The debate still rages! On and on…….guns and more guns…..so many opinions and so many arguments…..pro and con….the whole idea of “I am right and You are wrong” is just silly…opinions are like…..(you fill in the blank)…….but there are a few situations that I would like to address…AGAIN!
Recently the BIG story on the Right was the Connecticut law that some feel is a step toward confiscation…..remember? NO?
Here is how it is seen on the Right……….
The State of Connecticut is now demanding that gun owners across the state turn in all newly-banned, unregistered firearms and magazines or face felony arrest.
The State Police Special Licensing & Firearms Unit began mailing out notices to gun owners who attempted to register their firearms and accessories with the state but did not do so in time for the Jan. 1 deadline of Connecticut’s newly enacted gun control law.
Last year, the New York Police Department began confiscating guns which were previously registered but are now banned under New York’s newest gun control law.
The NYPD knew exactly which gun owners to target by using the city’s centralized firearms registry which was already in place.
Connecticut’s anti-gun politicians want their own registry so they can eventually confiscate firearms in the exact same manner.
I know that some are so concerned that they may have to register their guns and then the government will know where to go to confiscate them……Am I right? This is a silly argument……guess what? There is already a registry. How do you think the cops know who and where the gun used in a crime belongs? Chew that up for awhile.
Moving on……I also read a story about a year ago about a town in Georgia that would make gun ownership mandatory………
A small Georgia town may soon require every household to own a firearm — a law that, if passed, would make it the second town in the state to mandate gun ownership.
City council members in Nelson, a town of 1,300 people north of Atlanta, unanimously approved the proposal at a meeting this week. Citizens now have a chance to review the proposal before the council takes it up again in April.
Okay it is mandatory that every household should own a gun….how will they enforce this…..would there be a list of those that do not have a gun? That sounds a lot like a registry to me…..how about you?
I bring all this up because of another article I read about guns and insurance companies……
Insurance companies could face tougher penalties if they impose higher rates, refuse to issue or cancel auto or homeowner policies because of gun ownership, under a measure backed by a House committee Tuesday.
Florida law already prohibits such action, but Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, said his proposal (HB 255) would provide a remedy other than with the state Office of Insurance Regulation by allowing a policyholder to sue if an insurer took such an action.
This is the story I wanted to comment on but as usual I got a bit sidetracked……sorry about that……..it is perfectly okay for insurance companies to either deny or increase your rates because of the dog breed you may own. Breeds like Dobies, Akitas, Rots, Pits and even Great Danes……….but they cannot ask about the guns in a home……..explain to me where is the logic in this? In my life I have had the pleasure of the company of a Dobie and a Akita. The Dobie would do whatever I told her to do…..she was a good babysitter when my granddaughter was visiting, she prevented her from putting her hand in a moving fan and she made her stop jumping on the bed…….the Akita would protect my daughter with his life….he was not aggressive until you entered my home or yard without permission….those two dogs did whatever they had to to protect the family….what if my granddaughter had found one of my guns, who was going to protect her? My point is…..dogs are more reliable than a gun….and about a million times more loveable……
Gun owners cannot be discriminated against…..but somehow okay for it to happen to a dog owner?
The NRA has done an excellent job at selling a brand of bullsh*t….everything is about the ownership of guns and the protecting of the owner’s ‘rights’………someone needs to start a lobbyist organization that protects the ‘rights’ of dog owners…or maybe instead just a little rational thought could be established and a lot cheaper…….
Thoughts?
