Gun Control

[Gun Doc]

Buzz said; "I can safely say I have to choose on the side of sensible restrictions." Just what are "sensible restrictions?" We have laws, plenty of them, but someone who is determined to get a gun and do harm with it will.

For example, in California to purchase a gun, the following laws apply:
First you must:

Pass a universal background check, no matter where you buy your gun. Wait at least 10 days to receive that gun (the idea here is to give law enforcement enough time to conduct the background check). Get your handgun microstamped, which means the make, model and serial number of the gun is transferred to each cartridge case every time the gun is fired (the idea is to allow police at a crime scene to trace a gun back to its owner). Take and pass a written safety test.

Things you can’t do:
Own most assault weapons or buy and sell large-capacity ammunition magazines or .50 caliber rifles. Buy your gun through a private sale, like online or via a friend, without first going through a licensed dealer (and thus getting a background check). Buy more than one handgun a month.

Of course the two AR15s used by this couple, although purchased legally, were NOT purchased by either of the shooters. So, were these not “sensible restrictions?” Some may say these are far too restrictive, others would settle for no less that a total ban on any firearm.

How does an act of terrorism turn into a debate on gun control? I wonder if the people of France had these same discussions after their recent attacks. How about India after 10 terrorists kill 166 in Mumbai during a 60 hour siege? Brussels, where a gunman, a French national with ties to ISIS murdered four people (with a gun) at the Jewish Museum? Pakistan where Taliban gunmen killed 148 (mostly school children) by shooting them in the head? Tunisia, where a lone gunman storms a beach resort and kills 37…

The horrific killings in San Bernardino had NOTHING to do with gun control, or gun laws. It has EVERYTHING to do with the war we are engaged in now. Unless and until we wake up and accept the fact that there are people out there who intend us harm and wish to destroy everything we stand for, I am certain there will be more attacks. Now, more than ever the second amendment is relevant to protect our “unalienable rights” of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Most importantly our right as free people to defend ourselves.