BSA 1 - VERY WELL SAID !
Since this thread is about the REALITY of all this, here's my take on it - - -
Youre more likely to be struck by lightening than be a victim in one of these mass shootings (just check the 10 year statistics for both events). None of the proposals or counter-proposals are likely to have any significant impact on such unlikely, rare events anyway. It'd make more 'sense' to enact new laws 'to protect us' from being struck by lightening.
This is all being driven by emotionalism after the last tragic shooting involving young children. "Never let a crisis go to waste." Those on the anti side at the highest levels are likely to be just as aware of the statistics showing a decrease in violent crime over the last decade, as we are. They are likely to be as aware as we are that the sunset of the 'Assault Weapons' Ban on certain 'scary' looking external features on rifles - had no impact on violent crime. They know that a place like the UK, where many guns are banned and the others are highly restricted - - - have much higher violent crime rates than the US. They just use clubs, knives, hands, etc to do the violence.
Their agenda is to disarm the American people. Not to 'prevent another tragedy' (remember the lightening strikes) - but because they fear an armed citizenry, for whatever reason. They use whatever methods they can get away with - new laws through Congress, possible executive orders and administrative orders to various agencies to make purchasing more difficult, one sided media reporting, or international treaties to go around Congress.
It is also a REALITY that gun and ammo sales are at incredibly high levels. NICS background checks have been at extremely high levels. Most of us have gone into stores where weve bought for years, only to find lots of very thinly stocked shelves and gun racks.
We hear from the news media that 'the American people want more sensible gun regulation'. Many seem to think that we'll have to 'appear sensible' and go along with some further (and irrelevant to mass shootings) restrictions. But is this often repeated claim by the media true ? Given the quality of 'news reporting' today, who knows what the REALITY is regarding what Americans want.
Americans do seem to be voting on this . . . with their wallets.
I hope people on our side aren't bluffed into actions that would be un-necessary and make no impact on lightening strikes or on mass shootings. The more and longer the actual facts are put out there, the better is is for the 2A.