tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381938904139198926.post1419898240001468876..comments2023-05-29T04:31:48.702-07:00Comments on Eclectic: Everything is a threat to the despot and the helplessLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04137538450232783883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381938904139198926.post-74593782401246677912015-10-04T20:33:24.851-07:002015-10-04T20:33:24.851-07:00And yet they have said that this is precisely thei...And yet they have said that this is precisely their goal--all guns, gone. Guns only in the hands of the government. If you're talking about assault weapons, they're already illegal. Oh, and "Well, once we have the guns everyone will be safe." Want to bet? Look at other countries which have confiscated guns, particularly Britain with their current "Turn in your knives" campaign. Suddenly knife murders skyrocket. It isn't the gun that's the problem--it's the intent, the feeling that someone else has something you want and it's your right to take it, or the idea that this person deserves to die. Until those attitudes go away, there is no curbing the violent impulses that result in murder. Until that point, removing the guns only leaves the guns (and other weapons) in the hands of the criminals, and leaves everyone else with no form of self defense. It actually criminalizes anyone who tries to defend themselves. Disarming the law abiding isn't the answer.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137538450232783883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381938904139198926.post-19834333569663893882015-10-04T06:22:06.824-07:002015-10-04T06:22:06.824-07:00It's funny: I was thinking something similar, ...It's funny: I was thinking something similar, and yet I went in a very different direction with it. With several conservative candidates stating, in effect, "These things happen" I was reminded of despotic leaders in third world countries who live in their palatial homes in luxury and take no responsibility for the raging violence in their countries. <br /><br />There is no way the government is going to take guns out of the hands of the populace, but I strongly believe there are certain types of guns that should never so easily available to the public that I can walk into the Walmart and walk out with one.<br /><br />It is not a slippery slope toward confiscating all guns and knives and rocks. It's a matter of common sense laws, enforcing those laws, and closing loopholes. <br /><br />Because right now we ARE a controlled and helpless populace who can be slaughtered on any given day in public places that used to be safe while our leaders hide behind their security forces and mouth sympathetic words. Just like the leaders in, oh, name any third world country where people are shot by unchecked criminals with weapons of warfare.<br /><br />Just an alternate way to look at it.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.com