Ice-T gun control
Ice-T offered his take on gun control in the wake of the Colorado shooting at an Aurora movie theater. The rapper-turned actor says a person like suspect James Holmes will use any means necessary to murder if they are "hell-bent" on killing. Guns are the last fight "against tyranny", he said.
Monday, Mediaite reported on an interview Ice gave recently surrounding the "Dark Knight Rises" massacre that left 12 dead and dozens injured.
Ice-T: 'Gun control a waste of time, won't stop murders'
Many emotional responses were given in the wake of the "Batman" shooting, and the issue of gun control in America became part of the running discussion. Some believe lax gun legislation in this country is the reason mass shootings like Aurora, Columbine and Virginia Tech take place.
Ice-T sees gun control laws in a different perspective.
"It's legal in the United States. The right to bear arms is because that's the last form of defense against tyranny. Not to hunt. It's to protect yourself from the police," he said at the beginning of the interview.
When asked if he thought the murders by suspect James Holmes was similar to his point, he said:
"No. Not really. If somebody wants to kill people, they don’t need a gun to do it.”
The host pushed back and said:
"Makes it easier though, doesn't it?"
Ice-T countered by saying this about gun control:
"Not really. You can strap explosives on your body. They do that all the time."
What took place in Aurora, Colo., for all practical purposes, could not have been prevented. There is just no way to guard against what looks like a delusional and manic person in James Holmes aka the "Joker."
Will an assault weapons ban work and prevent mass murders like the Colorado shootings? Not likely. In fact, would-be-killers will just find some other means.
In the drug trade, narcotics are illegal. However, that is what fuels the market and creates a demand and widespread competition. Sadly, the trade is run like a market system, with different layers of ownership and distribution.
Maybe Ice-T is right about gun control in how stiffer laws will not do much to prevent killing. In fact, some experts believe it will only place guns into the hands of criminals and a rouge group of tyrants. What say you?
The only way to save soul is turn back to God.
| Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. |
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Ice-T: 'Gun control a waste of time, won't stop murders'
