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It appears there is a heated debate going on about why guns should or
should not be banned.

Here's my take on the issue.

I don't like guns.  Let me get that out in the open.  The amount of
suffering inflicted by their use is frightening.  

Except for the purposes of sport, guns have only one use.  That is to
kill.  They are instruments of death.  In the hands of the uninitiated
they are accidents waiting to happen.  How many children die each year
because of guns?  The sad thing is many of these guns were meant to
protect the family.

The same could be said of dogs, household chemicals, utensils, etc.
However, as I said, a gun's sole purpose is to kill.  

Sure, there was a time when guns were necessary.  When every american
needed to possess a firearm or perish.  When not owning a shotgun or
rifle meant starvation, or even death at the hands of robbers (local
law enforcement was a joke).  In those scenarios guns were a part of
life.  Every child was instructed in their use, and taught respect for
them.  They were seen as a tool. 

Also remember that these early americans were for the most part good
god fearing people, that worked hard for their meager existence.  They
knew the value of life, and strove to defend it.  Entire towns
survived, because the men of the town needed to be skilled marksman to
defend against indians or invading soldiers.

Guns were practically sacred objects in the days of yore.  They were
not disposable objects that anyone could pick up at the local shop.  

What I'm saying is simple.  No one will deny that guns were a vital
part of the United States success as a nation.  They served their
purpose, and served it well.  

While it is true that every american has a right to bear arms I feel
this nation is not the same that our forefathers created.  What
applied then does not apply now.  Do you think George Washington, or
Thomas Jefferson would approve of the current state of our nation?
Surely they would not.  For all of their good intentions the
constitution has become warped and misinterpreted.  For crying out
loud following the constitution to the letter it is legal to burn the
FLAG!  Is that right?  HELL NO!  I want to cry when I see some hippie
piece of shit burn "Old Glory."  I want to tell them they are
perverting the constitution to suit their own ideals.  

That is what is happening now with guns.  We have changed as a nation,
now it's time to change our views.  Our population has increased
ten-fold.  The general morality of the nation has gone to the
cess-pool.  

I reiterate.  This is not the same country from two hundred years ago.
It is a sad shadow of what once was.  Our people care not for the
prosperity of america.  Only for themselves.  As such somethings are
going to need to change.  

I hate to see freedoms lost.  But!  In the case of guns, I think stern
control is necessary.   


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