Posted on 12/15/2012 7:01:57 AM PST by marktwain
Supporters and opponents alike of gun control will point to this fact in the coming days: Connecticut already has some of the toughest restrictions on gun laws in the United States.
For gun control supporters, the shooting at a Newtown elementary school will be one more piece of evidence that even stronger laws are needed, including at the national level.
We have some of the strongest gun laws in the United States, but if you dont have strong federal gun laws, that makes it that much more difficult, said Ron Pinciaro, executive director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence.
But advocates for gun owners and sportsmen say that shows that the law can only do so much.
(Excerpt) Read more at eveningsun.com ...
“You have less than 1 second to decide.”
My point exactly - no guns meant they were all defenseless until the police showed up - 10 minutes later!
We home-school - so my daughter’s teachers are armed - muzzle velocity of a .357 Magnum versus 10 minutes for a cop to show up.
Strong gun laws always tip the scale to the advantage of the bad guys.
It’s still the law. Google USC unorganized militia.
That should be put on a Tshirt and put in the FR store. Or at least on zazzle.com
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