FTA: A 1985 Department of Justice survey of incarcerated felons reported that 57 percent of felons polled agreed that “criminals are more worried about meeting an armed victim than they are about running into the police.” Did I read that correctly? The perps were more concerned about running into “an armed victim” than running into a cop?
Any other information in that area available? According to U.S. News & World Report, “Researcher Gary Kleck found that 92 percent of criminal attacks are deterred when a gun is merely shown (or, rarely, a warning shot fired). By inference, this means that open carry would have the effect of deterring crime in the same way that a thief might choose another restaurant when he sees police eating at his intended target.”
Would the knowledge that potential victims are armed prevent attacks in day-to-day living?
“In 1982, the Atlanta suburb Kennesaw required all households to have a gun. The residential burglary rate subsequently dropped 89% in Kennesaw, compared to the modest 10.4% drop in Georgia as a whole,” according to U.S. News & World Report. “Ten years later the residential burglary rate in Kennesaw was still 72% lower than when the ordinance was passed” (emphasis added).
The worst terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11 just occurred in Orlando, Florida.
Fifty people were killed and 53 wounded, with some still on the critical list. It is a tragedy that shocked America, and our deepest sympathies go out to the families of the victims.
The media are now discovering much that was, as far as we know, previously unknown about the killer. There is, presently, information reaching the public that seems to indicate the individual committing the horrific act was a Muslim.
This, of course, will generate controversy as to whether or not we should blame “radical Islamists” for such acts of terror, even when their background seems to indicate an association with that religion. Let us be clear: It is manifestly obvious that all Muslims are not terrorists any more than all Christians are Baptists.
There is another issue being discussed passionately. The issue? Gun control. This subject will receive strong support from one group and vehement objections from another. According to many in the mainstream media, the blame should fall on guns and certain American groups like the National Rifle Association and conservatives. Liberals will (and are) committed to the idea that every American should be stripped of their guns and denied the right to own one.
by Ben Kinchlow
