On today’s Personal Safety, Bob Boilard from Defensive Strategies, joined Lori to further debunk myths about gun laws. They started off talking about police and guns, and Bob shared about a 1981 case Warren v. District of Columbia Metropolitan regarding how police “…assumes a duty only to the public at large and not to individual members of the community.” They also talked about why they are debunking gun myths, to expose an agenda and to educate and empower people in their gun rights.
Next, they highlighted conceal carry laws, usage of the term weapon, which insinuates intent to harm, as opposed to firearm or gun language. They proceeded to debunk claims that gun registrations work, when, in fact, there is more evidence that it leads to confiscation. Bob gave statistics from around the world regarding crime doubling in some places that restrict guns.
The conversation continued to debunked the safety of restrictive gun laws and added it was more about government control. Bob shared some history on this and told us the Civil War was about gun confiscation. They then raised concerns about elected officials being excluded from the laws citizens must uphold, even to the point that they exempt themselves from prosecution. Finally, they talked about the NRA and ILA, the need for intervention in high crime areas, lies about common sense gun laws and the large number of people who still use firearms for hunting. Listen in and hear more about it.
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