July 14, 2009 - Abortion & Gun Control

I just don't understand why there are not stricter rules...

1) First, the issue of abortion. I could write about why a person should be against abortion "until the cows come home" but I won't right now. BUT...if abortion must exist...there should be some very strict rules governing the right to get or perform an abortion. To say that it is LEGAL to inject saline into the womb of a full-term baby to kill it, while killing a baby the second it is fully born is considered ILLEGAL is absolutely ludicrous! Also, people have been convicted of murder of an unborn baby when they kill the mother and/or the baby. Suddenly, the baby that has been murdered has transformed from a non-viable fetus to a human being in progress. Go figure!

2) Second, the issue of gun control. I defend my right as an American to own a gun. What I don't understand is why there are not stricter rules governing who can own a gun and what kind of a gun. I think it is perfectly acceptable for a "normal" person to own a pistol for protection and a rifle or shotgun for hunting...BUT I do not understand why there are not stricter rules for owning assault rifles and other types of guns that serve no useful purpose, with the exception of the military or police. If anyone thinks that doing away with the rights of Americans to own a gun will keep the criminals from owning them is living in a fantasy world. There will always be a "black market" for guns.