Gun control, every one’s favorite topic since all those
terrible shootings in the last few weeks.
Democrats in Congress are all hot to pass new gun control laws, whether
we need them or not. Remember that
Democrats have wanted to outlaw private ownership of firearms for many years
now. This looks like their
opportunity.
They are pushing an
“assault weapons ban”. Trouble is, there
is no difference between “assault rifles” and deer rifles. In short, an “assault weapons ban” would
become a ban on all guns.
And then they talk
about the “gun show loophole”. I bought
a gun at a gun show a while ago. I, and
everyone else, had to wait on the “instant background check” which took about
an hour and a half. Background checks
are required at gun shows except for antique black powder guns.
And they are
talking about toughening up the background checks. Dunno just what that means, but I suspect it
could get really ugly.
The gun control
people are saying that some guns, “military grade weapons”, “AR-15’s”, are more
dangerous than other guns and we can make progress by banning the more
dangerous guns, hence the push for an “assault weapons” ban. This is wrong. All guns are lethal. Deer rifles are just as lethal as “assault
rifles” In fact many states won’t allow deer hunting with AR-15’s, they don’t
think the AR-15 is powerful enough to kill a deer cleanly.