Gun Control not Solution to School Violence, says North

Ollie North Gun Control not Solution to School Violence, says North About midway during his interview on Fox News with Chris Wallace, incoming National Rifle Association President Oliver North uttered what were possibly the 15 most important words in the debate about school shootings. “You’re not going to fix it by taking away the rights of law-abiding citizens,” North, a retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, observed. This seems to be the common sense that gun prohibition lobbying groups just don’t get or can’t accept. In the wake of Friday’s tragic school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, anti-rights organizations were busy, seeking donations and calling for new gun control laws. Rights activists might instead send contributions to their favorite Second Amendment group, because a fight is already in progress. Like it or not, when these groups push for new gun laws, it amounts to an admission that all the gun laws so far adopted to prevent such crimes haven’t worked. North advocated for metal detectors at school entrances, but is turning schools into prison-like facilities the answer to school shootings? Seattle’s KIRO radio commentator Dave Ross raises an interesting issue about that. There is something else about the aftermath of coverage, and it has to do with a remark attributed to a senior at the school that has virtually disappeared from various accounts. The teen, identified as Logan Roberts, was reportedly asked by a group of reporters about gun control. His reported reply: “I don’t have a comment about that. […]

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