The Down Range Blog

Steve Chapman over at TownHall.com gives us a wrap-up on why gun control lost. Thomas Jefferson once wrote, pessimistically, “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” He would probably not have been surprised to see the proliferation of gun control laws in our time. But he might not have anticipated that the water would run back uphill. Steve lists 3 main reasons: - Gun control didn’t work - Laws allowing concealed weapons proliferated — with no ill effects. - The Second Amendment got a second look. I would like to add another one: - “The people’s”

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