#4 Democratic Party Principle
Gun Violence
Gun violence is not one problem and it cannot be solved with a single solution.
The man who mows down scores of people with an automatic (or semi automatic weapon) in a school yard is not going to be deterred by the law meant to prevent a seven year old from killing his brother accidentally at home when he finds his father's pistol.
The death of a citizen at the hands of a punk with a Saturday night special is not going to be prevented by laws requiring "smart guns" which prevent the seven year old from shooting his brother.
The man who shoots his teen age son by mistake when the kid is sneaking back into his home late at night is not going to be affected by the law which prevents the sale or ownership of an automatic rifle.
We already have over one gun per human being, right now, out there in the U.S. of A. If we stopped selling guns tomorrow, people can bury a gun in a back yard and dig it up a year from now.
The Australian experiment of requiring guns to be turned over to the government would not have a prayer in this nation.
The fools who claim the solution to the maniac shooter at the church or government building or hotel is to arm everyone should be run out of town. If every member of that crowd in Las Vegas had a gun, just as many, if not more would have died. For the most part, the problem of the mass shooter is the element of surprise, not the delay of bringing deadly force to bear on him.
Each one of the many problems of gun deaths needs, likely, a separate solution.
We should be willing to try new laws, and we should be willing to admit when they do not work.
But, in general, the principle governing our approach should be like that of Marshall Matt Dillon in Dodge City. Once you come into town, you hand over your guns. You get them back again when you go out into the country side.
But in general, the more guns, the more accidental shootings.
No woman walking her dogs should be shot down by her half witted neighbor thinking he's shooting a deer.
Guns too close to where people live in close quarters a recipe for disaster.
Gun Violence
Gun violence is not one problem and it cannot be solved with a single solution.
The man who mows down scores of people with an automatic (or semi automatic weapon) in a school yard is not going to be deterred by the law meant to prevent a seven year old from killing his brother accidentally at home when he finds his father's pistol.
The death of a citizen at the hands of a punk with a Saturday night special is not going to be prevented by laws requiring "smart guns" which prevent the seven year old from shooting his brother.
The man who shoots his teen age son by mistake when the kid is sneaking back into his home late at night is not going to be affected by the law which prevents the sale or ownership of an automatic rifle.
We already have over one gun per human being, right now, out there in the U.S. of A. If we stopped selling guns tomorrow, people can bury a gun in a back yard and dig it up a year from now.
The Australian experiment of requiring guns to be turned over to the government would not have a prayer in this nation.
The fools who claim the solution to the maniac shooter at the church or government building or hotel is to arm everyone should be run out of town. If every member of that crowd in Las Vegas had a gun, just as many, if not more would have died. For the most part, the problem of the mass shooter is the element of surprise, not the delay of bringing deadly force to bear on him.
Each one of the many problems of gun deaths needs, likely, a separate solution.
We should be willing to try new laws, and we should be willing to admit when they do not work.
But, in general, the principle governing our approach should be like that of Marshall Matt Dillon in Dodge City. Once you come into town, you hand over your guns. You get them back again when you go out into the country side.
But in general, the more guns, the more accidental shootings.
No woman walking her dogs should be shot down by her half witted neighbor thinking he's shooting a deer.
Guns too close to where people live in close quarters a recipe for disaster.
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