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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Perhaps we need a new approach, give people more freedoms, but deal more harshly with those that break our laws, instead of hiding behind laws that have proven to be ineffective at preventing crime?
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We need to allow for instant responders. We need to remember that, if left to their own devices, the vast majority of people will do the right thing. We just need to trust each other. Again.
The majority needs to snap out of their collective trance about guns. We have a start. The Gun Zombies have been dealt a setback but they are not finished. We need to remember how we got here and resolve to be silent no more. That means we draw a hard line. Appeasement and accommodation are wrong-headed.
This has been, and is, about much more than guns but guns are important. They are the canary in the coal mine. Guns are also the undeniable, irrefutable hallmark of a strong and free people. The various versions of our national anthem claim that virtue but most of us have been led to a place where they just want to be looked after - whatever that is, it is not "strong and free".
We need to go to a place where someone who wants to hunt with her Desert Eagle is no more than a curiosity for those of us who love our long guns.