The Founders warned us about an overzealous protection of liberties.
by Andy Cohen
The fight over guns rages on. The good news is that the parents and relatives of the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting have not allowed us to forget what happened in their quiet little town last December. The bad news is that it still doesn’t look like anything significant is going to get done.
The whole argument would seem to be pretty cut and dry, and relatively simple to resolve: Ban assault weapons from public ownership—after all, their sole purpose is for killing large numbers of people in a very short period of time. Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter, managed to fire off 154 rounds during his five minute rampage that took the lives of 20 young kids and six adults. There is no earthly reason for anyone outside of the military or police forces to own such a weapon. They’re not used to hunt. They’re used to kill people. That’s what they were made for. [Read more…]