I won't waste much time trying to convince rabidly anti-gun Hammy or Aussie but Bryan and Bubka are another matter. (From here on out, whenever I use the name Bryan, I'm including Bubka also.)
("The best thing to do is just give the criminal what he wants". WTF!!?? That could be the most naive, ridiculous statement I've ever heard. That type of statement usually comes from someone who has never experienced violence directed towards them by a criminal. Sometimes criminals don't want to leave witnesses for Godsakes. I grew up in Detroit and experienced violence on numerous occasions. I never did what the criminal told me to do unless I had no choice.
And when I had a firearm, I used it. The prosecutor concluded it was self-defense. At least some government officials feel we aren't just supposed to do whatever the criminal tells us to do. I would have been killed, no doubt about it. The 2nd amendment saved my life for Godsakes.)
Here's why I absolutely fear Obama: (From my beloved NRA)
Obama"s 10 point plan to change the 2nd amendment 1} Ban use of firearms for home defense 2}Pass federal laws to eliminate your Right-To-Carry 3} Ban the manufacture, sale, and possesion of handguns 4}Close down 90% of the gun stores in America 5}Ban rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting 6} Increase federal taxes on guns and ammunition by 500% 7} RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS FOR 5 MILLION CRIMINALS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF USING A GUN TO COMMIT A VIOLENT CRIME 8} Expand the Clinton semi-auto ban to include millions more firearms 9} Mandate a goverment-issued license to purchase a firearm 10} Appoint judges to the US Supreme Court and Federal Judiciary who share his veiwson the 2nd amendment.
A simple bit of research will reveal Obama has NEVER voted against ANY anti-gun bill that has come across his desk.
He supported DC's TOTAL gun ban on residents of that crime ridden metropolis and has gone on record as stating handguns should be totally banned nationwide. I repeat,
he supported DC's total ban on firearms ownership in the landmark DC vs. Heller Sup. Ct., decision. (Thank God my side won that case, albeit by a narrow margin, but this narrow margin also scared me Bryan.)
That's why I fear him Bryan. What more proof do you need for Godsakes!!??
He has gone on record stating ALL semi-auto firearms should be banned. (Whenever you hear someone say that, he/she is really for a total ban on the private ownership of firearms.)
Don't let the rhetoric fool you Bryan. Obama hasn't the faintest idea of what it means to freely own a firearm. He is totally unfamiliar with the function and uses of a firearm by law abiding citizens and believes that the whole country should be forbidden to privately own firearms because of what he has seen in inner cities. (And, his take on the what the inner cities "need" firearms wise is naive and stupid IMHO.)
I'd hate to have our wonderful country run primarily based upon the concerns of how the inner cities are living out their American dream. And, as stated, Obama's solutions are naive IMHO.
You simply do not forbid law abiding residents of inner cities the right to own a firearm for self-defense purposes. You're making them slaves of (1) the State and (2) criminals IMHO. Law abiding residents of inner cities
require the right to own a firearm
more than any other segment of our society IMHO. Obama disagrees with me. That scares me Bryan.
The dregs of society should never, I mean never, dictate whether law abiding citizens should own firearms to guard against lawlessness and tyranny.
How a man can believe the honest residents of DC don't have the right to own a firearm is beyond me (i.e., because I don't believe in tyranny and do believe in self-defense). Obama's views support tyranny and the non-recognition of self-defense. The real danger is I believe Obama doesn't really "know" that he favors these draconian beliefs. He is young and very naive in this area IMHO.
I'm telling you Bryan, Obama has probably NEVER had a criminal point a firearm at him in the dead of the night with the clear intent of killing him so as to not leave a witness. I have in no uncertain terms. Thank God I had a firearm nearby that I was able to barely get to. A LEGALLY owned firearm.
In DC I could have been prosecuted for possessing a firearm even though I wouldn't have been prosecuted for self-defense actions. Now isn't that ridiculous? However, this is just what has happened, more than once in DC, due to their ridiculous anti-gun laws.
Obama is a nice, decent man but he is WAY off base and naive on this one IMHO.
Obama, and four justices of the SCOTUS
, do not believe the 2nd amendment affords an individual right to own a firearm. That scares me to death Bryan. That's how tyranny eventually takes hold IMHO. (Also, isn't it ironic that Obama and his family are protected by
armed Secret Service personnel?)
If I lived in DC Bryan and (1) abided by their anti-gun laws and (2) had the experience I described above in Detroit as a young man, I would be dead. Let me repeat,
I would be dead, (and the prosecutor agreed with me for Godsakes). It's just that plain and simple for me. Life has told me the 2nd Amendment is the most sacred right a human being has IMHO.
Finally, Bryan and you young Democrats on this board, please don't take my rantings as an insult. Please just think about what I have experienced and think deeply about it. All it takes is one occurrance to change your life in a very detrimental way.
This should NEVER be a left or right wing "controversy/issue". How it ever got this way is beyond me. This is a freedom "thing" and applies to
ALL OF US.