[DMCForum] The 2nd Amendment

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Martin I would never presume to say that England or Australia were 
wrong for banning handguns and that you should reverse that decision 
but I'm glad we aren't doing that here and I wish people would quit 
telling us how to run our country.

If you ban weapons then the only people who won't have them are law-
abiding citizens. A criminal can and will still obtain them. I've 
been to England several times and I love the place but the thought of 
the thousands of "big-brother" security cameras posted every where 
over there makes me shudder.

I actively fight against these cameras in the U.S. I do not want the 
government to monitor me, nor do I want the federal government's 
protection, nor can the federal government even provide me with 
protection. The only purpose these devices serve is to intrude upon 
my life, and record the crime as it happened. I'll be long dead or 
robbed before any watching law office dispatches a unit to assist me. 
Don't take this the wrong way, but all of those cameras failed to 
prevent the recent events in London.

Every study I've read shows that violent crime increased not 
decreased once handguns were banned in England and Australia. If you 
can post some links to studies that show the opposite I'd be pleased 
to read them.

As for me, until the 2nd amendment is repealed, I will continue to 
own arms and defend my home with them. I have tried very hard to be a 
responsible citizen/owner by combining my military training with 
safety courses and common-sense storage techniques and having open 
discussions with my family.

Oh- as for "Bowling for Columbine", if you insist on watching 
propoganda by Michael Moore, please at least balance it out by 
reading or watching some reports from other viewpoints. I'm getting a 
little tired of people judging America based soley on episodes of 
Jerry Springer, "Judge Judy" and Michael Moore. These people do not 
represent the majority of thinking Americans.

Rich A.
#5335

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