Support the Right To Own A FireArm!!
4 03 2010I want to explain some of my thoughts on Gun control, and why I believe that the right to bear arms is important and necessary to maintain a peaceful nation. The facts and opinions given here are presented from a ‘common sense’ approach. If after reading this you disagree, I would love to hear your thoughts. Please keep in mind that spam, name calling and foul language will be deleted or censored, though if your post is censored I will do my best to present your core message accurately and precisely. My goal here is to give very factual information.
I have lived a short 22 years on this earth, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist nor a college education nor years of experience to understand the importance of the rights of the people to have guns.
You could say I am kind of “old school” when it comes to some of the things I talk about here: I do not party, I do not drink but on the occasion, I am not a drug user, I have never cheat on a girl friend, and I do my best to stand up for what is right is all situation. I believe in the moral principals of matters and in self sacrifice for the greater and moral good of my home and this country. I do no believe in being selfish, and I have proven that to my friends and family and enemies, though you just have to take my word on that.
I believe in freedom and liberty (Liberty being defined as “Freedom from government or oppression”) . I believe that the Government does not have the right to make laws that control me, or force me into something that I do no agree with. Most of the time, laws are passed that no common citizen ever even gets vote on. While many people will claim that the government has the peoples best interested in mind, that is not the case anymore though it has been in past years for the most part. Today I stand before you with moral and fundamental issues that we face with our government, and solutions to some of these problems.
One thing I would like to press is the idea of consolidating all of our taxes into one single debt. Of course they should be broken down, but we should put them all one one piece of paper and total them up. Our taxes are so spread out that we don’t see how much we actually give away to the Government and don’t see it being used for the things it should be used for.
Example 1) Animal Control
You buy, pick up a stray, or adopt an animal and let’s say that it lawfully belongs to you. The government requires you to pay them to register your pet with the County (A process that in all takes less than 5 minutes and typically costs over $40). While this government office solves many other animal related issues, we pay money to them and directly received nothing in exchange. This office was not intended to invade our privacy and liberty as such, this office was intended to keep our road clear and clean of roadkill to help prevent the spread of disease. But because this costs money and they are a government office they decided to take money from the people. They set their own prices and we are “legally” forced into abiding by it. In any case, this is not the country I was lead to believe that I grew up in.
This government office provides around 10 -15 jobs in my county, most of which are paper work and filing, and they force the responsible people who don’t have issues with their pets to pay money to support their job security. Since they threaten to take away your freedoms and liberty if you do not comply, I would call them terrorists. Not to mention the major lack of customer service for the price you pay. In America, if are not receiving the professional level of service you are paying for you are supposed to be able to get your money back! But because this is a government office and you “have no choice”, you will get the lowest possible customer service for the highest price they can get away with. This is a violation of your Liberty, and is called thievery. I want to push, just because the government says it’s ok, doesn’t make it ok.
This goes to show that we are not all equal, we are not all the same, we are not free at this point in time.
Example 2) Luxury Tax
Let’s say you have worked for years and years, you have saved every penny you earned so that someday you could retire and live comfortably. The day comes when you get to quit working, and live out the rest of your days. You go out and buy a motor boat, boat trailer, fishing gear and you are off to go enjoy the great outdoors and all that life has to offer!! You pay sales tax on the boat, trailer and fishing gear, you get your new boat registered which costs more money (It’s simply so that the county knows you have a boat), you pay for a fishing license, and finally after you spend all that money and all the head ache and waiting involved you get to bring it out onto the lake and enjoy yourself. Sounds great to me! But what is this? The government wants you to pay a tax of $5,000 as a “Luxury Tax”? That’s right!! If you want to live the high life, you need to pay for it. Not only do you need to buy the boat, but every single year you are required to pay a tax simply because a boat is not a necessity to life, It’s ‘above and beyond.’ You have to pay the tax weather you used the boat this year or not. This is called thievery and it is immoral and a violation of LIBERTY!! This tax goes to the county so they can spend it on what ever they want. You pay to buy it, then you are taxed on that money, you are taxed every year to simply own it, you are taxed to keep it registered with the county, and you are threatened with more taxes, fines and even jail time if you refuse. This is not the America I was lead to believe I grew up in.
Example 3) The heart of my issue: Gun Control Laws
Many politicians out there will have you believe that guns cause death and do nothing more than allow for more crime to happen. This is not the truth and the people who tell you this are lying to you, flat out. Statistics show that most crimes committed with guns are committed with illegal weapons by people who have not followed the law by registering their weapons. It is essential to understand that LEGALLY registered gun owners are the ONLY people who will be effected by gun control laws. Gun control laws out there claim to by aimed towards stopping crime, yet criminals are not buy guns legally to begin with. So you see howGun control laws will not stop crime from happening. It will only cause law abiding citizens to turn to illegally owning a gun, causing nothing short of a mass underground arms race.
Now we understand whats going on and can see how there is some sort of reason behind the gun control laws, but it does not stop any crime from happening. It only restricted citizens even more.
The fact of the matter is that anyone with a little bit of common metalsmithing knowledge and some cash is able to create their own guns and bullets. The laws that are being pushed today do not stop the gun related problems at their source, they stop law abiding citizens from being able to defend themselves when faced with a criminal taking away their freedoms.
Now lets go one step above and understand how and why guns have been used in the past, and why it is important for citizens to have guns.
