Timoleon: April 1775 Archives
Dear Governor Kaine,
I am deeply saddened by the terrible events at VA Tech; and perhaps more horrified than some because of the conclusions published by the Review Panel this Wednesday, which stated:
"There does not seem to be a plausible scenario of a university response to the double homicide that could have prevented the tragedy of considerable magnitude on April 16."
In other words, the panel 'said' they believe there is nothing that could have been done differently that would have stopped or reduced the bloodshed.
I know many folks fear and hate guns, and I am sympathetic to their feelings; but only up to a point. Just as I am grieved by the slaughter and the incredible pain their loved ones must feel, I am just as angry with the typical liberal's blind hatred of our 2nd Amendment.
If Even One of the Victims or Witnesses Were Armed, they could have Stopped the Carnage. If a Handful Were Armed, they Certainly Would Have Stopped It!
Tragically, the mass murder of our youth is a price the gun-haters are only to willing to pay, if it means keeping arms out of the hands of normal, law-abiding citizens.
I beg you! Please don't continue to pursue policies which guarantee our loved ones will be helpless when the next madman comes around.
Respectfully yours,
P.S. I've found that many folks are surprised by the truth about firearms in America and the world, so I included a few facts that may be new to you:
· Between 1,500,000 and 3,600,000 crimes were prevented in 1994 by armed citizens, according to a Department of Justice report, and the L. A. Times, respectively. In most of these cases, the citizens merely demonstrated they were armed by displaying their firearm to the criminal.
· You are over 16 times as likely to be killed by your Doctor, than you are by a gun (in 2002, there were 195,000 deaths due to medical error - 2004 study by HealthGrades, a healthcare quality company; and 11,829 homicides involving firearms - 2007 World Almanac).
· "Reducing firearm ownership by law-abiding citizens does nothing to reduce violence worldwide", conclude Kates and Mauser, in their "Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy" article: "Would Banning Firearms Reduce Murder and Suicide? A Review of International and Some Domestic Evidence".
Bumper stickers that caught my eye:
"Ted Kennedy has killed more people with his car than I have with my guns"
"Gun Control means hitting what you're aiming at"
