A (DU) minority view on guns. [View all]

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I'm just going to say it - it isn't a gun problem, it's a people problem.

Guns, like cars, machetes, rope, etc., are tools of mankind. They all have appropriate uses. When used inappropriately, the inanimate object is not to blame, the person is. Is that not self-evident?

That some are using this tragedy to push a political agenda while the bodies of the victims are still warm is a little disrespectful and transparent, imho. But here it comes, full court press I'm sure. And we don't know the details yet. For all we know, this was a terrorist attack. There was some motivation. Maybe it was pay, maybe it was more. But motivation matters, because it isn't about the gun, it's about the person.

Two questions:

What percentage of gun homicides in the US is of the mass killing kind?

What percentage of legal gun owners have committed mass killings?

The answers will tell you two things, at least. One, that mass killings are a tiny fraction of all US gun violence. That is why using such a rare event to crusade against something much larger is so insincere.

And two, that the vast majority of legal gun owners are not "gun nuts" out to lay waste to society. This is reality.

The truth is each of us have a right and responsibility to defend ourselves, our families, and our property. Every one of us. We have a right to self-defense. We have a right to protect ourselves. We have a right to fight back. No permission is required. America is not going to relinquish those rights to the government. It just ain't going to happen. And it shouldn't happen.

Yeah, it's a minority view here, but I can promise you I'm not the only Democrat to hold these views.

Anyway, I'm sure I'll catch hell for posting this, and that's fine, everyone has an opinion. Hopefully the name-callers who want to scream "NRA shill" will be few...