Two
federal bills (H.R.
1279 and S. 155) are currently working their way through
the legislature. The intent of the two bills seems clear in
their aims to crack down hard on gangs and gang related crime
such as drug trafficking, human smuggling, murder, and sexual
assault. Considering the heavy influence of gangs in major cities
and their growing operations in many suburbs, this type of legislation
might seem like a good idea. Unfortunately, and as many gun
owners already know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Many
major cities with serious gang problems already have similar
laws on the books at the state and local levels. This has not
prevented gangs from operating, nor has it lessened the incidences
of human trafficking and the other crimes associated with it
such as sexual assault, drug trafficking, and murder. Furthermore,
this bill does nothing to prevent gangs -- the overwhelming
majority of which are imported from foreign countries -- from
entering and operating in the United States. It does, however,
provide an opportunity for anti-gun law enforcement and judges
to target law-abiding gun owners who may unwittingly find themselves
in violation of the law without ever having committed a criminal
act.
Anti-gun
cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Washington
DC have demonstrated over and over again that your safety is
irrelevant when compared to their political ideology. They continue
to pass laws that furthers their agenda which includes a total
disarmament of the people. And while pushing for the passage
of such laws, they claim that their intent is to protect you
from the very thugs that they allow to operate as a result of
their failed ideology. In fact, they need criminals to shift
the attention away from the fact that the laws are actually
designed to protect politicians from law-abiding citizens.
As
Americans continue to lose their liberties, they may be inclined
to seek a redress of their grievances. If the one world economy
should force Americans into accepting demeaning jobs at very
low wages making it difficult to feed their families, Americans
may seek a redress of their grievances. And if the lawmakers
of the United States should continue to ignore the will of the
people and should refuse to address their grievances, lawmakers
may seek shelter by applying laws such as these against the
very people they are sworn to represent.
Since
the original intent of the Second Amendment is to protect the
people against a tyrannical government, you can bet that gun
owners will be the first to go.
Such
a law could be applied if a firearm is used in self defense
while the firearm owner is outside of his or her home and in
the company of two or more acquaintances. Now you're a gang
member. And, if there happens to be a school around the corner,
or anywhere else within a thousand feet, you've committed another
crime.
Banning
firearms within a thousand feet of a school or other specific
types of buildings provides an easy opportunity for City Planners
to make anyone in possession of a firearm while away from home
to be in violation of the law. All they have to do is strategically
place a few buildings and you've created a "defense-free"
zone around the entire town. Stiff penalties could put an otherwise
honest citizen and his or her acquaintances in prison for over
ten years.
If
Congress is really serious about protecting their fellow Americans,
they need to return gang members to their native countries and
ensure that such countries are unable to continue to export
their problems to the United States.
As
individuals we may feel insignificant and unable to stop the
impending tidal wave of lost liberties. But, as a group, we
can show our strength and demonstrate our willingness to preserve
the ideology of our forefathers. The ideology of individual
liberty which is where true progress lies. Without it, the United
States would never have become the greatest nation on earth.
Without it, the idea and meaning of the United States will cease
to exist. And along with it, the shining beacon of hope to millions
who live in the darkness of tyranny will be extinguished.
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