Fondness for one's guns must not supersede sensibility if we are to ever co-exist in a country where we can all feel comfortable and possess basic trust for one another.Coming from someone who doesn't trust you to own a gun--or to know the truth about her real intentions.
Nice. Talk about "exaggerated insecurity," Laura Eshelman. Project much?
And on Bill of Rights Day, no less.
Except she probably doesn't know that. And neither, based on a search attempt, does the Citizen- Times.
She is wrong to no end
ReplyDeleteMy take on it
The Second Amendment does not even confer a right to own anything. What it does is forbid the government from infringing on an inalienable right that is GOD given and not subject to mans over riding of the Big Boss. The Second Amendment is not subject to mans interpretation of how, what, and when it covers.
In the beginning of America when the Constitution and Bill of Rights was a fresh new idea. We had just thrown off a tyrant governing body of the King of England. The Second Amendment was there incase some foreign and/or domestic body wanted to take control of America again. Now who would of thought that would happen sense we showed strength and willingness to resolve our freedoms with force?
Well England for one tried again in 1812 to take America back, of course we fought and retained our country. The Army that fought in 1812 was made up of common citizens for the most part and a small amount of standing Army. In order for America to hold onto our own country the populist had to have arms adequate for the purpose of defending and assailing the enemy.
One would think at this point that other countries would leave America alone. Alas this was not to be. Again we were assailed by our neibors to the south. Mexico decided to take lands from Americans who had decided to become a state. And here we have the battle of the Alamo. Who were the solders that fought at the Alamo? Why they were citizen solders, the Militias that was mentioned in the Second Amendment. They were armed with personal arms of the type in common use at the time.
Time stops for no one so we forward to the early middle of the 20th century, where many lived in bliss and many also struggled. But all believed we Americans were safe from invasion by an outside source. That was not to be; again we were invaded when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Make no mistake Pearl Harbor was an invasion on a scale America had not seen before. This one act brought Americans to enlist in the Militaries of America by the droves because they knew in order to fight this tyrant we would need to be better armed and disciplined.
But many citizens who were not able to enlist formed a citizen Militia guard to help protect against further invasion by our enemies and they used their own arms. I know…I know most of you will say but we were not invaded any more and they were not needed. Well that was not quite right, the Japanese over the next few years assaulted main land America at least twice. The good point was there were only a few causalities on our side and we were able to fend off and/or take back what they took.
Germany had many U-boats that were fought by our Navy right off the cost and there were even some infiltrators that made it to shore and attempted to cause strife and devastation on Americans. Some were caught in the act and quickly dispatched by the Citizen Militias who were formed from the citizens who could not join the Military for one reason or the other. Now the government did not pass out weapons and ammo to these citizen Militias, they brought their own weapons and ammo.
Ever sense America shed its self of English rule, we have been the target of other countries in one form or the other. Many assaults on America happened at sea or in other territories of other nations, the list is very long and sometimes not very exciting as assaults go but they happened and still do today. Today we have a very well trained Military to take care of most of our problems. But the need for a citizen Militias is no less important now then it was yesterday.
Our Founding Fathers would be turning over in their graves if they knew we had a standing Army like we got now, for this is just what they feared. A standing Army is a greater threat to freedom then any invasion that we have had in our history. If a potential tyrant gained power by election he would have at his disposal an armed force that could devastate America and leave its citizens powerless to resist if they are not armed on equal footing. Not all people think the same and this is one reason to fear the rise of a tyrant.
Freedom of choice is a wonderful thing, and I choose to not be told what, when, where, and how I will believe, say or do. I choose to own the misnamed Assault Weapon or 10 of them. This is my right to do so and is no one else’s right to forbid me from it. I choose to own handguns of the type I choose and not what someone else would have me to choose. It is not the right of the government to dictate the type of weapon or the amount I may have and use. Every anti-gun law is unconstitutional in nature and form, but many people have become complacent in their everyday lives and do not want to be bothered with fighting to keep our rights. They just want government to do it for them so they can go back to watching Monday night football.
When a person says they support the Second Amendment and turns around and says except for, what they really are doing is saying they do not support the Second Amendment but they think it is ok to own some form of weapon that they personally think is OK. Just remember to support the Second Amendment is unconditional and a duty of Americans just as the support of any other Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
I choose freedom and if that brings death on the battlefields of America then so be it. I would rather die free then live one day in slavery.
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There are certain types of people I don't trust or feel comfortable around. I won't feel comfortable until every cop, politician, bureaucrat, and government employee is sent on a one-way trip into a black hole. The free-lance bad guys I can handle on my own. So, what is she gonna do about MY "needs"?
ReplyDeleteOur root problem is exaggerated insecurity. Without living in a battle zone, we [I assume she's talking about shooters here, because she's surely far too enlightened to believe any such thing] are conditioned to believe we do, largely as a result of sensationalized media and government fear tactics.
ReplyDeleteRather than owning a gun with a just-in-case mindset, many Americans have come to believe that it is a necessity in the face of an imminent attack, whether by terrorists or the next-door neighbors.
Wait, wait, wait.
Isn't that the very argument gun controllers use to convince us we should turn'em in? (Oh..I'm sorry. "Accept reasonable restrictions." Mustn't exaggerate.) That we need common-sense gun laws because we live in such a national free-fire zone, the sky is falling, and we should be terrified of all the random violence?
The only time I hear about gun owners making such arguments is when banners like this lady say they do. And I'll bet I know a lot more shooters than she does.