Those of you who want to make guns illegal....
The club was a gun free zone.....did that stop the gunman?
Drugs are illegal. Prostitution is illegal. Murder, rape, speeding, drinking and driving, underaged drinking and smoking are illegal. Do you really think that making something illegal will stop people from using something?
Drunk driving causes more deaths than firearms....should we reinstate prohibition?
Just stop and THINK for a minute. Those who want to do harm are going to find a way. This guy could have filled a van full of gasoline drums and drove it through the entrance and set it on fire. He could have snuck in some pressure cooker bombs. He could have made up some DIY explosives and leveled the place. He could've just rented a truck and driven it over the people standing in line to get in. There are a million ways that a bad person can cause this kind of harm.
Taking guns away from good people will do NOTHING to stop bad people from doing evil things. It doesn't work with drugs, human trafficking, or anything else.
Can you imagine being a law-abiding citizen....promised by the constitution that you can bare arms to protect your life and liberty.....only to find yourself trapped inside an establishment that thwarted your right to carry a firearm, with a gunman who ignored all of the rules and is now killing people around you. You have NO weapon whatsoever to defend yourself. What complete bullshit.
As for people who carry a gun needing to be extremely proficient.....We don't retest people for driver's licences except to check that their eyes still work well enough. Some old codger can get behind the wheel of his 70's Caddie and go driving into a crowd at a parade at any time. Any idiot can buy booze, get liquored up and drive the wrong way on the freeway until they smash into a minivan carrying a family of 5.
YOU CANNOT write any laws that will prevent bad shit from happening. But what you can do is write laws that take away people's freedom and their ability to protect that freedom. And why? I own a gun though I don't conceal carry during the day. I go to the range at least once a month. I believe that if someone threatens my family or myself, I have a right to defend myself by any means necessary. You don't have to be a Navy Seal to be own a gun and know how to use it. You have a right to it (in this country). And maybe that's the difference. I don't know what the Canadian Constitution says about your rights.
Since this site is about prostitution I'll try to remind you....
......many people (even a majority) think that prostitution is evil. They wish to make it illegal in every way. Do you feel that their feelings on prostitution should tell you what you can and cannot do? They have good arguments. Many women involved in prostitution are forced into it. Many women involved in it end up involved with drugs. Many women involved will end up with STDs. And if you could save just one woman from a horrible ending by making prostitution illegal it would be worth it.
How does that compare to your thoughts on gun control? You think guns should be outlawed to save lives.......some think prostitution should be outlawed to save lives....or drugs....or alcohol...or tobacco....or fatty foods....or this...or that....or the other.
Live your life the way you wish but keep your hands off of mine....right?
