What's More Important: Freedom or Safety?
AdriHead
2012/07/20 18:32:35
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With the latest shooting tragedy in Colorado, gun control is undoubtedly on everyone's mind. I know it's not as black and white as "freedom vs. safety" but people in the "pro-gun" camp seem to cite freedom, liberty and the 2nd amendment while talking about their right to carry guns. And as for the "anti-gun" camp, many cite the safety and well-being of the general public, as criminals and people with mental disorders will not have such easy access to weapons that kill. What do you think is more important: freedom or safety?
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holly go lightly 2012/07/20 18:37:03
No freedom is worth sacrificing for a 'big brother'
If you wanna sacrifice your own freedom, fine. That's YOUR freedom, don't vote to remove mine.
38% of assaults & 60% of rapes occur during home invasions.
1 of every 5 homes will experience a breakin
or home invasion. That's over 2,000,000 homes!
According to Statistics Canada, there has been an average of
289,200 home invasions annually over the last 5 years.
Statistically, there are over 8,000 home invasions per day in North America
According to Statistics U.S.A., there was an average of 3,600,000
home invasions annually between 1994 and 2000.
Here is an example of 8 home invasions and crimes stopped because of our "Right to Bear Arms", search the net and you will find many many more.
http://nakedlaw.avvo.com/2010...
it is said by some of you that guns cause accidental death to children and others, we have had guns in our home for over 30 years, raised two children and have 4 grandsons (one has down syndrome) and have had countless kids in and out of our home with not one accident. Most gun owners have respect for the guns and the danger they represent it is the gun onwers responsibility to keep the guns out of the hands of children, we kept ours in a closet on the top shelf and guess what..our kids and grandkids knew that our bedroom was "offlimits" unless my husband or I were in the room.
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38% of assaults & 60% of rapes occur during home invasions.
1 of every 5 homes will experience a breakin
or home invasion. That's over 2,000,000 homes!
According to Statistics Canada, there has been an average of
289,200 home invasions annually over the last 5 years.
Statistically, there are over 8,000 home invasions per day in North America
According to Statistics U.S.A., there was an average of 3,600,000
home invasions annually between 1994 and 2000.
Here is an example of 8 home invasions and crimes stopped because of our "Right to Bear Arms", search the net and you will find many many more.
http://nakedlaw.avvo.com/2010...
it is said by some of you that guns cause accidental death to children and others, we have had guns in our home for over 30 years, raised two children and have 4 grandsons (one has down syndrome) and have had countless kids in and out of our home with not one accident. Most gun owners have respect for the guns and the danger they represent it is the gun onwers responsibility to keep the guns out of the hands of children, we kept ours in a closet on the top shelf and guess what..our kids and grandkids knew that our bedroom was "offlimits" unless my husband or I were in the room.
We teach our children that cars are a lethal weapon when they get ready to drive and I would bet that most gun owners teach their children the dangers of guns (just as we did) at an age when they can understand the danger.
I live in Colorado and even though the massacre was a tragedy it was not caused by lack of gun control...It happened because this man decided to commit an evil crime.
I for one will fight for our rights till my last breath (and no I am not going to take up my guns to do it) I will talk to everyone I come in contact with and voice my opinions (1st ammendment right) to anyone and everyone through print, conversation and emails
because I believe our ancestors who fought for our rights, whether in the revolutionary war, the civil war, world war I and world war II would want it that way.
And because of my right to bear arms we will be able to protect our home and family.
How will you do it if you enact gun control?
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.----Ben Franklin
.....So isn't our freedom what really makes us safe?
If there was a person who carried concealed in that theater lives could've been saved... if many of the people would've been carrying lives definitely would've been saved.
You cant fix STUPID or CRAZY---but you can PROTECT YOURSELF FROM IT.
BTW: When the founding fathers gave us the right to carry guns, it was when there were no guns, only muskets! I have great faith that the founding fathers did not intend for common citizens to carry around assault rifles that carry 100-round clips, 30-round clips, or even 6-shooters.
dont you get it??? or do you really think that the government and police can protect you? If they were so good nobody would die at the hands of anyone.
Only YOU can protect YOURSELF---if you dont get that you live in a fantasyland.
By supporting the right for any nut to legally buy and possess such an arsenal, you are just as guilty for the actions of a mass-shooting killer as the killer them self.
Your home has been robbed.
Your family has been murdered.
Your spouse has been raped.
You are executed.
If you had a gun then your response time becomes 15 seconds. If you and your spouse had a gun, drops to around 10 seconds. In that time.
Your home is safe.
Your family is safe.
Your spouse is safe.
Because the criminal(s) are dead.
I prefer 15 seconds to the15 minutes of freedom for the criminals to do as they please.
http://thenewamerican.com/usn...
Aurora's strict gun control did not help them.....
http://cnsnews.com/blog/ron-m...
http://thenewamerican.com/usn...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
http://youtu.be/epZod2qyyN4
However, the psychotic Mr. Holmes was extremely educated.