Mad Gunmen and Outlawing Assault Rifles
I quote Sullum: “Yet the Jacksonville and Stockton massacres cast serious doubts on the notion that gun-control laws can prevent rampages by armed lunatics.”
If I understand Mr. Sullum, he believes that, since we can’t stop all maniacs from buying all types of semiautomatic weapons, regulatory laws are useless. His logic escapes me. If gun control laws can prevent just some of the rampages, I shall be immensely gratified.
NRA, take note: Guns weren’t out-lawed, so Patrick Purdy and James Pough got guns--assault rifles.
RAY B. HOOD
San Diego
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