The Right to Bear Arms and the NRA!

Can anyone seriously believe that after decades of victories for gun-rights advocates that government taking away everybody's firearms is still imminent? If there is one social issue on which conservatives have been winning it is guns as courts have struck restrictive legislation after another while in state after state NRA-friendly legislation are passed. The President is probably friendly to an assault weapons ban but with the fiscal cliff, infrastructure spending, and immigration reform on the agenda I doubt he will spend precious political capital in a political Battle of the Verdun.

 

The premise in the OP is flawed. Guns are amoral. Taking them away will not make people safer. The problem is sin. People are evil and when they are determined to do harm to others they will do it. Only Christ will bring peace and safety.

A case in point, a few days ago in Casper, WY a man killed his father and his fathers girlfriend and then himself. He did not use a gun. He used a bow and arrow and a knife. This was in a small rural town where most people own at least one firearm. The woman was killed in her residential neighborhood. The father was killed on the college campus, which is a no gun zone. He was attacked while lecturing his students. The woman and the father were both killed by an arrow. The attacker then killed himself with a knife.

 

The people around me are safer when I'm armed than when I'm not. Giving up my guns would make America a more dangerous place.

 

today's school shooting cannot be blamed on gun possession. I'd say it's more on school security policies on allowing non-employees into school grounds.
that shooter was allowed in because he was known to the school as the son of a kindergarten teacher.
no one should be allowed past the administration office whether or not school is ongoing.
also, if at least one armed guard and one roving armed guard were posted in school grounds, not to mention allowing one or two teachers to pack while in school.........

 

Is it time to talk about a ban on assault weapons? I know the talk will be if this guy today didn't have an automatic gun we wouldn't have seen as many killed.

This event will be BIG..I think it will compel some kind of legislation in the coming months. I think we ought to take Constantine's approach and make everyone be a Christian..of course I'm kidding.

 

This effeminacy is the reason America is moving to Socialism.

 

Anyone who wishes to take my guns is welcome to break in my house at 2 am and try.

 

And...

 

I have a concealed carry permit. Nuff said.

 

I suggest everyone reread your states laws. You might be surprised by how many states still allow open carry. Be sure to check local laws too, as most states allow city governments to place some restrictions. I would also suggest checking the policies of specific locations (stores and restaurants) you visit regularly.

 

Have you ever heard of an AR-15?

 

The politicians, and anti-gun crowd in general, have made "assault" to be an adjective. It has been used to label firearms they have decided look scary.