| With the New Year less than a month away, | | | | need these". First of all, we have statistical |
| Democrats are poised to take control of the | | | | information which shows unarguable proof these |
| House and Senate. This change in power has | | | | vehicles cause unusually high death rates in |
| begun the rumors of increased gun control | | | | Americans. To begin, all cars which have the |
| legislation among a host of other liberal agenda | | | | capability to exceed 80 miles an hour should be |
| programs. When it comes to gun control, there | | | | prohibited. The top legal speed limit in United |
| are two hot button issues which are going to be | | | | States is 75 mph, therefore, car manufactures |
| the focus; the re-instatement of the flawed | | | | are encouraging crime and creating unnecessary |
| Assault Weapons Ban and the complete removal | | | | risk to society by making cars for the private |
| of privatized ownership of the 50 BMG rifles. | | | | public with the potential to exceed the mandated |
| There have been a host of intellectually challenged | | | | legal speed limits. |
| justifications behind these but my personal | | | | How about swimming pools or watersports in |
| favorites have been "Why do you need these?". | | | | general? According to the CDC 2003 fatality |
| That poses a very interesting concept on the | | | | report, unintentional drownings ranked 2nd as |
| basis of lawmaking. Regardless of the endless | | | | cause of death in children under the age of 14. |
| stream of data showing the decline of violence | | | | Why do children need to be near the water? |
| since the ending of the assault weapons ban or | | | | Besides the joys of recreating in pleasant |
| the statistical void of violence committed with 50 | | | | environment, there really isn't a need for |
| bmg, gun banners are trying to justify draconian | | | | swimming pools or waterskiing. Bathtubs should be |
| regulations based on the need of gun owners and | | | | outlawed in favor of showers. Children under the |
| on the potential of the firearm to wreak havoc | | | | age of 14 should be prohibited from fishing since |
| on society. Unfortunately, these arguments are | | | | there is no need to catch fish when the |
| often accepted by those who choose to take | | | | supermarket can provide them at whim. |
| them at face value and never really dig into the | | | | I guess the real question then fall on who |
| potential such arguments make. Blatantly put, it is | | | | determines what is needed. What is the legal term |
| a full on assault on the rights of Americans not | | | | for need? Really, to preserve life, all we NEED is |
| just the Second Amendment. | | | | shelter, food, and water. When we start basing |
| For those who would tend to favor such a ban, | | | | policy of law on the concept of need and not on |
| allow me to place the same arguments on some | | | | fact or statistical risk, we have in turn removed |
| of society's more common "household items". | | | | our legal claim to anything not defined as |
| Make no mistake, I am arguing absurdity by | | | | necessary with the opinion of those who mandate |
| applying it other elements of daily life, no just the | | | | law upon us. The precedence of NEED is a |
| 2nd amendment. Let us start with private | | | | slippery slope rank with the potential of eroded |
| vehicles. The car is part of the American dream. | | | | rights and wet with drool of anticipation of those |
| We are literally indoctrinated with television, media, | | | | who would strip us of what we have fought for |
| radio, and countless other adds to the benefits of | | | | and held so dear for over 2 centuries. FREEDOM. |
| private ownership of vehicles, however, the car is | | | | Not just freedom as defined by the needs of life, |
| one of the leading killers in America. According to | | | | but FREEDOM as defined by the rights guaranteed |
| the national statistics as presented by NCSA | | | | by the Constitution and the bedrock foundation of |
| Fatality Analysis Reporting System, over 43,000 | | | | this nation. |
| people were killed in car related accidents. The | | | | The assault on any individual right, no matter how |
| silence of calls to ban cars has been deafening. | | | | "logical" it may sound has a prevailing legal effect |
| Let us apply the legal question of "why do you | | | | overall the rights we have. |