Convicted Killer Blames Guns And Hollywood For His Actions, Not Poor Judgement

By Tom Knighton

Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.

The National Rifle Association started saying that ages ago now, and they were right. Guns are nothing more than the tool used by someone to take a human life. It’s just one of the many tools available, too. It doesn’t kill of its own volition. It needs a human to load it, work the action, and pull the trigger.

Of course, the Sacramento Bee has a column written by a convicted murder who would seem to argue differently.

Growing up, I enjoyed playing with toy guns. From old-school cap pistols to plastic G.I. Joe machine guns to BB rifles. I had them all. When Star Wars came out in 1977, I sat wonderstruck between my parents in a packed San Francisco theater. Later, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I spotted a black plastic replica of Han Solo’s blaster at Toys ‘R’ Us. I had to have one. It was light and insubstantial at first, but, loaded with batteries to power its cheesy sound effects, it became a formidable play weapon.

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The Glock was already ingrained in my psyche as the go-to handgun of my favorite rappers. I wanted to actualize my inner Tupac. …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms