The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has come down in favor of Washington D.C.'s gun ban in the D.C. vs. Heller case.
The ADL then had this to say: according to a recent ADL press release: "This case is about allowing states to protect their citizens' lives, liberty and property by regulating the purchase and possession of firearms. Gun violence and the caching of dangerous weapons are commonplace among extremists. If states lose the right to regulate firearm ownership, it would help violent bigots in their efforts to create an America based on hate and intolerance. We urge the Supreme Court to ensure that states have the tools to counter these agents of hate. We are also deeply concerned about the possession and use of firearms by children. The Court must permit states to keep guns out of the hands of those who would bring violence to our schools. The regulation of firearms is a rational response to these twin evils and is consistent with the Second Amendment's call for a well-regulated militia."
While the ADL does a lot of good things, on this particular issue I must call "bullshit!"
Whatever happened to citizens being able to protect themselves?? Why does everyone want to rely on the government to take care of them?? People who are bent on killing due to bigotry (or any other reason) are not going to worry about breaking an additional law that regulates firearms. I thought that it was already illegal to use a firearm to commit a crime. We ARE NOT going to legislate the removal of firearms from these psychos who want to kill to "cleanse" our society of people like myself. Gun control DOES NOT DISARM THESE PEOPLE!!!!
All gun control does is disarm law-abiding responsible citizens like myself. When my family and I encounter these racist scum, or any other people who want to do harm, I'd prefer to be able to fight fire with fire by being armed.
The ADL then had this to say: according to a recent ADL press release: "This case is about allowing states to protect their citizens' lives, liberty and property by regulating the purchase and possession of firearms. Gun violence and the caching of dangerous weapons are commonplace among extremists. If states lose the right to regulate firearm ownership, it would help violent bigots in their efforts to create an America based on hate and intolerance. We urge the Supreme Court to ensure that states have the tools to counter these agents of hate. We are also deeply concerned about the possession and use of firearms by children. The Court must permit states to keep guns out of the hands of those who would bring violence to our schools. The regulation of firearms is a rational response to these twin evils and is consistent with the Second Amendment's call for a well-regulated militia."
While the ADL does a lot of good things, on this particular issue I must call "bullshit!"
Whatever happened to citizens being able to protect themselves?? Why does everyone want to rely on the government to take care of them?? People who are bent on killing due to bigotry (or any other reason) are not going to worry about breaking an additional law that regulates firearms. I thought that it was already illegal to use a firearm to commit a crime. We ARE NOT going to legislate the removal of firearms from these psychos who want to kill to "cleanse" our society of people like myself. Gun control DOES NOT DISARM THESE PEOPLE!!!!
All gun control does is disarm law-abiding responsible citizens like myself. When my family and I encounter these racist scum, or any other people who want to do harm, I'd prefer to be able to fight fire with fire by being armed.
