Good Luck Jamaica!

ronwill · January 2nd, 2008, 10:57 AM

It seems the word may be spreading. Wish the Jamaicans the best.

http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/glean.../letters1.html

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Time to allow guns for law-abiding citizens
published: Wednesday | January 2, 2008

The Editor, Sir:

With the Jamaican society witnessing an average of 1,500 murders over the last several years, I think that the time has come for the gun laws to be changed very urgently for law-abiding citizens to be able to own guns very easily.

It is very ironic that the outlaws and criminals can gain such easy access to guns, while the decent citizens are left to the mercy of those hoodlums and the state's bureaucracy from owning firearms.

No laws have stopped the criminals from getting guns into the country and nothing has stopped them from using them illegally to maim or kill thousands of our citizens.

I am quite sure that there will be a howl of protest against my proposal. I am sure that some people will start making the case that every family quarrel will result in the use of a gun, and others will say that the gun will replace the cutlass in domestic disputes.

The fact is that there are thousands of licensed firearm holders and other members of the security forces who have guns at home, and that has not resulted in any significant use of the gun in such disputes.

There was a law passed in 1982 in Kennesaw, a city in Atlanta, which mandated that every head of a household must own a firearm and appropriate ammunition. The law, however, exempted conscientious objectors to firearms, felons and persons with physical or mental disabilities.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper of February 20, 2007 reported that burglaries in that city had decreased significantly since the law was passed.

It is quite clear that the Jamaican authorities have, for many years, been unable to protect its citizens and it is high time that the people are allowed to protect themselves.

Every jack man for himself

We cannot wait to see if what the new administration and the new Police Commissioner do will stop the murders. In the meantime, it is every jack man for himself, and it would be a travesty of justice for another innocent man or woman to die at the hands of the gunmen without having an opportunity to match the attacker.

Law-abiding citizens who have a desire to protect themselves should organise into a powerful lobby group similar to the National Rifle Association in the United States and demand that the laws be changed expeditiously. I will be the first volunteer.

I am, etc.,

SHAWN JOHNSON

artz · January 2nd, 2008, 11:03 AM

yep...that would be something ! Jamaica needs this...

allenruger · January 2nd, 2008, 11:03 AM

Hope they decide to actually do it. Maybe they will see the light.

Supertac45 · January 2nd, 2008, 06:52 PM

Hopefully.

friesepferd · January 2nd, 2008, 07:05 PM

good for him. keep it up!

jualdeaux · January 2nd, 2008, 11:05 PM

Good luck to him!

I doubt it will happen.

Cupcake · January 2nd, 2008, 11:10 PM

godspeed, jamaica.

flagflyfish · January 2nd, 2008, 11:34 PM

Good stuff!!!

Arkhangel · January 3rd, 2008, 12:22 AM

Good luck to him with that! My take is that is it will never happen. Can't fault him for trying though, but I think the window for that passed years ago.

SY

obxned · January 3rd, 2008, 03:47 AM

Is it still possible for the decent folks to take back possesion of this floating cess pool?

January 2nd, 2008, 10:57 AM	#1
ronwill Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 778	Good Luck Jamaica! It seems the word may be spreading. Wish the Jamaicans the best. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/glean.../letters1.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTER OF THE DAY - Time to allow guns for law-abiding citizens published: Wednesday \| January 2, 2008 The Editor, Sir: With the Jamaican society witnessing an average of 1,500 murders over the last several years, I think that the time has come for the gun laws to be changed very urgently for law-abiding citizens to be able to own guns very easily. It is very ironic that the outlaws and criminals can gain such easy access to guns, while the decent citizens are left to the mercy of those hoodlums and the state's bureaucracy from owning firearms. No laws have stopped the criminals from getting guns into the country and nothing has stopped them from using them illegally to maim or kill thousands of our citizens. I am quite sure that there will be a howl of protest against my proposal. I am sure that some people will start making the case that every family quarrel will result in the use of a gun, and others will say that the gun will replace the cutlass in domestic disputes. The fact is that there are thousands of licensed firearm holders and other members of the security forces who have guns at home, and that has not resulted in any significant use of the gun in such disputes. There was a law passed in 1982 in Kennesaw, a city in Atlanta, which mandated that every head of a household must own a firearm and appropriate ammunition. The law, however, exempted conscientious objectors to firearms, felons and persons with physical or mental disabilities. The Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper of February 20, 2007 reported that burglaries in that city had decreased significantly since the law was passed. It is quite clear that the Jamaican authorities have, for many years, been unable to protect its citizens and it is high time that the people are allowed to protect themselves. Every jack man for himself We cannot wait to see if what the new administration and the new Police Commissioner do will stop the murders. In the meantime, it is every jack man for himself, and it would be a travesty of justice for another innocent man or woman to die at the hands of the gunmen without having an opportunity to match the attacker. Law-abiding citizens who have a desire to protect themselves should organise into a powerful lobby group similar to the National Rifle Association in the United States and demand that the laws be changed expeditiously. I will be the first volunteer. I am, etc., SHAWN JOHNSON

January 2nd, 2008, 11:03 AM	#2
artz VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,259	yep...that would be something ! Jamaica needs this... __________________ Lord, grant me the serenity for things that I can not change. Just call me a pessimistic optimist !

January 2nd, 2008, 11:03 AM	#3
allenruger Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 683	Hope they decide to actually do it. Maybe they will see the light. __________________ Allen -"I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, 'cause it's going to be empty." -Clint Smith

January 2nd, 2008, 06:52 PM	#4
Supertac45 VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan's U.P. Posts: 3,000	Hopefully. __________________ Les Baer 45 Sig Man N.R.A. Patron Life Member M.C.R.G.O.

January 2nd, 2008, 11:10 PM	#7
Cupcake VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,730	godspeed, jamaica. __________________ Stupidity is not a crime...so you are free to go.

January 2nd, 2008, 07:05 PM	#5
friesepferd Distinguished Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: what used to be the state of Franklin (look it up) Posts: 1,719	good for him. keep it up!

January 2nd, 2008, 11:05 PM	#6
jualdeaux Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Waponi Woo Posts: 768	Good luck to him! I doubt it will happen.

January 2nd, 2008, 11:34 PM	#8
flagflyfish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: White Sands area, NM Posts: 877	Good stuff!!! __________________ "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." -- Thomas Paine (The American Crisis, No. 1, 19 December 1776)

January 3rd, 2008, 12:22 AM	#9
Arkhangel Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 288	Good luck to him with that! My take is that is it will never happen. Can't fault him for trying though, but I think the window for that passed years ago. SY

January 3rd, 2008, 03:47 AM	#10
obxned Distinguished Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: OBX, NC Posts: 1,784	Is it still possible for the decent folks to take back possesion of this floating cess pool? __________________ http://www.obxammo.com/ There is only one gun law in this country, the 2nd Amendment. All else is bureaucratic nonsense that I choose to comply with or not at my discretion. When governments make laws, they must consider the unintended consequences.

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