After the Aurora Assault on America, What?

Shooting Straight … From Right to Sickness

NRA, manufacturers and gun dealers, as well as gun lovers, have gone too far in allowing, promoting, selling all-guns, all-the-time, to as-many as they can. Especially problematic are assault rifles and the 100-round drum Holmes LEGALLY owned, and fired off in minutes in the theater. WAY overboard, WAY beyond reasonable right to bear arms.

Way past a right, to a societal sickness.

Absolute Freedom?

There are limits on freedom. (e.g., freedom of speech does not include falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater.) Yesterday, “legal” gun owner Holmes fired in a crowded theatre weapons that included his legal assault rifle and a 100-round drum.

What of the Rights of Other Americans?

Sorry guys, but the basic rights of the moviegoers and their families to LIVE … safe from guns, (whether Cho, the Aurora or DC shooters, gun nuts, or dealers profiting from their sales) … their right to live supersedes the right to covet, own, and potentially misuse assault weapons.

I agree with the right to possess firearms, and that a person is the one who did the killing. (Yeah, yeah, yeah, “guns don’t kill people, people do”. [Especially if they are armed with assault rifles.]) But the right to live should extend to everyone in America waking up this morning – though now we know even movie theaters may no longer be safe in America from assault-rifle, automatic-weaponry wielding “legal” shooters.

Is the Problem the Nutty or the Greedy?

There have always been nut cases, in every society. The overreach by the NRA, other gun lobbies, manufacturers, dealers, even responsible gun owners has allowed the nut case/killers in our society to be heavily armed, highly- efficient killing machines.

Shooting Straight

Most firearms owners are very responsible. They should take the lead in fixing this problem, not cower in fear of the boogeyman – government or otherwise.

 

-Jerry Guzi

 

Other, related articles and links:

What happens when the major tragedy in America is caused by misuse of guns?

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/20/4645360/ej-dionne-jr-the-gag-rule-on-guns.html

New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, pressing presidential candidates Obama and Romney to man up on their plans for America’s gun problem. (Includes video.):

http://politix.topix.com/homepage/1511-bloomberg-aurora-shows-gun-control-is-needed

Link to the Brady Campaign organization. (Including a petition.):

http://www.bradycampaign.org/

Brady Campaign Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/bradycampaign

NRA online contact form if gun owners or members want to express ideas or concerns

https://www.nrahq.org/contact.asp

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