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Frosty · 04-03-2009, 06:38 PM

Al, you're right, if the guy had a knife maybe two people die. Lets look at the bigger picture. The right to own a gun is for the masses to protect themselves. I'm in no way making light of the situation today and my thoughts and prayers go out to the families but it seems like that anti-gun people have tunnel vision. Today will be used as ONE incident where guns are evil and if there weren't any this would have never happened. What about the times where a robber was thwarted or a home invasion was stopped because your ever day citizen had a legal gun and used it the way it was meant to be used. The right is to protect the masses. If you take away that right or severely limit that right the criminals win. The criminals have the upper hand. The police can't always be there for you.

Not to mention that right goes WAY further than protecting yourself from criminals. It was also meant to protect you from a highly powerful government which is only getting stronger. Now I'm not saying we should revolt or join a militia but we shouldn't forget the other meaning of gun rights.

Ian, nice avatar.

04-03-2009, 06:38 PM	#31
Frosty Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 7,108 iTrader: (1)	Al, you're right, if the guy had a knife maybe two people die. Lets look at the bigger picture. The right to own a gun is for the masses to protect themselves. I'm in no way making light of the situation today and my thoughts and prayers go out to the families but it seems like that anti-gun people have tunnel vision. Today will be used as ONE incident where guns are evil and if there weren't any this would have never happened. What about the times where a robber was thwarted or a home invasion was stopped because your ever day citizen had a legal gun and used it the way it was meant to be used. The right is to protect the masses. If you take away that right or severely limit that right the criminals win. The criminals have the upper hand. The police can't always be there for you. Not to mention that right goes WAY further than protecting yourself from criminals. It was also meant to protect you from a highly powerful government which is only getting stronger. Now I'm not saying we should revolt or join a militia but we shouldn't forget the other meaning of gun rights. Ian, nice avatar. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS Redline package, ESC Novi 1500 tuned by EFX, Might Mouse wild catch can, GM STB, smoked ZL1 3rd brake light, Xpel XR Black 35% tint all around, Street Scene front splitter, C7 Carbon ZL1 side skirts, Drake Muscle Car Wickerbill spoiler 2010 Infiniti G37x-Moonlight White w/Graphite interior. Stock...for now. Xpel XR Black tint(hey it's a mod lol) Last edited by Frosty; 04-03-2009 at 06:39 PM.