Huff and Puff About “Danger” of Guns
Posted by FirearmsTruth on July 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Yet one more editorial that calls out the dangers of “guns in the home” following the Supreme Court Ruling. In writing for the Huffington Post Ellen S. Alberding, president of the Joyce Foundation, sings the same tune yet again, writing:
“The gun lobby is quick to contend that homeowners need guns for self-defense and that where there are more guns there is less crime. Lost in the legal debate, self-defense arguments and widely-held assumptions, however, are the facts about the risks of keeping guns in the home.”
What is lost in Alberding’s argument regarding the SCOTUS ruling is one Otis McDonald. This is just the latest example that “forgets” or at least fails to mention Mr. McDonald. His reason for the lawsuit was so he could defend his home.
But we question this whole nanny state mentality. Alberding doesn’t believe guns can coexist in a home with children, yet children have lived and grown for hundreds of years in America – in homes with guns. Imagine where this argument could head? Can children be safe in a house with alcohol? They could drink it and become alcoholics. What about sweets and junk food? Children could become fat?
We’re just trying to make a point here, and we’re asking questions that Alberding isn’t asking. The last question we’ll ask, what would happen if armed criminals broke into Mr. McDonald’s home again and he wasn’t armed?
