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AP Photo/Wilson Ring Last month, columnist David Frum penned a piece for The Atlantic that revealed he knows as much about firearms as Michael Moore does about dieting. In his article, “ Responsible Gun Ownership Is a Lie ,” he argues that Americans are better off with strict gun control designed to make it more difficult for people to own firearms.
Frum makes most of the usual anti-Second Amendment arguments in his piece, deceptively claiming that lax gun control laws make people less safe. But, as with most of his anti-gun comrades, Frum fails to make a compelling case.
One can understand why Frum is concerned. Indeed, Americans are buying guns at a rate that would be upsetting to anyone who doesn’t want people to own firearms. A recent survey revealed there were almost 9.8 million background checks for gun sales by June of 2021. It also found that 33.2 percent were purchased by first-time gun owners.
Frum seems to believe that the way to decrease gun violence is “by convincing ordinary, ‘responsible’ handgun owners that their weapons make them, their families, and those around them less safe.”
While noting that mass shootings tend to get the most attention when it comes to violence, Frum notes that “most of the casualties are inflicted one by one by one.” He continued: Americans use their guns to open fire on one another at backyard barbecues, to stalk and intimidate ex-spouses and lovers, to rob and assault, and to kill themselves. Half of the almost 48,000 suicides committed in 2019 were carried out by gun. All of this slaughter is enabled by the most permissive gun laws in the developed world. The author then pointed to the pending Supreme Court case that could have significant ramifications for gun owners in America. It seems that New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett is a source of worry for Frum because it “could expand gun rights even further.” He further insisted: If the NRA prevails, the nearly 400 million guns in the United States will show up in even more places than they do now. The […]
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