A man just went on a violent rampage in Texas, injuring a dozen or more with a knife. Some are in critical condition, and could die.
Should we now begin a campaign to require background checks before people can buy knives?
Maybe we should also ban knives with multiple blades, or kitchen knife holders that will hold five or more knives.
Knives are obviously evil, and should be controlled by the government. The only way to prevent knife violence is to require background checks and create restrictions.
Completely ridiculous, isn’t it? Mentally unstable people and criminals would still find a way to get knives. If not knives, then hammers, baseball bats, chain saws or airplanes. Maybe even guns.
Wake up! The problem is violence. Violence is caused by a sick mind or wicked heart. Guns are not the problem. Knives are not the problem. All the background checks you can do will not stop a sick person from acts of violence.
The media hype has created a “background check hysteria”. The anti-gun left has successfully convinced most Americans that background checks will somehow transform sick people or prevent them from acts of violence.
By supporting background checks, many people feel like they have “done their part” to stop violence. They continue, however, to support rap music, pornography, abortion and other things that promote a culture of violence and death. They also continue to support politicians and organizations that support this kind of culture. But they FEEL better, having “done something”… even though that “something ” does nothing to change hearts and minds.
Fortunately, there is still a remnant of Constitution-minded conservatives willing to hold the line and insist we deal with the REAL problem.
**Gordon Howie is a nationally syndicated author, host of Liberty Today TV and CEO of Life and Liberty Media***
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Like guns, knives are dangerous, and sometimes are deadly.Its a good idea to create background checks before buying steak knives similar to purchasing a gun, because they too are dangerous weapons similar to guns
Cory, and the only way to deal with a far-left propagandist like you is to lay the truth out for all to see. You are not only too chicken to defend your students from a mass murderer, you are too chicken to let me comment on your blog and let you readers know what really is going on.
I always carrie a Bowie knife, but as concealed carry for its stealth potential. Just as I’ve learned to shoot from horseback, even with a compound bow But for serious self-defense, there’s only one choice.
No, you should be starting a campaign to allow all teachers to carry Bowie knives on their belts in class… because the only way to stop a bad guy with a knife is a good guy with a knife.
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