Ben Franklin, "Where's Your Country?"

PA House Republican Game and Fisheries Committee Chairman Representative Sam Rohrer (R-Berks) submitted an excellent article to the PAFOA this week. In it, he exposes how officials of the City of Philadelphia are threatening the very principals that Ben Franklin himself set forth.

Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia's native son and one of our nation's Founding Fathers once said:

"Where liberty dwells there is my country," and, furthermore, "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety."

Rohrer goes on to call out PA Governor Ed Rendell on his multiple uneducated statements about gun violence and the need for gun control. Mr. Rendell is shown to have his foot in his mouth, as Rohrer counters his unsubstantiated claims with credible, researched facts. Perhaps the most powerful statement Rohrer makes is the following:

Just The Facts: Despite the ongoing increase in private firearm ownership, the United States does not even rank in the Top 10 nations in terms of violent crime. Since 1991, the number of privately owned firearms has increased in the U.S. by no less than 70 million guns and the number of states with right to carry laws have more than doubled from 17 to 38 states, including Pennsylvania. Yet violent crime has decreased by 35 percent—dropping every single year during this time frame to a 30-year low.

Wake up America. Do your research and discover the facts for yourself, rather than flipping on the tube and blindly believing what YOUR politicians like to tell you. Bottom line: be an educated citizen; be an educated voter.