May we all join hands and visualize peace, a world without any firearms. But what if that doesn’t work?
Once every American turns in all the 400 million firearms what then? Utopia? National peace? What about, say, the 50 million guns that disappear and don’t get turned in?
Will criminals and terrorists be forced to turn in their guns as they’ve done with illegal drugs for 60 years?
Will all people give up their guns, their knives, their slingshots, their arrows, their clubs, their rocks, and their hands to never assault another person again? Should I give up on being able to protect myself and just die at the hands of an evil person bent on harming me or others?
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Is it now perfectly safe to walk the streets and ride the subway in New York City? Thank God the police and now the National Guard are there to protect me 24/7! (New York gun control – we got it for the law-abiding citizens but not so much for criminals, gangs, terrorists, etc.)
When you hike in the backcountry out West or possibly the Appalachian Trail, etc., will your bear spray, air horn, and/or lying down to play dead be enough to stop a bear, an elk, a buffalo, a cougar, a wolve, and/or another hiker from possibly hurting you?
How do the North Korean citizens protect themselves from a dictator and oppression? (Without guns, I would assume!) In Myanmar, the oppressed villagers are armed with weapons to protect themselves from the dictator and his army – note: we should take their guns away, too!)
Finland is now promoting firearms for all citizens with gun availability, training, increased gun ranges, etc.. Finland should be our country’s future model, and North Korea should not be.
Peace out. Brad Runfola
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