I am MAD…no really more disgusted with the American people

Let me preface this by saying I am not some survivalist nut with an arsenal of AK47′s in my basement. I am a middle class working mom who is worried about the future for her children, grandchildren and generations to come.

I am sure if I hear the words “gun control” one more time today I will indeed vomit. The shear ignorance of the majority of American’s has finally pushed me to my limit. I must speak freely……..

If any of our founding fathers or mothers could speak to us now…they wouldn’t!!! The people who scarficed their lives, struggled, froze and starved to found America, to start a new FREE life. Freedom to worship, freedom of speech, the RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS!!!!

 United States Constitution

Amendment 2 – Right to Bear Arms. Ratified 12/15/1791

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

It was so important to them it was the second amendment only preceded by freedom of speech/religion.  

Why do you think that the right to bear arms was so important to them? Did we all sleep through high school history?

If we, the citizens, have no guns then we have no power. We then live in a dictatorship where our basic rights and freedoms will be eroded to suit the whims of our captors. What do you think the citizens of Iraq, Afghanistan, China, and the many other oppressed nations would do if you said to them every citizen is going to be given a handgun and you are free to use it for your own protection. Do you think they would say “oh no thanks, we are don’t want to increase the gun violence”? Please.. there would be line for days. Do you think the Tienanmen Square incident would have happened if Chinese citizens were allowed to bear arms? We have heard many times from many innocent Iraq’s that they do not support the Taliban or the old oppressive dictatorship but had no power (no weapons) to do anything about it. 

Furthermore I think that if every sane, non felon American over the age of 21 where required to own a gun we would see a drastic decrease in violent crimes. I think we often forget the thousands of violent crimes that happen daily that don’t involve guns. Are those ok just because there is no gun involved or no one gets shot? So it’s ok to be violent, to hurt others as long as you don’t actually use your gun? Rape all you want, stab, beat, run over with a car but please just don’t use a gun. Again the monumental stupidity overwhelms me.

Personally I would feel much safer in this world if I knew everyone owned and hopefully carried a loaded hand gun. If I were attached and I couldn’t get to my gun I would think hey somebody around here has a gun and will get this guy before he hurts my kids or someone else. Also don’t you think a lot of criminals would stop and think hey perhaps I shouldn’t try this I will probably get shot and die. Sure there are those desperate or crazy enough to try anything but again if we all have loaded guns would it really matter. The criminals are not going to stop no matter what. The crazy ones are still going to be crazy enough to kill no matter what. So why not defend ourselves and let them know it is not ok to hurt others – we will shoot you. And honestly folks do we want another criminal in jail to support? Do we want the crazy ones and the truly bad folks producing children? Remember genetics? Oh I know most of you are gasping right now but lets just for once be honest. Also lets not forget that the majority of violent offenders will commit violent crime again and again when is enough enough?

I do agree there should be some limits on automatic assault weapons like AK47′s but not a ban, just reasonable limits. For example you must buy from a licensed dealer who registered the gun and does a criminal check prior to you actually getting the gun in your hands. But there will always be a black market for guns just like prohibition of alcohol. You CAN NOT get rid of the guns. It is impossible. All you can do is take away what little defense the citizens have against those with the ability and desire to acquire guns. And ultimately one bullet defeats any gunman. One bullet fired from any gun is all it takes. It is simply an issue of training and marksmanship nothing really to do with the weapon itself.  Rock, paper, scissors handgun beats AK47.

I have even heard the “ban the guns” morons (yes I am really pissed) say that even if students/teachers had had guns they couldn’t have stopped the most recent massacre at Virgina Tech. Now seriously you think that if one of lets say 40 people had had a gun that no one could have shot and wounded or killed that guy enough to end his spree. People CAN YOU HEAR YOURSELVES TALKING???? And if that is the case then why do you care who has a gun. If they are that useless then why worry about them? My 76 yr old grandmother who has never shot a gun before could have taken that guy out. Granted she may have been shot in the process but how many other wounds and lives could that have saved? I read about the Holocaust survivor who heroically used his body as a shield. Do you think if he had a gun that guy could have continued on his spree? And really people lets focus these sprees are really a mere drop in the bucket of violent crime. They just hit home hard because of the enormity of the event as they should.

Other cultures often refer to Americans as spoiled toddlers and I have to agree with them. So America I say to you, wise up, think and research before you scream and demand stricter gun control or bans because you just might get. And when you wake up and realize you don’t want it it will be too late. Look at the countries in our world today whose citizens have no guns. They are all under dictatorship in one fashion or another. Most are severely impoverished due to corrupt government and many are just plain scary places due to violence and terror rained down by those with the guns.

STOP……..THINK… before it is too late!
To conclude my ranting and just for the record - in the immortal words of Charleston Heston “They will have to pry my gun from my cold dead hands!”

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