First they came for students in a High School but I did not speak out because it was in a different

[jillan]

state.

Then they came for students in a College, but I did not speak out because I was told it was not the right time.

Then they came for an elected official, but I did not speak out because I was told that more people should've been armed.

Then they came for people in a movie theater, but I did not speak out because I was told that people with guns have more rights than people have to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Then they came for peaceful people worshiping in their church....

I can no longer remain silent.

(edit for typo)

[Pacafishmate]

1. No one told you to remain silent.

You have the right to speak. You also have the right to own a gun. I could go on at length. What's your point?

[xchrom]

2. & I have a right to expect legislators to make it very, very

Hard for any one to get a gun.

Right now, you're ahead on that - but that's how I vote.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

5. Then you should also expect the SCOTUS to knock down those laws n/t

[jillan]

7. It's Congress that writes laws.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

8. Yep, and it's the SCOTUS that decides whether or not they are Constitutional

And in the Heller decision, the Court made it very clear that while some restrictions are permissible, it isn't permissible to make it next to impossible for people to own firearms.

[xchrom]

11. and they had no problem regulating in the past.

this is not a 'well regulated' any thing.

this is pandemonium.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

13. In the past prior to the Heller decision?

That case came down squarely on the individual right to bear arms.

If there is truly support to heavily regulate gun ownership, then it shouldn't be difficult to amend the Constitution and repeal the 2nd Amendment.

[xchrom]

15. change the political complexion -- get a better - more sane - more human result.

glad to know you line up with 'the original intent' crew.

like they know - or you original intent.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

17. In this case, yes, I agree with SCOTUS

I believe that the Founders did intend to guarantee an individual right to bear arms.

But like I said, if the American public doesn't believe in that right, they have the power to overturn it via their state legislatures and a Constitutional convention.

Likewise, if a future SCOTUS overturns Heller, then if the American public feels strongly enough about it, they can amend the Constitution to be clearer.

[Missycim]

18. You can always

try to get rid of the 2nd amendment

[xchrom]

19. i don't need to get rid it -- i just need to regulate the shit out of guns and manufacturers. nt

[Missycim]

22. Well it looks like the USSC

doesn't agree with you and about 48 of the states. So good luck with that, THE FRONT LASH CONTINUES!!!!!

[countingbluecars]

3. I think the point is

that these shootings are becoming more common and something needs to be done.

[Pacafishmate]

4. I agree that something needs to be done.

I just don't think that banning any specific type of gun or accessory will have any impact.

[jillan]

6. The point is that this time my 2 Senators and my Congressman is going to hear from me

over and over and over again. Letters, emails, faxes and phone calls.
They will soon learn my name.

Unfortunately for me, they are all on their taxpayer funded vacations all month.

[Pacafishmate]

9. Sadly for you, for each anti-gun message they get, they'll get 10 pro gun messages.

Having a hobby that's under attack is a much better motivator than righteous indignation at not seeing the realization of your idealistic fantasies.

[jillan]

20. And that is the exact mentality that keeps people from speaking out - visualizing defeat.

It just amazes me the number of gun owners that think anytime anyone says one word against guns that their immediate knee-jerk reaction is that people want to take away their guns.
Just like with the teabaggers, compromise and working together is a dirty word.

Yet, every now and then I come across a reasonable gun owner that agrees that gun laws need to be enforced.

[Brickbat]

10. There really should be a law against paraphrasing Niemöller.

[xchrom]

12. Martin Niemöller

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Niemöller

[Posteritatis]

14. Yep. (nt)

[jillan]

21. Perhaps it is done as flattery. You don't see people paraphrasing stupid shit

that is said, do you?

[NightWatcher]

16. who is the "they" you speak of? people?

[Trunk Monkey]

23. Then they came for peaceful people worshiping in their church

Actually, they already came for the peaceful people worshiping in their church and got stopped by a private citizen w/ a concealed hand gun permit.