| A World History of Gun Bans | | Russell Thornberry
| By rthornberry on7/13/2007 2:05 PM | |
|  By Russell Thornberry
As the pre election political rhetoric heats up, the predictable ranting of the anti Second Amendment bunch fills the air. They point to recent tragedies at the hands of madmen with guns. But what they fail to mention is what the madmen with guns do after firearms are banned from citizen ownership.
As long as I have the right to bear arms, in a worse case scenario, I can at least protect myself. However, if I am denied my right to bear arms I am defenseless against criminals. That's a bad scenario, but here one that is much worse.
The following chart shows that 114.6 million people have been murdered by their own governments after their guns were taken from them. Take a look at this chart and it might inspir ... |  | |
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| Will Hunting Survive Show Biz? | | Russell Thornberry
| By rthornberry on7/13/2007 2:04 PM | |
| By Russell Thornberry
It’s a legitimate question. When I think of hunting I think of solace, the wonder of nature, animals gliding like shadows through the timber. It’s very private and personal experience for me and I love it. While hunting on mountain tops for wild sheep, or in the high timber bugling for bull elk, or lowland forests for whitetails, the sights and sounds offered up by Mother Nature have always been awe inspiring and enough for any sane man, I think.
However, there are some things I’ve never experienced in my pursuit of hunting and somehow I don’t believe these “thi ... | | |
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| Virginia Tech Incident | | Ken Piper
| By kpiper on7/13/2007 | |
|  By Ken Piper
The lead headline in my local newspaper read, “How Safe Are Our Campuses?” That was Tuesday, April 17, the day after the terrible shooting at Virginia Tech.
I suppose it’s human nature to want to feel safe, but when will we realize that we are never safe? That’s not to say we should live our lives in fear. Nor should we walk around believing that nothing bad will ever happen and that all people are good. Truth is, there are some very sick and evil souls in the world. When such a person wants to kill and is willing to die in the act, there isn’t much anyone can do a ...
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