Precisely why all of us should be well within the law to own whatever firearms are used by the military, full auto included. The point was, however, that we have used our own firearms in this country to fight enemies. Now we do not, we delegate it to a dedicated army that the founders did not desire.
That said, let us consider one fact for a minute…the number of licensed hunters who by default own at least one long gun or bow, in the 3 adjacent states where I live, contain a number of hunters that would constitute the world’s largest army. Do we think these hunters would not protect against an invading force? I’m here to tell ya, I have a county or two of kin involved that will, and do it well.
The violence we are seeing in schools is, well, something that will need dealt with by mental health professionals, pastors, and parents. Until parents are ALL engaged, paying attention to what their kids do, it will remain an uphill battle. There are mental health cases falling through the cracks.
In MY ideal world, the adults running schools would be armed, trained, and have multiple LEO’s in each facility and who, when responding to an armed individual, would do so as if they were Bin Laden - no mercy.
I also have some thoughts and suggestions related to punishments that are not appropriate for this discussion - use your imagination, take it back to the 1800’s in America for the justice.
I also feel that many citizens wait a bit too long for justice. I can not support vigilante justice, but can’t say I hate the concept either. I mean if someone were literally worried about getting lynched for a crime, don’t we think the rate of that crime would then decrease? I do.
I mean, if I KNEW without any little doubt that committing Crime (X) would result in my swinging in the town square, I am confident I would be thinking about that a LOT when making the decision to do a crime or not.
I recall being quite young when I did things against the rules. The teacher or principal would claim they hated to do it, but had to make an example of me so that others didn’t repeat my mistake…me getting the harsh punishments typically stopped any repeats that would have happened, and they were a good illustration for classmates who wanted to try. That extrapolates nicely into adult behaviors like we are discussing. Pass a law that allows for enhanced punishment when a random shooting happens. Deal out the enhanced AKA it never hurt so bad punishment, broadcast it nationwide, and I would wager a lot that the rate of that crime would decrease.
I know armed robbery carries a harsh mandatory prison term. If I think I need money so bad I’d do that, well that prison term would change my mind. I’m too pretty to go to jail!
Lastly, let’s discuss “pro-gun” a sec. I am not pro gun, or pro 2A, but I support citizens’ use of personal firearms as a self-defense, hunting, or sporting tool. If I am pro-anything, it is pro-manners. A little mutual respect goes a long way. I believe I should be able to purchase, keep, carry and use any weapon that can be wielded by one man that is available to any military.
Kids should be taught gun safety and marksmanship in schools in case they find a gun and need to know how to safely get it to an adult, or if they are atttacked and happen to have one handy they know how to use it. I did, at age 7 I was shooting .22 revolvers, age 12 hunting alone with my own 12 ga, and pretty near most everything hand held since. Never committed a crime. Never shot another civilian. Never broke ANY firearms or related laws. Seems it worked for my country ass so I bet the big city boys could catch on too.
“A Country Boy can Survive” ring a bell? We need a LOT of country boy types in this country because some nut cases are spray painting their lavender slogans all over coming out as a new creature daily. It is nuts. I am sick of it. I want order. I am sick to death of the ‘stupid’ that is THE real epidemic. People were too stupid to refuse wearing a mask (they won’t stop a fart you think they stop microbes?), and some were even thinking they would mandate the injection of a foreign substance into citizens, and that substance did not and could not have any proper long-term research. No thanks. My fellow Americans are not, on many occasions, pleasing me with how they display their citizenship. Then it was a new variant every few weeks to maintain compliance from the good sheep. There is a serious lack of pride, guts, and a willingness to take action among the citizenry. That ain’t the American Way!
