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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Great Equalizer


I have often been amazed by how many people view guns negatively. I had a supervisor ask me one time, "Have you ever had a relative who got killed by someone with a gun?" I had to answer in the negative. He shrugged his shoulders as if to say, "See, if you had, you'd know that gun control is a moral imperative."

What I didn't say, and would have said, had I been quicker on my feet, was, "Have you ever had a relative whose life may have been saved when she brandished a firearm?" I have--and I have a very, very hard time with people who think that she should have encountered that threat unarmed.
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  1. DaveApril 15, 2010 at 7:37 AM

    I really do not like guns. In fact I may even hate them…okay hate is too strong a word but I really, really, really, really do not like them. I can also totally understand why there are people who are adamant about gun control. Many have probably either been a victim of a violent crime or know someone who has been and they feel that the best solution is to get the guns off the street. And while there is a part of me that agrees and would love to see guns off the streets, I also know that the criminals generally don’t get their weapons of choice at the local gun shop or hunting show. Gun control laws do nothing to prevent criminals from obtaining guns. I have no problems with background checks and waiting periods and so on, but at this point there are more than enough laws on the books to cover gun control issues.

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