I’m really tired of the lies. Especially knowing lies about criminals.
Obama didn’t even wait for the bodies to be cold before he took to the podium to once again claim that it was “easy access to guns” that enabled the murderous jackasses in South Carolina to carry out his crime.
But — the accused would have failed a background check, had he tried to buy his gun legally — he was apparently under indictment for a felony at the time, which is a disqualifier. He also apparently knew this because he didn’t buy the gun through lawful channels, he stole it.
That (stealing firearms) is a felony also, and belies the truth behind virtually all of these crimes: Once you decide to commit murder all the rest of the felonies you have or will commit are “free” in that there is no further punishment society can exact beyond that for murder.
Such a person does not care what the law says and the tools that can be turned to weapons for offensive purpose are so numerous as to defy enumeration. Cars, trucks, bulldozers, common household chemicals, gasoline, knives, axes, chainsaws, baseball bats, golf clubs and more.
It is due to the fact that a person hellbent on murder does not care what the law says that the Second Amendment exists — the undeniable fact that if some such person decides to attempt to murder you your options number exactly two: either stop them or die.
This may make you uncomfortable, it make you sad, it may make you angry but you can’t do a damn thing about any of that.
You still have two, and only two options.
It would be nice to wave a magic wand and make all of those who develop murderous rage, for whatever reason, stop and decide that petting cats is a preferable pasttime. It would be nice to wish away those who hate, who desire to rob,******and assault. It would be a wonderful world if none of those thoughts ever crossed a human mind again but all of that is in the realm of magical thinking and we don’t live in a magical world, we live in a world in which those thoughts, desires and occasionally events do in fact occur.
There is exactly one device known to mankind that is easily-portable, reasonable in cost and levels the playing field between the 220lb rippled assailant and the 90lb female or less-physically-able older gentleman. It is a mechanical device invented by mankind for the precise reason that not all men and women are equal when it comes to physical prowess, and yet we all have an unalienable right to life — and to defend that life.
It is called a gun and our Second Amendment is supposed to protect your right to keep and bear one (or more) at any time and in any place where you may be in the unlikely but possible event that some jackass decides he (or she) is going to try to murder you.
And while possessing one is no guarantee of success in defense of your life it certainly beats no opportunity at all.