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I am thinking in particular of the National Rifle Association. These
people are really in desperate straits. The state legislatures are
almost all in session, but some of them have already pushed the
gun-owner-rights issue about as far as it can go. You can only legalize
carrying a concealed weapon in church once.
This year, in search of new worlds to conquer — or at least to arm — a
couple of states are giving serious attention to bills that would allow
gun owners to carry their concealed weapons in places like day-care
centers and school buses.
People, do you think there is a loud public outcry for more guns on
school buses? I truly believe that this is all the product of a
desperate N.R.A., trying to show its base that there are still lots of
new battles to be won.
...
I am thinking that the best solution for all concerned would be a strict
national gun-control law that makes it very difficult to get a
concealed weapons permit, permits gun dealers to sell only one handgun
per individual per year, and makes it illegal for even permit holders to
keep handguns anywhere but their home, store or car glove compartment
unless they are employed in the security business.
The N.R.A. would have a whole new lease on life, and the donations from
the gun industry would come flooding in. Legislators in red states would
be kept out of other mischief for a decade, while they devoted their
entire careers to passing new gun-friendly laws. And it’s very possible
that the purple states would find that they like the new order of things
just fine. Everybody wins!
No need to thank me. It’s the least I could do for the school bus drivers.
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