If the government was truly committed to stopping gun violence, it would immediately set up gun courts and prosecute every single crime that involved a firearm as a terrorist act. Why? Because using a gun to break the law does terrorize the victims in a way that is unforgettable. Even if the gun is never fired, the psychological impact of knowing you were a heartbeat away from death is tremendous and stays with you forever.
Ah. I see. Strangulation, bat-crushed skull, meat cleaver cuts, high fall, acid, pummelling, electrocution, drowning, poison, hit-and-run, explosion, etc. etc. etc. do not "terrorize the victims" and do not have "the psychological impact" of a gun. Bull$#!%. Tell that to my friends who have faced death by drowning, cutting, or beating; they'll slap you and insist that it wasn't the tool that was so fearful, it was the prospect of death regardless of instrument thereof.
The one thing that the National Rifle Association and gun control advocates agree on is stricter law enforcement for gun crimes. So where is the legislation? Nowhere, that's where.
The author demonstrates profound ignorance. There are PLENTY (thousands) of gun laws: they are, however, not enforced. The NICS system instantly and specifically alerts the FBI to tens/hundreds of thousands of gun felonies - yet prosecution is virtually nonexistant. The problem is not lack of laws, the problem is lack of enforcement. The government is not interested in prosecuting criminals, it is interested in controlling the law-abiding.