And now, the flipside...
After the massacre on Friday, so many of are seeking safety and security for ourselves and our families. Some of us see this as an opportunity to address the scourge of easily available firearms that too often get into the wrong hands. And then there are those of us who see fit to exercise our 2nd amendment rights to insure that - at least while they’re under our watch - no such harm will come to our children. Both approaches are well intentioned and have the potential to save lives - limiting access to deadly force by making it harder for anybody with cash in hand to buy a semi-automatic handgun from a stranger at a gunshow? Yeah. We should do that yesterday. And allowing citizens to possess firearms to protect the ones they love from future threats - If that is what a law-abiding citizen feels he or she needs to feel secure in their own home - do not interfere with their personal liberty and do not judge.
You may feel that your deadbolt and your local police provide all the security your need - but not everyone lives in your neighborhood, and some of us have been burglarized or assaulted and do not want to live in constant fear and anxiety.
Like it or not, guns provide a certain measure of solace - they save at least as many lives as they take - every single day - though you won’t see those statistics on the evening news. In the rush to find a solution that will help us all sleep better at night, it is critical that we preserve our fundamental right to protect ourselves and our families...so that we can sleep better at night.
After the massacre on Friday, so many of are seeking safety and security for ourselves and our families. Some of us see this as an opportunity to address the scourge of easily available firearms that too often get into the wrong hands. And then there are those of us who see fit to exercise our 2nd amendment rights to insure that - at least while they’re under our watch - no such harm will come to our children. Both approaches are well intentioned and have the potential to save lives - limiting access to deadly force by making it harder for anybody with cash in hand to buy a semi-automatic handgun from a stranger at a gunshow? Yeah. We should do that yesterday. And allowing citizens to possess firearms to protect the ones they love from future threats - If that is what a law-abiding citizen feels he or she needs to feel secure in their own home - do not interfere with their personal liberty and do not judge.
You may feel that your deadbolt and your local police provide all the security your need - but not everyone lives in your neighborhood, and some of us have been burglarized or assaulted and do not want to live in constant fear and anxiety.
Like it or not, guns provide a certain measure of solace - they save at least as many lives as they take - every single day - though you won’t see those statistics on the evening news. In the rush to find a solution that will help us all sleep better at night, it is critical that we preserve our fundamental right to protect ourselves and our families...so that we can sleep better at night.