When gun grabbing fans want to make an impact, they intone
about an epidemic of 30,000+ people killed by guns in the US every year. A sad statistic to be sure. Considering that 60% of those gun deaths are due
to suicide, one might argue that gun control is a less important issue than
suicide prevention. About
35% of gun deaths are classified as homicides.
In places like Chicago, where guns are strictly “controlled,” police
estimate 80% of homicides are gang related.
Perhaps gun grabbing fans should focus their energies on gang intervention
rather than regulating legal weapons of law abiding citizens. The last 3% or so of gun deaths are due to gun
accidents. Maybe the gun grabbing fans
would invite the NRA into the public schools to discuss gun safety in an effort
to reduce the number of accidental deaths and improve children’s health.
While Dr. Wright may believe that most citizens have not
read the 2nd Amendment, I’ll wager his next year’s pay most NRA
members have. The doctor thinks that “no
one can figure out what [the first part of the 2nd Amendment] means.” The doctor is referring to: “A well regulated
militia being necessary to the security of a free State…” “Well regulated” refers to leadership,
training and discipline of the militia and has nothing to do with gun control. A militia is simply a body of citizens
organized for full time service in times of emergency. Actually,
it’s pretty clear.
Last, the NRA has never avoided any discussion on guns. It’s the people who constantly conflate
semi-automatic with automatic and are more concerned with what a weapon looks
like than how it operates who would need to head for the fainting couch if the
NRA were ever invited into schools to promote gun safety.
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From the Griffin...
Gun control laws in Mexico are such that it is nearly illegal to own one. Yet a person is far more likely to be murdered in Mexico by a gun than the U.S. The U.S. is 28th in the world and it is illegal to own a gun in many of the 27 countries ahead of the US. Mexico is not enforcing their gun laws. And neither is the U.S. In many cities like Chicago, lawyers plea down a gun charge to plead guilty for a lesser charge against their clients. They do it because using a gun in the commission of a crime means a long sentence. Clog the courts with bad guys illegally using guns then let's talk about more gun laws. My recommendation to the doc's health issue is to not allow pleas on charges when guns are used in the commission of a crime, and give all concealed carry permit owners a $250 tax break on their taxes. My recommendation will not end gun violence but it will put a dent into it. If you use a gun to rob a lady of her purse, you get 7 years minimum if the lady does not shoot you first. That is the kind of health issue the bad guys will pay attention to.
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