Do you equate guns with violence? Many people who support gun control do. But think about this. Mahatma Gandhi was a peaceful revolutionary. His entire outlook was based on the principle of total non violence. On October second, we will celebrate his birthday. It is actually a national holiday, and known all over the world as the International Day of Non Violence. Mahatma Gandhi was definitely one of the most peaceful men that ever lived – and he was against gun control. He said, “Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.” You see, guns do not have to equal violence. If we bear arms for the reason that our Founding Fathers intended – for self defense – the violence doesn’t even come into the picture. The violence comes in when the bad guys use the weapons to get what they want out of us. Why should we have to surrender our possessions, our families or our lives for these criminals? We should be able to practice our Second Amendment rights and have a gun. (more…)