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While it is true that some abusers use firearms on their victims, it is not true in all cases. As a victim of domestic abuse, I can truthfully say I was only threatened three times with a firearm. A true abuser will use anything they can get their hands on to beat their victim and some of their tactics are more terrifying than a firearm.

The right to bear arms is part of the original constitution of this country. I can assume that there were domestic abusers at that time also. Our founding fathers still decided that, no matter what, this should be a privilege and right of citizens of this country.

An accused perpetrator of domestic abuse loses a number of rights with his or her crime. Jail time, house arrest, not seeing his family are a few of them. No where should a granted privilege of the constitution be taken away. As the legal system tends to the violation, it should also tend to the rights of that same person.

If an abuser wants to shoot his victim, he can borrow or steal a firearm. Because he breaks the law anyway, one more crime is not going to bother him. If an abuser is not accustomed to breaking other laws, he would not consider the use of a firearm. Just because one person chooses to use a gun, does not mean another one will.

The country right now is in a process of coming up with new laws to give rights to a minority topic while taking away laws that have been granted since the beginning of this country. They have not figured out how to instate a new freedom without taking freedom away from the opposite side of the issue.

The right to bear arms is a major issue. Living in the country, everyone has at least one gun because most people hunt for food during hunting season. Trap shooting and target practice between friends is a normal way of life. Every boy gets a gun for his twelfth birthday. It is a right of passage that gives a place of honor to that boy. And with that honor comes the responsibility of gun safety. A safety course must be taken in order to get your hunting license.

The problem is with the person, not the weapon. The focus should be placed on the abuse problem, not gun control. There are people who find it exciting to kill another person but wouldn't think of using abuse in their own home. Using domestic abuse to take away someone's right to bear arms is in violation of the constitution. More time should be spent on the abuser's mental problem than by thinking that taking a gun away will make the problem disappear.

It is still America, which was founded on freedoms. Bearing arms is one of them. As soon as we start doing away with constitutional rights, we soon will have no rights at all. This should be given great consideration, and as Americans, we should make sure our governmental leaders do not cross the lines of the constitution.

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