OBAMA IS NOT TAKING AWAY YOUR GUN!


The paranoia of gun owners once again is blinding them to the common ground we all stand on:  the need in this country for some kind of action or measure that will prevent firearms from falling into the wrong hands.  "Wrong hands" is defined as criminals, terrorists and mentally ill individuals.  

President Obama made an appearance yesterday at the White House, surrounded by family members of those who were in the wrong place at the wrong time when guns were in the hands of the wrong people. Those who would denigrate the President's tears at yesterday's event have reached a new low. If one watched the entire speech, they would know that he was making a reasonable point about the preserving 2nd Amendment rights vs. the freedoms (speech, assembly, religion, life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness) denied victims of gun violence, and he began to touch on the very long list of tragedies. When he came to Newtown, he lost his composure -- who wouldn't?  To use that moment to criticize his sensible proposals on firearm safety is unconscionable. 

I am less scared of being shot in a movie theater by a schizophrenic off his meds than I am of the fact that gun sales are rising along with the paranoia of 2nd amendment fanatics, the so called "law abiding gun owners".  Reasonable interpretations of the 2nd amendment indicate that it never meant for every American to have an arsenal at their fingertips.  Having said that, reasonable people should agree on supporting the President, and through our representatives in Congress, any measures that would at least chip away at the number of guns and gun deaths that are proliferating in this nation.