Posted on 05/24/2018 4:19:45 PM PDT by richardb72
After Friday’s attack at Santa Fe High School, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick forcefully told people of their “responsibility” to lock up their guns. We all want to do something, but everyone locking up their guns will cost more lives than it saves.
Santa Fe High School had received an award for school safety but it was helpless to stop this latest nightmare. We need to rethink school safety. Despite this year’s attacks, deaths from school shootings have actually declined over the last few decades. Still, that doesn’t take away at all from the seriousness of the problem we face.
Lt. Gov. Patrick was just giving people advice. By contrast, gun control advocates always want to use laws to force their solutions on others. Since the Santa Fe killer apparently took his father’s guns, a number of gun control advocates have proposed to hold parents like him criminally liable; any gun owner would face criminal charges for leaving his gun unlocked or failing to keep it under his immediate possession.
Other shootings have involved guns stolen from parents. In 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza stole his mother’s gun and subsequently killed her.She kept the gun in a safe, so a new law wouldn’t have mattered there. Since 2000, there have been two additional mass public shootings in the U.S. where a juvenile killed at least four people.
Gun control advocates claim that gunlocks will also reduce children’s accidental gun deaths. Unfortunately, the problem is more complicated. Mandating that people lock up their guns can have unintended consequences.
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How does locking phones work when you have seconds to call 9-1-1?
Excuse me, Mr. Bad Guy, while I climb to the top of the closet to get the gun box. Now, where did I put that combination? Oh, yeah, it was Billy’s birthday. Uh, no. Maybe it was our anniversary. Uh, just a minute. I’ll figure it out. Oh, it was Susie’s birthday! Now, let me find the ammo. Follow me down to the basement, please. Zap! Oops, no light. Do you have a flashlight on you? BAM!!!
Mine are all locked and loaded. A weapon that doesn’t function is a funny looking rock. MOLEN LABE. Or as the TEXANS say “Come and take it”
Maybe papa should have locked the Texas shooter out of his house.
Meanwhile in London, knives .....
Leftists see no ‘Right’ for the citizens to defend themselves.
They wish to the contrary, because it interferes with their goals.
And had one in every vehicle.
we need to restore firearms training and shooting sports to our high schools!
and make sure there are no ridiculous infringements against open and concealed carry
The gun grabbers won’t take responsibility for their actions. This problem is not about the tools used to commit mayhem. The problem is societal. This list is long and varied but the basics are the digital age has changed the youth who no longer interact on a personal level. Porn isn’t just from some magazines; it’s everywhere and even praised as the new normal. Meds are routinely given to kids when it’s something they need counseling and time to get through. Facebook, Google, Instagram, and other social media platforms have distorted human perception of others.
This is just the short list. Guns are not the problem; people and influence on them are the problem. It’s also why I despise the left for its brain washing and indoctrination practices in schools and entertainment media. They need to take responsibility for this; not law abiding gun owners who simply want to exercise their civil right to self defense.
deaths from school shootings have actually declined over the last few decades
Really?.
The Left sees those who use their guns to defend themselves as vigilantes. They want government in total control of the situation. It is our responsibility to have stronger doors and bars over our windows. Otherwise, we get what we deserve by having doors that thugs can break down.
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