A Gun on Every Corner

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4. From the same article:

“The situation in Florida is dire enough on its own. But this law would present a danger to the rest of us because of Florida’s abhorrently low standards,” said Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. “Think about this in terms of states’ rights.”

You’d think that states’ rights would be a winning argument. However, as with so many, many things in this world, states’ rights is a theory that people only like when it’s going to get them something they already want.

In many crowded cities, gun safety means there’s almost nobody carrying but the cops. But it’s impossible to keep that kind of order when people are roaming the streets waving out-of-town gun permits, which local police frequently have no way to verify.

“It’s a nightmare for New York law enforcement,” said Senator Charles Schumer of New York. “In 20 states you can have a repeated history of mental health police visits and you can get a gun. You can have a domestic violence record. In many states, people subject to emergency orders of protection can be allowed to carry.”

The right-wing gun lobby and their neoconservative TeaBilly supporters want to turn the entire USA into an armed society of "anti-government" extremists.

As stated above, we need to support the cause of reason and Liberalism in order to combat the efforts of these gun nuts. Lend your support, and make your vote for supporters of gun control count in every election from the local, County, State, and Federal level.