Gun Control
When anyone mentions "gun control," it makes me cringe with disbelief. It is impossible for me to understand why people want to (and might some day) take away my right to gun ownership. They defend their cases by using examples of school shootings and gang violence; this is unremarkably insane to me. The idea that today's politicians could change the laws of our great land by using the examples of a few misguided youngsters brings back into view other leaders who have done the same. Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Idi Amin, Mao Tse-tung, and Pol Pot were powerful tyrants. After taking power, these men took all guns from the civilian population. Our own government has been taking the necessary steps to abolish the second amendment. Owning a gun is a right not a privilege. We, as citizens, have to protect our rights to gun ownership so we can protect ourselves if necessary. James Madison, stated, "I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." (http://www.kc3.com/editorial/freedom_or_gun_control.htm)Changes are made slowly so that the general population doesn't
" Men have and will continue to inact laws in their best interest without looking at the issue or at the consequences of their actions. We must first look deep into the issue and find out what side we are on. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" (http://www. com/time/time100/leaders/profile/lenin. 22 I learned to shoot with, to the assortment of guns that I own today. " When in reality few of Stalin's policies were without roots in Leninism: Lenin built the first concentration camps; Lenin, who disbanded the last vestige of democratic government, the Constituent Assembly, devised the Communist Party as the apex of a totalitarian structure; Lenin, who first waged war on the intelligentsia and on religious believers, wiped out any traces of civil liberty and a free press. Fear isn't something that happens in an instant; it's something that takes years to instill while nurturing it along the way. "Guns and Gun Control" Houghton Mifflin.
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