Why Not Now?

      Ya know, I think I have to agree with the NRA. People can kill with a knife, or even a car or truck. In fact, people can kill other people with a bow and arrow or a spear. All of those things are
capable of killing people. And I'm sure there are many other ways, like Russia's favorite, poison, to kill people.
       But the only weapon that kills by shooting, is a gun. And a gun is the favorite weapon, the weapon of choice, of people who want to kill other people. And if a person wants to kill a lot of people, as many as possible, then the weapon of choice is the assault rifle, with a large banana clip.
       That's not something that Liberals though up. Or Conservatives. Its just the way things are. Semi-automatic firearms, especially those that can easily be converted to fully automatic can kill more people. That doesn't mean that a killer can't use some other firearm. Some do. But the assault rifle is the gun a killer will choose given the chance. And there is no semi-automatic knife.
       So what could possibly be wrong with outlawing such firearms? Well there's always the loss of profits for the gun manufacturers. And there you have it. Its not an attack on the Second Amendment, its an assault on gun makers profits. So okay, now we're at the heart of the argument on gun laws. Which do we put first, gun makers profits or children's and even adult's lives? Of course its not just that simple. After all we have to consider the sports enthusiasts enjoyment of target shooting. We have to put that against everyone else's enjoyment of, well of breathing. The time has come. Don't you agree?