GUN SAFETY NOT ABOUT JUDGEMENT: AN OPINION

Gun safety means good gun owners who know what guns are for and how they work.

What they’re not for? Mass shootings in schools, churches, grocery stores, or massage parlors.

What guns are for?

Tell me about imminent threat.

If you travel in dangerous circles of heavily armed people, you’re most likely heavily armed, too.

But what about the guy arrested in the Atlanta grocery store loaded with “a semiautomatic rifle, a shotgun and four handguns. The man also was wearing body armor and had a cache of ammunition, according to police.”

In my judgement, this man knew little about gun safety, but enough to get arrested.

Just stopping by to pick up some milk and bread? Better gear up, Rambo.

The range I go to has gun safety rules, which I appreciate when the place is lit up with the sort of sounds that two sets of ear plugs can’t deaden.

Rules? They don’t allow custom targets after people showed up with pictures of their ex to shoot up. No outside bullets and no open carry. They run a business, not a cult church to worship the biggest gun.

Bad gun safety is bad for their business.

Mass Shootings Are Bad Gun Safety For Everybody

On Facebook I learned I was judgmental, Buddy.

I cleared it up with a judgmental opinion: I don’t like mass shootings. Pretty far fetched opinion, I know.

Why don’t elected officials with mass shootings in their districts enact more gun control legislation?

The University of Facebook informed me that there’s enough legislation. So that’s not the problem.

Yet, I’m strangely not comforted by the ‘enough legislation’ point of view in the middle of people getting gunned down.

One Gunner Talking About His AR-15

A skinny stick of a man, an older man with an attitude that showed on his pinched up little face, discussed weaponry with a retired Army MP.

The old man led the talk about how important his AR-15 is to his well-being.

The Army guy corrected him along the way, which the old man disputed.

Old Man: It’s my right to own an AR-15.

Army Guy: But it’s not a ‘needed weapon’ to keep in a house. You’d be better off with a Mossberg Street Sweeper.

(FEATURES: Dual extractors, positive steel-to-steel lockup, twin action bars, and an anti-jam elevator ensure smooth operation. Top mounted safety provides for ambidextrous operation. Additional special features include tri-railed forends to facilitate accessory lights and lasers, adjustable stocks for rapid adjustment of length of pull.)

Old Man: I’m more comfortable with my AR-15.

(If there is one rifle that exists today that can be said to do it all and is undeniably American to boot, it would have to be the AR-15 in any of its many guises. The AR-15 is a versatile, dependable and highly accurate rifle suitable for home-defense, hunting and just about any other purpose you might need a rifle for.)

Me: No one like you needs an AR-15.

Old Man: What are you, stupid?

Me: No, not stupid. I’m an Army vet like Tre. A twitchy old man with extra fire power is a recipe for disaster.

Old Man: It’s my right to own any gun I want.

Me: And you’re still wrong, as wrong as any other punk-ass with a bad attitude.

Army Guy: Home protection won’t work if you get robbed and lose your weapon.

Old Man: That’s why I have an AR-15.

Me: Do you have it in your locker? In your car? Your house could be broken into right now.

Army Guy: Where do you think your weapon would end up if it was stolen?

Me: Not everyone passes a background check.

Old Man: I passed.

Me: So did I. It’s not much of a test, and I still wouldn’t buy an AR-15.

Old Man: A lot of pussies wouldn’t buy any guns.

Me: You’ve got two Army guys here, pal. Who’s the pussy?

One Gun Judgement On Gun Safety

If you own four guns and buy a few more, is America more dangerous?

Some people could buy hundreds of guns and not be a threat with gun violence.

One moron could buy one gun with no waiting period in Georgia and go on a shooting spree. An official addressed the public with, “He had a bad day.”

He had a bad day so he shot Asian women? Go ahead and mix ethnicities between shooter and victims and imagine other outcomes. Either way, the victims still end up dead.

Death by gun violence is no ones plan for a happy ending. Listening to excuses on changing gun laws to make them more difficult to acquire isn’t a way forward.

The rough numbers say America represents 4% of the world’s population yet holds 44% of the world’s gun based on Meet The Press.

Wholesale gun reform laws may not be possible, but a stricter licensing process could be?

If that’s the question, where do the piles of slaughtered kids, shoppers, and concert goers send their answer?

We already know how hoaxers, deniers, and the random racists answer: We don’t see a problem.

Too judgmental? Comments welcome.