Efficient Gun Control That Makes Sense

This is adapted from an email that is circulating on the Interweb, that my dad forwarded to me.

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Efficient Gun Control that makes sense. 

• In 1863 a Democrat shot and killed Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. 

• In 1881 a left wing radical Democrat shot James Garfield, President of the United States , who later died from the wound. 

• In 1963 a radical left wing socialist shot and killed John F. Kennedy, President of the United States. 

• In 1975 a left wing radical Democrat fired shots at Gerald Ford, President of the United States. 

• In 1983 a registered Democrat shot and wounded Ronald Reagan, President of the United States. 

• In 1984 James Hubert, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 22 people in a McDonalds restaurant. 

• In 1986 Patrick Sherrill, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 15 people in an Oklahoma post office. 

• In 1990 James Pough, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 10 people at a GMAC office. 

• In 1991 George Hennard, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 23 people in a Luby's cafeteria. 

• In 1995 James Daniel Simpson, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 5 coworkers in a Texas laboratory. 

• In 1999 Larry Asbrook, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 8 people at a church service. 

• In 2001 a left wing radical Democrat fired shots at the White House in a failed attempt to kill George W. Bush, President of the US . 

• In 2003 Douglas Williams, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 7 people at a Lockheed Martin plant. 

• In 2007 a registered Democrat named Seung - Hui Cho, shot and killed 32 people in Virginia Tech. 

• In 2010 a mentally ill registered Democrat named Jared Lee Loughner, shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed 6 others. 

• In 2011 a registered Democrat named James Holmes, went into a movie theater and shot and killed 12 people. 

• In 2012 Andrew Engeldinger, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 7 people in Minneapolis .   

• In 2013 a registered Democrat named Adam Lanza, shot and killed 26 people in a school. 

• The Latest... An angry Democrat shoots 12 at a Navy ship yard.

One could go on, but you get the point, even if the media does not.  Clearly, there is a problem with Democrats and guns.

No NRA member, Tea Party member, or Republican conservatives were involved. 

Solution: It should be illegal for Democrats to own guns.

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Note: I did not Snopes this. Maybe some of the claims are false. But like Dan Rather at CBS, the claims may be false, but the narrative is true so it's fair game, right? Oh, who cares? Under Alinsky rules, all's fair.

But here's the deal: 'progressives' seem to judge others by themselves, i.e., "We can't be trusted with guns, so we have to ban guns. They're not safe for anyone." There are two problems with that.

1. Lots of people can be trusted with guns, and they can do a lot of good in society, especially during the crucial average 20 minutes it takes for a 911 response ("You better not rape me! I called 911!"). Guns prevent a lot of crime just by the perps not knowing who's carrying and who isn't. Violence is prevented with nary a shot being fired. 
2. Banning guns will not eliminate guns from society. It's 300 year-old technology. That genie is so out of the bottle, and has been for centuries. Best to get a grip, and get real. The world's a dangerous place, and while guns can be dangerous, in responsible hands, guns can actually make the world safer.

I keep a loaded fire extinguisher under my kitchen sink, and a first-aid kit in my medicine cabinet for the same reason I keep a loaded pistol in my (none of your business). Because when seconds count, help can arrive in minutes.