The Gun Ban Laws in America

It is clear that our founding fathers thought that all Americans should be granted the right to own hand guns for self protection and hunting. Our constitutional rights are an invaluable part of being Americans and Americans should stand up for those rights. If people feel strongly about an issue then there is a process to amend the constitution. Clearly from looking at the crime stats our society has not reach a point where the police can handle crime all by themselves.

I live in the Southwest where this issue evokes strong feelings and I own a hand gun. Last week the Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a right to own guns for self defense and hunting. The ruling was like all of the other 5 to 4 votes. The ruling struck down the District of Columbia’s thirty two year old ban on handguns and brought about a whole new round of lawsuits on long standing bans in other states. I am not in the habit of agreeing with either Justice Scalia or Justice Roberts on basic issue but on this issue I am forced to agree with them.

Criminals in this country has far too much access to illegal guns therefore the only people who can not get their hands on guns in a quick process are people who are law abiding individuals. I can’t see how these laws protect anyone but the criminals. I do strongly favor handgun safety education programs for any individual who would own a handgun.

I don’t believe that people should be carrying around semi-automatic guns but they should have the right to protect themselves and their families from criminals who would break into their homes and end their lives without a care.

Case in Point:

A physically handicapped widow woman in her mid forties purchased a hand gun when she was being stalked by a mentally ill individual who did not understand that she was not interested in having a total stranger in her life. At first she turned to the legal system when the stalking started and it failed her and her small child completely. She was told by a law enforcement officer that you have to be physically harmed or killed before anything can be done to stop a mentally ill individual. The individual has a history of domestic violence and he was violence when not on medication. The officer felt the need to explain that fact to her as the man had a criminal history. She was strongly advised by the judge in her case to find a way to protect her family’s safety because the court could not and would not protect them such is the nature of our legal system. Our legal system is not designed to prevent crimes from happening but to punish indiviuals after the fact. She felt pushed to find a way to protect herself and her child from harm not that she cared for the possible results. She was sickened by the belief that she would have to take a life to preserve the life of herself and of her child nevertheless she had to protect her child for potential physical harm. Too many mentally ill individuals are not held accountable for their behavior until they have killed the target of their sick delusions. Until the laws are changed on those matters she would be forced to stand ready to use her hand gun for life saving measures when it comes to the safety of her family.

Try to explain to this woman why she should not have the right to own a hand gun because I can’t think of a good augment. It is my belief that when society can protect these individuals from harm then we can look at changing the constitution but not before then. I am sure that our founding fathers thought if they could save the life of one individual then the article was well worth keeping in the document that we call the Constitution of the United States of America.