“The problem isn't guns , or knives (killing more people than guns): it's people. As a society, we have lost the skill of parenting: being self absorbed, and letting the children raise themselves. Letting them grow up on the streets and on the video game has created a generation with no moral compass: and now that generation is spawning yet another generation that focus on Me instead of We.”
Dr. William Begg, a physician who made it to the emergency room the day of the Newtown shooting.
Trying to ban guns will not fix the problem, and the threat of banning certain guns increases the sales of those weapons. "Just the threat of a ban has been a boom to the gun business." "When you tell the American public that they're not going to have something, they want it," says vendor George Mazzant, from On the Square Gun & Pawn.
The root of the problem is where we should always go to solve the problem. How do we help prevent future attacks? An assault weapon did not come to life and kill these poor children, a psychopath killed them.
The majority of psychopaths were physically and sexually abused as children.
Child abuse is a National Epidemic. "It is truly an epidemic," said Shay Bilchik, president and chief executive of Child Welfare League of America. "And we've seen the tremendous increase over the last 20 years."
“I don’t know if you know the genesis of the right to bear arms,” Glover said on Thursday. “The Second Amendment comes from the right to protect themselves from slave revolts and from uprisings by Native Americans.” Political Activist & Actor Danny Glover said this to a group of students at a Texas A&M University. “A revolt from people who were stolen from their land or revolt from people whose land was stolen from, that’s what the genesis of the Second Amendment is,” he added... Even if unintentional by Mr. Glover, this is brainwashing.
Stallone said, "I know people get (upset) and go, 'They're going to take away the assault weapon.' Who ... needs an assault weapon? Like really, unless you're carrying out an assault. ... You can't hunt with it. ... Who's going to attack your house, a (expletive) army?"
This is exactly why the civilian population should be allowed to own assault weapons, and our political leaders should understand this if they pay attention to history.
Senator Paul asked if the Senate would vote on his resolution, stating that the use of the unmanned, armed aircraft on U.S. soil against American citizens violates the Constitution. Democrats rejected the offer. Senator Paul said he was "alarmed" at how difficult it has been to get the administration to clearly define what qualifies as a legitimate target of a drone strike.
"It's not a Republican question. It's not a conservative question. It's a constitutional question."
Sen. Marco Rubio
Our right to bare arms is not what is killing our children today, this is completely false. Most children in America are killed by themselves and in most cases a gun is not involved. When a gun is involved the youth have purchased the gun illegally; in gang related deaths. People kill people, and yes guns make this easier, but as long as our police force and the military bare arms, so should the civilian population. Also, just like with drugs, if guns are banned the worst kind of people will have them still illegally, and when they rob your house you won't have a right to carry a gun legally so as to defend yourself or prevent your wife and children from being raped. Sadly humanity is not civilized enough, at this time, so that we can live without guns.
(Update-April 26th 2013)
It's a slow fade:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/29/obama-announces-new-gun-control-measures-targets-military-surplus-imports/
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/run-guns-ar-15-sales-172644423.html
http://news.yahoo.com/god-help-us-don-t-senators-defend-background-192814301.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE59E0Q920091015 U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade
There is a reason incidents involving gun violence have been more publicised...
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/high-school-shooting-taft-california-183012601.html
Contributing author: L.L. Brunk
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/legatum-l-l-brunk/1027196042?ean=2940015421125
http://betweenshadowandlight.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Between-Revised-Expanded-Edition-ebook/dp/B0093044DW/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1
This is CERTAINLY misinformation. This right will NEVER be taken from the people. Please know what you are talking about before creating such an uproar.......Just sayin' :)
Your right to bare arms is killing your childern. You need gun control in the USA.
Seen any updates in the news lately ProudAmerican? You still think we're not on the verge of losing our right to bare arms?
Hey Bill K, the reason our right to bare arms is so important is because of potential martial law. If the civilians have no right to bare arms then they will be less likely to start a civil war. This isn't to say such a thing would happen, but a dictator can rise up in any generation, and in America this is less likely to happen if the public is armed. Also regarding your comment about our right to bare arms is what is killing our children, this is false. Most children in America are killed by them selves and in most cases a gun is not involved. People kill people, and yes guns make this easier, but as long as our police force and the military bare arms, so should the civilian population. Also, just like with drugs, if guns are banned, the worst kind of people will have them still illegaly and when they rob your house you won't have a right to carry a gun legally to defend yourself or prevent your wife and children from being raped.
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