You Shouldn't Own a Gun

Yes, you read that right. You are going to hurt yourself or people around you, so you shouldn't own a gun. Especially if you live in a "good neighborhood." You have no business owning a gun.

This is pretty much the gist of what a friend of mine has told me this evening. I'm not kidding. Now, I love my friend and the last thing in the world I want to do is start a fight but, I was pretty shocked by what she was saying.

She, of course, spouted all the liberal lies about guns and, how dangerous they are and so many accidents happen when people have guns. Some others had popped in with support about how many suicides could just be avoided if no one owned a gun. It was laughable, to say the least. It always amazes me how naive some folks are. As if guns are the cause of suicide.

I had to respond. I tried to explain that the "bad guys" always have guns, that I have been a victim of a gun crime, that having a gun for self defense is one of the only ways to assure protection of yourself, that guns are the first thing leaders like Hitler, Stalin, and Mao took away from people, ect.

She responded that it's okay for cops to have guns.

So, I just left it at that. How do you even answer someone that is clearly NOT seeing the major problem with a government having guns but, the people cannot? She also hates the war, and Bush of course. This is pretty much typical banter from people who just can't quite seem to grasp the idea that there is a wisdom behind people being allowed to protect themselves.

Unfortunately, she is not understanding that cops cannot be there every second of the day. They are not body guarding each citizen. When you have someone who is breaking into your home, by the time the cops get there, you and your family could be dead! A cop isn't going to save you or your family.

Also, I found it odd that when someone challenged her, she determined that they live in " a good neighborhood" and don't need a gun. She evidently doesn't understand that crime can happen and, does happen, in almost any area you may live in. Then, she also included that only people in authority understand how to use a gun and everyone else must not know the safety involved in owning a gun.

The lies that are told to people can really have people believing the most illogical things. Most the folks, like my friend, are wonderful, nice, well-intentioned people, but, they simply don't have the correct facts in order to form a correct opinion.