Illinois Democrats Move To Tighten Firearm Regulation/Restrictions...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny As the country struggles to understand, and come to grips with random acts of firearm violence by unstable and unbalanced individuals Illinois is already taking action to further regulate firearms. Like the millions of law abiding citizens I am torn between the right to bear firearms and finding the point at which it makes logical sense to restrict that right. In a modern society in which the tools of warfare are advanced beyond what the founders could possibly have envisioned, and the efficiency of modern armies are such that the citizens would stand no reasonable chance against the modern army, does the possession of semiautomatic assault weapons have any real purpose for the homeowner and sportsman? If deemed they do should they not be highly regulated and restricted to HELP reduce the incidents of tragedies like Sandy Hook? I certainly do not have the answers, nor do I believe the anti-gun crowd has the answers eith...
Funny how few entertain, let alone seriously discuss these concepts. Perhaps that is at the heart of the national problems we face.
ReplyDeleteRepubs and conservatives pretend they are the party of family values and integrity and democrats pretend they are the party of inclusion and progress. The jury is still out on both.
Looking at this as a follow up to my immediately previous post one could conclude that the more things change the more they stay the same. That's how it looks anyway.
Frankly, it it quite likely that before the next 150 years pass the USA will unravel and become a fraction of what it was in 1960. Such has been the ultimate fate of EVERY western and eastern power the world has ever known. Why would ANYONE think the United States of America would be any different?
tRump, The Yuuuuuge Orange Turd president, is just a player in our national decline, albeit one who is increasing the intensity and speed of the decline.
Intelligence does not automatically insure wisdom. Our leaders are by and large intelligent people. Many, perhaps most, are severely lacking in wisdom. Politicians who are elected, like the rest of us, are only human, and therefore fallible. That and most of them become drunk with power once they become entrenched in the system they control.
Our glory days are well behind us. We have voted, and voted, and voted, and voted,... until here we are with absolutely no idea as to how to right the ship.
And the beat goes on.