Electoral Fortune 7/9/2010

By Mr. Lucky

I cam across a very interesting idea from a conservative friend recently. He was talking about getting businesses in Arizona to manufacture and sell firearms on within the boundaries of the state in order to get around the regulations that the federal government has placed on them. This idea seemed ridiculous to me that some company would think that it would be a profitable idea to make sure that all steps in the manufacturing of the firearm, it’s distribution to retail, and eventual sale to a consumer were conducted only in the state in order to avoid the weak and easily avoided regulations on guns we have in this country. The gun show loophole alone makes it extremely easy to get a gun despite having felony convictions or a documented mental imbalance all without a waiting period. Still for some that loose level of regulation on guns is still too much.

America has had a gun fetish for a long time, something that can be traced back to when the nation was first founded and most people lived miles from their closest neighbor and there were few public safety officers to speak of, which made the idea of having a firearm for defense practical, but in 21^st century America those things are no longer true. We see our neighbors everyday since they are right next to us, there are police that will respond to criminal activity, and the violent crime rate in the country is at a historic low. Considering all of that why do American’s still feel this attraction to guns that other nations have been able to grow out of? I don’t expect a rational gun control policy to come from our government anytime soon despite it being desperately needed, but hopefully someday the majority of American’s will grow out of this weird fetish they have for dangerous weapons.