It is so easy to find out facts. Google it. Federal tax rates are at a very low rate. Local and State taxes are a different animal. Capitalism? Since when has the U.S. economy operated as pure capitalism? Tax breaks and welfare for large corporations that have the money to buy politicians. The U.S. military paid for by taxpayers keeping markets safe for U.S. business who pay little or no taxes. Walmart being the largest welfare recipient due to their business model of paying such a low wage and no health care benefits that the workers need to collect welfare to exist. U.S. capitalism; privatise profits but socialise costs. So much whinning about Obama, liberals, the Government, complaining about the second amendment. Throwing labels around like chicken feed. What are you doing to right the ship other than buying guns and ammo? With every freedom comes limits. It is easy to make the case that when the Bill Of Rights were written it meant single shot muskets because that all they had. So Danny when you write weapons, that is a dead issue. Obviously no one wants their neighbor to own a nuclear bomb. I realize that I'm being extreme to the point of being absurd but the point is restrictions. Like it or not we have them, we live with them and they are good. Who would want a center for homeless people to be built next door? Stockpiling guns will do nothing to deal with the problems we are facing. As long as we keep focused on being irrational we will not even identify the real problems.
David
That's a good point Dave, I'm glad you brought it up.
The real problem......let's discuss that for a sec....is the real problem an inanimate piece of steel, not all that much different from a door latch? If you threw one of these devices into a crowd would it indiscriminantly begin to maim and kill....no, of course not, that's ridiculous....as ridiculous as your reference to atomic bombs.
Common sense would suggest that perhaps, in deaths involving guns, it's the hands holding the gun, and the person connected to those hands that may be the REAL PROBLEM. Is this person mentally unstable? Then perhaps we need to take a good look at the mental health system in our country. Or maybe that person is heavily involved in drug trafficking and is more than willing to kill anyone they perceive as a threat? Then maybe we need to scrutunize our justice and law enforcement systems. Perhaps a husband or wife that, in a fit of jealous rage, picked up a gun and shot their spouse....well, in that case you're just going to have to deal because the human race has a very brutal core and that kind of killing has been going on since the beginning of time.
I agree with you....stockpiling guns will do nothing to help deal with the problems we are facing....anymore than trying to eliminate guns from the hands of honest, hard working Americans will help.
Now we have the highest ranking elected LEO's at the county level openly expressing displeasure (to put it lightly) with their state governors and president....and refusing to enforce gun control laws that have been passed or being considered. Personally, I find that more than a little disturbing....that and the fact that there won't be a lot of gun hoarding happening from this point on.....all the guns are sold, they're already out there!!
The DHS ordering 7,000 Select Fire AR-15's and I'm not sure how many millions of rounds of ammo doesn't do much for my peace of mind either.
This issue is going to split this country apart!
