A Portland group is collecting signatures for yet more gun laws that don't stop violence.
PLEASE DO NOT SIGN THE IP17 PETITION.
Restrictive gun laws do not stop gun crimes,
according to the majority of police officers.
Don't give up your personal ability to protect yourself.
Don't prevent others from protecting themselves.
Police only arrive after the damage is done.
You are all you have until then.
PLEASE DO NOT SIGN THE IP17 PETITION.
Restrictive gun laws do not stop gun crimes,
according to the majority of police officers.
Don't give up your personal ability to protect yourself.
Don't prevent others from protecting themselves.
Police only arrive after the damage is done.
You are all you have until then.
The majority of gun crimes
come from a relative handful of criminals. Current laws forbid them from having guns, but they have them anyway. Criminals who ignore murder and robbery laws do not obey gun laws. Gun laws keep guns from law abiding citizens NOT criminals. |
GUN LAWS DO NOT STOP SHOOTINGS:
One day after the Uvalde shooting, felon Dennis Butler was asked to stop speeding where children were playing. He returned with a gun he was not allowed to own and shot at a children's party there. Gun laws did not stop him. A mother with her own gun shot him and prevented a tragedy. She stopped a massacre before it started with a legally owned gun, yet she barely made the news. |
How do we know those laws don't affect crime? Because they have already failed.
Ask any police officer if laws registering or banning so-called "semi-automatic" guns or large magazines affect crime. They will say NO.
PoliceOne, an organization of 450,000 active and retired officers, surveyed 15,000 members on gun control policies. 71% of them said a ban on so-called "assault weapons" would have no effect on violent crime. 20% of the respondents said it would make crime worse. The numbers were even more striking when asking about magazine size restrictions. This is a link to a summary of the results: Police1 |
The 1994 crime bill banned semi-automatic guns and magazines over 10 rounds. Congress required a study of the law's effects on crime and added a 10-year sunset provision. Researchers from both sides studied the results and concluded there was no measurable effect on crime.
Congress let the law expire because it did no good. |
Gun control laws only hurt victims,
especially in marginalized communities where gangs and violence hurt people the most.
People who live comfortably feel virtuous by pushing these laws on poor communities,
but they only hurt the people who live there.
Criminals and school shooters will have guns
no matter what the laws are.
Residents are afraid to call police.
Seattle PD was forced to admit they don't
have resources to investigate sexual assaults.
Your gun evens the odds, so the attacker is less likely to risk being shot.
especially in marginalized communities where gangs and violence hurt people the most.
People who live comfortably feel virtuous by pushing these laws on poor communities,
but they only hurt the people who live there.
Criminals and school shooters will have guns
no matter what the laws are.
Residents are afraid to call police.
Seattle PD was forced to admit they don't
have resources to investigate sexual assaults.
Your gun evens the odds, so the attacker is less likely to risk being shot.
What about school shooters?
Israel had this same problem with terrorists in their first years. In 1974, they hardened their schools and trained staff volunteers to shoot back. Since 1974, there have only been two such incidents. American has 112,000 elementary and secondary schools. We could do the same for $50 Billion, about what we have spent on Ukraine and much less than we spent on energy subsidies.
Israel had this same problem with terrorists in their first years. In 1974, they hardened their schools and trained staff volunteers to shoot back. Since 1974, there have only been two such incidents. American has 112,000 elementary and secondary schools. We could do the same for $50 Billion, about what we have spent on Ukraine and much less than we spent on energy subsidies.
Maybe they will stop with this new law?
No it won't. When this law has no measurable effect on crime, they will add more laws that affect the law-abiding but not violent offenders. It is easier to blame guns than people. If these "feel good" laws worked, Chicago and Mexico would be the safest places on earth.
No it won't. When this law has no measurable effect on crime, they will add more laws that affect the law-abiding but not violent offenders. It is easier to blame guns than people. If these "feel good" laws worked, Chicago and Mexico would be the safest places on earth.
The worst crime zones in America have the strictest gun laws.
It is the police job to protect us!
If the police could protect you, the Uvalde and Parkland children would still be alive. Both shooters previously posted social media threats to attack schools, but nothing was done. In both cases, police were unable to respond until the damage was done. Do you want to rely on this kind of protection?
If the police could protect you, the Uvalde and Parkland children would still be alive. Both shooters previously posted social media threats to attack schools, but nothing was done. In both cases, police were unable to respond until the damage was done. Do you want to rely on this kind of protection?
Police write good reports, but if they aren't already there and allowed to help, you are on your own.
If you need protection, you better have it with you.
Don't sign away your rights to protect yourself in the future.
You know it won't stop here.
Don't pay with your safety for the crimes of a handful of repeat offenders
who would already be in jail if we enforced existing laws.
If you need protection, you better have it with you.
Don't sign away your rights to protect yourself in the future.
You know it won't stop here.
Don't pay with your safety for the crimes of a handful of repeat offenders
who would already be in jail if we enforced existing laws.
You may not be concerned about self-protection today.
Don't forbid yourself from changing your mind if your concerns change:
An ex gets violent? People from a nearby encampment break into your home...? A mob hates your identity, lifestyle or religion...?
Seattle police just admitted they don't have the resources to investigate sexual assaults.
Other agencies won't admit it, but you are ON YOUR OWN.
Don't forbid yourself from changing your mind if your concerns change:
An ex gets violent? People from a nearby encampment break into your home...? A mob hates your identity, lifestyle or religion...?
Seattle police just admitted they don't have the resources to investigate sexual assaults.
Other agencies won't admit it, but you are ON YOUR OWN.
Don't sign away your ability to protect yourself.
Police are alerted after the problem has started.
When seconds count, the police are still vital minutes away.
Police are alerted after the problem has started.
When seconds count, the police are still vital minutes away.