Gun Column Makes Good Points But Spreads One Wrong Idea

By David Codrea

U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “The job of gun control falls upon gun owners,” Gary Cosby Jr., photo editor of The Tuscaloosa News, writes in a Friday opinion piece. “If you are a gun owner, gun control is all about what you do. Take it seriously and control your firearms.”

He makes some good points. Gun-grab edicts don’t work. It’s up to us to be responsible, to make sure our firearms are under our control or secured.

“Guns don’t shoot themselves,” Cosby asserts. “Guns are always fired by a human. If you are going to own a gun, be responsible enough to control that gun. The government can’t do that job. Gun control is total, one hundred percent, up to gun owners.”

Bravo. Right on. He gets it. Except when he doesn’t, and then he misses so widely it’s a forehead slapper. With a brick:

“Then there is the Bill of Rights, which grants Americans the right to have firearms…”

NO, IT DOES NOT!

Why are we still seeing otherwise sensible gun owners demonstrating such a profound misunderstanding …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand