Letter to the Editor: Just the Facts, by CCTA Member, Lou Call

As the forces of liberal progressiveness muster their comrades across the country, here in Craven County we have at our disposal, two of their representatives. I am referring to two recent letters to the editor from representatives Harrison and Field.

To make their points they suggested that “If you have this uncontrollable urge to shoot something, please visit your local recruiter and enlist” or “(the NRA)…would arm teachers and thereby turn every classroom into a potential OK Corral.” To their credit they do have a way with words. Incidentally, liberals made the same claim more than 10 years ago when the concealed carry law went into effect in North Carolina.

But as most of us know a liberal progressive will never let facts get in their way. More to the point they will ignore or dismiss the facts that dispute their socialist agenda; that being the disarmament of America. What better way to control the populace by using “public safety” as their excuse.


It has been my experience that they love to use Australia as their poster boy for gun control for it was there that the government spent half a billion dollars on a forced buy-back and meltdown program to confiscate firearms. But things didn’t turn out quite the way they figured. According to one report I read 640,000 firearms were collected.

But what affect did this have on crime? Keep in mind that if liberals have their way this will be our future too.

Armed robberies up 69 percent, assaults with guns up 28 percent, gun murders up 19 percent and home invasions up 21 percent.

CONTINUED:  http://www.newbernsj.com/opinion/letters/letter-just-the-facts-1.78941