cherokee_dove
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Easy, it is which constitutional right is upheld, not the upholding which disregards human life. He was a gun owner lobbyist 1000%...guns in the hands of irresponsible people result in the deaths of men, women and children, and IMO, unless you are on a ranch/cattle station (in Oz lingo), remote farm where livestock (or humans) may have their life threatened by wildlife, there is no logical reason for gun ownership, especially in a country whose gun related death stats demonstrate just how ridiculous an ideal it is. Sheesh, the biggest cause of death for pregnant women in the US is from gunshot....and that is reasonable and acceptable and proof gun ownership is OK? Numbers of gun related deaths have dropped significantly since the government in Oz brought in strict gun ownership laws and gave an amnesty for all illegal and without exemption (under the new law) guns to be handed in following the Port Arthur massacre. It was one of the few good decisions they made while in power.
Catalina
Cat, first off; i am not denying you your personal opinion.
Secondly, God rest your soul Mr. Heston; because you were a good man in all ways. My prayers for the family in their time of sorrow.
But as to the highlighted words, here in the USA; people that are responsible citizens and own guns, have to go thru getting a background check, getting the guns licensed, and showing appropriate safety training and knowledge to have them.
It is the irresponsible people, aka drug runners, gang members, low life scum, etc...that get theirs illegally.
As to your words of "no logical reason for gun ownership"; what about the right to protect ourselves from stalkers that will not quit; even with a restraint put against them by the law?
If i did not have the right to bear arms; not only myself, but my children would be dead now.
Five years ago, i had to have a restraining order issued because of a guy that didnt want to leave me alone. The restraining order didn't mean "jack" to him. He didn't care. He still kept coming around, calling me (after numerous number changes) and following me around when i went to town.
So i asked the sheriff what could be done to protect myself and my family. He said "Go through firearms training and licensing and get yourself a gun. But make sure to keep it safely contained away from your children. And if need be, load it up and shoot towards the sky first as warning; and if the guy doesnt take the warning, shoot towards his knee and take him down."
i am a very responsible person, and went through all training and licensing i need to; and purchased my .45 and a safety lock box for it. i keep it well out of range of my childrens reach and in an enclosed area that is locked to them.
About a year after purchasing it, with the man still causing problems; he decided to "up the scare" a little more. He started coming around after dark, jiggling door handles, and scraping at the windows. i talked to the sheriff, who went and tried to contact the guy; with no success.
Someone told the guy that the sheriff had been looking for him, and i guess the guy realized it was about him in violation of the restraining order; because a couple nights later, he was in my front yard screaming profanity at me.
If it hadnt have been for me owning that gun, my children and i would be dead now.
i called the sheriff immediately and even held the phone to the window, so they could hear the guy yelling at me. After a few seconds of letting them hear what he was saying, i was running to my safety area and getting my gun down and loaded; then putting my children in the bathroom, and telling them "Dont come out, no matter what; unless me or "Tom" (our local sheriff) identifies himself to you." Then closing them in and going back out front. All the while with me still being online with the law.
But, locally; it would take the county sheriff 5 to 10 minutes to get to my place. By that time, my children would have been dead or missing, and i would have been laying in a pool of my own blood. Because when he saw me peek out the window to see if he was still around, he went berserk! He starting running towards the house.
Instinct kicked in, and i did what i had been trained to do. Protect myself and my family. i quickly stood at the door, and shot a round into the sky; yelling "Stop now, or i will shoot you". He didnt stop, so i immediately instinctually shot him in the lower region. He went down fast, because i had gotten the lower thigh right above the knee.
But it STOPPED him. He now sits in prison, doing a 20 year term; for what he put my family and i through. And my children and i are still alive!
That is self preservation, and the reason i 100% back the 2nd Amendment of the United States of America.
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
