...but, only in the hands of PEOPLE.
I didn't believe this until I sat in my chair, staring at a .45 Sig Sauer, a Ruger Mini 14 .223 carbine, a Russian SKS\ rifle, a Winchester Defender 12 gauge shotgun, and a Smith and Wesson model 29 .44 magnum revolver.
I stared at this arsenal of weapons for about two hours. All were loaded. And, at the end of the 120 minutes, there was not one dead person in the room. All of the firearms remained loaded and unfired. Each had an equal opportunity to conduct mayhem and leave in their wakes a lot of blood. But, lo and behold! Not one of those pieces even moved from their perches.
In that 120 minutes, you can find stats that will show the number of people killed in traffic accidents in the US. And, if you're interested enough, you can find the total estimated number of firearms, the total number of registed motor vehicles, and with a little math, determine the number of people-deaths per hour by guns and by cars.
You could do that, but it would only confuse the issue.
The basic issue is a constitutional one.
No amendment gives any person the right to drive a car. Every state's DMV will tell you that. They don't have to give you a driver's license, even if you meet all the necessary requirements.
However, the Second Amendment to our Constitution DOES guarantee every free man the right to bear arms. From Thomas Jefferson, one of our wiser forefathers and leaders: No free man shall ever be debarred from the use of arms.
I'm just not sure how much simpler it can get.
Following is a heckuva piece of video from the 1990's.
A Texas girl talks to a bunch of anti-gun senators.
The senators, you'll note in the cutaways, are quiet, but squirming.
She's got their full, undivided attention, that's for sure.
She was a survivor of the massacre by a deranged man in Texas at a restaurant (sorry, but crazy people can kill, too. Being nuts is a legal defense, but nuts can leave you just as dead as a mafia hit man).
Well worth watching. And, worth sharing.
Well worth watching. And, worth sharing.
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