The problem I have with gun control laws is that they don't accomplish anything. Most gun related crimes (80% I think was the figure but it's been a while since I've seen it) are committed with illegally purchased guns. That being the case I find it hard to justify making it harder for a law abiding citizen to get a gun.
That and there's the undeniable fact that crime rates tend to go down drastically when an area introduces concealed carry laws. For the record I don't and likely won't for many years own a gun. I just think the arguments against gun control make a whole lot more sense than the ones against it. -----Original Message----- From: Maureen [mailto:mamamaur...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 1:29 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Daily Kos: Why liberals should love the Second Amendment I was actually a pretty strong advocate for the 2nd amendment until my son got shot at in drive-by while eating lunch at a Mexican restaurant in NE Atlanta. Also, I spent some time working in a friend's gun store. After observing some of the customers, I decided I was for very strong gun control, cause I didn't want those people to be armed. I know it's not my decision whether they should have guns, nor should it be, but it certainly opened my eyes to the reality of the situation. Scary. I've never met a conservative who was a strong supporter of any amendment other than the 2nd. They are certainly not fans of free speech if the person speaking disagrees with them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:322782 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
