I have just became a new member and am going to begin by posting this first message:
I have and always will be an avid supporter of gun rights. I am a NRA member, a GOA member, and a member of the citizens committee for the right to keep and bear arms, as well as a member of SAM [Sportsman's Alliance of Maine]. I hold concealed carry licenses that allow me to carry in 30 states. I have written many letters to editors etc. on gun related issues. One question I have asked over and over, and have never received an answer to it, or even an acknowledgment goes like this: Why is it that when a gun is used by a good person for a good reason, whether or not that person is a police officer, or an ordinary citizen coming to someones defense, and their action saves a life, or lives, or prevents a crime from being successfully committed, the PERSON gets the credit. But, when a gun is used by a criminal to commit a crime, the GUN gets the blame? I would love to hear comments on this.
I have and always will be an avid supporter of gun rights. I am a NRA member, a GOA member, and a member of the citizens committee for the right to keep and bear arms, as well as a member of SAM [Sportsman's Alliance of Maine]. I hold concealed carry licenses that allow me to carry in 30 states. I have written many letters to editors etc. on gun related issues. One question I have asked over and over, and have never received an answer to it, or even an acknowledgment goes like this: Why is it that when a gun is used by a good person for a good reason, whether or not that person is a police officer, or an ordinary citizen coming to someones defense, and their action saves a life, or lives, or prevents a crime from being successfully committed, the PERSON gets the credit. But, when a gun is used by a criminal to commit a crime, the GUN gets the blame? I would love to hear comments on this.