One side of the gun control argument are those that don’t want anyone to have any guns of any kind. Not even a Daisy Red Rider. They contend that if no one has guns, then no one will be murdered - certainly not with a gun. On the other side are those that want everyone to not only have a gun but to wear it openly everywhere. Their theory is that if everyone has a gun, few if any people will shoot someone for fear of being shot themselves.
With just one eye open it is easy to see that both sides are wrong. Yes, you can go out and get statistics and to support either argument, but reality is that people murder people even if they have to do it with a rock. And you might make a note, a skilled archer can pick off people with a bow and arrow up to 200 yards very easily. That sort of dismisses the idea of stopping mass shootings with sniper attacks.
Since neither side is right, what is the answer to more shootings every year? Change people. Until people are willing to live by rule of law and morals are ingrained in them, they will continue to get worse. It’s been going on since Adam and Eve time.
I, of course, am on the side of allowing those that want guns to have guns and them that don’t, don’t. When Texas allowed concealed handguns, I signed up and endured the training classes. And, personally I believe more training should be required.
“To shoot or not to shoot,” that is the question.
The answer is, I want to be able to shoot if I have to.
PMO
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