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Concealed Carry with John Stossel

simon — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:01:55 +0000

John Stossel has his own show on Fox Business. He is doing a great job on digging into touchy issues. Very interesting and informative. John does a great job of doing objective reporting.
In this clip, Concealed Carry on Campus is discussed. Several interviews from both sides of the issue. A good look at the actual laws and realities of the situation.

Currently most college campuses do not allow law-abiding citizens to legally carry concealed weapons for self defense.

Students for Concealed Carry and the Brady Campaign each contribute to make their cases. Includes the situation of what happened at Virginia Tech.

Should the concealed carry laws be different just because a place is considered a college campus? Many of these campuses make weapons illegal for ALL citizens, not just students.

Congrats to those colleges that allow for legal self defense weapons!

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SCOTUS McDonald v Chicago

simon — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:50:05 +0000

The ruling on Monday, June 28, 2010 by the US Supreme Court in the case of McDonald v Chicago is historic and important. The 5-4 decision in favor of the individual right to keep and bear arms was an important upholdance of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America.

Many people rightly have concern about the four dissenting votes in this case. Rightly so. We seem to have four Justices at the highest level of the Judicial Branch of the U.S. government that do not interpret the Second Amendment to mean that individuals have the right to own firearms to protect and defend.

My first thought on hearing of this close decision was this:

“What if the ruling had gone the other way?”

What would the reaction of the pro-gun rights crowd be? Of course it would be peaceful, though the media might warn of cases of violence. I do not believe that this ruling would have been “The straw that broke the camel’s back.”

I am an optimist, and I believe that a ruling in favor of the City of Chicago’s gun ban would have strengthened the pro-gun rights movement. The election of President Obama was a large awakening for the movement. Without any direct threat or promise, many feared a change in the White House would greatly affect their Second Amendment rights. These fears were well founded by facts and previous actions of the President and his men.

This was a close victory for those that believe in the great American right to keep and bear arms. Let us not take this victory for granted and fail to see the other challenges in the future. Many elements of society still want to make it illegal for law-abiding citizens to own firearms with which to defend themselves. They will work any other avenues available.

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“Weapons” are for Criminals

simon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:35 +0000

Criminals use and possess weapons to use for criminal purposes. The term “weapon” is intended to mean an instrument used to attack a victim. Criminals use these tools to commit violent crime against victims that may or may not be intended.

Law-abiding citizens arm themselves for defense of their person and their loved ones. Firearms, knives, mace, tasers, etc. are used to defend against criminals with intentions of violent crimes. These items used for self defense should not be referred to as weapons, though police and media continue to do so.

The police classify all guns, knives, etc as weapons whether a person is a bad guy or not. The media continue the myth from the police, and spread the fear and terror to their public audience.

The good guys carry guns, firearms, pistols, defensive tools, knives, spray, etc. The bad guys are the ones with the weapons, and the American public needs to continually remind ourselves, the police, and the media of this fact.

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