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GUN CONTROL OR HEART CONTROL?

by Lewis E. Thomas  
8/27/2015 / Poetry

Today every time we hear of a shooting the liberals cry for more "gun control"!
To me that liberal rant is "way beyond getting old"!

A gun is just a tool like a hammer or a drill.
A tool does not just "pick itself up" and "go out and kill."

We could "confiscate every tool" in the land!
But it would not take murder "out of the heart" of man!

A baseball bat can be used to win a world series bringing National pride!
That same bat can be used to commit murders and bloody homicides!

If we are going to ban guns "from all" for the "misdeeds of the few."
We should ban "all vehicles" as a response for what "drunk drivers" do!

Uncle Sam has thrown God out of all our schools and public places!
As a result evil is escalating with "no restraint" in all the races!

Passing more gun laws will not stop murder or remove the evil from within!
Only Jesus Christ can change an evil heart controlled by Sin!

You can pass laws until you "run out of paper" for the books!
But only the Lord Jesus Christ can tame the hearts of killers and crooks!



Lewis E Thomas
As given by God on 8/27/2015


Psalm 9:17King James Version (KJV)

17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.


See story by Matt Walsh

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GUN CONTROL FACTS
*There are 30,000 gun related deaths per year by firearms, and this number
is not disputed. U.S. population 324,059,091 as of Wednesday, June 22,
2016. Do the math: 0.000000925% of the population die from gun related
actions each year. *

*What is never told, however, is a breakdown of those 30,000 deaths, to put
them in perspective as compared to other causes of death: 65% of those
deaths are by suicide which would never be prevented by gun laws 15%
are by law enforcement in the line of duty and justified 17% are
through criminal activity, gang and drug related or mentally ill persons
gun violence 3% are accidental discharge deaths*

*So technically, "gun violence" is not 30,000 annually, but drops to
5,100. Still too many? Well, first, how are those deaths spanned across
the nation? 480 homicides (9.4%) were in Chicago 344 homicides
(6.7%) were in Baltimore 333 homicides (6.5%) were in Detroit 119
homicides (2.3%) were in Washington D.C. (a 54% increase over prior
years)

*So basically, 25% of all gun crime happens in just 4 cities. All 4 of
those cities have strict gun laws, so it is not the lack of law that is the
root cause.*

*This basically leaves 3,825 for the entire rest of the nation - or about
75 deaths per state. That is an average because some States have much
higher rates than others.For example, California had 1,169 - and Alabama
had 1.*

*Now, who has the strictest gun laws by far? California, of course, but
understand, so it is not guns causing this. It is a crime rate spawned by
the number of criminal persons residing in those cities and states. So if
all cities and states are not created equally, then there must be something
other than the tool causing the gun deaths.*

*Are 5,100 deaths per year horrific? How about in comparison to other
deaths? America murders 3,500 unborn babies a day with Abortion! All death is sad and especially so when it is in the commission of
a crime but that is the nature of crime. Robbery, death, rape, assault -
all are done by criminals and thinking that criminals will obey laws is
ludicrous. That's why they are criminals.*

*But what about other deaths each year? 40,000+ die from a drug overdose
THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THAT! 36,000 people die per year from the flu,
far exceeding the criminal gun deaths 34,000 people die per year in
traffic fatalities (exceeding gun deaths even if you include suicide)*


*Now it gets good:*


* 200,000+ people die each year (and growing) from preventable medical
errors. You are safer in Chicago than when you are in a hospital!*

* 710,000 people die per year from heart disease. Its time to stop the
double cheeseburgers!*


*So what is the point? If Obama and the anti-gun movement focused their
attention on heart disease, even a 10% decrease in cardiac deaths would
save twice the number of lives annually of all gun-related deaths
(including suicide, law enforcement, etc.). A 10% reduction in medical
errors would be 66% of the total gun deaths or 4 times the number of
criminal homicides ...... Simple, easily preventable 10% reductions!*

*So you have to ask yourself, in the grand scheme of things, why the focus
on guns? It's pretty simple. Taking away guns gives control to
governments.*

*The founders of this nation knew that regardless of the form of
government, those in power may become corrupt and seek to rule as the
British did by trying to disarm the populace of the colonies. It is not
difficult to understand that a disarmed populace is a controlled populace.*


*Thus, the second amendment was proudly and boldly included in the U.S.
Constitution. It must be preserved at all costs.*

*So the next time someone tries to tell you that gun control is about
saving lives, look at these facts and remember these words from Noah
Webster: "Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as
they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America
cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword, because the whole body of the
people are armed and constitute a force superior to any band of regular
troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States. A
military force at the command of Congress can execute no laws, but such as
the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess
the power." *

*Remember, when it comes to "gun control", the important word is "control",
not "gun".*



*Surprisingly, these are not the statistics you hear about from the media
or from the White House..ever wonder why??*

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