In this country, according to the law of the land,
you have the right to be a homosexual. According to the US Supreme Court, you
have the right to an abortion. You have the right to free speech. You have the
right to feel secure in your home. You have the right to a fair and speedy
trial. If you are ever charged with any crime, you have the right to a trial by
a jury of your peers. You have the right to vote. You have the right to consume
alcohol. You have even more civil rights…too numerous to mention. There are
others, of course, but you get where I’m going with this.
I also have all of these rights. You must also
agree that, according to the Bill of Rights, you also have the Right to Bear
Arms.
THESE RIGHTS CANNOT BE SEPARATED!!!
It’s either all or none.
You must recognize that once the government, be it
local, state or federal, starts to take away even ONE of these rights,
eventually ALL of your rights will be gone!
You say, “Let the government regulate assault
weapons.” Ok, here are a couple things you obviously don’t realize, or
comprehend.
1.) “Assault
Weapons” are just that…weapons used in an assault. It may sound silly to you,
but ANY OBJECT USED DURING AN ASSAULT is an assault weapon. It doesn’t matter
if it’s a box cutter (i.e. 9-11), or a baseball bat, a car, a steak knife or
any firearm!!
2.) Firearms are ALREADY regulated! You cannot
just go into a store and walk out with a gun. ANYWHERE! There are forms to fill
out; in some jurisdictions there are even waiting periods. This is already
enough ‘regulation’. Show me the store where criminals can walk in and get a
gun. Wait, they can buy them anywhere, you say? OF COURSE they can. BECAUSE
THEY ARE ILLEGAL GUNS! It’s doesn’t matter if it’s a small .22 caliber revolver
holding 5 rounds or a semi-automatic rifle with a 30 or 100 round magazine. Criminals
can, and DO, buy them every day. ILLEGALLY!!
I don’t see a requirement for a waiting period for
you to get an abortion! You might have to wait for an open appointment, but
there is no government mandated waiting period. And God forbid there be a background
check like there is for buying a gun!!
You say you want your right to marry a person of
the same sex, but you want to limit MY right to own a firearm…I say screw you!
MY RIGHT to own a gun is as important to me as YOUR right to be homosexual, or
your right to an abortion or anything else you have a right to is to you.
Try to take my right to own a gun, or even
regulate them in a more strict manner, but you will have to give up YOUR rights
to things YOU want, too!!
