In the aftermath of some very sad violence, I found the following graphs from an article at the American Enterprise Institute title Chart of the day: More guns, less gun violence: between 1993 and 2013. The graphs are very explanatory and the article puts it in context.
Tag: guns
I am trying to talk our little family into upping our game a little when it comes to guns. My cousin Merle and his daughter, my favorite government school teacher, are our main advisors in this effort. We thought it would be nice to get everyone a new handgun, then go to some shooting events together as a family thing. With guns on my mind, a couple of great articles came onto my radar. Real Gun Sense: Tennessee Makes Proprietors of Gun-Free Zones For Injury While Disarmed is an article about a great new law that just got passed in The Volunteer State that holds at least some of the people responsible for some of these mass shooting accountable for their actions. The author make an even better point back in November when he said the legislators who create the gun-free zones should be held accountable, too.
Then, I ran into a truly joyful article about something called The Wal-Mart Rule:
The Wal-Mart rule involves three basic steps.
The first step is accomplished by taking a trip to Wal-Mart to find out what kinds of ammunition they normally stock.
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The second step in following the Wal-Mart rule is simply buying all the guns needed to fire all the ammunition sold at Wal-Mart.
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The third step … simply involves picking up one box of ammo every time you go to Wal-Mart.
Great stuff. These articles gave me that same warm fuzzy feeling I got the first time I stepped into a MacDonald’s in Prescott Valley, Arizona and saw three blue-haired ladies packing heat. It just makes you feel more secure when good people have guns and know how to use them.
Day 621 of 1000
Here is an amazing story over on ZDNet about a personal 3D printer from 3D systems that will be available from Staples at the end of June. The 3D printer can only print within a 5½” cube and the expendables are pretty expensive, but it is changing the game pretty dramatically. Now that working 3D printable guns are possible, this makes it even bigger news. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for a 3D printer to be available that costs less than $1000 and can print one of the Defense Distributed designed guns.