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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Guns kill people?

Do guns kill people? In my opinion they get a bad wrap. Whenever you see on the news a story about a horrible massacre the media puts a whole lot of emphasis on the weapons being used. But, what about the one who has the gun in his hand? Without them pulling the trigger how dangerous is a gun really? I understand the power they can and do possess but a person still has to pick it up and with that index finger fire it off. In my eyes the fact that knowing someone has a gun has protected a lot of lives. Knowing that a person has one and isn't scared to use it may actually deter someone from committing a crime against that person. I guess depending where you grew up at that would also play a factor in your opinion of them. As you can tell I'm a big believer in allowing citizens to carry fire arms. I'm well aware though you will have those knuckleheads who will abuse the right to carry for capital gain. For example, it is said that the great football player Sean Taylor's life had a chance to be spared if he had a gun present in his house when he and his family were being robbed. However, he didn't and now he is no longer here on earth with us due to him not having any protection from those people who fatally shot him in the confines of his own home. I know a lot of folk won't agree but imagine and put yourself in a situation like that. What would you do?