If guns are evil ?

[Keyless]

If this is in the wrong section sorry and move it were it fits best .

 

I would like someone to explain the theory that guns are evil and that thay are the problem by answering a few simple questions .

 

How can an evil gun become no longer evil because it is in the hand of a police officer ?

 

How can an evil gun become less evil because it is in the hands of the military ?

 

The only thing I see is the HAND of who it is in , but they want to ban a tool instead of looking at the individual . The problem does not lie in the legal owner and that is who they want to penalize . The recent shootings have happened after laws were already broken ! Do they think a few more laws will really matter !! But from past experience why would I expect the Government to fix anything . They never have before !!!

 

This is not meant to be a slam on any police or military personel .

 

As I see it you have an object that is nothing more than a tool with parts made up from various steel ,plastic and wood combinations and can do nothing on its own . These same people saying we the public don't need this or that , have no problem with the police having them . The police can't be everywhere and the only time we ever called them was about 20 years ago.

 

 A car came on the property and drove out behind the garage ( my place of business at the time ) about 200 feet behind the house . This was about 1:00 A.M.  My daughter called the police while me with my shotgun , the wife with the AK and my son with the SKS went and met them as the car came out from behind the garage. They gave the excuse that they were lost , maybe true maybe not. After I informed them they had no business here and exchanged some more words , I let them go and never heard from them again . From time they pulled in to it being all over was probably less than 5 minutes .

 

 All this happened and no cops yet. Some 20 minutes after we called I saw the officer drive by but he didn't stop. I do live in a rural area and would say that is going to probably be the normal responce time .

 

 Again I am not complaining about the police but just pointing out that they can't be everywhere at once.

[RichardR]

It is not about good or evil of an inanimate object, it is about the "power" that the possessor wields while armed with that inanimate object, which in turn could be used for good or evil purpose.

Firearms are the great equalizer, an 80 year old woman with a firearm does not need to be victim to a younger, stronger assaliant, even if that assaliant is likewise armed.

Same could be said about an armed populace vs agents of a corrupt/tyranical government, victimhood is far less likely an outcome, if that population has the tools (aka "power") to defend themselves.

This is why every dictaorial/communist regime's first priority throughout history has been to disarm the population they sought to control.

[Keyless]

We are on the same page. They are blaming the gun so as to remove the evil tool by pulling the heart strings of the public. In the end the public will be at the mercy of the Government.

 

some quotes from Thomas Jefferson

 

When the people fear there Government there is tyranny : when the Government fears the people there is Liberty

 

The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.

 

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

 

Most bad government has grown out of too much government.