Show The Eagle -- Page 5 Gun contro- lfan page 2) (codtinned stopping the flow Stopping the flow of drugs into our country is an exercise in futility Government regulation only increases demand for the drug causing its street value to skyrocket Where there is an enormous profit to be made illegally there to will be the members of organized crime There is too much profit in drugs This is a classic example of going with public opinion in order to curry voter favor rather than address the real issue Eliminate the profit on the black market and you eliminate the violence associated with black market trade Hie government should have learned a valuable lesson from the prohibition era People were going to drink and the only thing out lawing alcohol did was create a thriving underworld market This underworld element did not hesitate to use violence to accomplish their ends Did we outlaw guns to solve the problem? No that would have been ridiculous We repealed prohibition and alcohol related violence decreased dramatically Guns are being used as a scapegoat so that die American public can vent their frustration over the problems they feel they cannot do anything about We do not blame the automobile for drunk driving it would be ridiculous to outlaw automobiles be- cause people were killed by drunk drivers yet this is the logic behind the push for gun control Consider the case of Patrick Purdy The man mowed down 34 children with an AK-4- 7 assault rifle on a Stockton Calif school-yar- d killing five in cold blood The story spread over the nation like wildfire horrifying us and renewing a commitment to gun control In the early morning hours of March 25 1991 Julio Gonzales was at the Happy Land night club in the Bronx New York with his girlfriend After getting into a fight with her Gonzales was thrown out of the night dub He went down the street got two matches and purchased $1 worth of gasoline and returned setting a blaze that killed 89 Deoole Was there a wave of righteous indignation against gasoline? Of course not it would be foolish to ban gasoline because of this incident gasoline was not the problem Gonzales was the problem Had Gonzales used a gun you surely would have beard the anti-gu- n element all the way to the capitol Guns are not the problem people are the problem Until we treat the elements in our society that cause violence it will not be eliminated A ban on guns will only serve to make the law abiding citizens more defenseless than ever against attacks by criminals If a criminal knows that their victim is prohibited by law from owning Left to right Candice Hone Sherry Bean Melinda Arrington and Elvis Impersonator and future student strut thslr stuff In CElTa annual fashion show "fall Into winter" sponsored by the merchandising program The fashion show raised money for departmental scholarships while teaching students how to become fashion coordinators a weapon they will be much more they portray Certainly Gone With quoting a spiel of horrifying statistics ask yourself if that The Wind glorifies warfare I confident in their attacks on law son has offered a solution to the citizens Handgun Control would not put it past our far International has circulated a sighted gun control fanatics to at-- real problems drugs and violence per-abidi- poster that depicts Sarah Brady to your Family call your congressmen" While I understand Sarah's fervent emotion surrendcring my gun to protect my seems like a contradiction More government regulation has a historical track record of creating far more problems than it solves One has only to listen to the lamentations on the citizenry over the miles of "red tape” involved in dealing with government agencies to realize the truth in this statement I see the seven day waiting period as the first in a long scries of bills designed to gradually enforce an overall ban on private citizens owning firearms There are glowing statistics about how many criminals are caught with the seven day waiting period and background chocks but the reality ixlhcsc are small time hoods Tnose at the top of the criminal corporate structure are virtually untouched by the seven day wailing period The waiting period does some good however by forcing gun merchants to be careful about who buys their guns What worries me more is that once the Second Amendment has been "reinterpreted" to deny us firearms what comes next? Perhaps a bon on hate speeches because they cause violence followed by a ban on speeches and then free speech relegated to a "designated speaker” This may seem outrageous to you we would never surrender our First Amendment rights But do not be surprised to hear of an attempt to ban certain books and movies because of the violence tempt to ban any program depict- ing violence They seem to have adopted the philosophy of "do something even if its wrong" The next time you hear or read a fervent tirade for gun control ng Ask them if they are ready to peal the Second Amendment in a futile attempt to quell violence In closing I would like to remind ev- eryone that "guns do not kill pic people kill people" pco-fami-ly Heat Groek Pastries in Utah- - Bakieva and other Flaky Butter desserts? 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