Every time someone takes a gun and shoots a bunch of people, there's talk of gun control. What people seem to forget is that the gun is merely a tool. It doesn't pick itself up and fire at random people or ask questions and fire at those who give an answer it doesn't like. Yet, somehow people blame guns for the murder and carnage caused by the use of one.
The problem with controlling guns is that if someone is determined to get one, they will. Look at how well it's worked out making drugs illegal. Don't forget prohibition when alcohol was outlawed. WE all know how well that worked. This means that if you manage to ban guns, only people who don't care about laws will have one and law abiding citizens such as myself will be defenseless against those with guns.
The other thing I see is that if someone is truly determined to kill others, that person will find a way. Several months ago, I read about a young man who managed to kill a few people with a sharp knife before he was stopped. If this happens again, will we start banning sharp knives? If so, what about people who use them to make a living, such as chefs?
Part of the point of the 2nd amendment was that we should be able to defend ourselves against those that would harm us, including if necessary, our own government. Yet, our government is using these incidents to slowly restrict our gun ownership and eventually take them away. They know they can't just grab them as people will revolt, but if enough mass shootings happen, they can use that as an excuse to limit or take away our guns for "our own safety." The idea being that if guns are only in the hands of officials, then the average maniac can't use them. The problem with that is that as one woman I knew several years ago told me, she knew where to get any gun she wanted as long as she had enough cash.She also told me that when she was young she saw a woman from Germany get off a plane and say, "Don't let them take away your guns!" This woman had seen first hand what happens when only the government is allowed to own guns.
If we really want to stop these shootings, then we need to address the issues that cause them before they happen. I read an article that points out that strong communities where people feel welcome are a huge part of this. If we really want to stop the problem, we can't leave it up to law enforcement. for more information, the article is posted here.
http://mystudentapt.com/2015/10/06/theres-a-way-to-stop-mass-shootings-and-you-wont-like-it/
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