Bang, Bang... she shot me?

In sudo-follow up to yesterday's post (but not really, because it's been a long time coming) is my take on guns. Now, I am aware of the fact that very few people agree with me to begin with, even fewer still will agree on my take on guns. HOWEVER, the cliche of "guns don't kill people, people kill people" is about as close to truth as anything else outside of the Bible.

Here is why...

A person can die from LITERALLY anything. A pea? Yep, those blasted vegetables your mother made you eat because she said they were "good for you"? Choke on one of those bad boys and it's game over for you. Your own body? Yep, been there... done that, ask me about it sometime. A pencil? Accidentally ram it into your jugular vein and it's peace out dude. You get my point...

So, that being said... none of those things exist to kill you, however they are totally capable of doing so. I mean come on, why do you think I'm not allowed to take a tube of toothpaste on an airplane? Hello!

Don't outlaw guns. Don't do it. Know why? It's not just about my personal freedom to own one. Rather, it is much deeper and significantly more severe. If a bad guy wants to get something (i.e. weapons, drugs, slaves, etc.) he will find a way to do it. If guns are outlawed that leaves bad guys still having them & good guys not having any way to protect against bad guys. Now, you tell me what's wrong with that picture?

Take away the guns from the American public and you are taking away not only the right to own something, but the right to protect what is theirs. Frankly, despite how much I hate smoking, I don't think it should be banned. Sure it's bad for you, sure it's a hazard, sure it's stupid and a waste of money (no, those aren't my opinions... they're facts - check if you don't believe me) but so what? Aren't Americans intelligent enough to make their own decisions? If I want to suck on a cancer stick don't I have the right to do that because I live in a free nation? Don't I have the right to crawl into a tanning bed because I want to look nice, regardless of the risks (that I'm aware of & choose to ignore)? Banning something doesn't fix a problem, rather it makes it worse. The prohibition is a prime example of that. Cigarettes, guns, etc. are no different. Those who still REALLY want them, will find a way... and if they're going to use it for bad, they don't care if it's legal. The only ones who care about legality are those who aren't planning malicious acts (unless of course collecting guns & keeping them in a locked safe is considered malicious...)

If the government is going to continue to insist on "bans" and removing the rights & freedoms we Americans enjoy, then they will also remove America as we know it (but who are we kidding, they're in the process of doing that already... insert *gag* here). The evil people, the criminals, the "bad guys" if you will, could frankly give a flying pig's behind about the legal nature of an act. Nothing is going to change that. However, if this gun ban & "right to bare arms" is abolished, I challenge you to see how the crime increases as the innocent are left defenseless.