The Supreme Court Strikes Down Local Handgun Bans

There is no consistency in any statistic that proves handgun bans accomplish anything. Arguments put forth by law enforcement departments, politicians and the like are based on rhetoric as opposed to reality. In fact, cities who have legal handgun permits have often seen statistics showing a decrease in certain crimes. Whether those statistics are anomalies or not is really moot from my perspective. What is a fact is when the government bans handguns, the only person without a gun is the law-abiding citizen. Criminals can get handguns easier than I can buy candy at the local supermarket. This is the same rationale as other state initiatives which destroy democracy such as the completely anti-democratic Patriot Act. The only person's rights that are typically infringed upon are law-abiding citizens as bureaucrats spy on innocent Americans.

I don't have a handgun and will never own a handgun but I surely don't feel threatened if half of the city I live in wants to strap on a holster. Half of the city would never have that compunction so that statement is really irrelevant. The concerns that we are going to have shootouts at the O.K. Corral are really fear mongering by the state and bureaucrats who have endless ideas of how they can make our lives better by taking away our freedoms. For once, the rights of the people are protected over that of the bureaucrats and the state. Now if we could only get that same democratic perspective as it pertains to the economic rights of our citizens.