Colion Noir Explains How “Common Sense” Gun Control Hurts Single-Parent Households

By James England

Who is getting targeted by “common sense” gun control measures that seek to make gun ownership more difficult, increase restrictions, and make purchasing and carrying a gun more expensive? The most vulnerable of us.

According to Pew Research, in 2014, fewer than half of all children in this country live in two-parent households. This means that for 46% of parents in this country, raising a child is an effort done alone.

Instead of two incomes coming in through the door, there’s only one. And children are expensive. CNN Money estimated that it costs nearly a quarter of a million dollars to raise a kid to adulthood. For a single mother or father making even half of the national real median income of $53,900 (U.S. Census Bureau), we’re looking at someone who realistically is bringing in close to half that amount — $26,950/year.

The expenses purely related to the child itself is estimated to be somewhere in vicinity of $13,000/year — housing, food, child care, healthcare, clothing, etc.

For a single parent out there in the world, often times it’s the choice of sleeping or keeping your child clothed and fed.

Now let’s look at getting a concealed carry permit in Illinois.

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Source:: Concealed Nation