Letters to the Editor
Stop the Killing!
Haven’t the tragic events of the last few months involving shootings, vehicle assaults, and other attacks once again conclusively proven that on a daily basis our government cannot protect us? Isn’t it up to all citizens to protect themselves from harm? Why do so many misguided Americans want to limit, take away, or change our right to bear arms — a right that “shall not be infringed”?
Each year in the United States, firearms are used anywhere from 80,000 to over two million times (depending on who is doing the figuring) by individuals protecting themselves from harm (DGU — defensive gun use excluding police), often defusing dangerous situations by only showing the firearm. Even the left-leaning magazine Politico in 2015 admitted that the figure may be as high as two million and that the DGU figure might be an underestimation.
The Second Amendment was placed in the Constitution not only for personal protection, but for protection against governmental abuse and control. (I don’t think we have that one figured out yet.) There are several sections in the Federalist Papers and a little-known set of books called “Debates in the Convention of 1787” that will give you the original thinking of our Founding Fathers.
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