SAF’s Alan Gottlieb: Gun Control Won’t Stop Maniacs

By Tom Knighton

Once again, gun control is in the minds of Americans. What else can we expect after 49 people were gunned down in their houses of worship? It doesn’t matter too much where it was, it’s a horrific event that could easily have happened here. There’s a reason we’re talking about it.

Invariably, there are those who will seize onto an event like this as a golden opportunity to advance their radical agenda.

However, as the Second Amendment Foundation’s Alan Gottlieb points out, gun control laws don’t stop maniacs.

Gun control proponents argue that America could “learn something” from the horrendous attack on two New Zealand mosques.

They are hoping that our citizens, gripped by emotion, will overlook the obvious and agree that law-abiding gun owners should face additional restrictions on their rights.

The real lesson to be learned from the Christchurch massacre is that madmen aren’t deterred by gun control laws, or laws against murder. Morality doesn’t enter into their thinking, so honest people must be prepared for the unthinkable and be able to respond.

The gun prohibition lobby hopes to capitalize on a terror attack half a world away in an effort to advance its agenda. Forget, for a moment, that the …Read the Rest

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