May 30, 2022
There is a way to stop school shootings
By Pandra Selivanov
One of the first criminals named on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List was Willie Sutton, a man who quipped that he robbed banks because "that's where the money is." Sutton's comment could easily apply to the epidemic of school shootings that has overtaken America. Banks, airports, jewelry stores, and other locations that have been attractive targets to criminals are protected with multiple layers of security, including armed guards. Children, our most precious resource, are protected with signs proclaiming slogans like "this school is a gun-free zone," as if a maniac with a gun is going to see the sign and walk away, unable to proceed against a stern warning.
There is much public debate in the wake of a school shooting such as the one that occurred in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were killed, and, as usual, there is conflict between the supporters of the Second Amendment and those who wish to do away with guns altogether. The Justice Department is investigating the police response to the attack on Robb Elementary School. Activists and celebrities are weighing in. World leaders are publicizing their reactions, which include smug declarations that such violence is not allowed in their countries. Such comments, aside from being grossly inaccurate, are especially galling coming from China, a country with appalling human rights abuses, but I digress.
The right to bear arms is a fundamental right enshrined in the United States Constitution. There is a culture of gun ownership in America, and there are millions of guns in America. Many of those guns are in the hands of criminals. Those are plain facts.
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