(ThyBlackMan.com) Advocates for gun control can never actually define what gun control means. There is also not a uniformed agreement of what gun control should look like. This is exactly why we have over five-thousand laws on the books from the municipal to the federal level surrounding various gun control measures and here’s the news flash, criminals still don’t abide by them, nor do they care about the laws – hence the definition of criminal(s); someone who willfully broke the law(s).
Gun control laws, I would argue to some degree, it would be reasonable along the lines of preventative measures to protect children: i.e., safety locks, storage, and even supervisory use for children under the age of 18. That would be literally it when it comes to gun control laws. Those who argue for the ban of guns or restriction of gun ownership have not found themselves in a position in life where a gun was useful or the need to defend themselves or others. They are typically also a population of people that are generally insulated from society at-large and will not place themselves in arenas where the propensity for violence will occur.
The second amendment is quite clear, I’ll spare you the details here, but the phrase “The right to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.” seems to always get overlooked when the topic of gun control comes up – especially in conversations about banning “assault weapons” and/or “Red Flag” laws. If you read the bill of rights, you will notice no other right is enshrined with the words “shall not be infringed”. The framers of the Constitution understood how critical that fundamental right to self-preservation, self-protection, and the protection of property and others who may be defenseless was critically important in maintaining this Republic not only from its own government, but from foreign invaders, and from fringed members of within their own society. Have you noticed; this country has not seen foreign aggression from other nations since the Revolutionary War? It isn’t because of technology or the lack of will to fight, it’s because everyone understands that there is a whole population who is potentially armed to the teeth and will kill us if we tried to invade.
I am a gun owner and gun carrier. I am trained and licensed. I’ve served this nation for over 22-years in the United States Army and been on three combat tours to Iraq and a contingency operation tour to Kuwait. I have lived in Europe and traveled around to various European countries to include Canada. What I have found in all these locations is that the citizens of this country live relatively peaceful lives and when violence strikes it is by way of vehicles, knives, bats, and bombs. On a few occasions guns are involved. Have you heard about banning or controlling cars, knives, bats, or bombs? Why is that? I’ll tell you why, because these items are recognized as essential tools of society for whatever reason and their nefarious use is blamed on the person not the tool. The very same argument can be and should be used for guns. Guns are simply a tool.
In Iraq, our fear was roadside bombs known as Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) they can be found stuffed in dead cows in the road, in potholes, and even embedded into the road by well skilled construction crews. We weren’t concerned too much about gunfire. Imagine if IEDs became a concern in the US because guns became unavailable or restricted. I’ll take you back to Oklahoma 1995, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols loaded up a moving truck full of fertilizer and parked it in a parking garage of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and killed dozens. September 11, 2001, hijackers flew airplanes into buildings killing thousands. Where is the conversation on banning trucks, fertilizer, and planes – even buildings for that matter?
It is hypocritical and nonsensical to want to target a tool for drastic control measures and punish the law-abiding for the non-law abiding. It is asinine to advertise gun free zones and tell someone they can’t carry a gun because it may scare others. Gun laws that are restrictive or of a banning nature are emphatically and categorically unconstitutional. If we are so concerned for the safety of children or others, then I welcome the conversation to control and/or ban every tool out there that can potentially be used in “mass” murder. Until then, miss me with the fake outrage.
Staff Writer; Randy Purham
This brother is a Former US Congressional Candidate for the House of Representatives for the state of Alaska At-Large. He is the CEO of Purham & Associates, LLC and Host of Purham & Associates Show on TECNTV.com.
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“Gun Control” is designed for the purpose of reminding the individual that their life does not belong to them but to “society-in-general”.
Controlling the general populace’s ability to keep and bear arms has been priority one for the ruling elites throughout human history.
A population composed of individuals who do not have the choice to defend themselves is a population that can be controlled,
“Public Safety” or “Good of All” are phrases that authoritarians have used throughout history to justify their power over the masses.
The USA is an experiment in the idea of equality, individual freedom, and responsibility for oneself – to make ones’ own choices instead of following the edicts of the “ruling class”.
“Gun Control” is an attempt to end the experiment of the USA.
It is saddening, and frightening, to see that the future generations of Americans have been brainwashed into thinking that everything the founders of the country believed in was wrong.
The USA has never been perfect, but not because of the ideals or ideas it was founded upon, but because no system is perfect. But the BOR is designed to prevent people from taking over the system and removing the recognition of the individual right to self-determination. That is why the BOR is so important. That is why 2A is so important.
The rest of the world, where there is no recognition of the individual right to self-determination, where people do not belong to themselves but to the “state”- to the “public good” – is waiting for this experiment to fail.
Once the BOR has been diluted or worse, revamped, for the “public good”, the American Experiment will be over, and the traditional way of thinking – that the individual is owned by the “state”, will be the only way the world knows.
