Shortly after the killings in Colorado The St. Louis Beacon our Internet newspaper carried the commentary, "Reflections of a gun guy in the wake of a massacre." The writer explained that he had spent his entire life in law enforcement and is the owner of eight hand guns.
He described his knowledge of a broad range of weapons while criticizing the press for less than accurate description of fire arms. He said he did not mean to trivialize "an atrocity" into the minutia of nomenclature and said the press did get the big story right: "lunatic armed with potential weapons shots lots of innocent people."
He sited the 16,000 murders a year in the USA and says he is sympathetic to concerns about self defense. He concludes with the question, "At what point does self defense become self destructive?"
I wondered if gun owners and other citizens would take part in small community gatherings to talk about the "Gun Guy's" question?
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I think it would be a great idea, however,In the area we live in, Franklin County, you would find only a handful in favor of any kind of gun control. Sad but true
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