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AggieAlum http:///t/397238/by-the-grace-of-god#post_3540496
"left wingers" don't want to ban every gun known to man. They do take the logical course when it comes to the ownership of specific types of firearms. These gun nuts that go out and spend thousands of dollars on AK-47's, AR-15's and such say they do it because "I like shooting them for sport". Yea right. They shoot them because it makes them feel powerful by having the ability to rip up a milk jug in 30 seconds with 50 rounds of ammo. However, these same individuals ignore the fact that same weapon has the capability to rip up one or more human beings in that same 30 seconds, which has occurred quite often in the recent past. Those weapons have no logical use for home protection. You may try and justify they do, but they don't. A sawed off shotgun is WAY more effective in regards to home defense that trying to swing around an awkward rifle, the shoot a projectile with twice the force as a similar projectile in a hand gun at someone, with the potential of harming innocent individuals in the process.
No one is forced to own a gun. The 2nd Amendment simply provides them the opportunity to make that choice if they choose to do so. I have friends and relatives that have never owned a gun, and have no desire to own one. Are they considered foolish for having the mindset that we pay individuals in our society to protect us from "the bad guys" when we are confronted by one of them? Yes, these "protectors" can't be everywhere at the same time, or the instant you require their assistance. But what kind of society would we live in if you provided every single person with a firearm? You'd claim that we'd become a more cautious society, using the logic that if everyone was "packing", then you wouldn't confront a stranger or other individual knowing they could easily shoot you as you could them. Problem with that logic is we're all not the same robotic individuals who lack feeling, and have weaknesses like Fear. Someone would always be on the losing end of that fight. Implement a law like that, and your murder rates and injuries by firearms would multiply tenfold.
Then there's the "feel of power" aspect of owning a gun. Interesting how someone's attitude changes when they are carrying a gun with them at all times. Some feel invincible in regards to their protection awareness. "As long as I have a firearm on me, I don't have to worry about my safety, or the safety of my family." Until the time comes to use that weapon to defend oneself. Then Fear comes into play. But then you also have the arrogant one's that have the mindset of knowing since they have that weapon, they can justify using it in self defense when they feel their life is being threatened. That's when you have your incidents like the old guy blowing away the dude for not turning off his cell phone in a movie theater, or another guy emptying his clip into a car of kids because they were playing their music too loud. Incidents like these two are why "left wingers" and "gun haters" prefer t have limited access to guns.
LOL! The top 10 guns used in crimes are 9 pistols and a Mossburg 500 pump action shotgun so why all the paranoia about AK's and AR's? Criminals don't use expensive guns like AR and AK's. These so called mass shootings where the AR was used (the Aurora shooter's AR jammed and he switched to a shotgun and two pistols) are no worse than what happens over a summer weekend in Chicago over a summer weekend. We've seen the left wing practice of incrementally shoving their extremist agenda down out throats and it isn't going to happen on a national basis with gun bans.
Fact is we need to stop worrying about making it hard for responsible citizens to get guns and work on the reporting system so people with mental issues are in the system for background checks. Criminals are going to get guns no matter what but we can and should do more to keep them away from mentally unstable people.