For our mayors, the tired debate about gun control is over and beside the point. Now that we know the answer, we can sort of put aside the tired debate at the extremes and focus on how you respect the Second Amendment and the rights of law-abiding owners and keep the guns out of hands of people who shouldn’t have it.
The sweet spot is letting law-abiding citizens buy the guns they want. While tightening the background check system to make sure the next Jared Loughner, the next Virginia Tech massacre doesn’t happen.
Mark Glaze
January 22, 2012
TN gun laws, or lack thereof, under attack
[As Glenn Reynolds said about the first sentence above, "What he means by that is, they lost."
Yes, they lost but that doesn't mean they aren't still trying. Background checks are teetering on the edge of firearm and/or owner registration which is totally unacceptable. The ability with which a background check system could be turned into a registration system is scary easy. And since there is no evidence background check improve public safety I am of the opinion the system should be scrapped.
But what I find most interesting about this quote is that Glaze is willing to concede "letting law-abiding citizens buy the guns they want."
Other anti-gun people and groups need to have that pounded into them in public debate. No "assault weapon" bans and stop the whining about ".50 caliber sniper rifles".
Removing restrictions on suppressors are next and full-auto firearms are just over the horizon.—Joe]