[CS-FSLUG] GUNS AND THE FUTURE OF UNITED STATES

[Fred A. Miller]

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GUNS AND THE FUTURE OF UNITED STATES

By Jennifer Freeman

July 10, 2005
NewsWithViews.com

Two federal bills (H.R. 1279 and S. 155) are currently working their way 
through the legislature. The intent of the two bills seems clear in their 
aims to crack down hard on gangs and gang related crime such as drug 
trafficking, human smuggling, murder, and sexual assault. Considering the 
heavy influence of gangs in major cities and their growing operations in many 
suburbs, this type of legislation might seem like a good idea. Unfortunately, 
and as many gun owners already know, the road to hell is paved with good 
intentions.

Many major cities with serious gang problems already have similar laws on the
books at the state and local levels. This has not prevented gangs from
operating, nor has it lessened the incidences of human trafficking and the 
other crimes associated with it such as sexual assault, drug trafficking, and 
murder. Furthermore, this bill does nothing to prevent gangs -- the 
overwhelming majority of which are imported from foreign countries -- from 
entering and operating in the United States. It does, however, provide an 
opportunity for anti-gun law enforcement and judges to target law-abiding gun 
owners who may unwittingly find themselves in violation of the law without 
ever having committed a criminal act.

Anti-gun cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Washington DC have
demonstrated over and over again that your safety is irrelevant when compared 
to their political ideology. They continue to pass laws that furthers their 
agenda which includes a total disarmament of the people. And while pushing 
for the passage of such laws, they claim that their intent is to protect you 
from the very thugs that they allow to operate as a result of their failed 
ideology. In fact, they need criminals to shift the attention away from the 
fact that the laws are actually designed to protect politicians from 
law-abiding citizens.

As Americans continue to lose their liberties, they may be inclined to seek a
redress of their grievances. If the one world economy should force Americans
into accepting demeaning jobs at very low wages making it difficult to feed
their families, Americans may seek a redress of their grievances. And if the
lawmakers of the United States should continue to ignore the will of the 
people and should refuse to address their grievances, lawmakers may seek 
shelter by applying laws such as these against the very people they are sworn 
to represent.

Since the original intent of the Second Amendment is to protect the people
against a tyrannical government, you can bet that gun owners will be the first
to go.

Such a law could be applied if a firearm is used in self defense while the
firearm owner is outside of his or her home and in the company of two or more
acquaintances. Now you're a gang member. And, if there happens to be a school
around the corner, or anywhere else within a thousand feet, you've committed
another crime.

Banning firearms within a thousand feet of a school or other specific types of
buildings provides an easy opportunity for City Planners to make anyone in
possession of a firearm while away from home to be in violation of the law. 
All they have to do is strategically place a few buildings and you've created 
a "defense-free" zone around the entire town. Stiff penalties could put an
otherwise honest citizen and his or her acquaintances in prison for over ten
years.

If Congress is really serious about protecting their fellow Americans, they 
need to return gang members to their native countries and ensure that such 
countries are unable to continue to export their problems to the United 
States.

As individuals we may feel insignificant and unable to stop the impending 
tidal wave of lost liberties. But, as a group, we can show our strength and
demonstrate our willingness to preserve the ideology of our forefathers. The
ideology of individual liberty which is where true progress lies. Without it,
the United States would never have become the greatest nation on earth. 
Without it, the idea and meaning of the United States will cease to exist. 
And along with it, the shining beacon of hope to millions who live in the 
darkness of tyranny will be extinguished.

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Jennifer Freeman is Executive Director and co-founder of Liberty Belles, a
grass-roots organization dedicated to restoring and preserving the Second
Amendment.

Web Site: www.libertybelles.org

E-Mail: jennifer at libertybelles.org

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