A Columbine Survivor Reaches Out To President Obama

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Let’s set the parameters, before you read this article. First and foremost, I am a firm believer in gun control. A good site picture, a steady hand, timed breathing, and a smooth trigger squeeze all contribute to gun control and a tight grouping on your target. Being unfamiliar with your weapon or deficient on any of these components will mean poor gun control and imprecise shooting, which is a waste of ammunition.

We all have different views on gun control. Most of the readers of Flopping Aces believe in the ability of the individual to defend himself against home intruders, strong arm thugs, and tyranny: the Left has a contrarian view of all these potential altercations. During home invasions and assault by thugs, the Left has demonstrated compassionate feelings for the welfare of perpetrators. Police are trained in subduing the malcontent; therefore they should be allowed to arrest the criminal and the victim should accept the role of victim with dignity and poise. In the case of tyranny, the only ones threatening us with the loss of liberty and the imposition of tyranny is the Left, so it is understandable that they take a dim view of resistance to the idea of totalitarian control.

In an ironic twist of logic, the Left uses a strategy of showcasing victims to plead their case against the Second Amendment. Usually, the victims are unfamiliar with weapons, their usage, and the concept of self-defense; so they stand before the country and play the role of drama queen with crocodile tears showing in their eyes, while they plead the Left’s case against the Second Amendment.

However, there is one victim who doesn’t fit the template of a vacuous headed drama queen and he won’t be programmed to tug at the heart strings of the overly emotional voter the Left is trying to sway with its media hype. Todd Evan is a survivor of Columbine who was wounded by one of the two homicidal maniacs back on April 20, 1999. He has written a poignant and open letter to our president in support of the Second Amendment and illustrating the fallacies of the Obama’s views on gun control.

He is an intelligent young man with a message. Here is his letter to our president:

Mr. President,

As a student who was shot and wounded during the Columbine massacre, I have a few thoughts on the current gun debate. In regards to your gun control initiatives:

Universal Background Checks

First, a universal background check will have many devastating effects. It will arguably have the opposite impact of what you propose. If adopted, criminals will know that they can not pass a background check legally, so they will resort to other avenues. With the conditions being set by this initiative, it will create a large black market for weapons and will support more criminal activity and funnel additional money into the hands of thugs, criminals, and people who will do harm to American citizens.

Second, universal background checks will create a huge bureaucracy that will cost an enormous amount of tax payers dollars and will straddle us with more debt. We cannot afford it now, let alone create another function of government that will have a huge monthly bill attached to it.

Third, is a universal background check system possible without universal gun registration? If so, please define it for us. Universal registration can easily be used for universal confiscation. I am not at all implying that you, sir, would try such a measure, but we do need to think about our actions through the lens of time.

It is not impossible to think that a tyrant, to the likes of Mao, Castro, Che, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and others, could possibly rise to power in America. It could be five, ten, twenty, or one hundred years from now — but future generations have the natural right to protect themselves from tyrannical government just as much as we currently do. It is safe to assume that this liberty that our forefathers secured has been a thorn in the side of would-be tyrants ever since the Second Amendment was adopted.

Ban on Military-Style Assault Weapons

The evidence is very clear pertaining to the inadequacies of the assault weapons ban. It had little to no effect when it was in place from 1994 until 2004. It was during this time that I personally witnessed two fellow students murder twelve of my classmates and one teacher. The assault weapons ban did not deter these two murderers, nor did the other thirty-something laws that they broke.

Gun ownership is at an all time high. And although tragedies like Columbine and Newtown are exploited by ideologues and special-interest lobbying groups, crime is at an all time low. The people have spoken. Gun store shelves have been emptied. Gun shows are breaking attendance records. Gun manufacturers are sold out and back ordered. Shortages on ammo and firearms are countrywide. The American people have spoken and are telling you that our Second Amendment shall not be infringed.

10-Round Limit for Magazines

Virginia Tech was the site of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Seung-Hui Cho used two of the smallest caliber hand guns manufactured and a handful of ten round magazines. There are no substantial facts that prove that limited magazines would make any difference at all.

Second, this is just another law that endangers law-abiding citizens. I’ve heard you ask, “why does someone need 30 bullets to kill a deer?”

