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Gun Control

Defining gun control is like defining our constitutional rights. In our constitution, the second amendment states, “a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Now how one interprets this right is the question. Who can say what a well regulated militia actually consists of. The KKK considers it self as a militia, the gang members assume they can be considered a militia, but on the other hand our U.S. Military Forces are considered a well regulated Militia. So depending on your point of view, or your life choices, gun control can be a positive or a negative point of view.

In 1994, in Monroe, Louisiana, a tragedy took place. A daughter decided to play a prank on dad and it went terribly wrong. The daughter and her friend were upstairs in a closet waiting for her parents to come home from her aunt’s. The parents, hearing noises upstairs when no one was supposed to be home, instinctively assumed there was a burglar in the house. Dad got his .357 magnum and went to investigate. The girls jumped out and dad shot. This story is from Gun Control opposing viewpoints, David L. Bender,Publisher. Looking

While researching our State and Federal politicians, I have uncovered many interesting facts. One in particular caught my attention. Senator Jim Costa had absolute “NO Comment” on gun control issues. I brought this up with my older sister who had met Jim Costa, while she was in High School (1995). My sister stated when she questioned Jim Costa about gun control for her class project he deliberately avoided her questions, by changing the subject or completely ignoring her. My sister being very persistent continued to question his stand on the issue for approximately three hours and he still would not give a response. Barbara Boxer on the other is very open about her stand on gun control. She’s voted “ No” on loosening license and background checks at gun shows. Gary Condit’s opinion on gun control is open, he voted “ No” on decreasing the gun waiting period from three days to one. Our State Assemblyman Mike Briggs supports the issues of gun control as long as they don’t affect the constitutional rights of citizens to posses firearms. He says, “We need to go after the criminals who use guns, not law abiding citizens.