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Why is gun control resisted?
RAYCRYER
Rusk
Gun ownership is a hot issue,
and much has been said about
the Constitution.
The Constitution is a good
document, but not a perfect
one. If it were, it would not have
required so many amendments
and interpretations by the
Supreme Court.
When the Founding Fathers
gave us the right to bear
arms, they were familiar with
flintlocks, not modern assault
weapons with 30-100 round
clips.
They wanted minutemen
to guard against invasions
like the two from the British
— our friends now. They did
not forsee us killing ourselves
at the rate of 50,000 per year.
The British have about
12 fatalities per year from
guns. Are they more humane
than Americans, or is a huge
overload of guns the problem?
You often hear the phrase,
“Guns don’t kill people; people
kill people.”
But if you make it easier to
kill, more will kill. If you make
it easier to rob, more will rob.
If you make it easier to cheat,
more will cheat. How many
deaths are there per year
by strangling, or by knife or
poisoning?
A reader suggested that we
do not speak Japanese because
we were all armed. Our private
arms would mean nothing to a
real army —we would be blown
away before we even saw them.
In the Normandy invasion,
the English Channel stopped
the Nazis. It is only 20 miles
wide and, at most, 300 feet
deep.
We laid flexible lines 100
miles long to supply our army
with gas and oil. Even if we
had no army or navy to stop the
invaders, the logistics would be
impossible.
D-Day took everything we
could devise, invent and afford.
Can you imagine laying such
lines across thousands of miles
of the Pacific, which is as deep
as seven miles?
Our pop guns have no
protection that nature can’t
surpass. We resist gun control
for no reason that will bear
scrutiny.
We do it because we love
guns and always think that
tragedy will land at someone
else’s doorstep.
We haven’t the guts, insight
or honesty to say, “They make
me feel more macho,” or “I don’t
want to be the only one in town
without one.”
Even if you enjoy hunting,
a rifle with five shots is more
than enough. A shotgun is the
recommended gun for home
defense.
But why wouldn’t we like
guns? Unlike Europeans,
we are raised on unrealistic
Western movies. Therein, only
the bad guys get killed and
there are never court/prison
repercussions.
The History Channel
indicated there has probably
not been a single case of two
men walking down the street
to fast draw on one another.
People shot from behind
something or gave a back shot,
as with Bill Hickok or Jesse
James.
Gun training for teachers is
a design to appear as though
you are doing something, but
really aren’t.
Unfortunately, a determined
killer can get the drop on even
a designated law officer.
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Cherokee County posts strong February
sales tax returns, beats state average
February maybe the short-
est month of the year, but it
proved to be a profitable one
for local retailers.
Sales tax collections in
February were significantly
higher, reflecting an overall
confidence by consumers in
the economy.
The largest city in the
county, Jacksonville, gener-
ally accounts for 75 percent
of all sales tax in the county.
In February, Jacksonville col-
lected $274,690, representing
a 14.9 percent increase over
the same period a year ago.
Rusk also experienced a
jump in collections, from
$41,028 in February 2011 to
$57,390 this year, represent-
ing a 41.19 percent increase.
Wells’ sales tax increased by
45.47 percent when compar-
ing February 2011 and 2012;
New Summerfield jumped
60.94 percent with sales tax
collections of $2,378.
Alto’s sales taxes increased
by a modest 1.14 percent and
collections totaled $10,359.
Cuney, which has struggled
with sales tax collections since
the passage of beer, liquor
and wine sales in Rusk and
beer and wine sales in Jack-
sonville, dipped to $2,144,
representinga -70.95percent
drop.
In the chart below, the final
three rows of numbers reflect
year-to-date collections -
which are up, except for Alto
and Cuney.
State Comptroller Susan
Combs said that sales tax
revenue is up 5.5 percent
compared to the previous
year. Sales made in February
are reflected in the March
report, and released by the
comptroller’s office in April.
% mComptroller of Public Accounts
w City and County Sales Tax Rebates Released April 2013
uities
Rate
Net Payment
Comparable payment
% Change
2012
2011
% Change
this period
prior year
to date
to date
to date
payments
Alto
1.500%
10,359.03
10,242.02
1.14%
44,293.86
47,323.37
-6.40%
Cuney
1.500%
2,144.75
7,384.04
-70.95%
11,737.11
15,040.72
-21.96%
Jacksonville
1.500%
274,690.34
239,066.96
14.90%
1,183,692.54
1,026,631.58
15.29%
New Summerfield
.000%
2,378.04
1,477.55
60.94%
10,047.63
8,838.42
46.92%
Rusk
1.500%
57,930.66
41,028.38
41.19%
225,321.12
194,007.13
16.14%
Wells
1.000%
3,294.12
2,264.35
45.47%
13,608.70
9,846.19
38.21%
County Total
350,796.94
301,463.30
16.36%
1,488,700.96
1,299,687.41
14.54%
Cherokee
0.500%
146,855.08
114,712.54
28.02%
626,319.20
481,604.57
30.04%
graphic: Cherokeean Herald
TxDOT continues work in
Cherokee County
CHEROKEE COUNTY-Construc-
tion crews from TxDOT contractor
Reynolds & Kay, Ltd., of Tyler, have
begun work to widen shoulders and
resurface FM 347 n Jacksonville
between U.S. Highway 69 N and U.S.
Highway 175. The $762,000 project
let to contract in February and is
scheduled forcompletion this summer.
Daytime lane closures will be in
effect while the work is in progress,
and flaggers will control traffic.
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Gonzalez, Terrie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 194, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 24, 2013, newspaper, April 24, 2013; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614795/m1/2/: accessed May 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.