I live near the main drag that runs by the University of Texas at Austin and it is typical in the fall (and other times) that fraternity boys cruise up and down the drag in the shiny new pickups that Daddy bought them, and, oddly enough, some of them drink alcohol to excess. Other people do too, I've heard...in fact, well, that's another story.
But every time there's a gun rampage somewhere, the Texas Legislature tries to do what it can to make still more of them easier to perpetuate by loosening gun restrictions and safety requirements.
The theory is that, well, if only citizens were well armed enough, they could take out the miserable SOBs that are about to run amok and kill a bunch of folks.
What will happen instead, if things continue in this direction, is that more and more people will start carrying guns in order to protect themselves against the OTHER people who are carrying guns. The escalation of anxiety will result in more and more opportunities for accidental shootings that could easily trigger (no pun intended) more shootings...innocent persons caught in the crossfire from some stupid misunderstanding...
...and let's not even discuss the perils of road rage in Texas (there have been times when I've been grateful I DIDN'T have a gun--after the fact)...or the ever increasing ease with which true psychopaths can get their hands on some firepower
The prospect of 30.06's being discharged in the general direction of my bedroom by drunken lads riding in the back of pickups as they celebrate a Horns' victory, well, it makes a body nervous.
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