Let’s Talk About Gun Control

3-17-2024

Let’s Talk About Gun Control (Updated)

In light of what seems to be a reoccurrence of violence involving gun toting bad guys and the never ending aim of controlling law abiding citizens with guns, it’s time to take a closer look at what is being controlled (It certainly isn’t the bad guys with guns).

Gun Control MUST begin by controlling BAD GUYS WITH GUNS! Stopping an immediate threat BEFORE someone gets hurt or killed, arresting, prosecuting and imprisoning violent offenders is a must.

So don’t be fooled by President Biden bragging in his SOTU speech that he’s proud to have beaten the NRA and is for gun control of automatic weapons or large capacity magazines or what’s being reported in the news to cause fear and panic and a rush to judgement against our right and ability for self-defense.

Guns don’t kill people.

Bad guys with guns (any caliber) kill people.

Good guys with guns STOP bad guys.

During the western expansion period in areas known as the Wild West it seemed that desperadoes roamed about blasting away as they wished using their side arms and rifles. Town’s folk feared for their lives and US Marshals, Sheriff Deputies or Texas Rangers sworn to keep the peace had to reign in the unruly. Suddenly the old west was populated with “gun free zones” where the only people with guns were lawmen. Violators were either arrested or shot dead and put on public display as a warning.

Fast forward to the Roaring Twenties and the era of Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde and a whole host of new baddies who robbed banks or people to line their own greedy pockets. Next were the mobs and a whole lot of bad guys with guns. Soon unions were the thing to represent the workers and keep them from being taken advantage of by big business.

In the 50s and 60s everyone who owned guns, learned to use them responsibly and safely and before the necessity to lock doors, windows and vehicles – guns were openly carried in gun racks. Parents taught their children about gun safety and soon schools, scout troops and organizations like the NRA sprang up to insure uniformity in training and issue certificates for successful completion.

As robberies, shootings and deaths attributed to gun violence began to rise in the public consciousness efforts began to remove guns from the hands of law abiding gun owners, demonize the NRA and prevent citizens from defending themselves from bad guys with guns.

It wasn’t long before courts were overflowing with criminal cases involving guns and soon charges were dropped and the bad guys were back on the street the same day.

Does any of this sound familiar?

We are at a point where good guys with guns, stopping bad guys with guns often end up in jail while the bad guys with guns are back on the streets.

Do you want to curb gun violence?

Do you want to stop the senseless killings, shootings, robberies and violence?

The only way might be to revert back to the days of the Wild Wild West where bad guys with guns are stopped cold by good guys with guns, and survivors are arrested and charged with the severity of crimes against people. When someone’s life is taken by a bad guy with a gun, his life should be the price to pay.

There are no “assault” rifles. There are rifles and people assault people with guns, knives and broken bottles or whatever is available. One properly trained in firearm safety can stop a whole host of baddies and save countless lives.

There is no such thing as gun control. There is self-control. It’s called headspace and timing.

The Constitution guarantees the right of American citizens to own and bear arms.

There is no guarantee to commit crimes using guns – prosecute and punish bad guys with guns who commit crimes using gun violence. See something, do something – save lives. – RTM