What are you so scared of?
It's not like all of the people you banned over the years are lying in the weeds...
Plus being armed only causes the negative crowd to be more armed, it perpetuates the problems you are trying to avoid.
All the guns that criminals have were manufactured for "enthusiasts", if you support these companies, you support crime in a round-about way.
I really don't have a grasp on your comments at all. When you state "being armed only causes the negative crowd to be more armed" do you think is every registered gun owner turned in their guns that the negative crowd would just go away? Do you really believe that the crime rate due to these negative crowds would decrease? The first point you need to identify and acknowledge is people kill people; guns do not. The negative crowd will always abuse any type of power and cross every line and break every law.
As far as criminals having guns that were manufactured for enthusiasts and the support of crime by supporting these companies...oh boy...I really don't know how to start with this one, except this: read, study and read again about the history of firearms. Remington, S&W, Winchester, etc. are companies that have been manufacturing firearms for over a century. Gun enthusiasts perhaps fit a small percentage of today's owners, but moreover is the necessity of a firearm for some (provisions), Military (they protect you, your freedom and our Country from harms way), Police Officers (protection) and those of us that believe in our constitutional right to protect ourselves and our property. I live in a rural area, I have had horses, livestock, dogs etc that I have protected against the wildlife that can and will harm them if the opportunity presented itself. Without a firearm I suppose i could go out and scream at that rattlesnake in the pasture and for sure it would listen and slither away, or, perhaps I could become a rattlesnake whisperer and with sheer mental strength and concentration it would get my message, or, I could shoot it, protect my property, my animals and deactivate the threat at hand. Does this make me an enthusiast? I am not enthusiastic about killing anything, quite the contrary. But when it comes down to me and my family or the intruder (whomever or whatever), I will protect with all of my might, AND use whatever means necessary, even if that means a gun.
One thing by your post is poignantly clear: YOU should not own any type of firearm. Please do not purchase or think about purchasing one. Don't be enthusiastic about being an enthusiast at any time. Walk away and hope that no low life criminal enthusiastically approaches you or your family. Perhaps you would feel better with a slingshot? God knows a rock in the forehead wouldn't harm anyone or support any manufacturer.....I think you could even open carry if you so choose.
I think you should also write a letter to Congress. Let them know that we should disarm our police and military, they are just too enthusiastic about carrying a weapon and protecting you and your family.
