Haven't We Had Enough School Killings? Gun Control Has Failed - Another Look at Alternatives

1. When a terrified person facing harm calls 911, the officer arrives after the crime 95% of the time.

Solution: The average response time of someone who has a gun is seconds. Why rob them of their right to defend themselves?

2. Politicians make laws, and it seems to them that if guns are used to commit crimes, taking away guns is logical. The more that government fails to control crime, the more the politicians restrict our rights.

Solution: Let them remember the Constitution that they swore to uphold. By contrast, Mao Tse Tung said it well, "All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party."

3. There are hidden forces pushing us toward Novus Ordo Seclorum (words on our $1 bill proving this is not a conspiracy theory) but the changes go against our Constitution so those powers are working through the United Nations to coerce US compliance. Gun Control is not about guns; it's about control.

Solution: "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. The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed;... " Thomas Jefferson

4. Christians seem to think it is their duty to "turn the other cheek" and let a killer shoot them. This is contrary to biblical teaching and the words of Christ on his last night: "he that has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one." Luke 22:36. The Jewish translation of the sixth Commandment (and they should know) is, "Thou shalt not commit murder." Self defense is okay!

Isn't it about time we tried something different? What better target for cowards than a gun-free zone? Why not require teachers to take Continuing Education in handling a gun? They do for everything else.

Newtown CT is a perfect example of how gun control isn't working. All the gun control laws were in place and the shooter didn't even own a gun. Leaders can shed tears and call for gun control, but if guns are outlawed, only the outlaws will have guns.

In Switzerland, the government gives every adult a gun and trains them to use it. They have the lowest crime rate of any civilized country.

After Pearl Harbor, the primary deterrent to the Japanese landing on our west coast was the belief that they would be facing American civilians with guns.

Gun bans don't disarm criminals, gun bans attract them." Walter Mondale "

The nation's murder rate is near a 40 year low and the number of privately owned guns in the U.S. is at an all-time high and rising by about 4.5 million annually. "Right-to-Carry states had lower violent crime rates on the average than the rest of the country. Total violent crime in Right-to-Carry States was 24% lower; murder 28% lower; robbery 50% lower and aggravated assault 11% lower. The cities with the highest murder rates were cities with severe gun control." FBI Crime Report. 2007 FBI Crime Report is Bad News for Anti-Gunners 1/2009.

Not eager to use it, but Dr. Richard Ruhling believes owning a gun is biblical. He invites a look at his website at http://WakeUpAmericaForTheEnd.com/the-book

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Is 47 Percent Good Enough?

It is no surprise that Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney once again has found himself in hot water over comments he made at a fundraiser. As discussed in previous articles, Romney's propensity to "misstate" his positions comes less from jumbled words and more from a value system that isn't always in sync with the majority of Americans. It appears this is yet another example.

The troubling part of the current flap is that it reveals a fundamental belief that effective governance is meant only for those who support you electorally. Karl Rove's legacy is apparently alive and well-and one of the greatest reasons why political leadership is at an abysmal low. Being a leader isn't about only creating policies, plans and strategies to meet the needs of some of the people, it is having the ability to transcend the divides and create solutions that meet the needs of the majority of people.

Creating real world results is a hallmark of effective leadership and those cannot be achieved if one is only interested in meeting the needs of less than half of his constituents. Further disconcerting is the notion that the "other" half are victims and merely wanting to soak off government. Not only is the representation completely inaccurate, it creates an environment where other opinions and ideas are toxic because the people expressing them have absolutely no "value" in the eyes of this hopeful leader. This will never be the foundation for success.

Which brings us to the truth of the current state of American politics. Between political consultants that dissect the electorate to carve a precarious path to electoral victory and the vitriol spewed on cable "news" that demonizes anyone with values and ideas other than their own, we have become a body politic incapable of talking with one another, let alone create solutions that actually work. And here is what no one is willing to say-that until we learn to talk with one another creating any lasting solutions to our policy challenges is impossible.

So let the mudslinging continue. Allow our candidates to say that nearly half the citizens of this country don't deserve their leadership and then watch us continually slip into the morass of separate and intolerance.

The only hope is to begin looking for understanding and for leaders willing to stand up and say everyone in this country deserves to have a voice... which is what I believe our Founders said to us more than two centuries ago.

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