{"id":22580,"date":"2011-03-14T11:55:09","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T15:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=22580"},"modified":"2011-03-14T11:55:09","modified_gmt":"2011-03-14T15:55:09","slug":"obama-on-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=22580","title":{"rendered":"Obama on gun control"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the President had an opinion piece in the Arizona Daily Star<\/a> and he says the things that I never thought he believed about gun control for example;<\/p>\n

Now, like the majority of Americans, I believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms. And the courts have settled that as the law of the land. In this country, we have a strong tradition of gun ownership that’s handed from generation to generation. Hunting and shooting are part of our national heritage. And, in fact, my administration has not curtailed the rights of gun owners – it has expanded them, including allowing people to carry their guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.<\/p>\n

The fact is, almost all gun owners in America are highly responsible. They’re our friends and neighbors. They buy their guns legally and use them safely, whether for hunting or target shooting, collection or protection. And that’s something that gun-safety advocates need to accept. Likewise, advocates for gun owners should accept the awful reality that gun violence affects Americans everywhere, whether on the streets of Chicago or at a supermarket in Tucson.<\/p>\n

I know that every time we try to talk about guns, it can reinforce stark divides. People shout at one another, which makes it impossible to listen. We mire ourselves in stalemate, which makes it impossible to get to where we need to go as a country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He advocates that legal gun owners should be able to purchase guns, while unqualified people should not – something I advocate as well. He goes on that States need to provide more complete and accurate information for the national database and enforcing the laws that are already on the books. I can’t disagree – it’s what we’ve all been saying all along.<\/p>\n

But the he goes on to say that that’s a good place to start the conversation. As far as I’m concerned that’s good place to stop the conversation. The ponderous restrictions on gun owners is enough already. When everyone does their part in a timely manner, people like Loughner won’t be able to get guns and all of our problems will be solved.<\/p>\n

But the president continues;<\/p>\n

Most gun-control advocates know that most gun owners are responsible citizens. Most gun owners know that the word “commonsense” isn’t a code word for “confiscation.” And none of us should be willing to remain passive in the face of violence or resigned to watching helplessly as another rampage unfolds on television.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, most gun control advocates don’t give a tiny rat’s ass who is responsible and who is not. Does England or Australia differentiate between responsible and irresponsible citizens when it comes to gun ownership? Not a whit.<\/p>\n

We gun owners already know that gun control is going to be a slow process, and pretty words about what we can all agree upon can’t hide the facts on their intentions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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