Gun Control

Ah yes, the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights. The very fact that we have a bill laying out our rights is a miracle in an of itself, and should not be taken lightly. I practice my rights on a daily basis, especially the first two. Our Founding Fathers incorporated the Second Amendment for a very good reason... To arm the populace and keep them armed. They believe that a citizen possessing firearms helped insure a free society.

Looking back on those troubled times that our nation was being formed, it seemed like a natural extension to what made a person free. Aside from the obvious benefits of possessing weapons in that day, such as defense against bears and hostile natives. Their ultimate purpose was to guarantee if your average tyrant came along, the citizenry would be well equipped to defend their rights.

Many of the arguments today against owning guns is that the Founding Fathers never foresaw the advent of assault rifles and sub machine guns. Very strong argument, until you actually read the Second Amendment.

Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

No where does it say what type of arms the people can bear. If someone were so inclined, it would mean any type of arms would be acceptable. Most don't realize that weaponry of that day did have very menacing lethality. A revolutionary era cannon loaded with grape shot had the potential to kill many at once. So does that mean anybody can own his or her very own M198 howitzer? I think the general consensus is 'gun ownership with in reason'. Most can come to terms with the logic that while assault rifles can be deadly, a fully armed jet fighter should not be in the hands of civilians.

I am a firm believer in the Second Amendment. An armed populace is essential to thwarting the tyrants of the world, whether they be at home or abroad. Most may not agree, and have every right to do so. Says right there in that First Amendment that you can.

Media Liberally Bias?

In this hectic world of unknowns, where can we turn for the truth? The harsh reply is? No where really. A friend asked me the other day why the media was so liberal. My reply was... Because reality is liberally bias. I don't consider myself a liberal or a conservative, just somewhere in between. My friend then of course asked for proof that reality is liberal bias. "Simple.", I replied. When a weapons manufacturer sells landmines to a third world country, they sell them cheaper than if it were to an industrialized nation. It isn't some insidious plot to seed the entire third world with landmines. It is just the "liberal bias" of reality.

Am I bias? I don't think so. When you see images of famine, war, and pestilence it isn't the liberal media portraying it in some horrible way. The reality is that those things ARE horrible. What I find bias is the way some things are cleansed for the masses. Take the coverage of the U.S.'s war in Iraq. Aside from very little news of the conflict reaching main stream media, what does reach the masses is sanitized for their consumption. Are there no bullets flying over there? Hardly... U.S. soldiers, insurgents, and civilians are dying daily in the Iraqi conflict. Why are we not hearing about the reality? Because the "liberal bias" has been removed from the equation.

While I have no desire to see blood and gore, I do want the truth. Even if it seems media is liberal bias.