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| 4-year-old kills himself with dad's stolen gun |
(c) Rabbi Menachem Creditor
When Gun Violence conversations "only" point to massacres, we miss the actual 30,000+ Gun Violence deaths that make every day Newtown in America. 33 Americans die every day from Gun Violence. Four-year-old Jaiden Pratt was only one of today's needless victims of Gun Violence.
- Even if the gun that killed four-year-old Jaiden Pratt z"l had been legally owned, there still isn't a national registry to locate all firearms.
- Even if the gun that killed four-year-old Jaiden Pratt z"l had been legally owned, the assault ban has been dismembered by the NRA.
- Even if the gun that killed four-year-old Jaiden Pratt z"l had been legally owned, Senator Feinstein's insurance concept will likely fail.
- Even if the gun that killed four-year-old Jaiden Pratt z"l had been legally owned, background checks will likely only be slightly expanded for now.
- Even if the gun that killed four-year-old Jaiden Pratt z"l had been legally owned, a boy is dead who needn't be.
The second amendment guarantees a right that requires safekeeping. For more, please see the resource page on my blog: http://rabbicreditor.blogspot.com/p/gun-violence-resources.html and purchase a copy of "Peace in Our Cities: Rabbis Against Gun Violence."