The United States of America was founded for one main reason - people were unhappy about the amount of taxes they had to pay and the reasons they had to pay them. Just in like today’s society, people were taxed for things that are not fair or morally correct, and the people wanted escape from that - Why should they pay the government more than “just enough” to get things done that needed to get done? The British government back then was over sized and over controlling, and it became that way because slowly, little by little, the government charged more and more taxes at such a small amount that no one really stood up to it, and those that did stood alone and were wiped out.
When The United States of America was founded the idea was to set up a government that the people controlled, and not a government that controlled the masses of people like England. This is the only way a society can live freely and peacefully. When we see politicians making bad choices, we need to get rid of them because they work for US, the people, and that is the bottom line. Many of us have contradicting views because we understand things differently, or know different information and we are set in our ways. But the people who make profit off of the immoral way the country is running are the ones who are trying to keep you convinced that their way is the right way and that you have no choice. But the truth is that if things continue on the way they have been going, there will be an American Revolution that will devastate us all. Trust me, no one wants it to go that far, but we can not allow ourselves to be forced into things that were shouldn’t have to be forced into.
The right to bear arms is essential for one more big reason. A reason that great men like Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, and George Washington all agreed upon. We the people of The Great United States of America are the military of this country. It’s not the “Government’s” military that protects us from internal terrorism and immoral and sickening laws, controlled and driven by men who can not be trusted with power or by men who aim to take way our liberty. We are responsible for ourselves and if no one else will stand up for our freedom, then who else will? If we are invaded by another country and our military is overly spread out or our government turns on us & starts attacking us, who will stand up to them if we have no weapons?
Some people say it will never happen, I have news for you - It’s happened in the past in other countries! Granted, there is a series of steps that must be accomplish before something like this can happen - one of the steps is our guns being taken away, or the right to powerful weapons such that we could defend ourselves against our military if worst comes to worst - What I mean is that if our own military is told to attack us at home and they have fully automatic weapons and hand grenades, then we need to have fully automatic weapons and hand grenades to match.
As of right now, there is no immediate threat because we still have our guns is many states across the US. But it is important to stop anti-gun laws, no matter what they claim they are preventing or trying to help, because all they are going to do is strip law abiding citizens of freedoms and these laws will not actually solve any of the issues they claim to be solving.
The Government is smart, they will take one small step at a time as small and little as possible, stripping away our rights until we are right where they want us - under their complete control with no way to defend ourselves. Gun laws today are important because they prevent things like government oppression from happening, which is happening in other places in the world today.
It is made very clear in the follow quotes that the founding fathers agree that the right to posses and use up-to-date weapons is not only important to preserve freedom and liberty, but it is a necessity that every single person learns how to defend themselves.
These Quotes were found at http://cap-n-ball.com/fathers.htm
“I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.”
George Mason
Co-author of the Second Amendment
during Virginia’s Convention to Ratify the Constitution, 1788
“A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves …”
Richard Henry Lee
writing in Letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republic, Letter XVIII, May, 1788.
“The people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full posession of them.”
Zachariah Johnson
Elliot’s Debates, vol. 3 “The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution.”
“… the people are confirmed by the next article in their right to keep and bear their private arms”
Philadelphia Federal Gazette
June 18, 1789, Pg. 2, Col. 2
Article on the Bill of Rights
“And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the Press, or the rights of Conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms; …”
Samuel Adams
quoted in the Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, August 20, 1789, “Propositions submitted to the Convention of this State”
The Founding Fathers on Arms
“Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence … from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable … the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.”
George Washington
First President of the United States
“The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as property. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside … Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.”
Thomas Paine
“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.”
Richard Henry Lee
American Statesman, 1788
“The great object is that every man be armed.” and “Everyone who is able may have a gun.”
Patrick Henry
American Patriot
“Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?”
Patrick Henry
American Patriot
“Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not.”
Thomas Jefferson
Third President of the United States
“The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that … it is their right and duty to be at all times armed; … ”
Thomas Jefferson
letter to Justice John Cartwright, June 5, 1824. ME 16:45.
“The best we can help for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.”
Alexander Hamilton
The Federalist Papers at 184-8
The Founding Fathers on Maintaining Freedom
“The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution.”
Thomas Jefferson
Third President of the United States
“There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. ”
Noah Webster
American Lexicographer
“The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.”
Edmund Burke
British Statesman, 1784
“What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms.”
Thomas Jefferson
to James Madison
“They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
Ben Franklin
American Statesman
The following are common sense quotes that I found to be true and right on target. I’m even tempted to print them up as bumper stickers:
1. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
3. Colt: The original point and click interface.
4. Gun control is not about guns; it’s about control.
5. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?
6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.
7. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.
8. If you don’t know your rights, you don’t have any.
9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.
10. The United States Constitution (c)1791. All Rights Reserved.
11. What part of “shall not be infringed” do you not understand?
12. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.
13. 64,999,987 legal firearms owners killed no one yesterday.
14. Guns only have two enemies; rust and politicians.
15. Know guns, know peace, know safety.
No guns, no peace, no safety.
16. You don’t shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
17. 911: Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.
18. Assault is a behavior, not a device.
19. Criminals love gun control; it makes their jobs safer.
20. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.
21. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them. (See above *)
22. You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.
23. Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have; don’t make more.
24. When you remove the people’s right to bear arms, you create slaves.
25. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.
If you love your freedoms in this country, even though they are continually slipping away, then vote against anti-gun laws and anti-gun supporters.
Comments, thoughts and ideas welcome.
Written by: John Minton
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