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WARNING: INANE BABBLE DETECTED. INANE BABBLE - GO!
"If you trade liberty for safety, you have neither."
Gun example:
When did a gun law ever stop a criminal from having a gun? Never. Too many guns in the states to control them with silly legislation. The same can be said for the war on drugs. Both types of legistlation... gun laws and drug laws... are a little futile. It would be like regulating America's oxygen intake.
Did Clinton's "assault weapons ban" lower crime? No. Gun crimes statistically never involve military style weapons... just cheapo .22 / .25 / .380 / 9mm peashooters.
Everybody is under the illusion that the police are there to protect them. Yes, this is an illusion. The police only effectively do two things: investigate crimes after they happen and make arrests based on their investigations.
Stop depending on the police to protect you. Protect yourself. Most states recognize the need for a concealed weapons permit system. Get one. Even if you don't carry and dislike guns, at least it'll allow law-abiding citizens to maintain their right to protect themselves from those who do not care for laws.
(ends social diatribe)
I'll be damned if I'm reaching for a cell phone when my family or myself is under direct attack by a violent criminal. I might as well hold up a Bible.
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We are a civilized society, but not a civilized species.
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