A rant
Warning: I don't usually rant here, but I read a news article today that really ticked me off. If you don't like what I'm saying, sorry.
Just a few days ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Washington D.C.'s gun ban is unconstitutional. By banning guns in the city and not allowing residents to own firearms, the law is in violation of our Second Amentment right to "keep and bear arms."
Besides being a fan of the constitution, as a former neighbor to D.C., I'm glad the ban was lifted. The crime rate in that city is ridiculous, with gun crimes always increasing. Since shooting someone is illegal and people still do it, I've always found it beyond stupid to outlaw guns as a way to deter gun crimes. If you're willing to kill someone, you're not going to stop just because it's illegal to own a gun!
I did a paper a couple of years ago about the ineffectiveness of gun bans. Britain has had a ban in place for many years now. It goes so far as to stop police from having guns. Only those in special situations can have them. And yet the rate of crimes involving guns continues to climb. It's pretty clear the only people abiding by the gun laws are law-abiding citizens. You know, the types who don't typically go and rob stores with or without at gun point.
Okay, so what got me ranting? An article today on Yahoo News about Chicago. That city has a similar gun ban and as soon as the Supreme Court's decision was announced, that ban was challenged in a lawsuit. Here are a few paragraphs from that article:
But all the talk about greater freedoms for gun owners doesn't begin to explain what the ruling means in Chicago, which has seen a recent spate of gun violence.
Nine people were killed in 36 shootings during one weekend this spring. The next week, five people were found shot to death inside a South Side home.
Chicago Public Schools officials say 27 students have been killed by gunfire since September.
Pamela Bosley lost her 18-year-old son two years ago, when a bullet struck him as he helped a fellow student unload instruments outside a South Side Church.
"If you didn't have the guns, we'd still have our children," she said.
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Chicago's gun ban law has been in place 26 years. 26 YEARS! I'm sorry Pamela Bosley lost her son two years ago, but her comment is so stupid it makes me want to slap her. Guns were banned and she still lost her son. Gun laws do not get rid of guns. Gun laws make it difficult or impossible for the law-abiding citizen to defend his life and his family. Prostitution is illegal, but we still have hookers. Drugs are illegal, but we still have users and dealers all over the streets. What kind of idiot do you have to be to think that making guns illegal is going to do squat? I guess the kind of idiot who writes for the media and uses clear examples of how the gun ban isn't working as an argument FOR gun bans.
You want to stop the violent crime that often involves guns? Dig deeper than band-aid legislation. The American culture, once that shining example of freedom and the American dream of if you work hard, you'll succeed, is now nothing more than a I'm-not-responsible-for-my-actions, give-me-what-I-want-now, to-hell-with-God-and-anyone-else-who-isn't-me mentality. We are reeping what we sowed. Stupid gun laws that harm only those who obey the laws are not going to fix that. They just make the good people sitting ducks.
Just a few days ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Washington D.C.'s gun ban is unconstitutional. By banning guns in the city and not allowing residents to own firearms, the law is in violation of our Second Amentment right to "keep and bear arms."
Besides being a fan of the constitution, as a former neighbor to D.C., I'm glad the ban was lifted. The crime rate in that city is ridiculous, with gun crimes always increasing. Since shooting someone is illegal and people still do it, I've always found it beyond stupid to outlaw guns as a way to deter gun crimes. If you're willing to kill someone, you're not going to stop just because it's illegal to own a gun!
I did a paper a couple of years ago about the ineffectiveness of gun bans. Britain has had a ban in place for many years now. It goes so far as to stop police from having guns. Only those in special situations can have them. And yet the rate of crimes involving guns continues to climb. It's pretty clear the only people abiding by the gun laws are law-abiding citizens. You know, the types who don't typically go and rob stores with or without at gun point.
Okay, so what got me ranting? An article today on Yahoo News about Chicago. That city has a similar gun ban and as soon as the Supreme Court's decision was announced, that ban was challenged in a lawsuit. Here are a few paragraphs from that article:
But all the talk about greater freedoms for gun owners doesn't begin to explain what the ruling means in Chicago, which has seen a recent spate of gun violence.
Nine people were killed in 36 shootings during one weekend this spring. The next week, five people were found shot to death inside a South Side home.
Chicago Public Schools officials say 27 students have been killed by gunfire since September.
Pamela Bosley lost her 18-year-old son two years ago, when a bullet struck him as he helped a fellow student unload instruments outside a South Side Church.
"If you didn't have the guns, we'd still have our children," she said.
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Chicago's gun ban law has been in place 26 years. 26 YEARS! I'm sorry Pamela Bosley lost her son two years ago, but her comment is so stupid it makes me want to slap her. Guns were banned and she still lost her son. Gun laws do not get rid of guns. Gun laws make it difficult or impossible for the law-abiding citizen to defend his life and his family. Prostitution is illegal, but we still have hookers. Drugs are illegal, but we still have users and dealers all over the streets. What kind of idiot do you have to be to think that making guns illegal is going to do squat? I guess the kind of idiot who writes for the media and uses clear examples of how the gun ban isn't working as an argument FOR gun bans.
You want to stop the violent crime that often involves guns? Dig deeper than band-aid legislation. The American culture, once that shining example of freedom and the American dream of if you work hard, you'll succeed, is now nothing more than a I'm-not-responsible-for-my-actions, give-me-what-I-want-now, to-hell-with-God-and-anyone-else-who-isn't-me mentality. We are reeping what we sowed. Stupid gun laws that harm only those who obey the laws are not going to fix that. They just make the good people sitting ducks.
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