It’s against the law to advertise tobacco products as
their use might KILL you. But no such
ban against advertising guns which might KILL you as well. So there it is, right in your face, some
nifty hand pistols as advertised in our local Palm Beach Post. Buy them on credit with six months to pay! Nothing
down! Step right up, come and get ‘em!
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| Feb. 25 Palm Beach Post Ad |
It is an interesting dilemma. To buy a gun or not to buy, that is the question. The gun industry, our society in fact, wants
you to feel unsafe UNLESS you have a gun.
We know people our age who have hand guns; they keep them in the car
when they travel up and down the I95 corridor.
Should I feel safer or more unsafe because they and thousands of others
like them have guns, ones that can be stolen, or be used ineptly by their
owners? What are the chances that some
armed thug will be at a disadvantage because they have a .38 caliber pistol
hidden somewhere? Balance those probabilities
against the chances of a gun being used against you in an instance of road rage
or you becoming a collateral victim of a gun fight between a “good guy” and a “bad
guy.”
Do we want our children to routinely see ads for
guns? It implies an acceptance by our
society. Yes, I know, the 2nd
amendment, blah, blah, blah. But must they
be advertised in local, family newspapers?
Cigarette advertising is forbidden, but guns are fair game?
