The
following is a comment I made on YELLOWDOG GRANNY’s post.
It is not
about mass shooters, it is not about cop killing black people, it is not about
dangerous militia; It is about guns: the availability of guns, the gun slinger
attitude, the acceptance of a gun culture.
Yes, there are social, racist, anarchist, police militarization and
mental illness factions that need to be addressed. But it
is the guns. Guns are killing people.
I have lost
count of the shootings this week. Gun violence is now the normal.
I am not
against gun ownership; but I am against guns being owned for the purpose of
killing people.
The answers
are simple; but when half of the United States still believe that Donald Trump
is the President in exile, there is no hope of common sense ever bringing about
changes.
We don’t
need to restrict guns; we need to address the need for them. The only reason to own a gun in the United
states is for hunting and home protection.
With that in mind, rifle and shotgun ownership should require a hunting
license. Pistol ownership should require
a gun permit and background check.
Hunting rifles
should be bolt-action and a maximum capacity of five rounds. If you can’t take you prey with five shots
you shouldn’t be out in the woods armed.
Shotguns should be single shot, double barreled, or pump with a three-shot
capacity. Handguns should be limited to
a six-round capacity.
Military
type assault weapons designed specifically to kill humans should be banned.
Police
training, armament and use of force are a total other subject that should be
addressed separately.
This, of
course, is pie-in-the-sky. No common-sense
gun regulation will ever be accomplished in the United States in the 21st
century. We are a gun violent society.
How many
hours before the next gun death, or should the question be in minutes?
the Ol’Buzzard
