Now look at crime the armed robbery is up 44%, assault is up 8.6%, and homicides are up 3.2%. (Tidswell qtd. In Simone) Also in Great Britain the government is trying to pass laws to take all their registered guns away. The governments of these countries are pretty close to the same as our countries government. If these countries can do it why couldn’t ours?
It is our second amendment right to own firearms. Our founding fathers wrote that constitution and I live by it. If they can take away our guns then they can take away our freedom of speech, religion, or press. I wouldn’t want any of those taken away.
Those rights are dear to me. “No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” Said
Thomas Jefferson in the proposed Virginia Constitution. (Tidswell qtd. In Simone) The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
" -- Thomas Jefferson Papers
(C.J. Boyd, Ed. 1950)
Simone, Ginny. “Interview with Keith Tidswell” Australia Dec. 8, 2000
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