Now that a 4-year-old has shot and killed another 4-year-old in Detroit, we’re going to again talk about gun control, with predictably the same results. To me, two things are true: (1) Gun advocates who want no registration and management of gun ownership are in fact afraid of their government, and (2) we as a nation have a competency problem when it comes to managing gun ownership.
Every gun advocate argument I’ve heard that is against better management (not restriction) of gun ownership boils down to the individual or group being afraid any government control will lead to removal of their constitutional right. Until we solve that problem, gun control will only be a dream. Yet when a 4-year-old has access to a loaded rifle that is improperly stored or when a troubled high school student has access to military-grade weapons without military-grade training, oversight or certifications, we have proved ourselves unable to manage gun ownership. Identify the real problems, and perhaps we can together come up with real solutions. (Letter of the Day, Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Gun competency...indeed. Meanwhile, in responsible gun owner land..
Americans who accidentally shot themselves recently: A 31-year-old man, showing off his high-powered rifle to friends, shot off part of his face, Waterville, Maine (November). A 22-year-old woman, handing her brand-new assault rifle to her husband, shot herself (fatally) in the head, Federal Heights, Colo. (May). Two police chiefs shot themselves (Medina, Ohio, in April and Washington, N.H., in June). A 66-year-old firearms instructor, Winona, Minn., shot his finger while explaining to his wife that it was impossible to pull the trigger while the gun is holstered (April). Awkward Wounds: A Columbia, Mo., man shot in the "posterior" while removing his gun from his back pocket (May); a 23-year-old man, Charleston, W.Va., shot in the groin while holstering his weapon (August); a 43-year-old driver, Norfolk, Va., shot in the groin while waving his gun at bystanders who objected to his speeding (August). Waterville: [Morning Sentinel (Waterville), 11-8-2013] Federal: [KMGH-TV (Denver), 5-16-2013] Medina: [Medina Gazette, 4-18-2013] Washington: [WMUR-TV (Manchester), 6-3-2013] Winona: [Winona Daily News, 4-30-2013] Columbia: [KMIZ-TV (Columbia), 5-30-2013] Charleston: [Charleston Daily Mail, 8-28-2013] Norfolk: [WTKR-TV (Norfolk), 8-7-2013]
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Straw men and ignorance continues unabated around here....
What about the retired cop that killed the man for the horrid offense of texting in a movie theater? Oh, wait I get it - you always trust cops because they are agents of the state.
In other news:
Brooklyn cop shoots himself in mishap at stationhouse
Police chief accidentally shoots himself in hand
Federal officer accidentally shoots self in leg
NJ cop accidentally shoots self during arrest
California Officer Accidentally Shoots Himself
Bridgeport cop shoots self in the leg
DEA Agent Accidently Shoots Self in School
Chicago Cop Accidentally Shoots Himself In Leg During Chase
Mercer Island police officer accidentally shoots self in buttocks
Officer Shoots Self During Gun Training
NYC police officer in stable condition after accidentally shooting himself in the leg
I'm certainly glad they have been screened, trained, and sprinkled with the magic pixie dust of government authority. That's what makes them better you or me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJmFEv6BHM0
Wait, maybe M is going to argue that guns are too dangerous even for the police. I won't object if he wants to argue for disarming cops. [Or should I just do like he does and assume he has made this argument and demand that he defend or retract it?]
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