An Anti-Gun Argument No Longer Heard

Time was, when 'liberals' would argue that citizen ownership of firearms was unnecessary for protection  against the criminal element because the police would provide the needed protection. It was a weak argument then, but a nonexistent one now, what with the defunding of the police, the elimination of cash bail, and all the other 'reforms.' The law-abiding citizen is now on his own, and he knows it, as is evidenced by a demand for weapons and ammunition in excess of supply.

One has to question the intelligence of those 'liberals'  who count as well-intentioned.  (There are some!) These 'liberals' want fewer guns in civilian hands. But their policies impede that outcome. When government at federal, state, and local levels fails to do the jobs that justify its existence, such as protecting  life, liberty, and property, then the citizens have to do the job for themselves. Trouble is, too may of these folks go off 'half-cocked.' They fail to get the requisite training; they fail to practice with their firearms; they fail to exercise due diligence in the storage of their weapons; they fail to develop the proper mindset for effective armed self-defense. At a CCW class I was surprised to see so many old ladies. All those sweet old grannies walking around with loaded 9mm pistols in their purses. What could possibly go wrong? I say that as a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment.

A very simple step in the right direction would be to enforce existing laws. But that won’t happen because it would be ‘racist.’ It would violate the wokester’s most cherished value, ‘equity,’ equality of outcome. You’re on your own.