The shootings around the Empire State Building today are further proof that gun control simply doesn’t work – except to keep guns out of the hands of those who might want to legally defend themselves.
What if the shooter had been in a subway car? What would have stopped him from killing every single defenseless person therein? NYC can’t possibly put a cop in every subway car. How about a bus? An office building? This only serves to emphasis the need for the government to back off and give millions of potential and defenseless victims the means of self-defense in such situations.
Don’t get me wrong – I’m not advocating for a wild-west scenario. I don’t want to put guns in the hands of just any idiot – there has to be at least a minimum knowledge and respect of firearms through education. But I do think that anyone who has taken, say, an NRA-approved course on how to use and respect firearms should be issued a CC permit. That is, after they have been taught how to shoot, when to shoot, when NOT to shoot, etc.
In fact, I would mandate such education in public schools – certainly personal self defense is more important than handing out condoms.
Bottom line – where do you think a person is more likely to commit a crime – in a “gun free zone,” or in a location where everyone is potentially armed and educated? Exactly. Cross posted from The Red Side of Life Jonathan Stein is an attorney in New York and a Graduate of Brown University. He has been published in the Washington Times, Congressional Quarterly, and online at Newsmax and FrontPage. Follow on Twitter @JonathanStein4
