The right to bear arms

By: Danielle Thompson

Posted: 4/29/09

When discussing politics, the topic of gun control is a hot debate. The liberal stance on guns is to restrict, restrict and restrict them. Their argument makes absolutely no sense.

Liberals desire more gun laws. They believe by creating stricter gun laws, it will be harder to obtain and use them. However, it is a constitutional right for Americans to bear arms.

You hear these liberals whining all the time about how it is their right to have abortions. In other words, they believe that you can murder an innocent baby, while thinking they can fight against an American's second amendment right to bear arms.

First of all, the "right" to have an abortion is not stated in the Constitution, but the right to bear arms is mentioned. Second, liberals are advocating the killing of babies, while they fight tooth and nail so people cannot own guns for protection and hunting. More babies are killed from abortions than there have ever been from murders in the United States. Doesn't that make liberals look rather insensitive toward human life?

Liberals obviously are not receiving the correct information on gun owners and gun policies. People own guns for protection, hunting and range shooting. I know people who have guns for every one of these motives. People should be allowed to own guns. As a woman, I feel the need to own a gun, especially when I will be living on my own. I need protection, and I would feel safer knowing I have a gun. In addition, I know how to use it if I am in harm's way. Wouldn't you feel safer knowing your mom or sister has a gun to protect herself too?

Illinois does not allow people to carry concealed weapons. Carrying a concealed weapon is the only policy that has been proven to deter mass murder. "In a comprehensive study of all public, multiple-shooting incidents in America between 1977 and 1999, the estimable economists John Lott Jr. and William Landes found that concealed-carry laws were the only laws that had any beneficial effect on saving lives. States that allowed citizens to carry concealed handguns reduced multiple-shooting attacks by 60 percent and reduced the death and injury from these attacks by nearly 80 percent," said Ann Coulter.

Just think, if you were at a mall and some crazy person started opening fire on everyone or was holding someone hostage with a knife, no one would be able to stop the perpetrator. If concealed weapons were allowed, the madness would end and save human lives.

With all these compelling arguments, it comes down to the fact that the right to bear arms is in the Constitution. Therefore, it should never be altered. The restrictions on guns need to stop, along with the hypocrisy of the liberals pretending to care about human lives by protecting them from gun owners.

Gun owners ultimately save lives, deter murder and prevent harm to individuals-while the liberals are promoting the death of millions of babies. Obviously, their agenda is not for human life, but to change what has made this nation so great.

You should take pride in living in such an envied country, where millions of people all over the world want to live here to obtain freedom. Our nation is known for its freedom, so no one shall infringe on our right to bear arms. Don't forget the principles our United States of America was founded on.