From: "citizen" Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns,alt.politics.usa.constitution.gun-rights,alt.politics.greens Subject: Gun control is one thing, freedom control is another. Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 19:08:43 -0500 Organization: America Message-ID: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 58 Path: rsl2.rslnet.net!cyclone.bc.net!skynet.be!skynet.be!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-06!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Xref: rsl2.rslnet.net alt.politics.usa.constitution.gun-rights:9976 From- It's Killing Me By J. Michael http://www.thinkingagain.com/index.html Gun control is one thing, freedom control is another. Think about this. How many thieves and murderers purchase their guns at the local gun shops? How much good is it to continue to put tighter restrictions on the gun shops..and also on the average citizen who buys from the local gun shop? If "the bad guy" wants a gun, it doesn't matter what laws are put in place, they'll continue to obtain guns, exactly how they do so today...ILLEGALLY. Just like drugs, all done on the black market. The problem is, start increasing black market gun deals, and you'll increase the murder rate. Ever heard of a drug deal gone bad? What would happen if a "gun deal" went bad? I'm not saying we should let everyone have guns. I am saying that taking away the freedom of average American citizens is only going to make things a lot worse. Taking away the freedom of the public does not help anyone. It goes back to the whole issue of improperly treating a symptom, while in the meantime the problem gets worse. The short answer is we need government reform, not American public reform. Read the great article at- http://www.thinkingagain.com/index.html --------------------------------- When they took the fourth amendment, I was silent because I don't deal drugs. When they took the sixth amendment, I kept quiet because I know I'm innocent. When they took the second amendment, I said nothing because I don't own a gun. Now they've come for the first amendment, and I can't say anything at all. Unknown.... God Bless America! Stew-Libertarian http://www.thinkingagain.com/index.html http://www.geocities.com/ensey_in_2000/bor1.html http://www.davehitt.com/dec00/green1.html http://americanfreedomnews.com http://www.libertystory.net/ http://www.sas-aim.org/ http://www.armedfemalesofamerica.com/