Gunning Down the Constitution by Chelle Stockman
Sticks and stones, bows and arrows, guns and ammunition of every kind; take it all away and what comes next? IEDs and homemade rocket launchers? Grenades and car bombs? Is this what we want for ourselves?
Look, we have rights to protect ourselves not so much to protect ourselves from criminals, but more to protect ourselves from out of control governmental enforcers and militias and from anyone who invades our territories. Those who think guns should be a thing of the past forget that history repeats itself and shall do so even as the faces of invading agency changes.
They seem to forget how the law enforcement agencies were responsible for the deaths in Birmingham and in Watts back in the 60s, as innocents were trampled, batoned and shot during stone throwing riots. Then there was the Ruby Ridge Massacre of 1992, perpetuated by Federal Agents. Let us not forget the Davidian Compound. Don't think it can happen here? It did happen to them and on American soil by American agencies; it can happen to any and all Americans anywhere in the United States.
The right to bear arms was never meant to protect us from those who are mentally ill. The mentally ill belong in a confined and consistently stable society. That doesn't describe the America we live in which was co-founded on chaos. But the Cho incident belongs in the health care discussions, not discussions pertaining to the Bill of Rights.
To disarm society and have it be fair, you'd have to also disarm the agencies. In today's chaotic world where people are walking the precipice of anger and fear, I suggest we do not disarm ourselves. The massacres that occurred at the hands of those we ought to be able to trust for societal protection were perpetuated by fully armed agents, granted full authority, tinged with paranoia and power--a most deadly combination.
Before you consider nullifying the rights of the average citizen, think about this saying that I found on a bumper sticker. "My gun has killed less people than Ted Kennedy's Car."
Chelle Stockman
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