Hi FOXY; I love your rhyme!

These are the Facts:

You and many others, may wonder why the US has not introduced some form of gun control, especially after the recent massacres that have sadly occurred over the last quarter century or so. I've trained at the S&W Academy,(now ceased operations) in Springfield MA and with the FBI at Quantico VA. All relating to law enforcement F/As Instructor training. I'm a FBI Certified F/As Instructor, of the Revolver, Pistol, Tactical Shotgun & Sub-Gun. I'm also an FBI trained and certified, Urban Sniper (as opposed to military Sniper). All of which were undertaken in the United States during the years of; 1986 and 1987. Whilst I was serving in the police force.

Accordingly I've often raised with the various US Instructional cadre, the reasons for such frequency of many of these tragedies in the US, as juxtaposed with our own Port Arthur asking if they believe whether it's the easy access to all manner of F/As, that's a major part of the problem?

According to my information, such total prohibition would only create a further burgeoning black market, for these types of military style weapons. And drive them even further underground. Besides, there are literally millions of these types of F/As in private hands that would never be surrounded nor given up for registration. As most Americans believe, right or wrong, they have a God given right, to ownership, possession and use of a F/A at their own discretion. Moreover, they contend they have a right to defend themselves, their loved ones and their property. So beware! Any government, whether federal, state or local, dares to try to take those F/As from them!

There are heavily armed hillbilly militias, living in the densely wooded areas among the hills and mountains of some of the southern States. Should any government try to disarm them? Well, civil war is a possibility, with the loss of many lives. Interestingly, the late Charlton HESTON owned literally hundreds of military small arms, kept in his mansion, complete with tens of thousands of rounds of ordinance.

Dear O Sung Wu,

Thank You for your kind words regarding my rhymes.

Regarding gun control in the US? My husband and I
lived and worked in the US for close to ten years.
And of course we saw the problems that you
mentioned that exist.

However, I still believe that it should not be so
easy to buy and openly carry a gun. They should make
it harder to buy weapons - especially the kind of
weapon used by the killer of this latest tragedy and
the one who killed 10 people grocery shopping in Buffalo.

The science is clear - more guns don't stop crime.
The article in the link I gave earlier from Scientific
American pointed out that:

"Guns kill more children each year than auto accidents.
More children die by gun fire in a year than on duty
police officers and active military members. That guns
area public health crisis just like COVID. And in this
regard - America is failing its children over and over
again!"

To do nothing because it's to hard - to me is not an option.

http://scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-is-clear-gun-control-saves-lives/

A great post o sung wu.
Another point to remember is that the Second Amendment doesn’t grant the right to bear arms to the citizens, it recognises a preexisting right.

The facts are that - Britain, Australia, Canada,
New Zealand, and Norway to name just a few countries
all had a culture of gun ownership, and all tightened
restrictions. Their violence statistics now diverge
sharply from those of the United States.

The world over mass shootings are frequently met with a
common response. Officials impose new restrictions on
gun ownership. Mass shootings become rarer.
Homicides and suicides ten to decrease too.

The following may be of interest:

http://stanford.edu/2022/05/25/gun-violence/

Sorry for my typo. Here's the link again:

http://news/stanford.edu/2022/05/25/gun-violence/