On November 13th 2015 I was with my buddy Don as we were preparing for “Opening Day” of Firearms season. Rifles were sighted in and cleaned, Blinds prepared, clothing set out, binoculars and range finder cleaned, food and beverage purchased. We were all set for a few days in the woods centered on our enjoyment of guns, the outdoors and friendship.
Like many of you though, we were glued to the television set in the evening and into the night as the information played out from the terrorist attacks in Paris, France.
So many thoughts: the determination of assailants to spread fear amongst the population was evident in the coordination and savagery at multiple locations. The senseless killing, the inability of the people to defend themselves and the thankfulness that we in America have the means to defend ourselves and our loved ones.
It did not take long for the anti-gunners to crawl out from under their rocks. First a relatively unknown actor felt the need to compare the numbers of slaughtered (18 at the time of his tweet) versus some of the shootings we have had in this country.
Mother’s Demanding Action quickly issued a letter expressing sympathy for the people of Paris for their losses due to “Gun Violence” please note they did not use the term terrorism.
The Washington D.C. based Violence Policy Center issued the following statements
“In light of new concerns over terrorism, we should rethink our policies that allow military-style assault weapons to be purchased by virtually anyone — including potential criminals and terrorists,”
“There is no reason for assault rifles, assault pistols, and assault shotguns to be sold on the civilian market. These weapons are designed with only one purpose: to kill as many people as possible in the shortest possible amount of time,” says the VPC.
Even the Mayor of our own violence prone city of Philadelphia felt the need to comment.
“There is really no level of distinction between the violence that goes on, on the streets of America on a daily basis and the episodic acts of international terrorism that also take place – primarily in cities,” Nutter said.
This is not a new phenomenon from the Anti-Gunners, they are often seen and heard making statements about the need for gun control even before the victims have been moved and the blood washed away. Their message is always the same “We need more Gun Control.
The weapons used in the most recent terrorist attacks are not being purchased from the local gun stores by law abiding people. The people committing these heinous acts are procuring their guns on the black market or importing them from friendly countries. The grenades and explosives are often from military caches and stores they have taken over or stolen And no amount of gun control will prevent them from trying to strike terror into the unarmed populous.
If only them made Murder and Terrorism illegal and made Paris a gun free zone! “Oh Wait”
THE GUN IS NOT THE PROBLEM!