Gun Control? P-lease!

I read part of an article today on a gun control bill. In it was this quote:

"'This bill will make America safer without affecting the rights of a single law-abiding citizen,' said the Senate's chief sponsor, New York Democrat Chuck Schumer."

Now, please tell me, who in their right mind believes that this is going to reduce violence or in any way prevent those who want to commit crimes from doing so? The issues isn't gun control; the issue is people. And you can't prevent those who choose to be violent (whether because of mental health problems or other reasons) from being violent.

And as for Senator Schumer's statement that this doesn't hurt anybody and actually helps us all: frankly, Mr. Schumer, I see the government trying to keep me safe kind of like asking the fox to keep the hen house safe. We have every reason to be concerned about the reaches of government into our everyday lives, but no reason to believe that whatever information that you have about us and control you have in our lives will be used for anything but the personal interests of politicians and bureaucrats to stay in power and keep their jobs and nice pensions.

With all due respect, why don't you leave D.C. and try slogging it out in the everyday working world (which you've never done. See biography here.) because we both know the artificial world of the government isn't the reality the rest of us know.

- John

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Money - Pink Floyd
Black - Fell Venus
The Wild, Wild Sea - Sting
One of My Turns - Pink Floyd
I Fought The Law (live) - The Clash