WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED.....

I can see it now. Our government, in their wisdom, is planning to outlaw "assault" weapons. At that point I am sure every punk gang banger in the country is going to race to turn in their guns. After all, those weapons would be illegal. Wait a minute, didn't they steal the guns in the first place? Isn't that also illegal? 

 

By the way, do you know what an assault weapon is? I have been trained in the use of almost every sort of weapon one can imagine and I don't know what an assault weapon is. As an individual who knows guns, it has been my experience that any weapon can be an assault weapon. It all depends on how it is used. 

 

Every time we have a mass shooting the drum beat starts. We need more gun control. We have too many guns. My contention is that we actually need more guns. Had there been armed people in that Colorado grocery store, there is a great possibility fewer people would have died. Remember this. When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.

 

What we need to control is nut cases. When criminals commit crimes using guns, the law needs to lower the boom on them. Too many killers and would-be killers are let loose to kill again. The District Attorney in Los Angeles appears to favor a much more lenient approach to punk killers. He must think they will just put away their gang habits and lifestyles, throw away their guns, and sit around singing Kumbaya. Can someone tell me how this moron got into office? We are dealing with some seriously dangerous people here. One doesn't have to be a mental giant to see that. 

 

Here is another one of those pesky little realities. Within our population there are some people who don't believe the rules apply to them. It really doesn't matter what laws are passed, they will do as they please. Another reality is that there are mentally ill people who truly cannot function in a free society. Many are prescribed medicine which they won't take. The people I'm talking about here could explode at any time. 

 

And now for a short primer on guns. First of all, the weapon most often described as an assault weapon is nothing more than a high powered, automatic or semi-automatic rifle. They usually come with high-capacity magazines which carry multiple rounds of ammunition. Being an automatic means that if you hold your finger on the trigger, it will continue firing until you run out of ammunition. A semi-automatic means you have to continue pulling the trigger in order for the weapon to fire. They look scary. The gang bangers like them because they look scary. 

 

If I had to shoot somebody however, I would prefer using a shotgun. A shotgun shell contains many pellets and when fired from about twenty feet, the damage could easily spread over a five-to-ten-foot area. Then you wouldn't have to aim.

 

Handguns are historically unreliable. They come as automatics, semi-automatics, and revolvers. Most people couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a handgun. If your target is over ten feet away, forget it. You would almost be better off throwing the gun at the target rather than shooting them.

 

With all this having been said, I do not believe any amount of gun control legislation will change anything. Take a look at Chicago. An unarmed population are not citizens. They are subjects. Just ask 1930s and 40s Germans or even today's Venezuelans. Guns are totally outlawed in the murder capital, Mexico. How's that working out?

 

As we have discussed before, the Second Amendment is as much to keep our own government at bay as it is for protection from thieves and robbers. 

 

Attention Congress. It would not be wise to further irritate the millions of gun owners in this country. Leave the Second Amendment alone.

 

Ron Scarbro March 31, 2021