Comments on: Gun control and the right of self defense http://www.bloggernews.net/111422 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: JMullen http://www.bloggernews.net/111422#comment-118548 JMullen Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:55:43 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/111422#comment-118548 If you believe in the absolute of a person's right to life, then one can not disregard that right's corollary: self defense and the means with which to protect and defend one's right to life. No question that guns make things easier for crimials and violent thugs, but they also make things easier for innocent lawful citizens to protect themselves against criminal attack. Criminals do not need rights and freedoms to get guns and commit crimes, but we as lawful citizens need rights and freedoms to be able to protect and defend ourselves from criminals. The U.N. stood by while massacres occured in Rawanda, and thanks to gun control, that nation's genocide was one of the most efficient even though the most common tool used was a machete. When you disarm honest lawful citizens who are not a threat to society against violent criminals who are not deterred by laws, who is being protected and who is left vulnerable? If you believe in the absolute of a person’s right to life, then one can not disregard that right’s corollary: self defense and the means with which to protect and defend one’s right to life.

No question that guns make things easier for crimials and violent thugs, but they also make things easier for innocent lawful citizens to protect themselves against criminal attack. Criminals do not need rights and freedoms to get guns and commit crimes, but we as lawful citizens need rights and freedoms to be able to protect and defend ourselves from criminals.

The U.N. stood by while massacres occured in Rawanda, and thanks to gun control, that nation’s genocide was one of the most efficient even though the most common tool used was a machete.

When you disarm honest lawful citizens who are not a threat to society against violent criminals who are not deterred by laws, who is being protected and who is left vulnerable?

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