tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post8193534665585077110..comments2023-08-13T07:09:16.921-04:00Comments on Contextual Criticism: On gun control and adultsLowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post-66907266525575443582013-06-08T15:03:26.427-04:002013-06-08T15:03:26.427-04:00Guns and logic do not fit comfortably. Guns do ma...Guns and logic do not fit comfortably. Guns do make killing easier. Guns make a small weak person equal to a big strong person. Putting more guns into social situations has not prevented the large numbers of mass shootings. Apparently when a killer goes nuts, the people around the killer are not armed or ready to stop the killer. I do not doubt that an armed potential victim can prevent a tragedy. So can an expert in martial arts if able to use the skills to take down a potential attacker.<br /><br />The gun deaths are still too high for a civilized nation that is not engaged in massive terrorist attacks as is Iraq at the moment. Florida has a large armed population and we are still vulnerable to gun deaths, according to our daily news reports.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I see no good reason not to have more controls over who has guns and under what circumstances they can be carried. There is no acceptable number of gun deaths. One innocent death is too many. I think the same is true re auto accidents, arson, food poisoning, etc. we do accept reasonable regulations to prevent accidents of all sorts because we do not want to accept any accidental deaths if they can be prevented..<br /><br />Bob Porisnoreply@blogger.com