Following
the gruesome massacre of school children in Connecticut, news stories
have shared a common theme -- that gun owners are now "ready to
compromise" on guns. Unfortunately, too many of those on our side seem
intimidated by the media, and unwilling to fight back. But they are
making a huge mistake, both in terms of public safety, and our freedoms.
Anyone who understands anything at all about
violent crime knows that no assault weapons ban or restriction on
high-capacity magazines is going to save a single life or reduce crime
in any way. This is not a matter of opinion -- we now have decades of
data, from the Federal ban and our "laboratories of gun control" (the
States with extreme restrictions on lawful gun owners). And the results
are clear and unmistakable -- gun control actually increases the
probability that one will be the victim of a violent crime. (See:
Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C., or Los Angeles).
Ditto the imaginary "gun show loophole" --
the bogus claim that felons and other prohibited people can just walk
into a gun show and buy a gun from an unlicensed dealer. But research
shows that felons DON'T GO TO GUN SHOWS, at least not in any measurable
numbers. They buy their guns from the black market almost exclusively.
The Force Science Research Institute at the
University of Minnesota (Mankato State) reported on a 5-year nationwide
study by the FBI of over 800 incidents involving the most dangerous
armed street criminals, and concluded: "Contrary to media-generated myth, not a single weapon in the study was purchased at a gun show." But, hey, why listen to the FBI?
In
reality, the "gun show loophole" is a Trojan Horse, since an unlicensed
dealer is ANY private citizen who sells a gun, including you and me.
The real purpose behind this scheme is to mandate a background check on
every private sale. Note that this will likely require going to a gun
store and paying a fee.
This latest bit of bureaucratic nonsense will
not prevent a single felon or mentally disturbed whacko from getting a
gun -- they will NOT subject themselves to any background check. It is
simply a way to institute a back-door gun registration scheme. Besides,
it is already a FELONY for anyone to sell a gun to a felon or a
juvenile. Buying a gun on behalf of any prohibited person (the so-called
"straw purchase") is also a felony.
The other issue is the genuine threat to our
liberty. The moment we give even the slightest concession to the gun
control argument, we essentially agree with their position. But neither
you nor I, nor any of the nation's 90 Million gun owners, had anything
to do with the Sandy Hook School shooting. Giving in is always
interpreted as guilt.
Ironically, the gun issue could be a hanging
curve ball to Republicans, just BEGGING to be knocked out of the park.
All they would have to do is grow a pair and throw the entire issue back
in the faces of Democrats: "Your ridiculous ‘gun free zones' have
failed! It's time to do what's necessary to protect our kids -- not
stripping lawful gun owners of their rights!" Americans would cheer.
Because
in case you haven't noticed, while the talking heads on TV are talking
"reasonable restrictions" the American public is reacting by flocking to
gun stores, buying up the very guns that the liberal Democrats are
targeting -- those evil military style carbines, many of them driving
cars with "Obama 2012? stickers on them!
And these same people are going to vote in 2014 …
The pressure to sound "reasonable" and
"willing to compromise" is enormous. But instead of knuckling under to
more gun control, we should all be taking the fight to the enemy. And
that means every one of us MUST start by demanding that our legislators,
whether Democrat or Republican, refuse to go along with ANY new gun
laws.
Then demand that they begin repealing many of
the 20,000 largely ineffective gun laws that we already have on the
books. Because, sometimes, giving in is just wrong, and the only
honorable answer is "no."
Better yet, "Hell, NO!"
Yours in Freedom, The Liberty Crew at JPFO
Protecting you by creating solutions to destroy "gun control"
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3 comments:
I support the JPFO. They propagate the unvarnished truth.
Why doesn't everyone?
AND, you don't have to be Jewish!
gfa
Reason number a gajillion why I am unhappy with the Republican party - the "leaders" have shown themselves to be geldings on pretty much every issue. We need a party with leaders who will stand up and ROAR!
gfa, you're right. And I don't know the answer to your question; it would seem to be self-evident. ("There are none so blind as those who will not see.")
PH, agreed ... on BOTH points.
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