Gun-free zones get people killed

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Monday, December 10, 2007
Ted Nugent Detroitnews.com

Gun-free zones get people killed
Here we go again. Someone tell me why, with nearly 3,000 articles written worldwide within 48 hours following the tragic slaughter at the Omaha, Neb. Westroads Mall last week, not a single article mentioned the most important fact of all -- that there were "no guns allowed" in the mall?

What helped cause the tragedy is the liberal dream known as "gun-free zones." Guns also weren't allowed at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech University, Luby's cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, and every other location where the wanton slaughter of unarmed, helpless victims is a virtual guarantee.

It is truly anti-American and downright bizarro that private property and business owners can deny (that is, "infringe" on) this "inalienable" right bestowed upon free men by our Creator.

Consider what happened last year at a Salt Lake City mall. An armed off-duty cop properly defied that mall's "gun-free" policy and thwarted a mass shooting that was about to unfold.

How dense must someone be to hide from this information? Denial runs deep in a growing population of "we the sheeple." For shame.

When did a nation of rugged individuals turn into helpless whiners, crying and running in fear from danger and evil?

When did we abandon our natural instinct to counterpunch and attack evil, overpowering it and neutralizing it into submission?

When were we forced to dial 9-1-1, wasting precious, decisive time, instead of doing the right thing and stopping bad guys ourselves? When did we trade in independence for dependency? It's pathetic.

Every day in this country, according to the Department of Justice and other studies, armed, law-abiding citizens stop dangerous, violent confrontations from escalating into death and tragedy simply by having a gun handy to provide real "equality" on the mean streets of America.

Dedicated cops will tell you that they can't possibly be there to protect us. By the time the police show up, many innocents will likely perish at the hands of evil while good people hang around hoping and praying.

I would highly recommend that we finally learn from all these senseless tragedies. Get real. Get rid of politicians who support gun-free slaughter zones. Get rid of gun-free zones. Get a gun, learn to use it and do the right thing.

Bad guys should be shot dead, not Christmas shoppers.

Ted Nugent, the Motor City Madman, is a rock singer, hunter and board member of the National Rifle Association. Please mail letters to The Detroit News, Editorial Page, 615 W. Lafayette, Detroit, MI 48226, or fax them to (313) 222-6417 or e-mail them to letters@detnews.com.

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[Woodmonkey]

Read my article about the church shooting and how an armed woman stopped his killing spree. There were an an estimated 7000 people there and no place to hide. http://www.trackpads.com/forum/point...-shooting.html

When people can defend themselves, crime goes down.

[leobold1]

Cops only get called when the fit has already hit the shan. By then, its too late for them to do anything but call in the coroner and a bunch of body bags.

I don't carry now, because my daughter literally gets into EVERYTHING and has hidden everything from my wife's make-up to a toaster. I can't trust a gun in this house.

But, I do have my CC permit.

[redtanker]

to late and then everyone wants to know why to local police did nothing to prevent it....Ummm well....the gunman failed to get a permit to shot in the mall or school...
I can not stand when people tie the hands of the law enforcement and then jump all over them the minute somthign like this happens.

[conlor]

Originally Posted by Woodmonkey

Read my article about the church shooting and how an armed woman stopped his killing spree. There were an an estimated 7000 people there and no place to hide. http://www.trackpads.com/forum/point...-shooting.html

When people can defend themselves, crime goes down.

I was surprised that a church would feel the need to hired armed security. She did save a lot of lives!

[Woodmonkey]

Originally Posted by conlor

I was surprised that a church would feel the need to hired armed security. She did save a lot of lives!

A church would be an ideal place to go and shoot some innocents. The leaders of this church were smart.