If one wanted to write about
government abuse of power, it is clear to see.
Our government is attacking so many of our rights, it is difficult to know
where to begin. This week, I'll stay
with the Second Amendment as it is most in the public eye at the moment. I find it sad that the only amendment in the
Bill of Rights that specifically states that it "... shall not be
infringed" gets infringed upon each year.
It is obvious, that the government intends to do away with this amendment.
The latest abuse of power, is
the back-room dealing that created New York's latest gun laws. As all of you gun owners are aware, New York
State made many of us felons overnight. If this had been brought forward "in
the light of day" and rationally discussed by our representatives, they
may have come up with something more meaningful. And to justify this moronic piece
of legislation, the ultra-libs are spewing garbage facts about guns.
Anytime you hear some idiot
spouting supposed gun "facts" check them out with the FBI. Each year the FBI publishes "Uniform
Crime Reports" with includes data from each state. For example, in 2011, there were a total of 774 murders in New
York State. Of these:
445 Murders
w/Firearms
394 Murders
w/Handguns5 Murders w/Rifles (includes assault weapons)
16 Murders w/Shotguns
30 Murders w/Firearms (type unknown)
160 Murders w/Knives or cutting Instruments
143 Murders w/Other Weapons
26 Murders w/Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.
If you examine
these statistics, you can see that the best way to make the biggest impact on
gun related homicide is to ban assault weapons.
All sarcasm aside, nationally, more people are killed with blunt objects
(hammers, clubs etc.) and by hands, fists, and feet than are killed with both rifles
and shotguns.
So did the Cuomo
plan actually do any good? Part of the
plan is to make people that have pistol permits renew them on a regular
basis. I'm not sure how this will reduce
crime as these people are vetted through the permit application process and are
not likely to commit a crime of this nature.
I guess we can write this off to "new taxes."
New York State
already has the reputation of having some of the most stringent handgun regulations
in the country, and yet most of the murders in this state are committed with
handguns. It would appear more laws are
not going to work. Perhaps we should
concentrate on enforcing the existing laws before we put more on the books.
Then there is the
Assault weapons ban which, as you can see from the numbers, could possibly have
prevented 5 murders in 2011. Face facts,
this new law is not about saving lives it is about Andrew Cuomo running for
president... this is the beginning of the campaign.
To further
confuse matters, the Federal Government is also stepping in to limit our
rights. It is predicted that very little
of the President's current "Gun Initiative" will see floor of either
house. He has already stated that he
will make the changes by Executive Order if necessary. This smacks of King George and his many
edicts to the colonies. That aside, as
good citizens we should let our representatives know how we feel. Please e-mail or write your representatives. Feel free to cut and paste the text below.
"I am writing to you today to urge you to vote against the President's short sighted gun control measures. As you know, the Second Amendment guarantees each of us the right to keep and bear arms. This right not only protects us in our homes but also protects us from the tyranny of an overbearing government. To further restrict this right would only harm law abiding citizens. Please do everything in your power to defeat these knee-jerk proposals."
Place the
following in the subject line: "Please vote in favor of the Second
Amendment"
To access your
representative's home page and e-mail, enter your zip code in the "find
your representative" section of the following web site and navigate to
their homepage:
Even though it
won't do any good, we should also write to Chucky (Charles Schumer) and Bride
of Chucky (Kirsten Gillibrand) if for no other reason than to annoy them. To access your Senator's home page and
e-mail, select your state from the drop-down box in the upper right-hand corner
of the page. Select a senator and navigate
to their homepage:
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