I’m tired of the gun-control debate! This morning’s streaming news (scrolling across the bottom of the TV screen during the news broadcast) had nine headlines not related to sports, weather, or medical. SEVEN of those were about people being shot. 1) A man was shot in Salinas. 2) People were shot on Interstate 80 in San Pablo. 3) A 73-year-old man shot his wife. 4) Two masked men used their guns in a robbery in Pacifica. 5) A boy on a bike was shot in Salinas. 6) A man was shot while sitting in his car with his nine-year-old child in East Oakland. 7) Four masked men shot off a gun during a home invasion/robbery in San Mateo.
These incidents all happened within a day in a fairly small area, an area not known for any more violence than any other.
I’m not arguing here for gun control that would take away anyone’s rights…well, the rights of any gun-trained/respecting, sane, level-headed, law-abiding, cool-tempered, life-respecting individuals. If anyone can come up with a workable plan to protect their rights and the rights of gun-victims without gun owners giving up a small amount of what they feel the Fourth Amendment entitles them to, for the greater good, I’d love to see it enacted right away.
Yes, I’m tired of the gun-control debate. It’s gone on far too long. It’s past time for action instead of talk.