Posted on 03/29/2018 3:01:53 PM PDT by Kaslin
Precisely!
Common sense shouldn’t require a gambit of laws to make it complicated. Everyone has the right to self-defense. It’s not a government decision.
Gun control is about control, not guns.
Nice Enfield Carbine!
any time i hear “Common sense” describing any legislation, I automatically think it really means bypass the constitution.
I saw that one years ago. Still makes me smile. :)
Common sense is not so common.
I wonder if that is new or some sporterized custom.
“Common sense” gun control, meaning a new “Assault Weapons Ban”????
-Black gun
-Pistol grip
-30 round magazine
Don’t let Dianne Feinstein see this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9IVCwYPjFXc
Common sense would be to give EVERY school child the opportunity to learn about guns of all kinds, up close and in depth. This instruction should begin at least by age 13, and continue through to high school graduation.
First of all, the very topic of guns would be demystified, and the “magical” power of guns would sink to the same level as power tools or automobiles. Now, “common sense” as it applies to power tools or automobiles, includes the course of instruction in proper use, feeding, grooming and accepted methods of storage of these devices when not in use.
Likewise with pistols, rifles, and shotguns, all of which have their purposes in our daily lives, and which are already ubiquitous in the world. There is no way to create an absolute confiscation of such weapons of self-defense, that genie has long since escaped the bottle. And even if the various components of a gun could be somehow erased from the lexicons of technology, even the fact they once existed would be reason enough they would be re-invented.
More importantly, those youth whom, by reason of basic disregard of simple caution, or those whom harbor malice intent, would soon be identified, and may be steered away from any situation in which they may even lay hands on a projectile weapon. And for the perpetually timid, those who would never touch a gun under any circumstances, it would be prudent to teach them the elements of avoidance, evasion, escape, or even how to distract the gunman with malice aforethought, up to and including the direct assault on the gunman while unarmed. Also, it may be advisable to tattoo the Social Security number some place on their bodies so they may be more easily identified later.
For the vast majority of the others, there would be a large cadre of knowledgeable individuals with working knowledge of how to acquire a target, frame it, draw down a bead, and fire the weapon with some degree of accuracy. As part of this course of instruction, a solid grounding in the ethics and appropriate selection of of the target would be an absolute requirement. In the long run, the military and law enforcement services would have a much larger pool of potential recruits, and an armed civilian population would a very active deterrent for any invasion or insurgent activity that may arise.
“To invade the United States would prove most difficult because behind every blade of grass is an American with a rifle.”
This is what we get when we let children dictate gun policy 15 minutes after they have been the victims of a heinous crime. In America, victims are experts.
Common sense to the Left means confiscation.
Repeal. Registration. Confiscation.
Those are the Democrats’ goals about guns. Any of them who says otherwise is a filthy liar.
“Mr. and Mrs. America, turn ‘em all in! NOW!!!”
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