Sigh, the liberal/progressive mind and its logic (or lack thereof) is a thing to behold. Brian as he does periodically (Herald 06/19/12) is on a “look at me” toot about guns. His “argument” seems to be: Ya guns are a right says the Supreme Court, I don’t like it but it is what it is. So, let’s try something that “…there is no way to know if any additional regulations or waiting periods…would have any affect…” Well, yes, yes we do Brian, national studies show they have NO effect on crime except of course for the lives of innocents lost to government intransience, but let’s try it again anyway right? Sounds like the White House don’t it? Brian’s “plan” such as it is, restrict the rights of the law-abiding, never mind that career repeat violent criminals are responsible for a large (read most) of what violent crime exists. These folks (career criminals) in the liberal lexicon are “victims” and sacrosanct. But subservient citizens? They are fair game. Brian mentions some shootings recently in other counties one by a 10 year old, was that the one up north where the gun was left out by his multiple convicted felon parents? He also does not mention another horrific “accidental” shooting where the gun was left for a child to access by a commissioned police officer up north. Um, more “training” Brian? Child accidental shootings (horrific yes) rate not in the top 20 of child deaths in the US and are again near 50 year low statistically and many “child” shootings reported are violent drug gang members shooting each other under the age of 25.
According to the most recent FBI national statistics violent crime over all in the US is at a 40 year low, this with more guns in the hands of lawful citizens than ever.
Except in places ruled by folks that think like Brian, Chicago, N.Y., L.A./CA and increasingly Seattle for example. And oh by the way all these now near third world centers of Liberal enlightenment have the most restrictive gun laws in the nation. Then there are the racial and cultural aspects to violent crime that Brian would not touch with a 10 foot Hungarian. Care to do an honest study in Seattle Brian? Spoons made me fat! Just like guns cause crime.
Keep in mind that other countries have near or higher violent crime rates and no guns. For example violent home invasion armed robberies (kick the door open when you’re home) are near three times as likely in the U.K. and near twice as likely in Canada. Gun crime and now “knife crime” are up over 3 times the rates of the 1990’s in the UK.
When we ask career criminals why that is they almost always come back with some variation of “Cause we could get shot here at home dude.”
Surprisingly Brian and I do agree on at least part of one thing; the Second Amendment was and is only secondarily concerned with defense of self and family as decided only historically recently. Primarily the Second is a fire wall last resort for a formally free people to dispute control with a rogue Federal Government as provided for in the Constitution. Hence, Gen. Washington’s desire for every man to own a gun. But not a gun mandated to be purchased from the Federal Government to enrich POTUS bundler’s. FOUR MORE MONTHS; FOUR MORE MONTHS; FOUR MORE MONTHS!
Craig Sarver
Bonney Lake
