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dksuddeth · 04-29-2006, 07:48 AM

Remembering the lessons of history

April 29th, 1992, a day that started out like most other days in America. The one exception to this day would start in Los Angeles where a highly publicized trial was about to receive a verdict, and a whole nation watched with anticipation. That anticipation soon turned to disbelief and then horror as the city ignited in to rioting, looting, arson, and murder.

A man named Reginald Denny was violently yanked from his vehicle then severely beaten on the street by an angry mob of youths while news helicopters hovered overhead. I watched this entire vicious assault on an innocent man, live on television. I watched as these young thugs dropped a heavy cinderblock on Mr. Dennys head as he lay on the street unable to defend himself anymore. I remember thinking, hoping, and praying that the police would get there quickly and save this guys life. I’m sure that millions across the nation were hoping and praying for the same thing, that the police would rush to the rescue and save this man, who had done nothing, and get him to a hospital before he was killed.

Reginald Denny was finally rescued from several neighbors who, having seen this brutal attempted murder on the news, ran out in to the street, risking their own lives, to save the life of a stranger. We all had to be wondering ‘where were the police?’ The police, who are supposed to protect us not only hadn’t shown up, but they had been ordered out of the area, for their own safety.

Realizing that the police weren’t coming, the citizens of Los Angeles attempted to provide for their own protection by buying a gun. Imagine the shock and dismay when they were told that there was a 15 day waiting period. Now imagine the horror they felt when they realized that they would not be able to defend themselves adequately against a huge and violent mob of thousands. I’m told that an overwhelming amount of gun control advocates living in Los Angeles changed their minds that day. They no longer believed the lie they had been told, that the police are there to protect them.

50 to 60 people were killed during that week of lawlessness and violence, several small business’ and shops were burned to the ground, yet some shops survived, mostly intact, because those shopkeepers banded together with their own personal firearms and defended themselves and their property. They were forced to provide for their own defense because the police were more concerned about their own safety than that of the citizens who paid their salaries.

What kind of elected official tells his constituents that we don’t need guns to protect ourselves, that’s what the police are for, and then when things get too dangerous for the police, we are left to fend on our own? That kind of an elected official is one that does NOT have his constituents best interests at heart but is solely intent upon exercising his/her power to disarm the people in the city, to turn them in to victims.

The L.A. riots should stand out and remind every single one of us that we alone will end up being responsible for our own lives. The police cannot and should not be relied upon to ‘protect’ you. The United States Supreme Court has even ruled that the police are not liable, nor responsible to protect an individual, but only the public at large. It should remind us all that that is why we have the right to keep and bear arms and that we should no longer stand for anyone, especially our elected officials, to continue to legislate these rights away from us.

Stand up for your safety and protection. Stand up for your second amendment rights.

04-29-2006, 07:48 AM	#87 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	remembering the lessons of history Remembering the lessons of history April 29th, 1992, a day that started out like most other days in America. The one exception to this day would start in Los Angeles where a highly publicized trial was about to receive a verdict, and a whole nation watched with anticipation. That anticipation soon turned to disbelief and then horror as the city ignited in to rioting, looting, arson, and murder. A man named Reginald Denny was violently yanked from his vehicle then severely beaten on the street by an angry mob of youths while news helicopters hovered overhead. I watched this entire vicious assault on an innocent man, live on television. I watched as these young thugs dropped a heavy cinderblock on Mr. Dennys head as he lay on the street unable to defend himself anymore. I remember thinking, hoping, and praying that the police would get there quickly and save this guys life. I’m sure that millions across the nation were hoping and praying for the same thing, that the police would rush to the rescue and save this man, who had done nothing, and get him to a hospital before he was killed. Reginald Denny was finally rescued from several neighbors who, having seen this brutal attempted murder on the news, ran out in to the street, risking their own lives, to save the life of a stranger. We all had to be wondering ‘where were the police?’ The police, who are supposed to protect us not only hadn’t shown up, but they had been ordered out of the area, for their own safety. Realizing that the police weren’t coming, the citizens of Los Angeles attempted to provide for their own protection by buying a gun. Imagine the shock and dismay when they were told that there was a 15 day waiting period. Now imagine the horror they felt when they realized that they would not be able to defend themselves adequately against a huge and violent mob of thousands. I’m told that an overwhelming amount of gun control advocates living in Los Angeles changed their minds that day. They no longer believed the lie they had been told, that the police are there to protect them. 50 to 60 people were killed during that week of lawlessness and violence, several small business’ and shops were burned to the ground, yet some shops survived, mostly intact, because those shopkeepers banded together with their own personal firearms and defended themselves and their property. They were forced to provide for their own defense because the police were more concerned about their own safety than that of the citizens who paid their salaries. What kind of elected official tells his constituents that we don’t need guns to protect ourselves, that’s what the police are for, and then when things get too dangerous for the police, we are left to fend on our own? That kind of an elected official is one that does NOT have his constituents best interests at heart but is solely intent upon exercising his/her power to disarm the people in the city, to turn them in to victims. The L.A. riots should stand out and remind every single one of us that we alone will end up being responsible for our own lives. The police cannot and should not be relied upon to ‘protect’ you. The United States Supreme Court has even ruled that the police are not liable, nor responsible to protect an individual, but only the public at large. It should remind us all that that is why we have the right to keep and bear arms and that we should no longer stand for anyone, especially our elected officials, to continue to legislate these rights away from us. Stand up for your safety and protection. Stand up for your second amendment rights. __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."