Though the weight of pain from all the mass shootings, makes me think everybody in Texas should have a Colt 45 snugged into a holster affixed to a full cartridge belt wrapped tightly around the waist - I wonder if somehow we are only attempting to put out fire with fire.
Part of me really likes the idea of an armed citizen depositing
a few slugs in the lunatic brain of a mass murderer. But the other side of my brain suggests that the crazies who kill multiple people they don't even know, have no fear of being killed. Perhaps, they wish to be killed.
What do you think?
My Facebook friend Chip DePew had the following thoughts which seem to me to be spot on...….
"This is the ultimate catch situation. Firearms should be legal until they are used for illegal things, in which case it's to late to act preemptively.
Statistically, the more firearms, the more instances of accidents, legal and illegal use.
Banning (expressly semi-automatic firearms) would deprive only those who would use them legally of their right, not privilege to own or use them. Those who use firearms illegally will enjoy easier targets. The police will have the joy of confronting both types of people daily and the dangers of the job just doubled.
Sometimes the easy, immediate "solution" is the worst option. There are plenty of other completely rational actions that can be taken yet extremists won't consider the data for what it is, not what they want it to be."
Feel free to add your comments - either in this space or by sending me an email, Billrrrrr@yahoo.com
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