Dwain Northey (Gen X)

I am disheartened by the news and our apparent inability to control some in our societies basest instinct. Mass shooting have become a daily occurrence to date in 2023 our nation has had more mass shooting that days on the current calendar, according to the Washington Post as of January 24 there were 39 mass shooting in the United States. (Mass shooting is defined as 4 or more injured and/or killed.) What happened to arguments that resulted with a fist fight at worst or just walking away, now a disagreement has to be solved with gun fire. We have more gun deaths per capita than some war zones and we still proport the U.S. to be a “safe” society.

In 1983 the movie a Christmas Story came out that depicted a family from the 40’s, the son, Ralphie wanted a Red Rider Air Rifle. What did every character in the movie say to him? “You’ll put your eye out with that kid!!” That was talking about an air rifle, I read that there is a company called Wee Tactical that is going to produce a .22 caliber rifle called a Jr15 that is exactly the same style as an AR15 only 20% smaller to fit more comfortably in a child’s hands.

This makes me absolutely sick to my stomach… Even the designer of the AR assault style rifle has said that it has no practical purpose outside of a war zone, and now there is a company that is specifically designing a war machine for kids.

The 2^nd Amendment that all gun lovers spout gives them a right to have any gun they want obviously have never read the entire amendment. Here it is for those who haven’t read the whole thing.

Second Amendment

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

It is painfully obvious that the first 4 words of the amendment are completely ignored by those who only repeat the last 14 words in this very short amendment.

I read this as every person has the right to join the National Guard, a well-regulated militia, to ensure the security of their Free State. Not that every jack-ass with an apposable thumb has the right to own any projectile throwing machine they want. If you want to play BANG-BANG join the military where you can be trained or go to a firing range where it is safe with trained individuals.

I have the Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness and so do my children and friends. Do you really believe that my right to life is an affront to your right to have a firearm? Because I know that your “right” to have a firearm can be a detriment to my Right to Life.