Are you pro-gun, or anti-gun?

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GaryTaylor said:
You have a link stating this,
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It’s from an earlier document linked to in relation to Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice

usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/criminal-justice-restorative-justice/crime-and-criminal-justice.cfm
36.However, we believe that in the long run and with few exceptions (i.e., police officers, military use), handguns should be eliminated from our society. “Furthermore, the widespread use of handguns and automatic weapons in connection with drug commerce reinforces our repeated ‘call for effective and courageous action to control handguns, leading to their eventual elimination from our society.’” U.S. Catholic Bishops, New Slavery, New Freedom: A Pastoral Message on Substance Abuse (Washington, D.C.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1990), 10
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LongingSoul said:
It’s from an earlier document linked to in relation to Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice

usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/criminal-justice-restorative-justice/crime-and-criminal-justice.cfm
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Right, “a perspective” which is somewhat similar to 1975 Handgun Violence, rather selective reading, no? Here’s 2013 “respecting the second amendment”.

google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usccb.org%2Fissues-and-action%2Fhuman-life-and-dignity%2Fcriminal-justice-restorative-justice%2Fupload%2FUSCCB-Senate-Testimony-Proposals-to-Reduce-Gun-Violence-2013.pdf&ei=_mqrU-aKD4idqAaV-YGYBA&usg=AFQjCNGvY7d3uulJHB0lkGwuVJ_ZUP3K2w
 
“From 1776 forward, Americans have opposed having soldiers do police work on our soil. But in recent years, Pentagon chiefs have teamed up with police chiefs to circumvent that prohibition. How? By militarizing police departments.”

We are installing military tactics and weapons into daily police use. Most people see this!!

google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CD8QqQIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollandsentinel.com%2Farticle%2F20140627%2FOPINION%2F140629320%2F10947%2FOPINION&ei=VceuU5qIEJCfqAaDkYEQ&usg=AFQjCNEtPUYJ77-zgg4N3zM_Sy0dEbVMgQ

They are “more inclined” to use military weapons and creating confrontion and violence with illegal search warrents!!! :eek:

VIOLENT CRIME rate is DOWN since 1994!!👍
 
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