Are we regressing to the days of the old west when Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp and the cowboys of Dodge City and Tombstone shot people dead on the streets? Marco Rubio's statement, in part...and based on the structure of the wording he articulated...was irresponsible and careless. I have no issue that Senator Rubio wants to protect his family. I recognize that the safety of his wife and children is paramount in his life...and I commend him for that. But guarding them...and defending them...by drawing a gun - as if he was Marshal Matt 
Dillon in an episode of Gunsmoke - is not the way to go in 2016. Furthermore, does the Senator from "The Sunshine State" really think that ISIS terrorists are going to come banging down the front door of his house? Obviously, I do understand that a burglar or other element of danger could possibly be a threat to either Senator Rubio or his family - just as it is anybody else - but whether it is the Senator or any one of the "millions of Americans" that he referred to in his interview with John Dickerson...I am totally against any person carrying a gun who is not wearing a badge.
If Marco Rubio - or any Republican with his beliefs - ends up becoming President of the United States...we're in big trouble as a nation...as long as he feels that Americans can go "bang bang" with a home revolver or a pistol in a holster...whenever they think their life is in jeopardy. That's why we have police officers.
We can't go back in time...one-hundred, one-hundred-fifty or two-hundred years. America needs less guns...not more. And a Presidential Candidate who makes the declaration that Senator Rubio did on Face The Nation...is not only reckless...but frightening.
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Once again you show your disregard for the Constitution, the US Supreme Court has upheld that the Constitutional Right of individuals to own and bear arms. “The Second Amendment was based partially on the right to keep and bear arms in English common-law and was influenced by the English Bill of Rights of 1689. Sir William Blackstone described this right as an auxiliary right, supporting the natural rights of self-defense, resistance to oppression, and the civic duty to act in concert in defense of the state.”
ReplyDeleteSome quotes from our founders:"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."- Samuel Adams, Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. – James Madison
The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed. – Alexander Hamilton
You make the comment “that’s why we have police officers” the average police response time in the US is 9 minutes from the time a 911 call is placed, a lot people get shot in less than 9 minutes. If someone puts your life in jeopardy you must have the right and if you so desire the means to protect yourself, your family, your community and your property. In most cases police investigate a crime unfortunately in most cases they can’t prevent it. People must have and do have the constitutional right to defend themselves by any and every means available to them.
We now see many Sheriffs and Police Chiefs advocating for more concealed carry permits and armed civilians. Sheriff Richard Mack of Graham County, Arizona, Chief Jeffrey Horath of Lewes, Delaware, the list goes on and on.
You stated “America needs less guns…not more” you are wrong America needs the amount of guns the people want and have the right to have, not one less!
I agree with the previous person. How can you possibly say that you don't want guns because that's what police are for??? If you are sitting in a restaurant or at home and somebody walks in and starts shooting everybody in sight you would rather just sit there and be murdered? You can't say some excuse about how you'd rather not have the person come in to begin with because that is ALWAYS going to be something that is possible. The choice is either be a sitting duck and get murdered or have a gun and at least stand a chance. All the police will do is get there in time to tell the newscasters how many dead bodies they found. Wake up. If you don't want to carry a gun then fine but you should realize that all the people around you with guns that you don't even know about are actually keeping you safer than the police ever will. As the saying goes "you are better off having a gun and not needing it than needing a gun and not having it"!
ReplyDeleteI could perhaps take a different stance on law abiding citizens having guns and I could possibly be more comfortable - not much more, but possibly a little more comfortable - if Congress and each of the 50 states would pass more stringent gun control laws. There is too much opportunity for guns to get in to the wrong hands. Furthermore, there must be a longer period of time for people to be able to purchase guns. I'd prefer 60 days, but maybe 30 days. Someone who is law abiding and generally has had no issues in their background could - for the lack of a better phrase - go off the deep end and buy a gun in order to hurt or kill someone. So, for right now, as long as we don't have the appropriate gun control laws, the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives too many people guns who shouldn't have guns. And that is very, very bad. GBD
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