tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post8714847191385387458..comments2024-03-28T16:15:19.319-04:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: The Few and the Many: Guns and More GunsSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-66571832572189954622015-10-02T23:49:08.228-04:002015-10-02T23:49:08.228-04:00Sir: I am not sure what it is like in Canada, but ...Sir: I am not sure what it is like in Canada, but in the US the economic downturn of the past years has created an atmosphere of gun ownership. <br /> In 2000 I didn't own a firearm. I lived in a nice area, mostly working people. I witnessed factory after factory close. I witnessed good people losing their homes and belongings set out on the streets. The people whom filled back in after the workers left for where ever were a lot of Mexicans and drug dealers. Now these Mexicans were good hard working people. They were also not welcome by the local law enforcement. If the police were called they would be arrested and sent back to Mexico so the criminal...drug dealers.... or worse moved in. That is when the shooting started. People claiming streets, people breaking into houses. In 2010 I left the city. I had lived there for almost 30 years. When I left the last three months in the city there was 28 shootings. I myself had purchased a pistol and rifle to protect my family and myself. <br /> Sir, so you see the problem is more than just firearms. It is economic, political, and mental. It is not as easy as passing more gun laws. In Detroit after they repealed some of the gun laws, shootings and crime went down. In Chicago, a city with restrictive gun laws shootings keep going up. <br /> I think, until we as Americans kick out office the people have got us into this mess. I think: until we begin to welcome the Mexicans and others here and allow them the same protection under the law, Until we limit what companies can spent to buy our elected officials, that no amount of gun control is going to work. <br /> I also think if your going to take away guns take them away from the criminal first before you come for those of us that sleep better at night know we are armed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com