Gun Control Reform Activism

step further, gun apologists also claim that it is not the gun, but the person holding the gun that is the problem and that we should do more to provide mental health care for potential killers, or suicidal individuals.

When it is suggested that potential gun purchasers be given a mental health or a behavioral evaluation, they scream, "that violates the Second Amendment!" In their twisted way of thinking then, we must afford everyone the "right" to purchase a deadly weapon and wait to see if they have anti-social issues.

This all goes back to their basic fundamentalist premise: a few American deaths and injuries (110,000+ annually) are acceptable in order to "protect" the right to ensure that any American (with few exceptions) who wants a gun can get one, and that basic safety measures for a dangerous product can not be mandated for the public good.