America's Return to Independence

Gun control proponents wasted no time going after gun control measures after the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy.  This is purely political as statistics and history show that gun control would lead to more crime, rapes, and murders.  More police officers, a lot more, would be needed to come remotely close to the positive effect of these unpaid, yet highly effective, armed citizens.  The success of gun control advocates would have one traumatic event turn into many more. Americans should reflect on the original purpose of the Second Amendment before acting on their emotions.   The Founding Fathers protected the rights of citizens to bear arms in order to protect themselves from criminals, as well as from the tyranny of government, if it became necessary.   The United States would never have gained its independence from England without weapons comparable to that of their foe.   The citizen’s of this country should not have their right to carry comparable arm...