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  • February 15,1996 Western Carolinian 13 Editorials Seroton inch, pity Government: Keep Your Dirty Hands Off My Gun by Kyle Shufelt On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere made his historic ride into Concord, Massachusetts, shouting those immortal words: "The British are coming—the British are coming." He was warning colonists that British troops were moving toward Concord to seize their militia supplies. Today, the British aren't coming to seize our guns. It's the federal bureaucracy and anti- gun proponents who have deemed guns the root cause of America's so-called escalating violent crime rate. I use the words "so-called escalating ™lent crime rate" because according to the United States Department of Justice violent mme has decreased since the '60s in r«.ve terms of population. I[ is the contention of this anti-gun movement that by further restricting or ™mng certain guns our society will b^much safer place to live.- ^, and if we make harsher '^restricting the use of >%al drugs, we are fng to have fewer druS overdoses. To believe that bV restricting the ^ of guns or to ban ^ofcenain arms will J America a safer place to P-Pl AS:51 ^^ 8UnS kiU anyone lSneverkilled yonf-Deople kin people. SOcietalnrtandVi°lentcrimeisa besides if "0t a gun Pr°blem. And Kleins? h«8UnS WCre the Problem, would eitizenrvf eSt'iCtingthePeaceful ^erenW P"Chasin8 "r™ make any affect law-ab I' S ^ P°'nl! Gu" laWS lors of vmi- g citizer>s, not the perpetra- RVlolent crime. you are on tk!^ ?' What sidc of the issue secondAme|h°Uomlineis that the Citizensthe^• ,m°nt guaiail,ces law-abiding Without »m, 'g U) Purcbasc and keep arms ' U1C second Amendment has measure while our founding fathers sat around drinking a glass of Guiness. No, the Second Amendment was one of the most thought-out and discussed Amendments to the Constitution, and it was vital for the passage of the Bill of Rights. How important were guns to our founding fathers? George Washington wrote, "Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence. To ensure peace, security, and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable. The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's good." You might argue that we have a government in place with a police force that will be there for us. In other words, the circumstances have changed since the Patrick Henry wrote, "Are we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation that we cannot be trusted with arms for our own self defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in our possession and under our own direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defence be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?" Further evidence our founding fathers believed in the right for all law-abiding citizens to always have arms. Samuel Adams wrote, "The Constitution shall never be construed.. . to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." Thomas Jefferson wrote, "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." James Madison wrote, "Besides the advantage of being armed, which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation,. . .the several kingdoms of Europe ... are afraid to trust the people with arms." I believe it can be reasonably said that our forefathers intended the Second Amendment to apply to law-abiding citizens. This is evidenced by the fact that keeping arms was incorporated into our Constitution and by the writings of our forefathers. It will be a sad day in our history when we, the people, decide to give up any right guaranteed to us by the Constitution. Or, put another way, when we ask the government to save us from ourselves. •teiion over the last several COme into years. The a"?1'0" °VCr "lc last sev£ gested that th "I"" movcmcnt has sug- Pertained lo s? °nd A,»cndment only '°the'ndivid i 1Cgulatctl militias and not be further. CU,zen- Thc truth couldn't SOmething^C!"ld Amendmcnt wasn't a W;»s thrown in for good Second Amendment was ratified. One need not look further than the L.A. riots and the mayhem that ensued. Where were the police? Businesses were being looted and burned, and people were being beaten and shot to death. Who fared the best'.' Those who were armed. Have we now come to an age that we can't be trusted with guns, and are we willing to forfeit that right to the government? The Western Carolinian Lynn Jones Editor in Chief Colin Gooder Assistant Editor Associate Editors Tony Taylor News Scott Francis Features Terry Roberts Sports Katherine Torrence Jill of All Trades Sean Corcoran Photography Tracy Hart Copy Editor Earle Wheeler Invisible Academy Lee Ann Gibson Advertising Director Paste-up Staff Cliff Meeks & Webb Lyons Office Director Christine Wilcox, Amanda Bartlette & J.P. Rollins Carolinian Advisor John Moore The Carolinian is WCU's student newpaper. It is produced entirely by students. Deadline for submissions is the Thursday before each publication. The opinions expressed in the editorial section of the Carolinian in no way represent those of the Carolinian or the WCU campus. Editorials are written to inspire thought, not to offend or be taken personally.
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