The great gun control myth
Mass murders and school shootings have become so commonplace that the average person can accurately predict the results. From politicians to special interest groups to private citizens who share the same anti-gun, anti–2nd Amendment sentiment, the responses have been reduced to redundant, recycled talking points.- Enough is enough!
- Ban assault weapons!
- Who needs weapons of war?
- We need gun violence prevention legislation to keep our children safe.
"Assault weapons"? There is no legal definition of "assault weapon." At best, it's a poor attempt at fear via semantics. In fact, such weapons so referenced are only guilty of objectionable cosmetics, having one or more of the following: black color, flash suppressor, magazine capacity, pistol grip, folding stock, and the dreaded bayonet lug due to the rash of drive-by bayonetings so prevalent in America today. Operationally, they are not at all different from the millions of semi-automatic hunting and target rifles languishing peacefully in millions of homes, where, on a daily basis, they kill no one.
As previously noted, gun legislation that will "keep our children safe" is a lie within a lie. Federal and state laws regulating firearms number in the thousands. Banning "assault weapons" to "keep our children safe" is a cruel lie told by liberal politicians to uninformed parents. Nevertheless, hysterical "elected officials" and their ilk continue with lies and hysterical tirades whenever a tragic opportunity makes headlines. And then the news cycle moves on, leaving frustration, anger, sorrow, and even more ignorance in its wake.
In fact, no legislation is capable of keeping children, women, the elderly, or anyone "safe." No legislation is capable of keeping anyone "safe" from anything. Individual responsibility exercised with situational awareness is the only "protection" universally available. No legislation required.
The shock and tragedy of murder — especially of children — are major contributors to the resulting cognitive dissonance that stuns survivors. Emotion stampedes intellect; rational thought is the primary casualty. This is how lies, distortion, and misinformation thrive in the face of facts, logic, and reason.
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The great gun control myth
Mass murders and school shootings have become so commonplace that the average person can accurately predict the results. From politicians to special interest groups to private citizens who share the same anti-gun, anti–2nd Amend...
