I knew it was going to happen. I just didn't think it was going to be so quick! Within minutes of the Virginia Tech slaughter the anti-gunners were out in force saying we must get rid of the guns. Even Bill O'Reilly of Fox News said we must strengthen (make more restrictive) the purchase laws for guns. The murders were tragic. What is just as sick is that the gun grabbers are not even waiting for the bodies to be identified or buried. It was as if, and I believe, they were waiting for just such an event to occur so they would have a "reason" to whine, moan, and complain about the ease of getting a gun. I even heard someone say it was easier to buy a gun than to buy a loaf of bread! How stupid and idiotic can one get?!
I do not understand why people are so afraid of an assembly of springs and levers. That is what makes a gun a gun. There are no motors, no fuel, no electronics, no radiation, no greenhouse gases used or created by a gun. It's just an assemblage of springs and levers.
The ammunition uses the same type of technology that the power stroke on your car's engine uses. The firing pin strikes a primer that emits a small spark just like the spark plug on your car. This spark lights a fuel, gunpowder, just like the spark plug lights the gas in the cylinders. Both fuels burn, not explode, creating superheated air that quickly expands. This superheated air must find some way to escape and will naturally push against the "weakest" point. The weakest point is designed to move: the piston in the engine and the projectile (bullet or shot cup) in the ammunition. Whereas the piston is limited in it's travel by the connecting rod as it travels down the cylinder, the projectile travels down the barrel and escapes out the end. Now, the superheated air escapes and cools and is no longer pushing on the projectile. Therefore, the projectile travels only due to inertia. Drag and gravity are now working against it. All bullets and all shot do not have any ability to go around corners, nor do they have any propulsion nor lift or directional control. One the energy of inertia is expended all ammunition falls to the ground. The only way for an object or target to get hit is by being in a direct line of the round.
Imagine, if there was just one person on the VT campus who had a gun and was able to stop the assault once it started there may be dozens of those victims alive today. But there is a regulation that no firearms will be carried on campus. Apparently one who is intent on killing is not going to worry about violating some regulation.
If we need a new gun control law it should be this: All persons eighteen years of age MUST take a firearms shooting and safety class. Then, once they have been exposed to firearms and can make an informed choice, they can reject or accept owning a firearm for their own personal use. But everyone can do so even without a law. The National Rifle Association (NRA) has developed an excellent training system for anyone regardless of level of expertise. You can use the link above or call (877) NRA-2000 [(877) 672-2000] to find a training facility near you.
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