Tell the MF masterminds to COME AND TAKE THEM. Station clear.
The Constitution’s 2nd amendment doesn’t say “guns” it says “arms”. So, where are “arms” defined? They are not defined explicitly. It would appear that the “arms” that the people referred to at the time the 2nd amendment was written were muzzle-loading single-shot flintlock muskets and rifles. Quite a lot different from the lightweight high-power multishot rifles, carbines and pistols popularly referred to as “assault weapons”. You served in the military, good for you. That entitles you to certain privileges such as education and housing financial help. That doesn’t make you an authority on the Constitution or whatever makes America a great nation. My right to not to be shot by some jackass wearing body armor armed with a 30-shot semiauto is just as valid as your right to keep and bear arms.
Come kick in our doors and take them from US military veterans. Bring extra ammo.
Agree with Gun Control: a Retired Soldier Speaks Out . Since he obviously has a much larger platform than I will ever have, he might ask another question. Even in the most gun unfriendly cities/states it seems that the prosecutors routinely drop or otherwise refuse to prosecute the gun charges related to whatever crime is committed. It would seem to me (just an old Vet, gun owner and licensed firearms instructor here in Texas ) that would be a mandatory charge if they think “guns” are the evil problem. Why would you drop a charge like that? When I lived in Ohio and Florida I think a gun charge was always added if a gun was involved and that sentence was non negotiable and an add on to the primary act.
If they really wanted to have an impact, prosecute ,prosecute,prosecute !!!!
Thanks, ray
Finally someone with some sense. People want to blame an inanimate object for the actions of it’s owner. How ridiculous is that.
Banning something has never worked. If it did, we wouldn’t have the drug problem in this country that we have. The War on Drugs did absolutely nothing to stop the use and production of them or the importation of them from Mexico and South America.
The same thing would still happen if guns were somehow banned. They would flow over our southern borders, gangs and criminals would be assaulting and taking down Law Enforcement to steal their weapons and the weapons kept in their vehicles, people with 3D printers would be making them and the list goes on. I worked in Law Enforcement for over 25 years and the criminals always find a way to get what they want regardless of the blocks you put in front of them.
Each of those countries you reference has its own weird rules, and has no high moral ground to point fingers, as you attempt to. It has been said if the numbers of crimes of the 5 most violent cities in the USA were subtracted from the totals, those cities plagued by gangs, run by anti-gunners like yourself, and having many anti-gun rules in place, that the crime numbers, and rates, of the USA would be at or better than those of Japan. By CDC statistics, over 98% of the time, gun use in the USA has been for safety and protection, not crime. And any rules that you, or any other “high thinker” that thinks they can invent to solve the problem of evil in the heart of some disturbed people by more rules, would have the same success as the multitude of laws already in place that those same evil people ignore.
I tire of the arrogance of those such as you, who think you can just throw down some words on paper and solve the problems of insane people, and with it the assumption that those who disagree with you are simpletons that can’t see your simple solution. It is really not a solution at all.
Our constitution and government is a wonder, and amazing, and would have prevented some of the great mistakes that the countries you listed have committed, and are still committing, if they had such a document in place. We have a problem with disturbed people, who would choose to kill others for no reason, knowing that they will die in the process. Who would do that unless they were crazy? Yet our society is in distress now, resulting in some who would choose to die for imagined causes, racial supposed woes, transgender supposed injustices, etc. Wanna make that illegal too? Going after guns is not the answer.
This comment was written as a response to “steve zinger” and not a general response to the written article. He wrote about other countries being more civilized and why can’t be be like them and just get rid of guns.
Each of those countries you reference has its own weird rules, and has no high moral ground to point fingers, as you attempt to. It has been said if the numbers of crimes of the 5 most violent cities in the USA were subtracted from the totals, those cities plagued by gangs, run by anti-gunners like yourself, and having many anti-gun rules in place, that the crime numbers, and rates, of the USA would be at or better than those of Japan. By CDC statistics, over 98% of the time, gun use in the USA has been for safety and protection, not crime. And any rules that you, or any other “high thinker” that thinks they can invent to solve the problem of evil in the heart of some disturbed people by more rules, would have the same success as the multitude of laws already in place that those same evil people ignore.
I tire of the arrogance of those such as you, who think you can just throw down some words on paper and solve the problems of insane people, and with it the assumption that those who disagree with you are simpletons that can’t see your simple solution. It is really not a solution at all.
Our constitution and government is a wonder, and amazing, and would have prevented some of the great mistakes that the countries you listed have committed, and are still committing, if they had such a document in place. We have a problem with disturbed people, who would choose to kill others for no reason, knowing that they will die in the process. Who would do that unless they were crazy? Yet our society is in distress now, resulting in some who would choose to die for imagined causes, racial supposed woes, transgender supposed injustices, etc. Wanna make that illegal too? Going after guns is not the answer.
