Guns, Drugs, and Mexico

Published by the LearnAboutGuns.com Author on Friday, June 19th, 2009 at 12:01 am

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For the last few months, I’ve been meaning to write an article discussing the drug-related violence in Mexico, but hadn’t gotten around to doing so. My goal was to debunk the myth that US guns and gun owners are to blame for the violence in Mexico, and to discuss the inherent problems with our war on drugs. However a recent article on Reason.com does an excellent job doing both, so I’ll encourage everyone to read that article.(For those who are interested, my thoughts on US drug policy in general can be seen here and here.)

Tags for this article: 2nd Amendment, Assult Weapon, bias, Crime, Gun Ban, Gun Control, machine gun, News, RKBA, Why I Support Gun Rights

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Like the millions of law abiding gun owners in America, I am a peace loving person. I own firearms so that I can defend myself and my family, should that need arise. While I sincerely hope that I am never in the position of having to fire a gun in self defense, I rest easier at night knowing that I could stop an armed robber, racist attacker, terrorist, or home invader if the need arose. I also rest easier knowing that my girlfriend could stop a rapist or murderer, rather than becoming a victim. The simple fact is that gun control laws don't stop criminals from getting guns, and instead only disarm the law abiding citizens, making them easier targets for the criminals. Nor is it justifiable to deprive law abiding citizens of their constitutional right to keep and bear arms for self defense, just because criminals misuse guns, just as criminals misuse other tools.

Given those facts, I would encourage my fellow law abiding citizens who do not yet own a gun to do the following: go shooting for the first time, choose the proper gun for self defense, purchase that gun, store the gun in a responsible manner, and become proficient at safely using that gun. Next, join the NRA to protect your right to have a gun for self defense. Doing so may save your life one day, and can also benefit society as a whole.

Danny says:

June 19th, 2009 at 7:02 am

Steve at the Firearm Blog has a blog post about the subject.

Bill says:

June 22nd, 2009 at 2:35 pm

Give this a listen for what is really happening:

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Guns, Drugs, and Mexico