Even if We Had No Second Amendment. . .
The Irrelevance of the Second Amendment
The killing of six people on January 8, 2011, in Tucson, Arizona, and attempted assassination of a “public servant” and her staff members has brought forth a predictable response from the left and gun-control groups: We need stricter gun-control laws to prevent tragedies like the Tucson shooting.
But calls for banning extended-capacity magazines, instituting gun-free zones, more thorough background checks, longer waiting periods for gun purchases, limits on gun purchases, stricter licensing of gun dealers, comprehensive databases of gun owners, repealing concealed-carry laws, gun registration and licensing, and outright gun bans will not prevent gun violence any more than drug-prohibition laws stop people from using drugs.
If someone is willing to commit murder, he is unlikely to be deterred by anygun-control regulations or laws. Would-be murderers aren’t the least bit concerned about gun-free zones, bans on certain types of guns and ammunition, restrictions on concealed weapons, trigger lock requirements, and gun bans. And they will either reluctantly comply with waiting periods and background checks or circumvent them by purchasing a gun from an individual or on the black market.
It is those who use guns responsibly, whether for hunting, sporting, or recreation, and those who desire to own a gun for self-defense, collecting, or peace of mind, that overwhelmingly bear the brunt of the inconvenience, hassle, expense, and loss of liberty that results from the myriad of federal gun rules and regulations regarding the purchase, sale, manufacture, transport, storage, and use of firearms.
And now… the rest of the story. …..
Harold
Waiting periods can cost you your life when there is stalker waiting for you or a burglar robbing the home you come back to without your new gun in hand to defend yourself, or when the rapist waiting in the parking lot has that last chance to take what he wants with no waiting period while you wait for the ability to defend yourself against him with a firearm because someone else with no skin the game felt the need to infringe on your “right” to keep and bear arms.
@anonymous- Actually waiting periods have hurt law abiding citizens and removal of waiting periods has saved lives. There’s probably a little bar that says “Google” in the top right corner of your screen. Learn to use it.
“Waiting periods extend a potential victim’s “period of vulnerability,” sometimes with tragic consequences. For example, in 1991 Wisconsin resident Bonnie Elmasri, seeking to purchase a firearm for protection from a husband who had repeatedly threatened to kill her, was told she would have to wait 48 hours to obtain the weapon. Unfortunately, 48 hours was too long to wait; the abusive husband killed Bonnie and her two children the next day.”
“Terry Jackson of Albany, Georgia, fearing for her life, swore out arrest warrants for an abusive former boyfriend who had stalked and assaulted her. Finding little comfort in relying on the warrants, the mother of five purchased a pistol from a pawnshop. Less than 12 hours later, she shot and killed the ex-boyfriend as he tried to break into her home. The shooting was ruled a clear-cut case of self-defense.”
“Similarly, Marine Cpl. Rayna Ross purchased a gun as a result of threats and previous assaults from a fellow Marine under orders to stay away from her. Just three days after purchasing the weapon, Cpl. Ross fatally shot the man after he broke through a door and rushed into her bedroom brandishing a bayonet. Had Cpl. Ross been subject to a waiting period, she might not be alive today.”
There`s no way to know that by making someone wait for a firearm background check has ever deterred a killing from happening.How would you ever get a statistic on something like that,of course pro-gun people are gonna say it dont help,because they want to believe that way whether they know it`s true or not. Some people were turned down from getting a gun,which more than makes up for the waitng of everyone else. But waiting for a background check isnt going to hurt a law a biding citizen, we do know that.