Thursday, May 21, 2009 | 1:44 p.m.
Gun Control
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FacebookJon is off covering every hiccup at the Legislature so hosting duties fell to me this morning. While Jon possesses a tremendous ability to keep his own feelings on a topic in check, I am sometimes challenged to do so, as was the case today.
As we began taping a program on gun control, a Channel 8 crew was en route to the scene of a shooting involving children apparently playing with a gun. One of our guests, John Cahill of the Nevada Democratic Outdoor Caucus, notes on the program that such incidents almost always involve legal guns left unsecured in the home. The ability to pass a background check apparently does not guarantee responsible gun ownership.
Statistics show that guns used in violent crimes are frequently stolen from registered gun owners. I admit I'm scared silly by the prospect of only outlaws having guns should guns be outlawed. But how much security do firearms provide their owners if so many of the guns are being stolen and later used to commit crimes? Burglar alarms offer protection and are non-lethal.
Almost five dozen Americans have been gunned down in mass shootings since March. President Obama and Congress have done nothing but to expand gun rights to national parks.
The Second Amendment seems to me an anachronism, something that could have been tossed out with the Minutemen and tricorn hats and not really missed. But fighting government tyranny remains a priority among gun rights advocates.
I prefer to battle tyranny with a more subtle, yet often powerful weapon - my computer keyboard.
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