Letter

Does Freedom Really Ring?
- Thomas Jefferson

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
- Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Our Second Amendment is one of our most cherished.

The right to keep and bear arms is what keeps government subservient to its citizenry. Without this right, we would have anarchy in the streets, the criminal would still have guns, and violent crime would escalate ten+ fold.

Gun owners in Australia were forced by a new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by that government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars.

The following is directed to our President elect. The first year results of the weapons take over are: homicides up 3.2 percent, Australia-wide, assaults up 8.6 percent, armed robberies up 44 percent (guess who was armed). In the state of Victoria alone, (better take a seat) homicides with firearms up 300 percent.

Jim Breagy
Epsom, NH