Gun Control Never Works
By Dave Gibson (09/16/04)
The leftist politicians that voted the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban into law, could find no support to renew the ban after ten years. The ban went off into the sunset because an overwhelming number of Americans finally understood it was truly useless.
The ban was voted in with a lie. The American public was led to believe that it would help to take machine-guns off of our streets. Nonsense! Fully-automatic weapons have been illegal in the United States since the 1930's. The weapons which fell under the ban, did so for cosmetic reasons. Weapons with folding stocks, flash suppressors, or that hold a large magazine were outlawed. Those features cannot make the weapon fire any faster, nor do they in anyway boost the firepower.
Hunting rifles and shotguns can be just as deadly as an AK-47. However, those weapons do not appear as ominous. In 1994, Diane Feinstein asked her staff to come up with a list of assault weapons to place on the banned list. They got their hands on a gun catalog and went through--picking out weapons that were black and those that had a militaristic appearance. None of course, were fully-automatic.
Now that the ban has been lifted...John Kerry claims that criminals will now buy so-called assault weapons in gun shops. Kerry fails to mention however, that these people will still have to pass a background check.
Gun control never works because the logic behind it is completely flawed. Criminals do not purchase their weapons through legitimate gun retailers. They buy them on the street, where they are cheap and cannot be traced. Or they simply steal them. Putting gun control laws in place, only help to separate decent people from their constitutional right to own a gun. Thus, giving the upper hand to the violent criminals.
John Kerry also claims that terrorists will flock to gun shows to buy their weapons. Oh really?...Well, I did not know that gun shows sold box-cutters!
More civilians died on September 11, 2001 than on any other day in American history. The deadliest attack ever made on this country, took place without anyone firing a single shot or even brandishing a gun.
The Columbine High School shootings, the D.C. area sniper attacks, and 9/11 all have one thing in common--they all took place while the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban was in place. As I said earlier...useless!
Those on the left will not be satisfied until firearms of all kinds are made illegal. Why however, should people such as John Kerry and Diane Feinstein be concerned with protecting themselves? They have armed guards to do just that. You see, our safety and protection do not matter very much to the liberal elite. We merely pay their salaries.
...From my cold, dead hands!
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