tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13208607.post3190505316129029047..comments2023-10-06T01:45:50.515-07:00Comments on Above The Borderline: Another 1st & 2nd Amendment Defender...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13208607.post-55698306297056287292009-09-04T04:22:55.519-07:002009-09-04T04:22:55.519-07:00Clearly, this is a feeble attempt to paint all sec...Clearly, this is a feeble attempt to paint all second right supporters as unhinged killers waiting for an opportunity to murder and maim our "authority" figures. You are a simpleton and your use of the tragic death of these police officers to promote your twisted platform is sick.<br /><br />Mr. Poplawski was clearly an extremist and, I would suspect, mentally ill at the time of his actions. Sane people don't just go around shooting police officers (or others for that matter). <br /><br />I, and many, many people I know well, own lots of guns and we shoot them frequently. We don't go around killing people or doing drive-by shootings. We're well trained, honorable, decent professional people that you probably see in your local grocery store and have no idea that we are carrying loaded weapons at that time. <br /><br />The second amendment is there to protect our freedoms and assure that no government, church, or other extreme group can effectively control and take over the citizens of this country. It is not an aside to the our constitution, it is core to the constitution. <br /><br />The best way to reduce gun deaths in this country is to provide treatment for mental health and substance abuse, educate about safe firearm use, and focus on crime enforcement. The people who understand and respect the second amendment and enjoy the freedoms it provides are not the extremists.Your neighbornoreply@blogger.com