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Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Knife-Wielding Ex-Con Edition

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John David Samarripas (courtesy mysanantonio.com)

During the post-Newtown push for civilian disarmament, the NRA’s hewn to its anti-“gun violence” mantra: lock up the bad guys (and leave us alone). To say the gun control lobby is’t on board with the idea would be like saying Amit Friedman’s a bit of a babe. Get tough on criminals (not guns)? That’s so seventies Republican. Yes, well, I’d like to see some stats on how many people convicted of shooting someone had a criminal record at the time. Statistically speaking, I bet it’s all of them. Meanwhile, we have anecdotal evidence suggesting that longer jail sentences would reduce “gun crime.” The New Orleans Mother’s Day parade shooter was out on bond for a firearms offense. And there’s this not-so-unpredictable tale . . .

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Robert Farago

Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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  2. us Californians should pass a voter approved law allowing equal access to firearms to everyone, whatever the civilians can have LEOS must abide by it as well. If we are hampered by the laws they should be too. also forbid any special approval for CCW to special interests as well.

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