Gun Control

As you read this one and the next one, you'll see how
C~B~N spent his time this afternoon~~ watching a
wonderful movie based on a John Grisham book;
who is one of my favorite authors. The man can write
a legal thriller!

The excerpt is Dustin Hoffman's character of attorney
Wendall Rohr giving his summation in the trial against
the gun makers in "Runaway Jury":

"You heard Mr. Garland Jankle, Chief CEO of Vicksburg
Firearms, sit in that chair and say to you that what we
do with his guns is not HIS problem and he's right! You
can make it HIS problem with your verdict. You may for
the first time make gun violence the gun industries
problem. If you do, you are going to see fewer senseless
deaths."

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Now, I'm definitely not a liberal. But I'm not a 'crazy'
conservative either. I believe in our constitutional right
to bear arms. But I don't believe any normal citizen
NEEDS a machine gun for any reason. I have never
known any deer hunters who used one to hunt deer.
So, I guess I believe a little common sense could be
applied here. It doesn't have to be an all or none
proposition which both sides seem to insist upon.

A waiting period to purchase any firearm is not a bad
thing. It is not violating your right to own one. But for
many angry or suicidal people, this could mean the
difference in their life being irrevocably changed. Anger
will diminish--thus averting some crime; and depression
can pass--thus saving a life.

Stopping the sale of military style weapons to the average
citizen is not a bad thing either. These weapons are meant
for a trained army to utilize in a nations defense. I also
believe we should NOT be selling arms to foreign nations
who can and will use our own weapons against our men
and women in uniform.

Selling "cop killer" bullets should not be tolerated in any
free society. The police are not meant to be our enemies
but our first defense against lawlessness. Let's face the
truth here; the only ones who would need this type of
armament are the BAD guys. So let's not endanger
the lives of the men and women who have taken an
oath to serve and protect YOU for very little pay
and compensation.

If the gun industry decides to continue to sell these
unnecessary weapons and bullets, then they SHOULD
be held accountable. Because they have based their
decision on the mighty dollar. They continue to sell them
for MONEY because it is profitable; therefore, they
should pay with that profit to the victims of violent
crimes.

After all, our children deserve to be safe: in their homes,
in their schools, in the malls, in the parks, in their
neighborhoods.

We all do.

This too is a constitutional right.

C~B~N

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