Visitors can now carry guns openly in Virginia parks

[mcurrier]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/1/visitors-can-pack-heat-in-virginia-parks/

[Mike.357]

" said Andrew Goddard, executive director of the Virginia Center for Public Safety. “It’s going to take something serious to happen for people to wake up. Unfortunately, it will be too late for somebody when that happens.†"

I just don't get this line of reasoning. If someone is gonna start shooting any legalese is not going to stop it. Some people just live in unreasonable fear of things that are not going to happen

[JAB]

Some people just live in unreasonable fear of things that are not going to happen

And some people are irrationally convinced that a law which prohibits something will somehow magically prevent it from happening. Last I checked, murder was against the law and breaking that law often has some pretty severe penalties. Someone who is willing to break that law likely isn't going to be deterred by a law preventing them from having a gun in a park. Of course, I am preaching to the choir on this one.

The example I like to use is this: How likely do you think it is that some criminal would say, "I'd really like to rob that bank over there. I've got this gun I stole and I'd shoot anybody who got in my way. I'd shoot the teller if she wouldn't turn over the money. Killin' ain't nothing, to me but, dammit, they went and ruined my whole plan by postin' that 'no guns' sign on the bank door. How am I supposed to get on with my robbin' and killin' with that sign keeping me from havin' a gun in there?"

Yep, the idea is just as stupid as it sounds.

Edited May 15, 2012 by JAB