Thank you for your service and this article.
We do not understand our Constitution, our Founding First Principles and/or our liberties and corresponding responsibilities. This is again a failure of our educational system, that is infected with leftists at all levels.
Our nation and its freedoms are but one generation away from being lost. Teach your children well what it means to be an American citizen. Vote as if your life depends upon it, because it does.
Gun control is something that Racist America wants to impose on African Americans only; but, they have to make it look as if it applies to all Americans. Racist America have never like the idea of black men and black women owning a gun or weapons; even though, that black men or black women are law abiding citizen, college graduate, hard working individuals, honest, responsible etc.. because a black men or black women with a gun is a threat to the self-esteem and safety of the children of our former slave masters.
If African American owned guns back in the 1900’s then they could have fought off the onslaught of crazy white men with small private parts who came over to the black wall streets towns control by affluent black people and these crazy white people began burning, destroying, stealing, raping, killing and lynching every black men, black women, black child living in those black wall street towns.
If African American owned guns back during the 1960’s then we would have been able to protect Martin Luther King from been assassinated by a Caucasian police officer who fire that shot from a fire department station. We could have also protected the three black little girls who die inside the church that was fire bomb by racist white people. We also could have protected Malcom X from the sell out house negros who kill him at the request of a racist white government entity.
with that said, as a proud hard working honest law abiding black men living in a land control and operated by racist white people, I am telling all my fellow African Americans, Afro-Latinos, Afro-Caribbeans to exercise your second amendment rights by purchasing guns, rifles, ammunitions, bullet proof vest, and Kevlar helmets lawfully from lawful guns stores and surplus store that is owned and operated by African Americans. There are over 17 legally owned guns stores in America that are owned by former black police officers, retired black police officers, military veterans etc.. so please use them as your source to arm yourself and get the necessary training to protect yourself from Racist America since there would not be an election in 2024 and black people have become obsolete to the powers who control this racist country.
Remember Racist America tells black people to turn in their guns for PlayStation, gift cards, fried chicken, watermelons etc.. while at the same time they encourage Asian people, Hispanic people, Middle eastern people living in America to purchase guns and rifles to protect themselves from black people. Indeed, while black people turn their guns in to the judicial system, the other races are keeping theirs and we already know that white men will never give up their guns in America as long as their are still black people living in the country.
Additionally, if you are a true black men and black women and black LGBT who love your people and your community then you must become a member of “NAAGA” which stands for National African American Gun Association. Also, as proud African American we must support another black militia group that are putting their life on the line for the safety of our black Christian children and that group is NFAC, which stands for the Not fucking around coalition. Lets not forget the man who started it all Gran Master Jay Fitzgerald who is now sitting in jail for standing up against racist police officers aka race soldiers and killers of innocent black children.
What are gun control laws?
How about you look at gun control laws in Canada, Britain, Australia, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Holland, etc. That should be a simple start for you.
5000 laws?
Well, your USA laws are comical and tip toe around the real answers instead of actually dealing with the real issues. See above, real countries with real laws. Is cocaine illegal? Do you want to legalize it? Because people are still snorting it, shooting it and dropping it in their eye ball. According to this theory, we might as well eliminate every single law there is, because all of them are broken.
The Constitution.
I don’t care about your Constitution. Your Constitution is stupid.
Make another amendment.
Cars, knives, bats or bombs.
Well, I don’t see lunatics driving through a school wall killing children. I can’t cut 20 children in half in 30 seconds with a knife.
Guns are not a tool, they are a weapon. Used for one thing: to kill.
I’m Canadian, so compare your USA gun murders to Canadian knife murders.
Fertilizer.
Oklahoma is one example. One.
It takes hours, days and months to make a bomb. With some chemical knowledge. Hours and hours of planning.
You’re only allowed to buy so much fertilizer. Stores can only sell so much, as a whole and to an individual. Why? Because you can make a bomb with it.
You’re a military man. You should know this.
I can buy a gun and kill 30 people, and do it all in about 40 minutes.
Iraq.
Do you think the USA is like Iraq? Civil war for hundreds of years. Stuck in the dark ages when it comes to religion, economy, women’s rights, education, infrastructure, health and so on.
Banning trucks, fertilizer and planes.
You’re not 10 years old any more. That’s a childish analogy. See Ralph Baker above.
This country has not seen foreign invasion.
Neither has Canada, and the general population doesn’t carry a gun. And actually, yes you have. See Michael R above.
And it is because of the big American War Machine. If it wasn’t for the big American War Machine, China would have invaded Taiwan by now. But they’re terrified of the big American War Machine.
Besides, the USA is too difficult to invade. Your borders cover the continent from ocean to ocean. The land mass is too big to control. You’re too populated. And you’ve got NATO, the most powerful military alliance the world has ever seen.
