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Essays on this Point of View, August 7, 2009
This series of books addresses the arguments for and against a single issue. The reader can weigh the arguments and perhaps reach a conclusion that is different from their assumptions. Given the massive "gun control" propaganda in the corporate press and the corporate-educational complex this may be the one source for independent views. The `Introduction' told how some politicians used laws to prosecute firearms manufacturers. Should a 15-year old be toying with a real gun (p.14)? What was he taught in home and at school? In earlier times experience and training could have prevented this tragedy. The purpose of Gun Prohibition is to oppress people with lower wages and higher taxes, it has been going on since the 1968 Gun Control Act was passed. This law had sections copied from the Nazi Gun Control laws, you can research this on the Internet.
Chapter 1 asks if Gun Ownership is a threat to society. NO, this was proved by American history from the 18th to mid-20th century. Crime and violence are increased by the poverty resulting from low wages and higher taxes, and other discrimination since Pittsburgh in 1877. Lobbyists for "gun control" will never tell you that. Chapter 2 asks if the Second Amendment protects private gun ownership. YES, and so does Natural Law. The right to keep and bear arms has been part of English Common Law for many centuries. The US vs. Miller decision (p.59) said it was lawful for a person to own a weapon that was used by the military. [Note how this decision is twisted by Gun Prohibitionists!] Philosophers like Aristotle told how freedom and democracy require an armed citizenry. The Second Amendment restricts the Federal Government from restrictions or infringements on the right of the people to keep and bear arms. "Well-regulated" means "well-practiced", this requires you to keep and bear arms.
Chapter 3 asks if Gun Control reduces crime and violence. NO, the cities with the most gun control have the most crime and violence. Human nature (lust and greed) are responsible for most crime and violence. Political oppression (low wages and high taxes, crowded housing) are the breeding grounds for crime. You won't find any Gun Control Lobby that is in favor of a higher minimum wage and lower taxes, or better housing since they are owned by millionaires who always oppress people to get richer. An "assault weapon" is just a carbine that fires a less-powerful bullet than a rifle. The Gun Control Act of 1968 (p.103) marked the point in American politics when Congress sought to oppress all citizens, not just a special class. The assault weapons ban violated the US vs. Miller decision which said citizens could own a military weapon. School shootings were unknown until after the 1968 Gun Control Act became effective.
Chapter 4 asks what can reduce gun violence. Violence results from human nature acting for lust or greed. Moral or religious training may help, but would they allow it in school? Guns were invented as a defense against spears and arrows, swords and knives, fangs and claws. The attempt to ban a firearm with .50 caliber or larger would outlaw all shotguns as well as muzzle-loaders such as Civil War firearms! Using an Attorney-General's List to ban ownership would be a denial of the due-process clause in the Constitution (p.161). [The Consumer's Union was once on this list because their magazine `Consumer's Reports' ranked merchandise! So too Senator Ed Kennedy was once prevented from using commercial aircraft! Who audits this list?]
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