Now that democrats are back in control, the 2nd Amendment is in danger and idiots are empowered. I found a couple of opinion pieces on gun control that say we must ban “automatic” AR-15s because they are unnecessary for duck hunting and suggest that we use cushions from a futon to defend ourselves instead. It’s just a matter of time before democrats draft these insane ideas into a piece of gun control legislation.
First up is this opinion piece in The Valley Voice:
School shootings and other mass shootings typically are carried out with the infamous AR-15 weapon. This is also referred to as assault rifles. They are automatic rapid firing long barrel weapons. The famous variant is the M-16 combat rifle used by military since the Vietnam War.
What I believe should happen with all the variants of the “assault rifle”, is that they should be illegal for civilian possession and use. There are other options for hunting and target shooting. I don’t think they are necessary for hunting ducks or deer.
There’s so much wrong with that, including use of the English language, but I’m only going to focus on the ridiculous idea that anyone hunts ducks with a rifle, automatic or otherwise. I guess if you unleashed an M134 Minigun on a flock of Mallards you’d have some success but there wouldn’t be much left for the dinner table.
In this next piece from The Honolulu Civic Beat, a person who identifies as a PhD student says we can learn about gun control from other countries:
The U.S. needs to follow other countries’ policies that have lowered gun violence, including in Australia, South Korea, and Japan.
Completely ignoring the fact that the U.S. has a Constitutional right of gun ownership, the author extols some of the “awesome” ways these other countries have disarmed their citizens:
For example, in 1996 Australia improved their gun control policy by enhancing their licensing and registration system. This required all potential gun owners to have a “genuine reason” for having a firearm — personal protection not being one of them.
Furthermore, automatic and some semi-automatic guns were banned. A “cooling off period” was included to ensure anyone who wants a firearm must wait nearly a month between applying for and buying a gun.
In addition, the Australian government spent $304 million to buy back and destroy 650,000 firearms.
People in South Korea must first obtain a license from police. If the person purchasing a license has a violent criminal or mental health record, then that person is denied a gun license.
In addition, they can only purchase air rifles or hunting guns. This means automatic and semi-automatic rifles are banned.
In another step to improve gun control, firearms must be kept at police stations rather than at home when not in use — generally outside of hunting season.
Can you imagine the “freedom” of being required to get a license for a BB gun and then having to store it at the police station?
It is however with Japan where this gun control argument really shines:
In addition, Japan has reduced gun violence through police training. Unlike the U.S, Japan’s police officers are not allowed to hold guns at any time — they must learn martial arts in order to defend themselves and others.
For example, when walking into a dispute or public issue, instead of presenting themselves as a threat with a gun, they wrap people disturbing the public in a futon mattress futon and carry them out.
There you have it: We don’t need guns because we can just wrap violent criminals in futon mattresses to protect ourselves. Also, I had no idea that futons are a martial arts weapon.
Why is it that all the people who want to disarm us have no idea what they are talking about? These two pieces are on par with a pro-abortion argument claiming we have to kill all the storks to stop unwanted pregnancies.
