A friend of mine, while shooting a pistol qualification course to comply with LEOSA (Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act) requirements, reminded me of the importance of reestablishing our right to self-protection.
While shooting the course, with his long-since-retired police officer issued Firearm, he was reminded of how disingenuous it is for elected "Representatives", many of whom have never even handled a firearm, to create nearly insurmountable legal obstacles for us to obtain one.
While shooting the course, with his long-since-retired police officer issued Firearm, he was reminded of how disingenuous it is for elected "Representatives", many of whom have never even handled a firearm, to create nearly insurmountable legal obstacles for us to obtain one.
Decent, law-abiding Americans should have the same right of self-protection that he does as a former law-enforcement officer. Why should he be able to obtain a firearm to protect his family while our liberties vanish? He does not possess any bestowed gifts or special powers which enable him to safely own and operate a firearm that have escaped you and me.
Yes, in the wrong hands a firearm can be a tool for tragedy, but we already have reams of laws on the books to punish law-breakers. These laws have done little else other than to keep firearms out of the hands of law-abiding Americans while ensuring that the streets are safe for criminals armed to the teeth.
Yes, in the wrong hands a firearm can be a tool for tragedy, but we already have reams of laws on the books to punish law-breakers. These laws have done little else other than to keep firearms out of the hands of law-abiding Americans while ensuring that the streets are safe for criminals armed to the teeth.
I'm growing tired of living under the dark clouds of legislative and regulatory raindrops battering my face and evaporating my liberties. These men and women in elected office are not angels, they have not been gifted with anything more than the ability to get elected. A renaissance of liberty is in order.
Gun owners are regularly presented with this particular question — and some are now speaking out. Using popular smartphone application Whisper, many Second Amendment enthusiasts have turned to the social network to explain to others why they carry a firearm. Whisper guarantees its users absolute privacy and, as a result, many of the resulting confessions are powerful and raw.
Gun owners are regularly presented with this particular question — and some are now speaking out. Using popular smartphone application Whisper, many Second Amendment enthusiasts have turned to the social network to explain to others why they carry a firearm. Whisper guarantees its users absolute privacy and, as a result, many of the resulting confessions are powerful and raw.
- Protect my family
- For equality
- Because evil exists
- I'll never be a victim
- To protect my kids
- For when police aren't there
- So I will never be a victim
- For security
- To protect my home
- So I can help others
- Independence
- For my personal safety
- To fend off evil
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