Culture of ignorant
Michael Blanding, attempting to address what the real culture of life would entail, writes that one method is:
3. Pass Effective Gun Control Laws
More than 80 Americans are killed by firearms each day. Yet Congress has made it easier for criminals to get their hands on weapons — most recently with the repeal of the assault weapons ban — instead of following the lead of states like Massachusetts and New York, which have passed tougher laws and decreased handgun deaths.
A few things: 80 Americans are killed each day by themselves or other Americans. Guns don’t walk around killing people. The assault weapons ban was not repealed, it had a sunset provision to expire after ten years. That provision was the only way they could get it to pass. There is also nothing to indicate it was an Effective Gun Control Law. The CDC and NIJ concluded that there is no correlation between gun laws and crime.
April 5th, 2005 at 11:48 am
“…instead of following the lead of states like Massachusetts and New York, which have passed tougher laws and decreased handgun deaths.
OK, then how do they explain THIS?
Or THIS?
Anyone who advocates adopting Massachusetts-style gun control obviouslyt hasn’t lived here and tried to get a firearms license while trying to abide by these “common-sense” laws.
April 5th, 2005 at 3:56 pm
IF New York has lowered its handgun deaths, it has been because of stricter enforcement of gun laws already on the books in NYC. Throwing the bad guys in jail works. Keeping law abiding citizens from defending themselves does not.