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Saturday, January 15, 2011

The Tucson Shooting & Gun Control

What does the Tucson shooting of Gabrielle Giffords mean for the Second Amendment and our gun rights?



One of the guys who tackled the shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, being interviewed by Ed Schultz:



Food for thought: If the government failed with alcohol prohibition and it's currently failing with drug prohibition, what does this mean to those who want to impose varying degrees of gun prohibition?

It's not too difficult to buy pot, ecstasy, heroin, or any other drug if you know the right people. Criminals sell these things and they profit tremendously. Prohibiting or further restricting access to guns will move the market for firearms further underground. It will expand the black market for firearms. It will provide profit to criminals, gangs, and mafias, and deprive free individuals from their right to self defense. It will leave firearms in the hands of criminals and leave the rest of helpless and defenseless. Is this what we really want?

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