Mom who shot intruder inspires gun control foes
By | Associated Press – Wed, Jan 9, 2013
I know, I know. The gun-humpers are going to use this story to illustrate why there should be no gun-control legislation or regulation and everyone should always be armed at all times and in all places and blah blah blah. But this is NOT what we're talking about!
No one (okay, almost no one) is saying that law-abiding citizens should not be allowed to own guns for personal protection. What we're saying is that there's no reason to allow civilians to own military-grade assault weaponry. We're saying that there is no need to allow magazines that hold 30 rounds, or guns that spray dozens of bullets in seconds, or cop-killer bullets, etc. And we're saying that reasonable regulations ought to be in place to keep lunatics from owning guns, or people with criminal backgrounds, or people who are on the Goddamm TERRORIST WATCH LIST, all of which the NRA and their fellow massacre-enablers firmly oppose.
That's what we're talking about, and no matter how many housewives shoot how many intruders (and good on her, by the way) that doesn't change the need for sensible gun laws.
It's a totally false choice that the NRA types like to perpetuate, that either every nut gets to own whatever machine gun he wants or jack-booted guv'mint thugs kickin' down yer door ta take yer gurns!!!!
It's bullshit, and they know it. We had an assault weapons ban for years, and it didn't prevent any moms from shooting intruders with pistols.
My father gets the NRA magazine, and the first column in each issue lists about five or six instances like this. It's curious though that they don't list the monthly instances where someone accidentally (or purposefully) kills another family member with a gun.
ReplyDeleteHere's the thing, though, my dad (conservative right wing gun owner that he is) watched Wayne LaPierre's chicken crap bloviating session after the Connecticut shootings and even he said afterwards, "That guy is crazy." So if someone like my dad can say something like that, it gives me hope that something is finally starting to change.