Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Gun Control

" The rifle itself has no moral statue, since it has no will of it's own.  Naturally, it may be used for evil men for evil purposes but there are more good men than evil,and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they  can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
Jeff Cooper, Art of the Rifle

Today while I was in the parking lot of Walmart, an older man pulled into the parking space next to me that had a over sized red sign in his back window, that read
"NRA  Stand and Fight".  The sign was so large that it covered the right back window.  My first thought was that the sign must block his side view vision.  Then I started to think why did he feel so compelled to advertise his views on gun rights and control.
I know our amendment's provide us with the rights of free speech but it does not have to infringe on other peoples rights to drive on our streets without making a hazard for other drivers on the road. I also think that out amendment right to bare arms also do not include the rights of those that have so much anger that the have to go out and shot innocent people, as was the case at Newtown Elementary School, the movie theater in Colorado, and numerous other fatalities that have occurred in the United States.
I think people have their rights to free speech but I think that the gun advocates should get out and also fight for control over who uses those guns and for what purpose. They should set the example for good men with rifles rather than accept evil use of rifles by evil people.
  

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