More on the Second Amendment - Gun Control Advocates Ignore Facts It may be a popular to oppose the second amendment (right to own guns), but those opposed to the second amendment express arguments that rely on a obfuscation of facts. First, largely unreported, many lives have been saved in schools and malls by school resource officers (police carrying guns), citizens with concealed carry permits (stopped mall gunman right after Sandy Hook in CA), and other factual evidence that gun control does not reduce and may increase gun violence (Chicago and Washington DC). More important, one of the most popular refrains in the media is how important it is to arm the Kurds, the Syrians, and others in the world to protect themselves when in fact the same pundits would prefer to disarm Americans. The facts are the number of gun deaths in the US is relatively small, especially if you take out a handfull of large cities. The facts are the number of gun deaths from mass shootings is very small in proportion to population or law abiding gun owners. Many of those opposed to the second amendment are unaware of the historical basis for the second amendment when the Country was founded and the Constitution was written. Hint: It had nothing to do with hunting. As one celebrity noted: It is not guns that need to be outlawed , it is the respect for life that needs to be taught better. This video should be watched as an input to policy preferences: youtu.be/M1u0Byq5Qis
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:49:07 +0000
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