The victims in Orlando shouldn’t have been massacred AND the proposed gun control laws aren’t going to prevent any future attacks. The nightclub was full of helpless people, and making everyone else as just as helpless won’t stop another massacre from happening. Instead, expanding gun laws will only enable more spree killers and terrorists to have more opportunities to slaughter. One mere follower managed to murder and injure so many in one place, and a coordinated group like in Paris(where machine guns were smuggled in despite strict laws), has the potential to be even worse. What’s really terrifying isn’t so much the type of guns used, it’s the realization that an attack could happen so suddenly and that no place is completely safe.
What about a proposal that doesn’t restrict rights and punish everyone for the evil act of someone else? Normally I’d say that more people concealed carrying in general would be part of the solution, but a nightclub makes that tricky. Armed security(and workers if they’re not drinking) could help, but not all nightclub owners want to go through the hassle of employing them. A simple and more manageable option would be to have undercover armed security similar to air marshals. They would mingle among patrons or sit off to the side, always ready and not consuming any booze while working. The response time would be quicker than the police(3 hours in this case) and more consistent than hoping someone with a CCW randomly passes by the area when the attack occurs. There is no perfect magic answer, but unlike adding more laws, this option would actually reduce gun violence, and that’s what so many people are clamoring for, isn’t it? To feel safer?
To anyone who believes that the U.S. is too dangerous and needs to restrict freedom(not just weapons, things like free speech and due process too) like other countries: I guarantee moving to another country would be less expensive and far less trouble than trying to make people give up their rights here.
GROSSE MACABRE 