Disaster and Gun Rights
Disaster Can't Destroy Gun Rights
Seeing as I do hold a federal firearms license, carry conceal permit, and belong to the NRA,my views on this particular amendment are obvious. It is my opinion, especially in the wake of New Orleans, that this amendment is very important, even now in the age of e911 services and police. Many anti-gun advocates think that police should be the only ones armed and that they can take away this particular right from people. The truth is the police are unable to protect everyone and criminals will defy any anti-gun law leaving only those who seek to remain legal at risk.
In light of this, lets examine the Katrina disaster. For almost a week (+) lawlessness reigned, the police were unable to respond and in some cases joined in. This lawlessness paved the way for neighborhood militias to take up arms and protect each other. This is the very essence of the 2nd amendment. In spite of the fact that the vast majority of people who were armed were not criminals and I'm willing to bet the police got more of the non-criminals than criminals when they disarmed, this opens avenues for the criminals. Now I guess when anti-gun advocates say the police and government can protect us, all we have to say is New Orleans now, that will sum up exactly how police can protect us in some of the worst of circumstances.
Seeing as I do hold a federal firearms license, carry conceal permit, and belong to the NRA,my views on this particular amendment are obvious. It is my opinion, especially in the wake of New Orleans, that this amendment is very important, even now in the age of e911 services and police. Many anti-gun advocates think that police should be the only ones armed and that they can take away this particular right from people. The truth is the police are unable to protect everyone and criminals will defy any anti-gun law leaving only those who seek to remain legal at risk.
In light of this, lets examine the Katrina disaster. For almost a week (+) lawlessness reigned, the police were unable to respond and in some cases joined in. This lawlessness paved the way for neighborhood militias to take up arms and protect each other. This is the very essence of the 2nd amendment. In spite of the fact that the vast majority of people who were armed were not criminals and I'm willing to bet the police got more of the non-criminals than criminals when they disarmed, this opens avenues for the criminals. Now I guess when anti-gun advocates say the police and government can protect us, all we have to say is New Orleans now, that will sum up exactly how police can protect us in some of the worst of circumstances.
posted by Azzip at 18:16
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