Hollowpoint38
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[align=left]Please forgive me if this is the wrong place to do this, but since it is gun related, I figured it applied...[/align]
Today I was in the car with my wife. I told her I was thinking about starting a petition to remove the 'public demonstration' law which violates the 2ND Amendment by removing guns from the people during demonstrations. She said, "OK. What's your point?"
I was in shock. I tried to explain to her that the government has no right to do this and we needed to at least try to do something. She explained to me that she was not "interested" in these types of things and she didn't have an "interest" in hearing about any of it. I told her that countless men and women have died for us. They are dying right now to protect these rights that the government thinks they can just take away. She said, "I just don't have the same interests and hobbies you do."
I'm not sure which emotion is taking over right now. I'm disappointed, upset, hurt, angry....
This is why the government does what it wants. We have Americans who flat out don't care! Why? Do you really want to live in a country where guns are banned and only the bad guys and police have them? You can't count on the police to follow you around and make sure you are safe all day. Do you want to live in a country where the government tells you what clothes you can wear, where you can live, tells you where you can't go, how much money you can make, etc.?
I've almost lost faith in people. This is why people like me must fight for freedom... because people are just so comfortable right now, they don't care. They won't care! The government takes away little tiny rights away, a little bit at a time and eventually they are all gone! Am I overreacting or what? Can anyone shed some light on this?
I'll finish my rant: This is not just a "hobby". Maybe for some people it is and it's a way to pass time or they just like to complain about things. But for most people, it isn't! They are not just constitutional rights. They are human rights that our forefathers put down on paper so that the government didn't find a way to take them.
It is not the federal governments job to decide which rights we need and take the others away. It should be every Americans job to help uphold these rights and it just sickens me to know that some people don't care. They flat out don't care. Why? I like being a free human being! I like being a free American! When will the rest of us wake up and care?
I understand that some people were meant to lead and make a difference.Not everyone has the strength to stand up and fight. Some people just don't have the will power to do whatever it takes... but at the same time... shouldn't they at least care?
[align=left]Please forgive me if this is the wrong place to do this, but since it is gun related, I figured it applied...[/align]
Today I was in the car with my wife. I told her I was thinking about starting a petition to remove the 'public demonstration' law which violates the 2ND Amendment by removing guns from the people during demonstrations. She said, "OK. What's your point?"
I was in shock. I tried to explain to her that the government has no right to do this and we needed to at least try to do something. She explained to me that she was not "interested" in these types of things and she didn't have an "interest" in hearing about any of it. I told her that countless men and women have died for us. They are dying right now to protect these rights that the government thinks they can just take away. She said, "I just don't have the same interests and hobbies you do."
I'm not sure which emotion is taking over right now. I'm disappointed, upset, hurt, angry....
This is why the government does what it wants. We have Americans who flat out don't care! Why? Do you really want to live in a country where guns are banned and only the bad guys and police have them? You can't count on the police to follow you around and make sure you are safe all day. Do you want to live in a country where the government tells you what clothes you can wear, where you can live, tells you where you can't go, how much money you can make, etc.?
I've almost lost faith in people. This is why people like me must fight for freedom... because people are just so comfortable right now, they don't care. They won't care! The government takes away little tiny rights away, a little bit at a time and eventually they are all gone! Am I overreacting or what? Can anyone shed some light on this?
I'll finish my rant: This is not just a "hobby". Maybe for some people it is and it's a way to pass time or they just like to complain about things. But for most people, it isn't! They are not just constitutional rights. They are human rights that our forefathers put down on paper so that the government didn't find a way to take them.
It is not the federal governments job to decide which rights we need and take the others away. It should be every Americans job to help uphold these rights and it just sickens me to know that some people don't care. They flat out don't care. Why? I like being a free human being! I like being a free American! When will the rest of us wake up and care?
I understand that some people were meant to lead and make a difference.Not everyone has the strength to stand up and fight. Some people just don't have the will power to do whatever it takes... but at the same time... shouldn't they at least care?