Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Gun Controls
Gun Control Legislation
Several law changes appear to be favorites by legislatures, including: 1) Banning
semi-automatic weapons; 2) A maximum of
10 rounds in Magazines; 3) Specifically banning rifles and carbines in the
popular AR-15 configuration; 4) deeper background checks with Red Flag steps;
and, 5) Restricting purchases of weapons to one per month.
There are a number of objections to these projected laws:
·
It is the
kliller at fault, not the weapon he uses.
·
The
police cannot respond fast enough to a threat.
·
Cities with
the most restrictive gun control laws have the most gun crimes.
·
Suicides
will continue regardless of gun restrictions, simply by changing the method
used.
·
Citizens,
especially the elderly, will have fewer capabilities to defend themselves, in
particular against the common type of breakins by an armed two or three-man
team. In the rush to defend, many more rounds are needed simply because most
citizens in panic mode cannot hit their targets accurately, using up their
available ammo if restricted to ten rounds.
·
Deeper
background checks will not be supported by the medical profession broadly and
effectively, and a number of Red Flag events will become a tool of revenge,
setting in motion false efforts.
·
Criminals
will acquire and use banned guns despite all laws.
·
Then, of
course, there is the Second Amendment to the Constitution, which seems to be
ignored.
One component of these efforts seems to be blind fear of
guns instead of more rigorous logic in applying the laws.
Gun Control Legislation
·
It is the
kliller at fault, not the weapon he uses.
·
The
police cannot respond fast enough to a threat.
·
Cities with
the most restrictive gun control laws have the most gun crimes.
·
Suicides
will continue regardless of gun restrictions, simply by changing the method
used.
·
Citizens,
especially the elderly, will have fewer capabilities to defend themselves, in
particular against the common type of breakins by an armed two or three-man
team. In the rush to defend, many more rounds are needed simply because most
citizens in panic mode cannot hit their targets accurately, using up their
available ammo if restricted to ten rounds.
·
Deeper
background checks will not be supported by the medical profession broadly and
effectively, and a number of Red Flag events will become a tool of revenge,
setting in motion false efforts.
·
Criminals
will acquire and use banned guns despite all laws.
·
Then, of
course, there is the Second Amendment to the Constitution, which seems to be
ignored.
