History repeats itself on a daily basis. At one time, not too long ago, our trusted government became too controlling and was focused on domination. When the people realized, they took their freedom into their own hands and fought back. A small unstructured country challenged the largest world leader, at the time, and won. Why? Perseverance, determination, unity, and sacrifice; all of which gave us the United States Constitution, and within that, a Bill of Rights that ensures every American that the federal government will never be able to overstep its bounds like it had before, and if it does, then the people are responsible defending and maintaining the core beliefs and foundation that was created by OUR Founding Fathers and the United States Constitution.
For a governor, let alone one of the original t13 colonies, to ban weapons not only goes against the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution but also goes against the 1803 Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison, which states that any law that violates the Constitution of the United States of America is automatically VOID.
The majority of Connecticut residents have statistically proven that they do not want any such decisions being made that contradict their constitutional rights, and for a public servant, such as Gov. Malloy, to go against the wishes of his employers, the taxpayers within the state of Connecticut, is grounds for termination.
What happened in Newtown was a tragedy, there is no question to that, but disturbed people, such as Lanza, are going to continue to bestow violence on society whether they have a gun or not. Looking at all of the places within the United States as well as the world that have such gun bans are statistically more dangerous and violent places in comparison to those without. What happens, if God forbid, a disturbed individual decided to get into their car and drive around an amusement park at high speeds, hitting the dozens of people walking in their way? Do we ban cars? Do we put limits on the size of the vehicle a person is allowed to drive? That same question goes for every tool that is used on a daily basis for whatever legitimate and legal reason it may be.
Inanimate objects do not hurt people; they do not kill. People, however, do, and have done so since the dawn of man; long before guns were ever a thought in the mind. Wake up Connecticut, and wake up America, do you not see the government is disarming you to ensure you are “not a threat?” But a threat to what, exactly…?
Michael Farrington
Cheshire