Re: “From muskets to madness — Retired police officer reflects on his family roots and how weapons have evolved,” by Daniel Carlson, Sunday Opinion. Dallas...
Mr. Waters wrote, “the National Guard is our militia, not everyday citizens.” Wrong. U.S. Code 10 Article 246 to wit: a. The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
But it does show that being armed, having proper proficiency training and maybe even more important, showing extraordinary composure, go a long way.I was born and raised in Texas, and I am a hunter and fisherman. With that being said, I moved out of Texas because of the political deadlock on all gun initiatives. I used to own an AR-15 but turned it over to the police for destruction. I own other rifles and shotguns.
Looking back before the elimination of gun control laws, when people got angry, harsh words or gestures or a black eye were the results. But today, because of guns, people die, including schoolchildren. Whether the Uvalde first responders were simply without leadership or were cowards will probably never be known. What we do know is our politicians, starting with Gov. Greg Abbott, have pushed to make us the wild West with more guns, available to pretty much anyone. We even make silencers legal, flouting federal law.
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