1ºAnne Murray and disarming the general population will not take guns away from criminals, but only incenticive them to take advantage of that populations inability to defend themselves. That's how Turkey killed millions, and Hitler in Germany, Russia, China, Cambodia, Uganda, and others used disarming its citizens as a Fascist first step move. Then came bigger government, dedistributiin of wealth, control of the media. In fact, we just learned another one of these is in the courts, with Bidens press secutary Jean-Pierre, and Dr. Fauci ordered by the courts to turn over emails the sent to big tech requesting them to Censor people and stories.
2ºAnne Murray awwww you think deflecting will make us forget what we ask of you. We don't. Of course since you want to change the subject, don't forget Hillary had hundreds of assified doccuments, including top secret on an illegal series of private servers she illegally used to do government business. Of course her house where these Illegal servers and doccuments were kept was not raided. When ordered by the courts to preserve evidence, Hillary had her people destroy the evidence....well try to. She did know better, she personally used those illegal devices to process classified information.
As to Bidens press secutary using her possession to Censor people's comments, and Faucis, that's is actually the very definition of Censorship, at the hand and direction of the Government so as to alter or direct a specific message, by withholding anything that could interfere. Thos comes only a week after Facebook admitted that the FBI did the same to keep information on Hunter Bidens crimes and business dealings that involved Joe's silent.
But back to the anti gun zealots attempt to control society by disarming their law abiding citizens.....just like Fascist do...
3ºAndi McKenney-Baillie Trudeaus gun ban has not actually taken full effect yet. Outside of justified self defense, 97% of gun deaths are from illegal guns, or guns in criminals hands. Those guns won't be turned in because of a ban, only the legal owners will, making criminals even more powerful. Gun bans gaslight criminals, knowing they will be less likely to be countered by someone defending themselves. It's the same with "Gun Free Zones". Criminals see this as a green light, soft target.
What's your solution to protect people from criminals that are not going to get rid of their guns....when legal, law abiding citizens are forced to?
4ºAnne Murray when yiu cherry pick stats you can make things say whatever yiu want. Suicide being counted skews the rests massively, as does justifiable homesite. Yiu seem to forget I was speaking of lawful gun owners using them to defend themselves.
Along with knives killing many more people than guns, so do fist, blunt objects, etc.
The biggest anti gun push currently is against what they cluelessly call "assault rifles". So stats for rifle deaths?
https://www.politifact.co...sts-feet-rifle/
Of course another intentionally confused stats the extreme left uses is the term "homocide", which includes both suicides and justifiable self deference. So, are yiu in the camp that knows better, and intentionally seeks to mislead.....or, have been misled by your own party?
5ºAnne Murray actually, Clinton's crimes, yes, they were identified as such under Federal code when she intentionally stored and conveyed government business on a private network. He storing and transmitting Top Secret, classified information on such network, that was informed compromised by a foreign goverent, goes way beyond any alleged wrongdoing at Mar a Lago. Let's also not forget, Clinton's crimes were established, the biased DOJ just chose not to prosecute. Trump on the other hand has no crime established against him. Allegations have been floated, but the "who" has been left out by the DOJ, because they too understand that it's highly unlikely the Trump had any personal involvement in boxing or transporting anything taken. Let's also not forget the insurrection that BLM activist engaged in in the summer of 2020 in DC, when they attempted to breech the Whitehouse to get to the Commander in Cheif. Far from some conspiracy theory, 63 Secrect Service agents and Capitol Police officers were injured defending it.
Joe stood before the country and proclaimed he had no knowledge of Hunters business dealings and never talked to his son about such. Of course we've already learned he lied about that, and much worse. Just yesterday another email surfaced showing Hunter using his father's position in dealing with a CCP member in his business deals. Bidens c promised and the 100 plus financial docs with ties between we Biden family and CCP connected businesses are now being secured by Bidens Treasury....keeping them from Congressional investigators.
But....you are still avoiding my comments, which is obviously because it's not something you can answer for. Your entire argument requires that such is not included about gun bans only leading to disarming legal citizens and empowering criminals.
6ºIbn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said, “I had prohibited you from visiting graves, but visit them now. Verily, they will weaken your attachment to the world and remind you of the Hereafter.”
Remember that no wealth or strength can prevent the inevitable. Let it not be a passing thought, but a constant thought by which your daily decisions and reflections are governed. Yes, daily.
