Whenever there is a shooting or a terrorist attack, Democrat lefties immediately seize on the tragedy, seemingly before the bodies are cleared, in order to ride their favorite political hobby horse of gun confiscation, or as they like to more gently refer to it, gun control. There seems to be a complete logic disconnect as they suggest that taking guns away from ordinary citizens is going to make everyone safer when the bad guys or the terrorists come to shoot them. How will unarmed citizens be safer under those circumstances?
There is, in fact, ample evidence that arming the public will do more to advance the safety of society than even a huge increase in police might would. Police cannot be everywhere at every moment, but an armed populace, especially one with hidden weapons, is a tremendous deterrent to bad guys since they have no idea who is armed or where they may be. And it certainly does not require arming every person in a crowd. The unknown factor of who might or might not be packing a nine millimeter pistol keeps the baddies guessing.
The evidence for this proposition is that most or all of the recent mass shootings have taken place in “gun free zones,” meaning zones designated to be free of guns. And they were, except for the bad guy or guys, who somehow missed the rule and so were able to mow down countless unarmed and defenseless citizens.
Another arrogant, anti-gun “progressive,” in this case a law professor by the name of David Cohen, has rushed to print anti-American propaganda in Rolling Stone magazine. While there may be as many as a dozen people who still actually read the magazine, it might still be instructive to broaden the reach of his musings and review some of the good professors points in this article.
Read anti-gun arguments on page 2:
Rolling Stone is a liberal rag, ignore it.
If we do we will be like the Jews who were slaughter over and over again.
And we read the Rolling Stone because of quality, factual reporting ? please give me a break.
ANYONE who supports abolishing the second amendment needs to emigrate to a communist country–NOW!!!
Guess they all want them and their families dead because that is what would happen
No one can repeal the 2nd amendment or infringe upon it. Americans are arming themselves for defense against all enemies. Vote Trump.
ITS TIME TO SHOOT ANY ONE WHO IS AGAINST THE SECOND Amendment
We will never give up our second ammendment we will die fighting to keep it
Hell no. I’m not giving up my guns or anymore of my rights. Vote Trump to save our country and our Constitutional rights.
Right after a terrorist attack? Not very smart!!