Barbara Jones, another council member said "I understand the Second Amendment allows you to bear arms; however my 'pursuit of happiness' and ability to live my life safely seems to be taking a back seat to those who run around with concealed weapons" [More]Nothing like giving a say to the most ignorant and prejudiced among us...
Friday, May 21, 2010
My Pursuit of Happiness
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sent this email to the council titled "the three I's (insult, illogic, and immaturity):
Barbara Jones said,"I understand the Second Amendment allows you to bear arms; however my 'pursuit of happiness' and ability to live my life safely seems to be taking a back seat to those who run around with concealed weapons,"
Firstly she has no enumerated right in the constitution to "live her life safely". That is a personal responsibility that is provided for in the freedoms and rights guaranteed by the constitution, not granted by it as they predate the constitution, but guaranteed by it.
Secondly, were I Ken Qunby I would be greatly insulted that I was considered a threat to peaceful citizens instead of the deterrence and/or defense of them that the right to arms embodies.
Thirdly, because you have someone on the Council who can fight back should a madman decide to harm you for reasons real or imagined, you are safer. Should something of such dramatic nature take place, the termination of such abhorrent action would not be at the whim of the madman or his supply of ammunition. In other words, he would not be able to keep killing to his heart's content but instead would be stopped or at least have his attention diverted from murdering helpless people to defending himself against one who is not helpless. It is an unfortunate fact of liberty that there is risk involved, because the bad guys get the first move. The only way to stop that is to have a police state, which as history has proven removes risk from daily life and replaces it with the inevitability of abuse and death. Are you sure you want to be that risk free?
Fourthly, the back seat you speak of is where you belong if you will not take responsibility for yourself and let those who will protect and defend occupy the front seat because they will be the first in harm's way, voluntarily, should you or they be attacked. If you shirk your responsibility even to yourself, you have not earned the right to criticize those who didn't.
Fifthly, though statistically you have very good odds of such never happening, that doesn't mean you should not be prepared. You have very good odds of Council chambers never burning down, but I bet you have fire extinguishers should the event occur. Your odds of an automobile accident are less favorable, but still enough in your favor to suggest you can get through life without an accident. Yet, you have seatbelts in your car.
Let me ask this, does the presence of the fire extinguisher or the seat belt make you "nervous" because they are a harbinger of tragedy? Or do you take comfort in the fact that should you need them, they are there? Mr. Quinby's firearm is no different.
Sixthly, grow up and try to at least pretend you are adults able to bring logic to an issue, instead of wringing your hands and whining. It's unbecoming.
Sincerely,
Charles H. Sawders
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