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NOYB <no...@q3acenterxxx.com> wrote in message news:378579d5.32717690@news...
> 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.

Me either... I do not own a gun, or have any intention in buying one.


>
> 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.

Agreed.

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

And to "protect the family" as you stated up there.

>
> 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.

And still are for the most part. What do you suggest we use to "protect the
family"? If the criminals have guns? I guess what I'm trying to say is... as
long as the criminals have guns, we need guns to protect ourselves.


>
> 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.

And still will if someone used one to defend his/her family.


>
> 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?

Absolutely not. Criminals need to be punished more harshly.


> 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.

I agree completely... It makes me sick also.

>
> 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.


So true.

>
> 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.


What's amazing is we have more gun laws than we ever had in the history of
our nation, and yet more people get killed by guns! Maybe we have been
looking in the wrong places? We have been giving our government more and
more control over our lives. Has it helped? I believe it's time we took a
stand and didn't pass our responcibilities over to our government, and more
laws and regulations. Somewhere there is a flaw. You can regulate the crap
out of guns, and if people want to kill, they will find a way. Simple. All
the school shootings recently... tons of _laws_ broken. Laws don't help
enough... We need restrictions, but we also need strong moral leaders. Look
at the Clinton/Lewinski deal... Most Americans said "Who cares.... no big
deal"... I think it is a big deal... not because he had sex, but because he
broke the law. What kind of moral example does that set? What does that
teach our children? It's okay to break the law for certain things? What
things? This has been the cause of the moral decay in this country. I
believe this moral decay has a major part in the crimes comitted by our
youth. It's our own fault, and no law is going to fix the problem.