Our PNP claims that in the Philippine public are clamoring for increased gun control. It seems that the complete opposite is happening in the US: the tide of sympathy is turning in favor of gun ownership as more Americans realize that they do not need to become victims of crime.
Here are two stories, one of a father who fought off three armed robbers, and one of an 80-year-old man who used an illegal firearm to protect his family. As you can see, support is clearly on the gun owners’ side.
Let’s skip the pretense that limiting gun ownership rights will do anything to protect people from crime. We should learn from experience in other countries. The case studies and numbers all point in the same direction—that citizens must play an active part in reducing crime, and sometimes that means bearing arms.
Ambushed Father in Shootout with Robbers
Public supports 80-year-old man who defends family with illegal firearm
“The incident, which cost the life of recidivist felon Anthony Nelson, known in the neighborhood as ‘Big Ant,’ is bringing a tidal wave of public support for the 80-year-old man who shot him with a handgun, which is essentially banned by law in the Windy City.”
Read the rest of the article at: Why Chicago shooting deflates anti-gun philosophy everywhere.
In the armed citizen channel of Youtube, there are literally hundreds of recorded actual instances of Americans fighting back against criminals, saving lives and preventing crime. Gun control advocates seem to conveniently omit to acknowledge this in their arguments. GUNS IN THE HANDS OF LAW ABIDING CITIZENS PREVENT CRIME.
‘am sure there are quite a number of similar incidents where Pinoys stopped criminal aggression with the usae of firearms. However, for prudent reasons, we are forced to be “gun shy” so things like these are not as sensationally published like gun crimes.