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Against Gun Control. When we think of gun control, we automatically and
instantly think of it's plain, literal definition; which ...
... One can take three sides in the political battle over gun control. The sides are
for gun control, against gun control, or gun control with restrictions. ...
... Persons in the group against gun control believe that gun control is wrong,
and that it is a violation of constitutional rights. ...
... Persons in the group against gun control believe that gun control is wrong,
and that it is a violation of constitutional rights. ...
... Persons in the group against gun control believe that gun control is wrong,
and that it is a violation of constitutional rights. ...
Submitted by redlite03263 on June 4, 2008
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When we think of gun control, we automatically and instantly think of it's plain, literal definition; which is "The efforts to regulate or control sales of guns". But, in fact, it goes much much deeper then just that. Taking or chipping away at the right in which the constitution guarantees us, will lead to more chipping.
The freedom of speech, for example, has been demonstrated in this classroom before you today and will be for years to come. Or will it?
Let's be honest. Who here thinks your teachers can say what they really believe, in front of their supervisors and not get a good talking to?
Listen to this;
On January 14th, 1999 David Howard used the word "niggardly" in a simple economic discussion between two of this co-workers. Howard soon resigned; as he abused a 'racial slurr' during his workday.
He was then forced into looking for a new job, possibly a new career path. Only because he let a bit of personal opinion slip around the chastity muzzle implemented by political law. This is what we call fair. A man who gets his job done, done well; forced into resignation because he had an opinion. See, it's okay to have an opinion as long as it doesn't offend anyone, other people agree, and your opinion coincides with majority morals. FREE speech? I think not.
With that said, Merriam Webster's definition of 'niggardly' is: 1: grudgingly mean about spending or granting, 2: provided in meanly limited supply.
Sound racial to you? Me neither.
A columnist Tony Snow wrote: "David Howard got fired because some people in public employ were morons who (a) didn't know the meaning of niggardly, (b) didn't know how to use a dictionary to discover the meaning, and (c) actually demanded that he apologize for their ignorance."
Shove that under your thinking cap.
What I'm getting at is that when ANY Right we have is tampered with, American people develop a...
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