YAAGT

We wander down the lane of those that listen and those that might

if they did.

The problem is not guns it's the people that often are criminal to 

start with that have them despite many layers of laws imposing 

sanctions on their actions.  It's real easy to blame the NRA.  It's 

also just that, the lame blame game.  There is NO correlation 

between guns and death that is unique to guns.  There is a very 

strong correlation between violence and death.  Guns are a 

means, not the cause.

People even make up stories about lax gun laws.  Yet here in 

the USA in Chitown where gun ownership is was banned, DC 

and  NYC too, yet bad guys do criminal things.  Doesn't 

work, never worked.  Here in the volksreplubik of MA the laws 

are draconian regarding guns yet criminals still hurt and maim 

some with guns most without.   The most common shootings 

happen to be criminal on criminal and ignoring murder it's 

illegal in all 50 states for a criminal to possess a firearm and in 

many cases a weapon of any form.  Generally the criminals 

involved are out on bail or even parole. 

So far the most horrid examples of violence were often committed

in one of two cases, in declared gun free zones (gee can't criminals 

read) and by criminals on criminals.  Like drugs which are illegal 

yet any fool can easily buy them, banning guns will work at least 

as well.  Not going  to work.  Best example, prohibition, then we 

only tried to ban booze.

As to gun play being "shocking, deplorable, preventable"  We

react the same way to the first two, but prevention is best left to 

jailing (not a slap on the wrist) the criminals and becoming s

elf aware enough to know the wolf exists and likes his sheep 

docile and defenseless.  Murder is still a capital crime and 

carries one of the highest criminal sentences.  Yet we have killers.

You do have violence I really don't care if its gun, machete, or 

baseball bat in the bad guys hands it's still mayhem and death 

about to happen.    The first problem is violence and usually 

unless it's a insurgency problem, the cause is local and criminal.

There is no 100% solution, look at all the shootings is England 

and Austraila.   Then look at the violence there, the non gun type.

Look at the people committing the crimes and not how.  In the 

end the kid that was busting heads then going on to  robbing the 

corner store and ends up moving on to bigger and worse criminal

activities before he/she either gets killed or finally incarcerated 

for a long time.

Evil exists, it is the hand and the rest of the body holding a weapon.

 It's not rational, nor frequently correctable or predictable.  Most 

people choose to wander through life and say it does not exist in 

their realm, that is mostly due to statistical luck and faith in 

fantasy.  The choices are there,  but the first step is be alert 

and aware, avoid those places and times. When all else reaches

ends you may find you need a plan that does not include running.

If you say that will never happen, I offer the this, Virginia tech.

In life always, never, and can't  often sneak up and get real 

because they don't reflect the exception nor reality.

None of this is to say packing heat is a solution.  For some it's 

an unacceptable one and others are better off without anything 

dangerous including a car.  The reason is they all imply 

responsibility and require being aware.  In this case 

responsibility is not who we blame but the obligation to 

insure what they do is conducted safely without undue 

risk to others.  

Ponder that,  going though life trying to not induce undue 

risk on others.

As always keep the powder dry and the family safe.

Eck!

Oh, I forgot what is YAAGT..  Yet Another Anti-Gun Troll.