THINGS------GUNS

USED TO TRY AND POST A PIECE ON MY BLOG EVERY WEEK…KIND OF LOST IT FOR A WHILE AND MY LAST POST IN OCTOBER DEALT WITH THE PASSING OF MY LIFE LONG FRIEND, JAY MORIN…A FEW OF MY FRIENDS HAVE APPROACHED ME AND WONDERED WHY I HAD NOT DONE A POST LATELY ABOUT THE ON GOING FUROR DEALING WITH FIREARMS (SO CALLED ASSAULT RIFLES)…I DIDN’T REALLY WANT TO DO A PIECE ON THE MATTER BECAUSE OF THE EMOTIONAL STATE OF THE PUBLIC IN REGARDS TO THE MATTER AFTER THE SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY…BUT AFTER HEARING SOME OF THE WORDS OF WISDOM (?) THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORTH BY OUR ILLUSTRIOUS POLITICAL LEADERS, I FELT I HAD TO JUST STATE MY POINT OF VIEW ON THE MATTER…PUT SIMPLY –THEY DON’T HAVE A CLUE…

 

FIRST OF ALL—AN ‘AR-15’ IS NOT AN ASSAULT RIFLE…IT IS A SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE—LIKE MANY OTHER HUNTING RIFLES…IT LOOKS LIKE AN M-16 WHICH IS AN ASSAULT RIFLE…APPEARANCE IS THE ONLY SIMILARITY THE TWO WEAPONS SHARE…AN M-16 FIRES SEVEN ROUNDS A SECOND, AN AR-15 FIRES ONLY AS FAST AS YOU CAN PULL THE TRIGGER—LIKE MANY OTHER HUNTING OR SPORT SHOOTING RIFLES…

 

THAT MUCH BEING CLARIFIED, I FAIL TO GRASP THE LOGIC OF LIMITING RIFLE MAGAZINES TO ONLY 10 ROUNDS…IN THE MARINES WE USED TO DUCT TAPE THE BOTTOMS OF OUR MAGAZINES TOGETHER SO WHEN ONE WAS EMPTY IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF THREE OR FOUR SECONDS TO RELEASE THE EMPTY, FLIP IT AROUND AND INSERT THE FULL MAGAZINE BACK INTO THE WEAPON…OF COURSE I AM VERY SURE THAT ANY FELON OR MENTALLY DISTURBED BAD GUY IS GOING TO TURN IN HIS 20 ROUND MAGAZINE (THAT HE HAS FOR THE WEAPON HE ILLEGALLY OWNS) BEFORE HE COMMITS HIS CRIME…ONE THING I AM WILLING TO BET ON IS THAT THE PROPOSAL TO RAISE TAXES ON AMMO BY 50% WILL PASS, AFTER ALL, IT SEEMS LIKE POLITICIANS ARE ALWAYS READY TO RAISE TAXES WHENEVER THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES…I CAN’T HELP BUT WONDER HOW A HIGHER TAX ON AMMO WILL PREVENT A FELON FROM COMMITTING A GUN RELATED CRIME OR HOW IT WILL KEEP OUR CHILDREN AND US ANY SAFER (EXPLAIN PLEASE)?? GUN FREE ZONES?? GET REAL-SANDY HOOK SCHOOL WAS A GUN-FREE ZONE, A SOFT TARGET, NO RESISTANCE, DEADLY FORCE RULES SUPREME IN A GUN FREE ZONE..DEADLY FORCE CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY DEADLY FORCE…IF I MAY QUOTE “THE ONLY WAY TO STOP A BAD GUY WITH A GUN--IS A GOOD GUY WITH A GUN.” WHAT OTHER RESPONSE MAKES SENSE? DO YOU WAIT FOR THE KILLER TO RUN OUT OF AMMO?? THE POLICE MIGHT BE THERE SHORTLY BUT A LOT OF DAMAGE COULD BE DONE “SHORTLY” (EVEN USING ONLY 10 ROUND MAGAZINES). AND ULTIMATELY EVEN THE POLICE RESPOND WITH THE THREAT OF “DEADLY FORCE.”

BACK GROUND CHECKS—YES, GOOD IDEA AND ONE THAT IS IN PLACE IN CONNECTICUT…MORE GUN CONTROL LAWS??? HOW BOUT ENFORCING THE ONES IN PLACE NOW??---OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE REPORT NO.2007-R-0442, “CASE STATISTICS FOR FIREARMS VIOLATIONS FOR THE YEARS 2001-2007”

CARRYING PISTOL WITHOUT A PERMIT-58% -NOT PROSECUTED

ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ASSAULT WEAPON—47%-NOT PROSECUTED

USE OF FIREARM TO COMMIT CLASS A, B OR C FELONY—72% NOT PROSECUTED

CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF PISTOL OR REVOLVER-55%-NOT PROSECUTED

26,725 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR FIREARMS VIOLATIONS—71% WERE NOT PROSECUTED’’

WE HAVE THE LAWS--OUR WONDERFUL JUDICIAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO IGNORE THEM..

YEA, I DO OWN GUNS…I KNOW HOW TO USE THEM SAFELY, I ENJOY TARGET SHOOTING AND I AM DEADLY WITH THEM…BUT I’M ONE OF THE   GOOD GUYS…I PRAY THAT I WILL NEVER HAVE TO USE ONE IN SELF-DEFENSE OR TO DEFEND OTHERS WHO CAN’T DEFEND THEMSELVES…I WOULD HAPPILY TURN ALL MINE IN IF MY DOING SO WOULD BRING BACK THE LIVES LOST AT SANDY HOOK…BUT THAT WON’T HAPPEN…I WOULD TURN THEM ALL IN IF IT WOULD MAKE US ALL SAFER AS A SOCIETY, BUT IT WOULDN’T MAKE THAT HAPPEN EITHER…WHEN ALL THE EVIL IN MEN’S HEARTS HAS VANISHED--WHEN HUMAN RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER COVERS THE WORLD—WHEN THE STRONG HELP THE WEAK—WHEN PREDATORS ONLY EXIST IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM--WHEN THE GOD GIVEN GIFT OF LIFE IS TREASURED AND RESPECTED BY ALL—THEN I’LL HAPPILY TURN MINE IN—BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WON’T HAPPEN EITHER…

                       UNTIL NEXT TIME—MAY YOU AND YOURS STAY SAFE AND HAPPY

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