This is an Internet poll on gun
ownership. It was forwarded to me by Gordon Anderson.
If you click on the "USATODAY.COM", you
will be asked the question, "Does the Second Amendment give individuals the
right to bear arms?. If you vote "yes", you will receive a message that 97% of
respondents voted the same way.
I won't take issue with the
numbers.
I question the motivation of the voters.
I suspect that the 97% "yes" voters are not actually voting on whether the 2nd
Amendment gives them the right to own guns. They likely are voting on their desire
to own guns.
Why would they
take this attitude? It's something to consider on this Memorial Day, when
we honor our fallen veterans, who attempted to preserve our freedoms, or some
may say "preserve our liberty".
We need to go back to the War of Independence, also known
as the Revolutionary War. It was there that our freedoms were established. These
freedoms were only later documented. The British used guns to quell the
rebellion. The colonists used guns to persist in pursuit of independence and
freedom. Colonial guns made the difference. Without them, we would still be
British subjects.
What about subsequent wars, such as the Korean War, the
Vietnam War, the Iraq War the Libya War, and the Afghanistan War? Were they wars
to reserve our liberties and freedom? There are various opinions, but my claim
is that it is a long stretch to believe that our freedoms were threatened by
dictators and other regimes in those countries. But that is not the issue We are
talking about guns, and in each of those conflicts guns were heavily
involved.
We now have at home an increasing national objection to
actions by our federal government. Our government officials are no less human
than Sadaam Hussein or Qaddafi. They like power and will use force if necessary
to retain it. Can it happen here, as it did in Iraq and Libya and now in Syria?
Unlikely, but why take chances? The Federal Government would like a weakened
populace, if push comes to shove, and is opposed to citizens owning guns. The
citizens see the potential danger and wish to protect themselves against radical
government actions to destroy liberties. The presence of guns in the hands of
citizens also serves to restrain government, even if the guns are not
used.
None of the above is applicable to the slow loss of
freedoms, which has been occurring through socialist conversion over the past 80
years, but that is another matter for discussion at a later time and perhaps a
temporary reprieve in the forthcoming November
elections.
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I
don’t presently own a gun and have no immediate plans to buy one….but I don’t
think the government has the right to forbid me to buy one if I want to……just
another step to set us up for socialism control!
GNA
Subject: "WE HAVE
NO RIGHT TO POSSESS GUNS." TAKES 10 SECONDS ... DO IT AND PASS
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poll from 2008....
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