Dear A.M. Costa Rica readers:
It’s sad that government mandated schools don’t teach more useful history.
Take firearms, for instance. No one remembers what happened before the invention of the gun. Romans had sward control… Only English nobles could own horses and swards; everyone else was afraid.
I’m not sure when it began, but registering firearms always proceeded confiscations. In fact, looking over the last hundred years, a minimum of 179,000,000 (Death by Government, RJ Rommel, 1994) unarmed civilians were killed by their own governments.
In the US constitutional amendments, only freedom of speech was more important than the right to bear arms with the 2nd amendment. Americans had just beaten the greatest army in the world, but it was slow and painful, and they never wanted to do it again.
The highest homicide rates in the world happen in gun free zones. One of the main reasons foreigners are attacked is that it takes around 4 years to get permanent residency, the odds are good. I wonder how many have been successfully attacked because they couldn’t buy a gun?
Lady’s… listen, some of the women in my Pistol Course have either been raped or were in fear of it. They’ve overcome their fear of guns and fear of judgment by other women. It’s HARD to go through the process of getting your permit to buy, carry and use a gun, and they’re making it even harder now.
We have a government in finical trouble here, why are they suddenly limiting your access to the one thing that makes you equal to a 250lb man with romance on his mind? Historically speaking, I’d question government’s statistics and study opposing views to this firearm issue.
Is there such a thing as too many guns? If you are a collector of motorcycles, are three too many? If you are fighting for your life, are ten rounds enough? Who has the ultimate answer to these questions?
|
A.M. Costa Rica wire services photo
Why, if you're a free man or woman, the answer is YOU! If you can't make that decision for yourself, then you're not really free.
I don't really believe the numbers or the logic used to limit guns. I think there's another agenda in play here. I do know that the more guns owned by law abiding citizens, the less likely they are to be attacked. Especially if they fight back.
Every time a citizen stands up for himself, he stands up for his community. I saw it happen here in Atenas.
I'd like to see a study on how many guns have been stolen from police departments, warehouses and... how many have been sold by police officers to people without permits? Maybe the question should be how to limit the number of guns a town may have. Hold the police accountable for lost weapons.
I'm not looking for trouble here, I like the police, have them in my family, shoot with them and ride with them. I'd just like them to be working on things that will either save my life or save me money... but outlawing, little by little, the very things we need to safe, will only create another black market and more corruption.
Paul Furlong,
Barrio Mercedes in Atenas
--------------
Editor's note: The information expressed by the author is the sole and exclusive responsibility of the sender and do not necessarily represent the opinion of A.M. Costa Rica. Therefore, the newspaper does not accept liability for the authors' article content.
|
