Gun Myths Busted

Of all the children killed in the 23 richest countries by firearms 87% are American.

As the number of guns available on the market has increased over the past three decades the number of mass killings and killings in general has increased. According to Harvard University School of Public Health more people die from gun homicides in areas of higher rates of gun ownership.

Gun laws in Connecticut, even though it is claimed they are some of the toughest in the nation are toothless wonders. Connecticut did not do everything “right” when it came to gun control. They do not have strict gun control laws as the conservatives would have you believe.

In fact, in Connecticut you can own an assault-style rifle with a grenade launcher. Yep you heard me right...this is allowed in Connecticut. If this is legal then how in the world can we call their laws “STRICT”?

Strict means precise or exact, kept within narrowly specific limits. Strict does not have loopholes. There is no state in the nation that has “strict” gun laws on the books. The NRA has fought vehemently to keep any form of strict regulation off the books everywhere.

So the argument on the other side claiming strict gun laws didn't prevent the massacre of little children is without merit because there is no such thing as a strict gun law in our nation. We do know that guns are the problem. In China a crazed man entered a school with a knife and carved up over 20 children. None of them died. They may be scared for life but none of them died.

Why should any civilian be allowed to own a weapon with a detachable clip? Why should any civilian be allowed to own a weapon with an extended magazine. These devices are designed for combat, not hunting and not protection. i looked up the Connecticut laws and there are no restrictions on magazine capacity. NONE

If you have no laws on the books mandating a restriction upon magazine capacity anyone can modify a weapon or buy one that takes a magazine. States claim they have the toughest laws on the books and yet they are smoke screens. If the laws don't ban magazines and clips they aren't tough laws. You can't have a tough law if they are allowed.

i was reading some comments on Red State and the writer was saying that in Massachusetts they passed one of the “toughest” gun laws in the nation but that “the decade since the laws were passed, firearm-related crime has increased dramatically. Gun-related deaths alone have increased by 68%, and gun-related assault injuries have increased by 72%. Emergency room visits due to gun-related assaults have increased by a whopping 222%.” The writer goes on to say that liberals ignore this even though the laws are quote "tough".

In fact liberals restate those facts all the time and point out that allowing clips and magazines on weapons should be outlawed. Liberals don't want to take away anyone's guns. Keep your guns just ban the magazines, clips and assault weapons. Enough fire power will still keep you safe or accompany you on a hunting trip by allowing no more than ten rounds to a weapon.

Many on the other side argue that Israel and Switzerland are gun friendly but don't have the same numbers of killings as we do. Well to bust another myth both countries are actually limited as to who can own guns. You don't have a right to own a gun, you must have a reason to own a gun. Every six months you have to go back to the issuing authority to prove you still have a reason to own a gun. In Switzerland because everyone is supposed to do military duty they used to let you take the guns home, now you have to leave them in a depot, the same is true in Israel, unless you live in a settlement. Statistics have shown that if guns are in the home the odds go up for accidents, suicide and murder and in fact in Israel they have proven that the rates of suicide have dropped since they stopped allowing guns to go home.

And if you don't train to use a gun regularly you loose the ability to act in as short a time as two months. Even those who are trained can't always act when in dangerous situations. So don't think just because you own a gun you can protect yourself.

Lets not let another moment go by without addressing our unreasonable addiction to firearms that can massacre untold numbers of innocent children and adults in moments.

See ya tomorrow