In all probability the guns used in these incidents, at least four guns, were manufactured somewhere in the United States and delivered to an authorized FFL (Federal Firearms License) gun dealer. After that it's anyone's guess. Records are destroyed or simply lost, lawful owners sell their guns privately without ascertaining the qualifications of the buyer, guns are stolen because safe storage is not required. It's a mess.The mayhem began around 9 p.m. Police said a 22-year-old man was shot in the left thigh.Six blocks away, a 16-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to her right leg.
At 12th and Carpenter streets, a 27-year-old man was shot once in the right arm, once in the buttocks and suffered a graze wound to his left arm.
In Point Breeze, a 23-year-old woman, 17-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl were all injured in a shooting outside at 18th and Tasker streets just after 9:30 p.m., police said. Both the woman and the teen were shot in the left foot and taken to Methodist Hospital in stable condition. The 6-year-old was shot twice in her left leg.
The pro-gun crowd keep hollering for blaming the criminals, but what about when they themselves are the hidden criminals? What about when they turn a blind eye to the irresponsible behavior that aids the real criminals, the professionals?
No, I don't buy it. Blame criminals for whatever they do wrong, yes, but let's put the responsibility where it belongs. So-called legitimate gun owners are the source of criminal guns. In one way or another that's where almost all the guns used in crime come from. It's called gun flow and the iron pipeline and it cannot be blamed on criminals.
What's your opinion? Don't you think it makes perfect sense that gun control laws should be aimed at the lawful gun owners since they are the source? Also, as the pro-gun crowd never tires of pointing out, criminals don't obey the laws anyway, so proper gun control needs to be focused on those who will obey.
Does that make sense? Please leave a comment.
Wait, I thought all those guns made the city safe.
ReplyDeleteLaci The Dog:
ReplyDeleteOT, someone I know was telling me, yesterday, that she and her kids fell in love with a Chinese Crested at the local rescue shelter. They brought it home, where it promptly tried to bite the daddy. At a guess I'm thinking that the dog was abused by a male who looks, smells or sounds like the daddy. So sad.
On Topic.
EVERYBODY has to have gunz, the cops have to have more and BIGGER gunz. Problem solved!
Sure, and we should go after the car manufacturers and those who sell new and used cars to people who kill others with them. I've heard that there are even some children killed by these car operators. I know, I know, those are called accidents but we know different, don't we? Just like those folks who's daughter shot herself, we know that was no accident. You are right, guns and cars should be banned and taken away from people.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous demonstrates fallacious thinking
ReplyDeletesimply put:
Cars are designed as transportation and that is where their utility lies.
Firearms are designed as weapons, as such their utility comes as tools to injure or kill.
Both serve different purposes.
As such, your are not very persuasive, anonymous. In fact, you demonstrate that you have poor reasoning skills.
Another fallacy that the anonymous commenter demonstrates is the red herring, Also Known as: Smoke Screen, Wild Goose Chase:
ReplyDeleteA Red Herring is a fallacy in which an irrelevant topic is presented in order to divert attention from the original issue. The basic idea is to "win" an argument by leading attention away from the argument and to another topic.
So, rather than address the issue that firearms are weapons, and as such are intended to cause injury or death if used properly,Anonymous would rather deflect the issue onto other objects which have utility for purposes other than to injure or kill.
When cars are used properly, as pretty much are, they provide transportation.
When used properly, guns injure or kill.
BTW, firearms were used in 12,632 homicides while cars were used in 30 homicides during 2007 according to WISQARS.
ReplyDeleteSo much for your silly gun analogy, anonymous.
I'll add in that Firearms were used in 17,352 suicides and cars were used in 131 suicides during 2007 again according to WISQARS.
ReplyDeleteI see why you post as anonymous.
Oh my god, another anonymous with the car comparison.
ReplyDeleteGun flow is killing certain neighborhoods like South Philly. It's about time those responsible were held to account.