "history of gun control around the world" and you will be surprised on what you read!
___________________________________________________________________
The following was taken from a page from Paul Harvey's site, not exactly a nutcase, in my books!
CONSIDER: In 1929 the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, approximately 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915-1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1938 to 1945, 13 million Jews. gypsies, homosexuals, the mentally ill, and others who were unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Guatemala established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million "uneducated" people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
That places total victims who lost their lives because of gun control at approximately 56 million in the last century. Since we should learn from the mistakes of history, the next time someone talks in favor of gun control, find out which group of citizens they wish to have exterminated............
___________________________________________________________________
Read and educate yourselves, it's one of the most powerful tools we have to not allow our government or some segments thereof to take away what we as law-abiding United States citizens have as a right! It may seem silly or even way overboard to some of you all, but I'm sure if any of the citizens from the aforementioned countries could come back and give us any wisdom; it would be "fight like hell to not let them take your guns away"! That's my quote, my words, but I feel very strongly about it. And besides the fact, many of us, including members of my own family have had loved ones fight for that honor and to do away with that would be to spit upon the blood of our county's heroes!
Be prepared, but be educated about what you're fighting for! Passions have achieved many great things in world history, but just the same......they've started every damned war we've had since the dawn of time!
Thanks for listening!
Billy Ray Richardson
No comments:
Post a Comment