Bad laws are the worst sort of tyrannyJames Smith, Contributor John Stuart Mill, Inaugural Address: Delivered to the University of St. Andrews, Feb. 1st 1867 The events in Newton, CT has led to a cacophony of cries begging for the elimination of firearms within the United States. Gun control, they believe, will stop mass murders and make their streets safer. Sadly, on the exact same day, a deranged man in Chinakilled 22 children with a knife. That is two more than Adam Lanza killed with a firearm. Over 2000 children a day are killed in the United States by abortion. And there is no outcry by the media to stop that. But do those that demand safe streets have any hope in removing firearms from the hands of the average citizen. Never mind the number of laws, written on paper, that Lanza broke on that fateful day. Actually, they dont. You see there is something called the Constitution and the Bill of Rights that protects gun ownership. In the case of Heller vs. DC, an opinion authored by Justice Antonin Scalia, the Court held that the right to own a gun is not connected with service in a militia; rather, it is a personal right to own a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense within the home. Let us substitute one legal object with another, and see how that fared almost 80 years ago Alcohol. It was a legal substance that could be bought and sold according to the free market principles. It was taxed and generated revenue for local and state governments. Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. Section 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress. The ramifications of passing such a Constitutional Amendment was devastating. Wikipedia states it the best: Court cases challenged the enforcement of the 18th Amendment as violations of rights guaranteed under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. The 21st Amendment was passed a few years later, restoring the right to manufacture, posses, and sell alcohol. This highlights two things: Now lets change not the object, but the Constitutional Right that people should repeal. Let change it to the First Amendment in particular, the Freedom of the Press. It is frequently the talking heads on TV that demand gun control. The reporters on the street find people to ask their opinion. If they find a person who supports the 2nd Amendment, are you sure that person was put on the air to express their opinion, or only those that support the reporters (allegedly neutral) beliefs in gun control? The Media should be aware that the product they put forth is a weapon. If the media was not such a great tool at behavior control, why did Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Hitler, and others use it to advance their ideals to the masses? Interestingly, those tyrants that demanded gun control also held an iron fist over the media. Consider the following: Is this concept wrong? As once pointed out by . Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 July 9, 1797) was a statesman who is often regarded as the father of modern conservatism in a letter to Richard Burke: The media is keen to point out how a firearm was misused, but are shy to report on their own criminal acts. One of my favorite journalist, Matt Drudge, quoted in 1998 during the Press Club Dinner. From the Speech: Other such evil acts have been done at the hands of qualified journalists exercising poor judgment with their First Amendment Rights So clearly, we should eliminate the Freedom of the Press because they cant stop themselves from damaging the reputations or from stealing content from of others. So lets go back to the issue at hand: Gun Control Burke also pointed out some very important aspects of laws and tyranny: The problem with gun control is very simple: Its not the gun that is at fault, it is the person. Evil is as evil does. Give a madman a scalpel and you have Jack the Ripper. Give it Dr. Christaan Barnard and you have the first human heart transplant. Guns come in many different flavors. They are like spoons. You have teaspoons and tablespoons. You have spoons for your jam, spoons for your gravy, spoons for your soup, spoons for mixing and stirring, and spoons to rest your mixing spoon on your stove. Guns are like that. You have handguns that are either semi-automatic or revolver. Then there are long guns such as a hunting rifle or shotgun. And then comes the tactically fancy-shmancy looking assault rifle like the AR-15 that is truly a long gun but has the cosmetic appearance of a true assault rifle, like the AK-47. It is against the law for any firearm to be fully automatic, unless you have a license from the Federal Government to possess a fully automatic weapon. Each weapon has its own particular use. A handgun is for personal protection. A long gun is for hunting. An assault weapon is what helps protect us from Tyranny. Tyranny? Of course. The 1984 movie Red Dawn to some peoples opinion is about government tyranny. And that includes the writer, John Milius. When Milius was interviewed about the movie, Milius says, People ask, Whats that movie about? And I say that movies not about the Russians; its about the federal government. There is a scene in that movie that should scare every American. The scene in the movie is the one where the Cuban leader of the enemy forces orders his men to go to local sporting goods stores to take all the Form 4473s so that they can confiscate all legally purchased firearms from the citizens. Given Mr. Obamas track record, would you expect anything less? So Media, if you want to take the guns from honest people, fine. But remember this: You said nothing when our Constitutional Rights were violated. We cant protect you when they come to take away your rights. This article first appeared at Prepper Podcast Radio Network. Read other articles by James Smith HERE. James is a father of four and grandfather to four. He and his wife of almost 30 years have been prepping since 2003. They live in a small town, with neighbors as close as 10 feet away and have raised chickens for 2 years covertly on less than 1/5 of an acre. He is a former corrections officer, insurance fraud investigator, and he served in the Navy for 6 years. He currently works for a corporation dealing with the disabled population and their benefits. He is the host of The Covert Prepper show and the Prepper Podcast Radio Network News, both heard on Blogtalk Radio. 