The March Against Self-Defense: Why Gun Control Is Not The Answer

Liberty Nation ^

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Today gun control advocates will gather in Washington, DC, and 300 other smaller, local venues for the annual March for Our Lives. These people want to restrict the right to keep and bear arms and end what they call “gun glorification,” or “the belief embedded in our culture that power and safety are derived from guns.” Many are simply horrified by the violence dominating the 24-hour news cycle – as we all should be – while others are anti-gun with or without horrific events like the Uvalde massacre.

Noble as their intentions may be, however, they’re misinformed. Despite what’s posted on many a protest sign, gun laws do not save lives. Guns save lives. More specifically, armed defenders stop violent criminals. It sounds cliché, but yes, good guys with guns – be it officer or civilian – really are all that stops bad guys with guns.

Gun Control’s Embarrassing Record The 1960s saw 42 deaths and 42 injuries in 23 school shootings in the United States. Then, in the 1970s – right after the Gun Control Act of 1968 clamped down on the right to keep and bear arms – there were 39 killed and 79 injured during 41 school shootings. The 1980s were even worse.

On May 16, 1986, former town marshal David Young and his wife, Doris, took 136 children and 18 adults hostage at the Cokeville Elementary School in Wyoming. Two deaths and 74 injuries are attributed to the shooting, but 73 of the injuries occurred after Doris accidentally detonated a bomb she was carrying. Just one of the injured was from gunfire, as David then killed his wife, shot and wounded a teacher, and finally committed suicide.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

FACT: 98% of mass-shootings occur in gun-free zones

SOURCE: https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-percentage-mass-shootings-happen-gun-free-amanda-prestigiacomo

[systemjim]

Why should I give up my ability to protect myself and my family while those who are advocating it continue to be protected by armed security?

[entropy12]

Yes, show me how gun control legislation will make criminals and law breakers to follow the law and turn in their guns.

[Candor7]

Self Defence?

I am the god of Shotguns.

And if you come to harm me , my dog, or my family, I will penetrate your bodies with every projectile known to man and beast.

And I will lauugh as you bleed out on the foggy, foggy dew.

Oh the Foggy, Foggy Dew

When I was a bachelor I lived all alone and I worked at the weaving trade

And the only thing that I ever did wrong was courting a fair young maid

I courted her all summer time and in the winter too

And the only only thing that I never should have done was to save her from the foggy foggy dew

[Wonder Warthog]

Also this:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4069868/posts?page=4