No war was ever won by defense.
I think that people are waking up to the fact that they are responsible for their own self-defense and that 911 is not the be-all, end-all solution to every situation in which they may find themselves. This line of thought should be encouraged.
These things I have been doing:
Point out that this...person...chained the doors in the building in order to keep his victims confined while on his rampage and that he could have just as easily chained the doors and started a fire that would most likely have claimed MORE lives, but no-one would be clamoring to ban fire or matches afterwards, and that it is just as ridiculous to ban firearms due to the acts of one psycho as it is to ban matches for the same reason.
Point out that, while tragic, the loss of 32 lives is only perceived as horrific as it is because it happened all at once, and that crime that affects many more people on a daily basis is just as horrific, but not as newsworthy.
Point out that criminals tend to select victims based on perceived weakness, as we have seen time and again, and the fact that there are those who carry firearms acts as a crime deterrent, and that even those people who do not carry benefit thereby, because a criminal never knows, but this one had a good idea due to the gun-free zone.
Point out that the Brady Bunch are concerned with collecting donations and their salaries, that the controversy surrounding guns is what guarantees those salaries, and the drivel they spout to the gullible who keep sending them money is a way to perpetuate those salaries.
Point out that that the majority of politicians DO NOT have the interests of their constituents in mind, and tend to say whatever they need to say to remain in, or get into, office.
Point out that only those politicians who consider themselves untouchable, have nothing to lose and are grasping at straws
, or believe that they must spout a gun-control mantra in order to get elected are calling for more gun control legislation
at this time.
Point out that gun-control laws provide nothing but a means by which the strong take advantage of the weak and elderly, and the gang take advantage of the lone.
Certainly, there would be more calls for greater gun-control, by the usual suspects, if it weren't for the 2008 election. It will be a mistake to elect them based on their lack of willingness to touch the issue today, because it is just as certain there will be a surge of gun-control legislation after the election, once power is assured to those who lean that way.