LoboGunLeather
US Veteran
Sent to my local newspaper editor this morning:
In the wake of another tragedy, this time in Connecticutt, many of our political leaders are pushing for additional gun control laws, and many folks are allowing themselves to think that this might be the correct approach toward dealing with societal problems. This has been tried many times before, and the results to be expected are well known.
Chicago has a record of some of the toughest gun control laws. During the time that we lost 2,000 troops to combat in Afghanistan over 5,000 people were murdered in Chicago.
England and Australia have adopted severe restrictions on private ownership of firearms, followed by extreme spikes in violent crime (including the use of firearms by criminals). Despite its long history of civilization and liberty, London has become one of the most dangerous cities on earth.
The 20th Century included several examples of human carnage on massive scales including the Holocaust, state-ordered starvation of millions in the Soviet Union and in China, the "killing fields" of Cambodia, and others. Every single incident was preceded by the disarming of the people.
The very first serious attempt at disarming the citizenry in North America was done at Lexington and Concord, sparking the "shot heard 'round the world" beginning the American Revolution.
Approximately 300,000,000 firearms are in the private possession of about 100,000,000 American citizens and residents, along with billions of rounds of ammunition. Should the government decide that the time has come to collect all of those items I suspect that more than a few Americans will give up the ammunition first. A second American Revolution is quite likely.
By the way, can anyone show me the present ability of our debt-strapped nation to pay fair market value for the proposed government seizures of private property involved? The Constitution, in addition to the Second Amendment, contains the "just compensation" clause requiring exactly that, and I don't think we have a spare trillion or two of dollars lying around right now. Maybe the federal court system can support a few million additional cases arguing the fair market value of each citizen's private property, but I doubt it.
Be careful what you wish for. Prohibition lasted some 18 years, during which alcohol-related illnesses and problems exploded while organized crime became a fearsome part of American life.
In the wake of another tragedy, this time in Connecticutt, many of our political leaders are pushing for additional gun control laws, and many folks are allowing themselves to think that this might be the correct approach toward dealing with societal problems. This has been tried many times before, and the results to be expected are well known.
Chicago has a record of some of the toughest gun control laws. During the time that we lost 2,000 troops to combat in Afghanistan over 5,000 people were murdered in Chicago.
England and Australia have adopted severe restrictions on private ownership of firearms, followed by extreme spikes in violent crime (including the use of firearms by criminals). Despite its long history of civilization and liberty, London has become one of the most dangerous cities on earth.
The 20th Century included several examples of human carnage on massive scales including the Holocaust, state-ordered starvation of millions in the Soviet Union and in China, the "killing fields" of Cambodia, and others. Every single incident was preceded by the disarming of the people.
The very first serious attempt at disarming the citizenry in North America was done at Lexington and Concord, sparking the "shot heard 'round the world" beginning the American Revolution.
Approximately 300,000,000 firearms are in the private possession of about 100,000,000 American citizens and residents, along with billions of rounds of ammunition. Should the government decide that the time has come to collect all of those items I suspect that more than a few Americans will give up the ammunition first. A second American Revolution is quite likely.
By the way, can anyone show me the present ability of our debt-strapped nation to pay fair market value for the proposed government seizures of private property involved? The Constitution, in addition to the Second Amendment, contains the "just compensation" clause requiring exactly that, and I don't think we have a spare trillion or two of dollars lying around right now. Maybe the federal court system can support a few million additional cases arguing the fair market value of each citizen's private property, but I doubt it.
Be careful what you wish for. Prohibition lasted some 18 years, during which alcohol-related illnesses and problems exploded while organized crime became a fearsome part of American life.
