Re: On Gun Control and Violence

I've thought about that myself.

Johne Cook
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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Mike Findlay <[email protected]>wrote:

> I'd vote for a co presidency with Ron Paul in charge of domestic affair and
> anybody else in charge of foreign affairs.
>
> Mike F.
>
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> *From:* david white <[email protected]>
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Sent:* Mon, January 17, 2011 10:26:23 AM
> *Subject:* [DADL-OT] On Gun Control and Violence
>
> http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1817:on-
> gun-control-and-violence&catid=62:texas-straight-talk&Itemid=69
>
> On Gun Control and Violence
>
> The terrible violence in Arizona last weekend prompted much national
> discussion on many issues.  All Americans are united in their sympathies
> for
> the victims and their families.  All wonder what could motivate such a
> horrible act.  However, some have attempted to use this tragedy to
> discredit
> philosophical adversaries or score political points.  This sort of
> opportunism is simply despicable.
>
> We are fortunate to live in a society where violence is universally
> denounced.  Not one public official or commentator has attempted to justify
>
> this reprehensible act, yet the newspapers, internet, and airwaves are full
>
> of people trying to claim it was somehow motivated by someone else’s
> political rhetoric.  Most disturbing are the calls to use government power
> to
> censor certain forms of speech, and even outlaw certain types of criticism
> of
> public officials.  This was the completely apolitical act of a violent and
> disturbed man.  How sad that the attempted murder of the Congresswoman who
> had just read the First Amendment on the House floor would be used in
> efforts
> to chill free speech!  Perhaps some would feel safer if the Alien and
> Sedition Acts were reinstated.
>
> Also troubling are the renewed calls for stricter gun control laws, and for
>
> government to “do something” to somehow prevent similar incidents in the
> future.  This always seems to be the knee jerk reaction to any crime
> committed with a gun.  Nonsensical proposals to outlaw guns around federal
> officials and install bulletproof barriers in the congressional gallery
> only
> reinforce the growing perception that politicians view their own lives as
> far
> more important than the lives of ordinary citizens.  Politicians and a
> complicit media have conditioned many citizens to view government as our
> protector, leading to more demands for government action whenever tragedies
>
> occur.  But this impulse is at odds with the best American traditions of
> self-
> reliance and individualism, and it also leads to bad laws and the loss of
> liberty.
>
> Remember - liberty only has meaning if we still believe in it when terrible
>
> things happen and more government security is demanded.  Government cannot
> make us safe by mandating security any more than it can make us prosperous
> by
> decreeing an end to poverty.
>
> We need to reaffirm the core American value of individual responsibility.
> Consider the young man who had the courage to tackle the shooter and
> prevent
> further carnage because he himself had a concealed weapon.  Without that
> gun,
> he could have been yet another sitting duck.  When peaceful citizens are
> armed, they at least have a chance against armed criminals.
>
> Advocates of gun control would urge us to leave our safety to law
> enforcement, but eyewitness reports indicate it took police as much as 20
> minutes to arrive on the scene that day!  Since police cannot be everywhere
>
> all of the time, a large part of our personal safety depends on our ability
>
> to defend ourselves.
>
> Our constitutional right to bear arms does not create a society without
> risks
> of violent crime, and neither would the strictest gun control laws.  Guns
> and
> violence are a fact of life.  The question is whether it is preferable to
> be
> defenseless while waiting for the police, or to have the option to arm
> yourself.  We certainly know criminals prefer the former.
>
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