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Opinion - Letters to the Editor

Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013

Liberals really want all guns

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Now that the dictator in chief has issued 23 executive orders to address gun violence, I feel much safer. For all the talk of "common sense" or "reasonable" gun control laws, there is only one law that will make any difference and that is martial law.

President Obama could declare martial law and suspend the Constitution, which would then enable him to begin confiscating all guns regardless of magazine capacity or if it fell into some arbitrary definition of assault weapon.

This is what the liberals really want. To them, the Constitution is an outdated, stupid document that is no longer relevant. Just listen to their arguments, and it will become apparent very quickly that this is what they want.

Arguments such as "no one needs a 30 round magazine" or "no one needs an assault rifle" or my favorite, "if it saves just one child," only play to emotions, not to logic.

The Sandy Hook shooting was a horrible tragedy, but not one law short of a total ban on all firearms and subsequent confiscation would stop such an event in the future. Even then, there are many ways to destroy human life that don't involve guns.

JEFF AZLIN

Modesto