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Gun Control is Degrading <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/12/26/gun-control-is-degrading/> Published by the LearnAboutGuns.com <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/05/01/my-biographical-and-demographical- information/> Author on Friday, December 26th, 2008 at 12:19 am I've noticed that many of the gun control arguments have some rather degrading and sexist/racist undertones. A few such examples: Sexism On the sexism side, I've seen people suggest that guns have no self defense value for women. For example, this <http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/T01SN57LBB2AOEMQJ#c14> commenter said the following: Do you know of any women personally, who fought off an attacker with a gun??? What happens if the attacker manages to pull the gun from a trembling hand? This <http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3319/context/archive> woman stated: Women and men don't own or use guns equally and sticking one in our hands doesn't give us equality. . . Women have been further endangered rather than protected by the proliferation of handguns. I find it incredibly sexist to assume that an armed woman would be unable to defend herself, and would instead have "trembling hands." This <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/09/30/armed-woman-defends-herself-agains t-home-invading-stalker/> woman was able to fire her gun in self defense against a home invading stalker. This <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/11/03/woman-shoots-rapist-who-came-back- to-rape-her-for-a-second-time/> woman was able to shoot the rapist who broke into her home for a second time. This <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/08/25/911-home-invasion-phone-call-video -clip/> woman was also able to shoot a stalker who broke in and was trying to strangle her to death. This <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/07/pregnant-woman-defends-herself-aga inst-home-invaders-by-using-a-shotgun/> pregnant woman was able to use a shotgun to save herself and her unborn child from two home invaders. Instead, it is the unarmed <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/12/18/another-sad-story-of-the-police-fa iling-to-save-a-citizen/> women that are most vulnerable <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/12/02/tragic-proof-that-guns-are-often-n eeded-for-effective-self-defense/> to criminals. I find it to be terribly degrading and sexist <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/03/19/firearms-rights-are-a-gender-equal ity-issue-too/> to suggest that women will be too mentally weak to use a firearm in defense of themselves or their loved ones. It is certainly their choice if some women don <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/10/03/pacifism-a-naive-and-dangerous-app roach-to-life/> 't wish to own guns and don't wish to defend themselves - however it wrong to try and force such defenselessness upon the rest of the female population. Racism I've previously discussed the racist <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/07/02/junk-guns-and-the-racist-history-o f-gun-control-laws/> roots of gun control however that is not what I'm referring to today. Instead, I'm talking about the way that modern politicians and so-called <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/29/jessie-jackson-slams-heller-gun-ri ghts-ruling-and-endanger-civil-rights/> "civil rights leaders" try to disarm African Americans on the theory that we are unable to use guns responsibly. Barack Obama made the following statement, suggesting that the (nearly 90% <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne%2C_Wyoming#Demographics> Caucasian) population of Cheyenne can be allowed to own guns, while the (over 62% <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Chicago#Ethnicity> African American or Hispanic) population of Chicago can't be trusted with guns: I know that what works in Chicago may not work in Cheyenne. . . Similarly, Blue Island, IL mayoral candidate Tommy Brown said <http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mayor-promises-halt-gun-buy-back/stor y.aspx?guid=%7B2D5D2413-71A7-4B0E-BDF9-227968CE9AD3%7D> the following, then illegally <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/09/07/tommy-browns-blue-island-il-gun-bu y-back-shut-down-after-half-an-hour/> ran a gun buy-back program: I'm tired of turning on the news and reading about black and Hispanic men and women being murdered . . . Something needs to be done about this. As an African <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/05/01/my-biographical-and-demographical- information/> American, I find it offensive when public figures basically tell me that, due to the color my skin, I'm incapable of using a gun responsibly. But what really adds insult to injury is that way that many of my fellow African Americans will support <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/05/18/chicago-students-petition-state-le gislature-for-additional-ineffective-gun-control-laws/> the very people who are making <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/10/31/chicagos-mayor-daley-blames-guns-f or-the-murder-of-hudsons-family/> such insulting statements. The problem of inner city violence stems from socioeconomic <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/11/14/why-chicagos-crime-rate-is-so-high /> factors, not the presence <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/04/06/guns-are-not-the-cause-of-crime/> of guns, and not the ethnic makeup of a city. Until those factors are addressed, the violence will continue. Infringing <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/05/20/if-we-treated-other-basic-right-li ke-we-treat-the-2nd-amendment/> the constitutional rights and self <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/10/18/the-type-of-suffering-caused-by-ha ndgun-bans/> defense abilities of law abiding citizens just won't solve the problem of violent crime. This article is filed under Like the millions of law abiding gun owners in America, I <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/05/01/my-biographical-and-demographical- information/> am a peace <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/20/gun-ownership-is-not-advocacy-of-v iolence/> loving person. I own firearms so that I can defend <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/11/self-defense-the-most-basic-right/ > myself and my family, should that need arise. While I sincerely hope that I am never in the position of having to fire a gun in self defense, I rest easier at night knowing that I could stop an armed <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/29/how-a-handgun-saved-glen-sousteks- life/> robber, racist <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/07/31/bat-wielding-racist-assailant-shot -in-self-defense/> attacker, terrorist <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/07/22/israeli-citizen-with-concealed-car ry-stops-terrorist/> , or home <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/07/30/84-year-old-uses-handgun-to-stop-h ome-invader/> invader if the need arose. I also rest easier knowing that my girlfriend could stop a rapist <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/03/19/firearms-rights-are-a-gender-equal ity-issue-too/> or murderer <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/02/anti-gun-crusader-pat-regan-stabbe d-to-death/> , rather than becoming a victim. The simple fact <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/04/the-district-of-columbia-an-exampl e-of-failed-gun-control/> is that gun <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/12/news-flash-criminals-ignore-laws-i ncluding-gun-control-laws/> control laws don't stop criminals from getting guns, and instead only disarm the law abiding citizens, making them easier <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/07/24/oak-park-woman-robbed-at-gunpoint- despite-the-handgun-ban/> targets for the criminals. Nor is it justifiable to deprive law abiding citizens of their constitutional <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/26/district-of-columbia-v-heller-supr eme-court-declares-gun-ownership-an-individual-right/> right <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/23/gun-ownership-is-a-right-not-a-pri vilege/> to keep and bear arms for self defense, just because criminals <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/05/25/personal-responsibility-is-lacking -in-our-society/> misuse guns, just as criminals <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/13/criminals-using-nail-guns/> misuse other tools. Given those facts, I would encourage my fellow law abiding citizens who do not yet own a gun to do the following: go <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/05/13/take-a-friend-shooting-for-the-fir st-time/> shooting for the first time, choose <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/03/30/selecting-a-gun-for-home-defense/> the proper gun for self defense, purchase <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/05/11/purchasing-a-gun-online/> that gun, store <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/04/19/safe-and-responsible-gun-storage/> the gun in a responsible manner, and become proficient at safely <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/04/27/the-basics-of-gun-safety/> using that gun. Next, join the NRA <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/products/NRA.html> to protect your right to have a gun for self defense. Doing so may save <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/05/04/guns-provide-a-special-type-of-sec urity/> your life one day, and can also benefit <http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/06/02/gun-ownership-helps-protect-everyo ne-even-those-who-dont-own-a-gun-themselves/> society as a whole. Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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