First off...Jason
This is wonderful!
I thought I would add a few select comments (not that anyone really cares, but it make me feel better)
3. Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control but statistics showing increasing murder rates after gun control are "just statistics."
Of course! anything that takes away from the message that the liberals want to preach is merly brushed aside. Why should facts get in the way of ideology]4. The Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban, both of which went into effect in 1994 are responsible for the decrease in violent crime rates, which have been declining since 1991.
This is because they were talking about it since 1991, and we all know that discussing something will make a dramatic and measurable change, much more than actually doing something intelligent5. We must get rid of guns because a deranged lunatic may go on a shooting spree at any time and anyone who would own a gun out of fear of such a lunatic is paranoid.
The law specifically denies access to guns by people who have a diagnosis of mental illness, which of course paranoia is one of them. Therefore, you cannot own a gun if you are worried that you may actually need to use it6. The more helpless you are the safer you are from criminals.
Obviously inspired by the most crafty criminals of them all, the liberal government7. An intruder will be incapacitated by tear gas or oven spray, but if shot with a .357 Magnum will get angry and kill you.
Isn't this totally obvious?8. A woman raped and strangled is morally superior to a woman with a smoking gun and a dead rapist at her feet.
Somehow, this is like the suicide bomber mentality, which I just don't get9. When confronted by violent criminals, you should "put up no defense -- give them what they want, or run" (Handgun Control Inc. Chairman Pete Shields, Guns Don't Die - People Do, 1981, p.125).
Not sure if you realize this, but Pete Shields almost got the Nobel Peace Prize, but Gore won instead...His logic was a bit fuzzier, and the judges didn't quite understand what Gore was doing, thereby making him the winner10. The New England Journal of Medicine is filled with expert advice about guns; just like Guns & Ammo has some excellent treatises on heart surgery.
11. One should consult an automotive engineer for safer seatbelts, a civil engineer for a better bridge, a surgeon for internal medicine, a computer programmer for hard drive problems, and Sarah Brady for firearms expertise.
14. These phrases: "right of the people peaceably to assemble," "right of the people to be secure in their homes," "enumerations herein of certain rights shall not be construed to disparage others retained by the people," and "The powers not delegated herein are reserved to the states respectively, and to the people" all refer to individuals, but "the right of the people to keep and bear arm" refers to the state.
Interesting how the government will "interpret" things to their advantage...not that they have a history of this or anything...15. "The Constitution is strong and will never change." But we should ban and seize all guns thereby violating the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Amendments to that Constitution.
This is just plain insanity16. Rifles and handguns aren't necessary to national defense! Of course, the army has hundreds of thousands of them.
17. Private citizens shouldn't have handguns, because they aren't "military weapons", but private citizens shouldn't have "assault rifles", because they are military weapons.
This is perfect circular logic, which defies explanation18. In spite of waiting periods, background checks, finger printing, government forms, etc., guns today are too readily available, which is responsible for recent school shootings. In the 1940's, 1950's and1960's, anyone could buy guns at hardware stores, army surplus stores, gas stations, variety stores, Sears mail order, no waiting, no background check, no fingerprints, no government forms and there were no school shootings.
19. The NRA's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign about kids handling guns is propaganda, but the anti-gun lobby's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign is responsible social activity.
20. Guns are so complex that special training is necessary to use them properly, and so simple to use that they make murder easy.
23. Ordinary people in the presence of guns turn into slaughtering butchers but revert to normal when the weapon is removed.
Just like when peolpe enter a hospital they turn into surgeons, or in a restaurant they're chefs...Makes perfect sense27. Most people can't be trusted, so we should have laws against guns, which most people will abide by because they can be trusted.
This is the typical big government midnset, which holds as a basic tenet that Americans are stupid, and cannot think for themselves, and therefore need a government entity to think for them. The worst part is that they are systematically dumbing down the population so that it is becoming a reality. They wrongly assume that people will blindly follow laws no matter how inane they are29. Free speech entitles one to own newspapers, transmitters, computers, and typewriters, but self-defense only justifies bare hands.
Wonder how long this will be true with all the identity theft and "white collar" crimes taking place. If we're not careful these rights may be lost as well (hmmmm George Orwell's 1984....)30. The ACLU is good because it uncompromisingly defends certain parts of the Constitution, and the NRA is bad, because it defends other parts of the Constitution.
Just like Jessie Jackson is a crusader for avenging the socital evils...as long as you are part of the group with right skin color your the victim31. Charlton Heston, a movie actor as president of the NRA is a cheap lunatic who should be ignored, but Michael Douglas, a movie actor as a representative of Handgun Control, Inc. is an ambassador for peace who is entitled to an audience at the UN arms control summit.
And Michael Moore is an educated, unbiased film maker who only wishes to enlighten the masses with the untarnished truth. Al Gore is a scrupulous scientist who is world renowned for his infallible study of global climate, and is a recognized leader by example of how to conserve energy.35. Private citizens don't need a gun for self-protection because the police are there to protect them even though the Supreme Court says the police are not responsible for their protection.
And God forbid they should get injured while protecting you, 'cause they could sue you for placing them in an unsafe situation without the adequate warnings36. Citizens don't need to carry a gun for personal protection but police chiefs, who are desk-bound administrators who work in a building filled with cops, need a gun.
40. Handgun Control, Inc. says they want to "keep guns out of the wrong hands." Guess what? You have the wrong hands.
Interesting how they're so concerned with the everyday person, but don't care two whits about all the criminals who are already legally banned from owning guns and who use them on a regular basis. Why don't they focus their energy and resources on preventing criminals from using guns, and leave the rest of us alone If you ask me (I know, nobody did), gun control rates right up there with Global Warming for it's basis on fact. It is purely an emotional issue with lots of pseudo-facts being thrown around without any regard for the truth. There is a part of me that thinks that it is a government conspiracy to try and dumb down and unarm the american people so the "elite" can do whatever they want. I think if we did away with all gun control, we would probably see a small up-tick in the murder rate for a short time, as idiots killed each other off, (Darwin theory) but then I think we'd see a dramatic drop in the violent crime rate because hoodlums would'nt know who was armed and who wasn't, and most are not brave enough to go find out.Erik
