Originally posted by lazs2
Our constitution gives us the right to defend ourselves with firearms... This is not a privilidge... it is stated as a ritght... it may be inconvient and at times expensive.... people are killed by guns.
You are making the wrong comparison, no one is trying to take your car away.
Ok, you can carry a concealed handgun in a shopping mall, however, you cannot carry a shotgun in a shopping mall. Now is this taking away your freedom of choice? Well, I guess you could say that, but most in the town agree with this. Is it taking away your right to bear arms and defend yourself? We in the town don't think so, that 357 you have under your shirt should work just fine.
Now let's bring that comparison even closer. Let's say you can carry a shot in a shopping mall, however, you are required to have the safety on. Now, is this taking away your freedom of choice to use a safety or not? I guess you could say that, but most in the town agree with it.
What really gets me Lazs is that if most of these guys crying revolution over a seat belt had a guy move in next door, and this guy started filling his front yard with junk cars, bath tubs and all kind of crap, they would be the first ones to call city hall to make him clean up his yard. So much for personal freedom huh?
Now I say most because you would probably ask the guy if you could use his yard for target practice. You both would become the best of friends sitting on his front porch shooting up old cars and toilets.
Freakin hillbilly
