Walter E. Williams has been one of my favorite people for years. He is a professor of economics at George Mason University and writes for several publications. The following is an excerpt from his latest article in the Daily Signal on the real reason we have mass shootings.
"What about the calls for bans on the AR-15 so-called assault rifle? It turns out that, according to 2016 FBI statistics, rifles accounted for 368 of the 17,250 homicides in the U.S. that year. That means restrictions on the purchase of rifles would do little or nothing for the homicide rate.
Leaders of the gun control movement know this. Their calls for more restrictive gun laws are part of a larger strategy to outlaw gun ownership.
Gun ownership is not our problem. Our problem is a widespread decline in moral values that has nothing to do with guns. That decline includes disrespect for those in authority, disrespect for oneself, little accountability for anti-social behavior, and a scuttling of religious teachings that reinforced moral values."
Dr. Williams is an 81 year old black man that is consumed with common sense. I think what I like most about him is that he thinks like I do.
Today, all that means is there are at least two more of us that are wrong.
PMO
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