The shocking truth about a fundamental right being denied to 55% of citizens

[MAJIK_BONE_77]

Now here's universal plan I can get behind.

American Thinker Blog: The shocking truth about a fundamental right being denied to 55% of citizens

March 22, 2010
The shocking truth about a fundamental right being denied to 55% of citizens

M Allen Fritsch

[FONT=times new roman,times]There is a fundamental right being denied 55% of all Americans. This denial costs over 16,000 lives per year, meaning more than 44 of our fellow Americans will die every day that we delay. What should be done in light of these shocking figures?[/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times]Using the example set by President Obama and the Congressional Democrats, there is only one answer: Universal Gun Care for every American. Surely a right outlined in the Bill of Rights (2d Amendment) is just as important as a right NOT found the Constitution (Health Care).[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman,times]Bonus, it should be easier to implement. After all, gun dealers and manufacturers are ready and willing to help solve the problem. Unlike the evil insurance companies, gun dealers don't want to take your weapon away from you when you most need it. Nor will they deny selling you a weapon simply because you haven't purchased one in the past (i.e. a pre-existing condition).[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman,times]• Conventional estimates state that 45% of all US households own a firearm. This leaves at least 55% of all Americans "uncovered."
• In 2008 there were 16,272 murders in the USA. How many of those could have been prevented if the victims had been able to protect themselves?[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman,times]My proposal is a modest one:[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman,times]• Mandate for every American to purchase a gun or be provided one by their employer (children under the age of 26 can share a weapon with their parents)
• Tax credits to offset the cost of purchase (for those making less than $250,000 per year and everyone in Nebraska)
• For those that can't afford it, a grant or subsidy to purchase a weapon (union members can get two weapons subsidized before 2018)
• Funding for a series of community based gun dealers/clinics and firing ranges (especially in under-served urban and rural areas)
• Monthly ammunition benefit so that no one has to choose between feeding their kids, paying the rent, or buying a box of .38 special cartridges[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman,times]Contact your representative today. The time to act is now.[/FONT]
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[FONT=times new roman,times]M Allen Fritsch is an entrepreneur and business owner. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and a former Army officer. His household is one of the 45%[/FONT]

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[Wolfwood]

hahah nice

 

[Dcav]

Children under 26? lol

 

[SIG_Fiend]

Hell yes.

 

[dublin]

I'd vote for someone pushing a bill like this

 

[Freedom1911]

Nice

 

[cougartex]

 

[kingofwylietx]

This proposal is too vague, it leaves loopholes. I suggest we amend to include the furnished calibers will be .38 or larger.

 

[308nato]

I'am on board for that.

 

[Wolfwood]

This proposal is too vague, it leaves loopholes. I suggest we amend to include the furnished calibers will be .38 or larger.

hah! better yet, just mandate a caliber.
i vote 9mm.

 

[LonghornAR15]

"[FONT=times new roman,times]• In 2008 there were 16,272 murders in the USA. How many of those could have been prevented if the victims had been able to protect themselves?"

Probably not most of them. The vast majority of murders in this country and between drug dealers and other petty criminals, drunks or druggies, or some dude who is givin it to another dude's wife. Maybe in the last case an armed victim would prevent a murder, but in the other ones someone is still probably going to get shot, and the victim was probably armed anyway.

Just a thought. I still advocate more guns for more people, but I don't know if it would really make a significant impact on the country's high murder rate. An armed society is a polite society, though.
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[indpendnt]

And think of the economic boost as billions of dollars are now pumped into the economy in every sector from raw materials and manufacturing to transportation and retail. The tax revenue generated for the federal government alone has to be estimated in the hundreds of millions. It's a win win! Why aren't the democreeps on board with this?

 

[RetArmySgt]

hah! better yet, just mandate a caliber.
i vote 9mm.

No you would need to mandate .45 cause shooting twice would be silly, LOL.

 

[eriadoc]

Is ammunition subsidized? That's some welfare I can take advantage of!

 

[texas skeeter]

No you would need to mandate .45 cause shooting twice would be silly, LOL.

now this sh-t is funny!! i dont care who ya are!! and just a side note, MORE GUNS ARE USED EVERYDAY TO STOP A CRIME THAN USED TO COMMIT ONE!! but ya dont see that on the news....

 

[ROGER4314]

This goes hand in hand with the thread about "why Switzerland never gets invaded." They are required to own firearms and to practice marksmanship.

I think we got into trouble as a nation when we began to let the government take care of us and protect us. Anyone who thinks the US government will take care of them needs to take a look at the history of the Native Americans.

Flash

 

[Major Woody]

Kind of like Kennesaw Georgia. Their crime rate is 75% less than the national average.

 

[TheDan]