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allahﷺ, said, “Abundantly remember the destroyer of pleasures,” by which he meant death.
This is the practice of the intelligent.
Ubayy ibn Ka’b said, “When a third of the night had passed, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stood up and said, ‘O people! Remember Allah! The first blast has come and it will soon be followed by the second blast. Death has come with all that it involves. Death has come with all that it involves.’
It is truly a cause for astonishment that countless cultures avoid the subject of the only guarantee in life, and that is, that it comes to an end. It is not, as many view, a morbid subject, the aim of which is to cause depression and despair. On the contrary, it is what truly fuels us to live full, healthy and wholesome lives.
During the period of affluence, it checks your indulgence in bad practices and improper use of wealth. It reminds you that you will part with your fortune and never see it again.
And for the one experiencing narrowness in their provision, it causes contentment with whatever little quantity of wealth he has. His remembering of death makes him realise how swift his account for his wealth will be before Allah.
The world deceives only its own lovers. Anyone who gives thought to death and the Day of Resurrection diverts his heart to the next world. He sees clearly this world's hypocrisies, pomp and show, and they are no longer alluring to him.
People hold vain desires, such as assuming a guaranteed repentance after a long life of sins and disobedience. Where did you get that from? Who promised you that?
The Messenger ﷺ drew a square in the sand to illustrate an important point to the companions. Inside the square he drew a line from one side to the next, but extending beyond the square into the distance. Inside the square too, he drew many lines perpendicular to the long line. The line within the square represents man’s lifespan. The line extending out represents his hopes and dreams. The perpendicular lines represent the afflictions that cause death. Man’s hopes are naturally over-reaching. They extend beyond his actual lifespan. But man is surrounded with death. If one affliction misses him, the other will strike him; and if one strikes him, the other will miss him.
This magnificent depiction by the Messenger ﷺ gives us greater clarity on the reality of life and death.
But clarity of vision without action is useless. A man dying of thirst who can see a water well but takes no steps towards it is a fool despite his certainty of the water. Knowledge alone without action is not only of no use, it is evidence of the mankind’s guilt of negligence.
So let us be reminded by the deaths of others, and not wait until our own demise to be alerted to our fate and learn the truth when it is too late.
Death is the fate of everyone and everything. It is the reality that cannot be escaped; the affliction that cannot be missed.
قُلْ إِنَّ الْمَوْتَ الَّذِي تَفِرُّونَ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ مُلَاقِيكُمْ ۖ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Say, "Indeed, the death from which you flee - indeed, it will meet you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you about what you used to do."
Death is indeed a catastrophe and disaster as Allah described it. But heedlessness of death is the greatest calamity and disaster. To avoid mentioning or thinking of it, leaves one unprepared for their fate.
Never was the Messenger ﷺ heedless of death, nor were his companions nor their successors (the righteous predecessors of our nation). Death itself was enough of a warning for them, not least the death of family and close friends, or their own illnesses and flirtation with death. It served as a reminder of a looming deadline for which they prepared vigorously.
Ibn Umar said, “If you awaken then do not expect the evening, and if you sleep then do not expect the morning…and take from your life (provision) for your death.”
It severed their hearts’ connection to this world and prevented them from indulging in its pleasures.
Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz would gather scholars in his court on most nights to remind him of Allah and of death. Rather than delighting in the opulence his position could have gained him, they would weep as though they were attending a funeral.
He asked one of them once, “Admonish me”. So he said, “You are not the first khalifah to die”. Umar said “Increase my admonishment!” The scholar continued “All of your forefathers until Adam tasted death, and now is your turn.” So Umar wept.
Al Hasan said, "I never saw an intelligent man except that death would serve as a warning for him and cause him sorrow."
Ash’ath said, “We would enter upon Al Hasan and it (the topic) would be the fire, the affairs of the hereafter and remembrance of death”.
Ar-Rabi’ ibn Khathyam would say, “If my heart forgets death for one hour it would be corrupted!”
Al Hasan Al Basri had a grave in his house that he would lie in at night to remember his death. He would rise out of it reciting Allah’s verses
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ لَعَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صَالِحًا فِيمَا تَرَكْتُ
Until, when death comes to one of them (the disbelievers), he says, "My Lord, send me back, that I might do righteousness in that which I left behind."
Then he would stand the night in prayer.
Death is a reality we cannot turn our back on, and as the time has come for many before us, so too must we prepare for our time.
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