Gun Control

             "Guns don't kill people; people kill people" is more true than gun control advocates
             admit. Look at the number of murders committed each year without guns. Stabbing
             deaths occur as often as gun deaths in this area and elsewhere. Would those who favor
             gun control also call for knife control?
             Do you think persons intent on murder are not imaginative enough to kill without guns or
             knives? I recall the 1982 murder of a woman with a sledgehammer by her estranged
             husband at a nearby shopping center. Watch how quickly the art of poisoning returns
             Face it: People who want government enforced gun control are prejudiced against guns
             and gun owners. Having already made up their minds that guns are inherently evil, they
             reject facts to the contrary. They forget that ordinary citizens own guns primarily for
             hunting, target shooting, and as collectibles, as well as for self-defense.
             Worse than being prejudiced, those wanting laws to control gun ownership are
             dangerous! For the doubtful possibility of saving some innocent lives, they would deny
             ordinary citizens their right to keep and bear arms. These are the same people who would
             use the force of government to deny you other human rights as well, which do not fit
             their ideas about society. That is anti-liberal!
             When it comes to self-defense, guns are important to some people, especially women, the
             poor, and the elderly. Consider how many rapes, muggings, and burglaries are prevented
             by a potential victim flashing a gun.
             Even so-called "Saturday night specials" will frighten criminals away. In fact, these
             cheap guns are the choice of poor people, who are most likely to be victimized and least
             able to afford expensive guns for self-defense. The show of any gun can be a deterrent to
             A recent attempted robbery in a nearby town was foiled when the victim stabbed and shot
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