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Don't Mean to Change the Subject, BUT....

...you have a great point! And those [Asians, Hispanics, Europeans] who are in this country [illegally] are NO less criminal than Lanza. Breaking a law, regardless of the law they broke, is still criminal.

If the president and Congress bypass the illegality of illegal immigration, then they are going to be seen as hypocrites should they ban guns in America.

One law, is no less important than another law. People are still being hurt and killed by those here illegally [like drunk, unlicensed illegals driving on our streets, a growing number of molestations and rapes by illegals, robbery, gangs, drugs, etc.]!

Let's not get caught up baninning guns, while we ready the nation to accept AMNESTY. Neither of these criminal acts are above the law...

Now, back to the subject at hand. Sorry for the commercial break to step up on my person dias.

 

True. Those who oppose registration do so because of the lessons of history.

Thankfully there is a large movement among troops and law enforcement that has already clearly stated that they will not disarm law abiding citizens should a ban be forced on us.

Taken from their site:
We Oath Keepers have drawn a line in the sand. We will not “just follow orders.”

Our motto is “Not on our watch!”

If you, the American people, are forced to once again fight for your liberty in another American Revolution, you will not be alone. We will stand with you.

http://oathkeepers.org/oath/about/

 

Why would the same crime committed with a firearm be worse than if it was otherwise?

 

It would be hard to kill 28 people with an ax handle in one sitting.

 

Please allow me to make a personal observation: I take a slightly different viewpoint about the Second Amendment. Owning a gun is not like driving; we all agree about the difference between a right and a privilege. But if you look at the wording of the Second Amendment, and think about the mindset of why these authors would include a clause to ensure that there was a well-regulated militia, one could make the case that the "right" to keep and bear arms is actually a responsibility. A mechanism was placed in our Amendments to prevent an oppressive regime at that time; with the wording recognizing that such protection is needed at ALL times to secure the blessings of liberty.

We aren't supposed to rely on the government for our protection; the government is supposed to rely on us. And ultimately, we're supposed to be able to protect ourselves from the government. This is a responsibility, not just a right.

 

Yes because an ax handle is the only other weapon a killer would have to choose from.

 

Well said. :thumbsup:

Individual responsibility, independence, and self-reliance are 3 terms rarely heard, today, in this "collective" society. Even our president believes in "collective salvation". A society, for the most part it seems, with hands outstretched to the government to provide all things to all people. All people, who approach on bended knee, that is.

How many today prefer to depend on the federal government rather than taking personal responsibility for anything? Thus "selling" their rights to avoid the accountability that comes with personal responsibility.

 

No Answer in Sight!

Unfortunately, this wasn't the first time in world history that a group of kindergarten kids were massacred.

— March 13, 1996: Thomas Hamilton, 43, kills 16 kindergarten children and their teacher in elementary school in Dunblane, Scotland [notice, this was not in America, but rather a gun free country], and then kills himself.

It doesn't make it right, but it seems to be something that evil people have no problem doing! Look at the middle East, every day, terrorist bomb schools and mosques, and market places, killing innocent young lives.

It breaks my heart, like it breaks yours. I wish there was an answer, but, there doesn't seem to be one available short of cleansing the world of evil, which we have to leave up to God.