That
the more helpless (unarmed) you are the safer you are from criminals.
That
Washington DC's murder rate of 69 per 100,000 is due to gun control and
Indianapolis' murder rate of 9 per 100,000 is due to the lack of gun
control.
That
"NYPD Blue" and "Miami Vice" are documentaries.
That
an intruder will be incapacitated by tear gas or oven spray, but if shot
with a .44 Magnum will get angry and kill you.
That
firearms in the hands of private citizens is the gravest threat to world
peace but India, Pakistan and Korea can be trusted with nuclear weapons.
That
Charlton Heston as president of the NRA is a shill who should be ignored,
but Michael Douglas as a representative of Handgun Control, Inc. is an
ambassador for peace who is entitled to an audience at the UN arms control
summit.
That
ordinary people in the presence of guns, turn into slaughtering butchers,
but will then calmly revert to normal when the weapon is removed.
That
the New England Journal of Medicine is filled with expert advice about guns,
just like Guns and Ammo has some excellent treatises on heart surgery.
That
one should consult an automotive engineer for safer seatbelts, a civil
engineer for a better bridge, a surgeon for spinal paralysis, a computer
programmer for Y2K problems, and Sarah Brady for firearms expertise.
That
the "right of the people peaceably to assemble," the "right
of the people to be secure in their homes," "enumeration's herein
of certain rights shall not be construed to disparage others retained by the
people," "The powers not delegated herein are reserved to the
states respectively, and to the people," refer to individuals, but
"the right of the people to keep and bear arms" refers to the
states.
That
the 2nd Amendment, ratified in 1787, was designed to allow the states to
have a National Guard, which was created by act of Congress 130 years later
- in 1917.
That
the National Guard, paid by the federal government, occupying property
leased to the federal government, using weapons owned by the federal
government, punishing trespassers under federal law, is a state agency.
That
private citizens can't have handguns, because they serve no militia purpose,
even though the military has hundreds of thousands of them, and private
citizens can't have assault rifles, because they are military weapons.
That
it is reasonable for California to have a minimum 2 year sentence for
possessing but not using an assault rifle, and reasonable for California to
have a 6 month minimum sentence for raping a female police officer.
That
it is reasonable to jail people for carrying but not using guns, but
outrageous to jail people for possessing marijuana.
That
minimum sentences violate civil rights, unless it's for possessing a gun.
That
door-to-door searches for drugs are a gross violation of civil rights and a
sign of fascism, but door-to-door searches for guns are a reasonable
solution to the "gun problem."
That
the first amendment absolutely allows child pornography and threats to kill
cops, but doesn't apply to manuals on gun repair.
That
Illinois' law that allows any government official from Governor to
dogcatcher to carry a gun is reasonable, and the law that prohibits any
private citizen, even one with 50 death threats on file and a million-dollar
business, is reasonable. And it isn't a sign of police stateism.
That
free speech entitles one to own newspapers, transmitters, computers, and
typewriters, but self-defense only justifies bare hands.
That
gun safety courses in school only encourage kids to commit violence, but
“safe sex” education in school doesn't encourage kids to have sex.
That
the ready availability of guns today is responsible for all the school
shootings, but the “awkward availability” in the 1950's and 1960's was
responsible for the lack of school shootings. (Today, there are 22,000 laws
dealing with gun restrictions, only a few government forms, waiting periods,
checks, infringements, ID requirements, and fingerprinting, while
before 1968, guns could be sold at any hardware store, gas station,
and by mail order.)
That
we must get rid of guns because a deranged lunatic may go on a shooting
spree at any time and anyone who owns a gun out of fear of such a lunatic is
paranoid.
That
there is too much explicit violence featuring guns on TV, and that cities
can sue gun manufacturers because people aren't aware of the dangers
involved with guns.
That
the gun lobby's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign about kids
handling guns is propaganda, and the anti-gun lobby's attempt to run a
"don't touch" campaign is responsible social activity.
That
the crime rate in America is decreasing because of gun control and the
increase in crime requires more gun control.
That
100 years after its founding, the NRA got into the politics of guns from
purely selfish motives, and 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation,
the black civil rights movement was founded from purely noble motives.
That
statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control, and statistics
that show increasing murder rates after gun control are "just
statistics."
That
we don't need guns against an oppressive government, because the US
Constitution has internal safeguards, and we should ban and seize all guns,
therefore violating the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Amendments of that Constitution,
thereby becoming an oppressive government.
That
guns are an ineffective means of self defense for rational adults, but in
the hands of an ignorant criminal become a threat to the fabric of society.
That
guns are so complex to use that special training is necessary to use them
properly, and so simple to use that they make murder easy.
That
guns cause crime, which is why there are so many mass slayings at gun shows.
That
guns aren't necessary to national defense, which is why the army only has 3
million of them.
That
banning guns works, which is why New York, DC, and Chicago cops need guns.
That
the Constitution protects us, so we don't need guns, and can confiscate
them, thereby violating the 5th amendment of that constitution.
That
women are just as intelligent and capable as men but a woman with a gun is
"an accident waiting to happen."
That
women are just as intelligent and capable as men, but gun makers'
advertisements aimed at women are "preying on their fears."
That
a handgun, with up to 4 controls, is far too complex for the typical adult
to learn to use, as opposed to an automobile that only has 20.
That
a majority of the population supports gun control, just like a majority of
the population used to support owning slaves.
That
Massachusetts is safer with bans on guns, which is why Teddy Kennedy has
machinegun-toting guards.
That
most people can't be trusted, so we should have laws against guns, which
most people will abide by, because they can be trusted.
That
a woman raped and strangled with her panties is morally superior to a woman
with a smoking gun and a dead rapist at her feet.
That
guns should be banned because of the danger involved, and live reporting
from the battlefield, which can keep the enemy informed of troop
deployments, getting thousands of troops killed and perhaps losing a war, is
a protected act that CANNOT be compromised on.
That
the right of online child pornographers to exist cannot be questioned
because it is a constitutionally protected extension of the Bill of Rights,
and the claim that handguns are for self defense is merely an excuse, and
not really protected by the Bill of Rights.
That
the ACLU is good because it uncompromisingly defends certain parts of the
Constitution, but the NRA is bad, because it defends other parts of the
Constitution.
That
police operate in groups with backup, which is why they need larger capacity
magazines than civilians, who must face criminals alone, and therefore need
less ammunition.
That
we should ban "Saturday Night Specials" and other inexpensive guns
because it's not fair that poor people have access to guns too.
That
guns have no legitimate use, but alcohol does, which is why we issue cops
beer instead of guns.
That police and soldiers are the dregs of society who were unfit to get any real job, which perfectly qualifies them with the high moral standards and keen intellects to handle these complicated tools and be our guardians.