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Letter to the editor
Issue date: 4/10/09 Section: Ed-Op
Dear Editor,
David Youseff's article "Bearing Arms is Constitutional" in the April 3 issue was a great indicator of the need for protecting our rights according to the Constitution - especially the right to bear arms.
In today's society, when someone mentions guns, the first thing that comes to mind is violence, instead of safety and protection.
A great example of the fear of using guns for violence includes a current action made prevalent through the Obama administration. In a desperate attempt to make new jobs, $2 billion dollars in funds were cut from a safety training program that instructed airplane pilots how to use handguns for defense from attacks. The creation of jobs in security and supervision seem unnecessary and create inconvenience while there are fewer pilots with guns on the flight itself. The irrational fear of "bearing arms" has, in turn, created an overall unsafe condition for those who choose to fly on American aircrafts.
It cannot be forgotten that owning a gun entails a certain responsibility that does not include acting violently and harming other individuals. The purpose of laws against these acts is to deter the detrimental use of guns and promote the correct use for safety and security. One cannot simply own a gun and do as they wish with it; the government has created a system that secures order and punishes those who refuse to comply.
Think about it - would the new Drexel police force be needed if students could exercise their right to bear arms on the campus? Would being able to protect and defend at one's own discretion be such a horrifying proposal.
Stacy Litz
Student Liberty Front
Sophomore, Political Science
David Youseff's article "Bearing Arms is Constitutional" in the April 3 issue was a great indicator of the need for protecting our rights according to the Constitution - especially the right to bear arms.
In today's society, when someone mentions guns, the first thing that comes to mind is violence, instead of safety and protection.
A great example of the fear of using guns for violence includes a current action made prevalent through the Obama administration. In a desperate attempt to make new jobs, $2 billion dollars in funds were cut from a safety training program that instructed airplane pilots how to use handguns for defense from attacks. The creation of jobs in security and supervision seem unnecessary and create inconvenience while there are fewer pilots with guns on the flight itself. The irrational fear of "bearing arms" has, in turn, created an overall unsafe condition for those who choose to fly on American aircrafts.
It cannot be forgotten that owning a gun entails a certain responsibility that does not include acting violently and harming other individuals. The purpose of laws against these acts is to deter the detrimental use of guns and promote the correct use for safety and security. One cannot simply own a gun and do as they wish with it; the government has created a system that secures order and punishes those who refuse to comply.
Think about it - would the new Drexel police force be needed if students could exercise their right to bear arms on the campus? Would being able to protect and defend at one's own discretion be such a horrifying proposal.
Stacy Litz
Student Liberty Front
Sophomore, Political Science
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