Let me ask you this: Why would you prefer criminals to have the ability to out-gun law-abiding citizens? Under this policy, criminals will still have their 30-round magazines, but the average American will not. Whose side are you on?

Lastly, when did they government get into the business of regulating “needs?” This is yet another example of government overreaching and straying from its intended purpose.

Selling to Criminals

Mr. President, these are your words: “And finally, Congress needs to help, rather than hinder, law enforcement as it does its job. We should get tougher on people who buy guns with the express purpose of turning around and selling them to criminals. And we should severely punish anybody who helps them do this.”

Why don’t we start with Eric Holder and thoroughly investigate the Fast and Furious program?

Furthermore, the vast majority of these mass murderers bought their weapons legally and jumped through all the hoops — because they were determined to murder. Adding more hoops and red tape will not stop these types of people. It doesn’t now — so what makes you think it will in the future? Criminals who cannot buy guns legally just resort to the black market.

Criminals and murderers will always find a way.

Critical Examination

Mr. President, in theory, your initiatives and proposals sound warm and fuzzy — but in reality they are far from what we need. Your initiatives seem to punish law-abiding American citizens and enable the murderers, thugs, and other lowlifes who wish to do harm to others.

Let me be clear: These ideas are the worst possible initiatives if you seriously care about saving lives and also upholding your oath of office. There is no dictate, law, or regulation that will stop bad things from happening — and you know that. Yet you continue to push the rhetoric. Why?

You said, “If we can save just one person it is worth it.” Well here are a few ideas that will save more that one individual:

First, forget all of your current initiatives and 23 purposed executive orders. They will do nothing more than impede law-abiding citizens and breach the intent of the Constitution. Each initiative steals freedom, grants more power to an already-overreaching government, and empowers and enables criminals to run amok.

Second, press Congress to repeal the “Gun Free Zone Act.” Don’t allow America’s teachers and students to be endangered one-day more. These parents and teachers have the natural right to defend themselves and not be looked at as criminals. There is no reason teachers must disarm themselves to perform their jobs. There is also no reason a parent or volunteer should be disarmed when they cross the school line.

This is your chance to correct history and restore liberty. This simple act of restoring freedom will deter would-be murderers and for those who try, they will be met with resistance.

Mr. President, do the right thing, restore freedom, and save lives. Show the American people that you stand with them and not with thugs and criminals.

Respectfully,

Severely Concerned Citizen, Evan M. Todd

Thank you Mr Todd, long live the Republic. th

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Very well written and presented. Unfortunately it will fall on the big deaf ears of BHO.

Old Guy, maybe it is just as important for guys like us to read the letter and grasp the message. Thank you.

There are a lot of us that don’t need the reminder, but many more that do. Thanks for posting that one Skook, he certainly is a credible witness.

Evan M. Todd
super letter, nothing to add, nothing to take off,
and the fact that you lived that horrible truth
is your signature
best to you,
and SKOOKUM
thank you for taking that letter for all to read,
right on

“A good site picture, a steady hand, timed breathing, and a smooth trigger squeeze all contribute to gun control”

LOL

Well done.

Gun control to me is enforcement of mandatory sentences for any use of any gun while committing a crime: 10 years first time, 20 years second time – your age doesn’t matter. And if someone was actually shot? Throw away the key.

The purpose of government is to protect the people, enabling them to carry out their lives in peace. It is NOT to prevent people from protecting themselves.

Awesome letter and thanks Skook for posting it.

anticsrocks
hi, just to say, they are nut to take out any gun and keep focusing on taking guns away
from the good people, IT’S NOT THE GUN STUPID
this guy beating his wife with a cleaver, are OBAMA will collect all the cleavers now,
OR THE CROW BAR, OR THE KNIVES, OR THE SCREW DRIVERS,
THERE IS NO END OF WEAPON FOR THE SICKO TO HURT, IF HE WANT TO HURT,
SO HOW ABOUT KEEPING THE CRIMINALS IN JAIL EVEN IF THEY ARE THE SAME COLOR OF OBAMA,

Agree, Ms. Beezy. It’s the person, not the weapon.

Skook, LOVED the first paragraph of your post and shared it with my FB friends. Only positve comments received. Thanks!