Letters: Guns are protection

Published: Thursday, Jan. 31 2013 12:00 a.m. MST

Summary

I think that everybody should be able to bear arms. It should be unconstitutional to ban guns. We need to be able to protect ourselves from tyranny. The Second Amendment says, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Assault rifles help protect us. The government has no right to take away our guns, even if they are assault rifles. If nobody had guns, how would we protect ourselves? The government would be able to do anything it wanted. Terrorists could attack us — we wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

Matt Erickson, Scout Troop 1340

Bluffdale

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Beverly

Eden, UT

When a "scout age" young man talks about needing a gun to protect himself against America, something is wrong. Who is instilling this thought in his mind? When the Salt Lake Police Chief supports the ban on Assault rifles, and is recognized More..

6:14 a.m. Jan. 31, 2013
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The Real Maverick

Orem, UT

"It should be unconstitutional to ban guns."

Who is proposing this?

Using your logic, my dear scout, why can't we buy machine guns, grenades, drones, tanks, and aircraft carriers?

WE NEED TO PROTECT More..

9:02 a.m. Jan. 31, 2013
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Open Minded Mormon

Everett, 00

The irony is Boy Scout Troop 1340 meets the Contitutional requirement of "A well regulated Militia" better than these assault toting, Anti-Governement soldier wann-bes he's learning this garbage from.

From the criteria of More..

9:07 a.m. Jan. 31, 2013
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