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“Unregulated” Gun “Teddy
bears are more regulated than guns.” --
Violence Policy Center Other formats
of this page: MS Word - .pdf (KeepAndBearArms.com) -- The
idea that guns are less regulated than everything from household items to teddy
bears is getting quite a bit of airplay these days.
Many anti-rights groups are stating plainly that guns have very little
regulation. Nothing could be
further from the truth, and even a quick look at the facts will show any
thinking person how deceptive such a statement truly is. Following are just a few
of the facts about the regulation of guns in America. When you are done reading
this simple list, ask yourself if the anti-rights people are being honest—or
not. “Gun Laws of America
is 384 pages of just the federal statutes that regulate guns—more than
88,000 words. Additionally, the associated federal regulations interpreting
these laws are even larger. Minimum
penalty for a violation is typically 5 years in federal prison for every
offense. The budget for the
thousands of gun-regulating bureaucrats is in the billions and constantly
growing. Everything even
remotely criminal about gun use is already totally illegal.”
–Alan Korwin, Author, Gun Laws of America, GunLaws.com It is estimated that
there are between 22,000 and 30,000 gun laws on the books in America.
Those laws include restrictions on possession, carry, distribution,
storage, transfer, manufacture, sale, ownership, importation, use and more.
Some types of guns are heavily taxed while others are banned entirely
for large segments of the American population—including, in some cases,
guns that were carried by George Washington himself (current carrying laws
in New York would require Washington’s arrest). The longest single gun
law on the books is 8,307 words with a 3,710-word list as an appendix.
A long article in a newspaper runs 2,000 words. Federal agents can
wiretap citizens for gun crimes, or even suspicion of gun crimes where
“anonymous” informants point the finger at someone—even if that
someone committed no crime. Our children are precious
to us, and yet there is a federal law banning qualified principals, teachers
and parents from defending them with guns even though arming teachers
stopped school violence in Israel. Peaceful American
citizens are sitting in jails and prisons for mere possession of guns—when
those guns were never used nor intended to be used to hurt anyone.
People have collectively spent untold millions of dollars in legal
fees defending themselves in court against charges that involved their
guns—when their guns were never used to violate the rights of another, and
there are no victims. There are laws in some
states mandating that guns in people’s homes (private property) be stored
according to government edicts—and some well-meaning but misguided people
are pushing for a national “lock up your self-defense” law even though
it is prohibited by the Constitution. There are numerous instances where
people were victimized by criminals because they were unable to access their
self-defense tools. Gun buyers must go
through background checks, waiting periods, and get licenses if they wish to
carry concealed (or sometimes in plain sight)—but a surprising number of
our public servants have exempted themselves from these (and many other)
laws. Self-defense with a
firearm is banned in many cities and states in America. These “laws” are
enforced by police and prosecutors—with the force of guns bought with our
tax money. A pregnant mother of two who works nights and walks home—in
some areas of America—has no choice but to submit to violent people if
confronted. If she lives, the police—her public servants—will come and
take her report, with guns strapped on their belts. Teddy Bears are not
sequentially numbered, with massive penalties for altering even one digit. To Learn of Other Lies by
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