Death by "Gun Control"
by Aaron Zelman & Richard W. Stevens
This one is well worth reading! Not because of high literary value, as artistic merit is nearly nil, in this particular case; the book should be read simply because it is informative. The topic is usually shunned in most countries, but that does not make it any less important. Quite the contrary seems to be the case.
To quote the authors, the book shows exactly how “gun control” means victim disarmament – and how victim disarmament leaves millions of innocent people vulnerable to aggression.
Lots of data collected by the authors constitute compelling evidence of public wrong and personal grievance caused by gun control. A most important point is the psychic cost, or Psyching Out the Victims, as the authors put it, and rightly so. Numerous tables and detailed analysis, examples from various countries/nations boasting different political systems/religions make the book a scientific work, almost, except that scientific theses are usually written in a language rather difficult to understand. Well this one is written in good plain English, easy to understand for anyone but them that won`t understand on principle.
There are some moot points, granted; but I`d rather discuss those elsewhere. My blog, maybe. To my mind, the authors tend to overdo, at times; yet things like that will happen when the other side, wrong but Legitimate, does overdo freely…
To quote again:
To the person who does not value self-defense, or who wants to ban firearms or to enact “gun control” laws that make it harder for people to defend themselves, we ask this question:
What moral authority do you have to tell others not to defend against aggression?
I`d say the book (and perhaps Dial 911 and Die by Richard W. Stevens, too) is a Must both for those who would ban guns and for those who know it`s not guns but persons that murder. But especially for the uncertain.
© Dodo
This one is well worth reading! Not because of high literary value, as artistic merit is nearly nil, in this particular case; the book should be read simply because it is informative. The topic is usually shunned in most countries, but that does not make it any less important. Quite the contrary seems to be the case.
To quote the authors, the book shows exactly how “gun control” means victim disarmament – and how victim disarmament leaves millions of innocent people vulnerable to aggression.
Lots of data collected by the authors constitute compelling evidence of public wrong and personal grievance caused by gun control. A most important point is the psychic cost, or Psyching Out the Victims, as the authors put it, and rightly so. Numerous tables and detailed analysis, examples from various countries/nations boasting different political systems/religions make the book a scientific work, almost, except that scientific theses are usually written in a language rather difficult to understand. Well this one is written in good plain English, easy to understand for anyone but them that won`t understand on principle.
There are some moot points, granted; but I`d rather discuss those elsewhere. My blog, maybe. To my mind, the authors tend to overdo, at times; yet things like that will happen when the other side, wrong but Legitimate, does overdo freely…
To quote again:
To the person who does not value self-defense, or who wants to ban firearms or to enact “gun control” laws that make it harder for people to defend themselves, we ask this question:
What moral authority do you have to tell others not to defend against aggression?
I`d say the book (and perhaps Dial 911 and Die by Richard W. Stevens, too) is a Must both for those who would ban guns and for those who know it`s not guns but persons that murder. But especially for the uncertain.
© Dodo