Jesus Christ, boy, you’re a military man. You should know this.
As someone who has trained in chemical, biological, and nuclear warfare in the military, it is very simple to make to make bombs out of household materials that will take down an apartment complex in a matter of minuets. One can put together a simple mixture and wipe out a small population with a biological agent and it would be relatively untraceable. It has happened – in the US. You don’t really hear about these things to prevent the ideas from growing. And I am amazed at the mental gymnastics you utilized to negate the fact of IEDs and UBEs being utilized in Iraq. Those things take a matter of a few minutes to make and detonate – not hours or days, or any elaborate planning. As far as Canadians go, and the other countries, they face similar issues of violence and they do not have the option to push back against a tyrannical government so they are used to being stepped over – hence people leave those countries to come to the US.
Only issues I take with this article is the falsities that the United States has “not seen foreign aggression from other nations since the Revolutionary War”.
The war of 1812, the Mexican-American war and the dates between December 7, 1941 and September 2, 1945 would like to have a chat with you about that.
Dear Retired Soldier, other tools are beneficial for their designed purposes, but guns propel bullets from zero to Murder 1 in the blimk of an eye. Guns should/must be owned strictly by Departments, never by individuals. Needa gun? RENT it from a Department, or work for a Department and the gun(s) you need will be assigned to you. Explicit restrictions will apply for the whereabouts and use of your conditional temporary gun possession. The 2nd. Amendment is obsolete due to the National Guard’s creation in the early 1900s. Mass shooters OWN their guns by gift, purchase or theft, so all personal gun ownership must be eliminated. Remember THIS, soldier – the rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness belong to Gunless Innocents….and the best respect of/to them is to BE one !!! Sincere thanks from One of them. Amen.
I have the Right to Life. I have the Right to Defend Myself to protect my Right to Life. I have the Right to Contract. I have the right to owns guns and use the Right to Contract to buy my guns. YOU have no Right to minimize or judge my rights.
It’s really that simple, even for a simple mind like yours.
Dear Ralph,
If the 2nd amendment was obsolete then the Congress would have made an amendment to repel it. But since they did not it is in full effect. The National Guard was established December 13, 1636, long before the Constitution and the establishment of the US. What is your argument on the guy who mowed down a bunch of people with a SUV from zero to 7 murdered? How about those killed by a wielding samurai swordsman? The idea that you have the ability to utilize this platform and say what you wish is because the 2nd amendment guarantees the other 9 then later the additional 16. It is the Soldiers who wrote a blank check to the United States up to the cost of their lives for the very freedoms in which you enjoy. Not some department or some entity that controls who can and cannot utilize their rights to defend themselves, their loved ones, and whatever else deemed necessary of defending including those like you that feel they should not have that right. Thank God you are not in any decision making processes that matter.
You who want the Government to control all guns! For citizens to be required to borrow them from “THE DEPARTMENT”! Take a look at what the FBI has become. I call it the American “GESTAPO”! The only thing that keeps our corrupt government somewhat in line is the respect it has for our “ARMED POPULATION” “The NEW WORLD ORDER” is coming. George Herman Bush, former president, former head of the CIA, corrupt politician, former chairman of the “COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS” made that announcement while he was president. “They bill it as new world order, BUT it is really a one world Government. Their push is to have the USA amend the Constitution doing away with the 2nd amendment. That puts us in alignment with the United Nations Constitution. The most powerful people in the world have already established the NEXT law of the world. It is called ‘THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION. The ONLY thing that has slowed their movement Is The Armed Population of the United States. SEE IT ON WIKIPEDIA and GOOGLE it up. Get educated then go out and buy guns and ammo!
Mr.Clarke,
Thank you, VERY WELL SAID!!!!
For some the Truth hurts!
They did not park the truck in a parking garage. It was parked in front of the building on the street. That day is engraved in my mind and will be until I die.
Well spoken my friend. We have the best justice system in the world, the fly in the soup is the operators. Our founding fathers were genius in writing the constitution. You can kill more people with a knife without reloading than any gun. I served almost 2 years in Vietnam and have been over most the world while in the USAF and was always glad to get back home to USA. Laws do not change things, attitudes do. God bless America.
Mr. Purham,
First of all, thank you for your service to our country. The article on gun control is very true, well written, straight forward and to the point. Thank you for writing this and I hope that it will cause some people to think.
Have a Blessed day,
Mark
“Those who would give up some freedom for safety will have neither.” Benjamin Franklin.
Thank you for this article. Too many these days would trade liberty for a false sense of security, and have no idea what guns are about, let alone have wisdom in not legislating them.
There is one blareing inaccuracy in this article. The writer states the US has never seen foreign aggression since the Revolutionary War. Wrong, Britian invaded in the War of 1812. Mexican revolutionaries attacked Columbus New Mexico in 1916 and was quickly repulsed.