All of those that are/were duped into buying guns because of an unsubstantiated fear that guns were going to be taken away.
This cycle repeats every time there is a mass shooting.
This happens obviously way too often.
Of course it couldn’t have anything to do with the fact that every time there is a widely publicized shooting, the government immediately goes on the ‘must pass more laws’ bandwagon.
And yes, people interested in firearms will go to buy them before they possibly cannot.
That not paranoia. Just getting ahead of the curve.
Look at your own recent handgun laws in Canada. Trudeau has made it almost impossible to get a handgun.
Point is, you never know what the government will do.
And they, the government and the media, absolutely love to exploit the children.
Kids being shot at a school or a mall gets great mileage in the emotional outrage department.
They don’t give a shit about the Black or Hispanic gang members that get shot on any given weekend in the inner cities.
But the kids tug at people’s heartstrings.
The paranoia comes from those people who then clamor the mantra of “Something Must Be Done’’ ! Pass more laws!
It’s a strategy designed to instill fear and outrage to get people on board with more gun laws and the eventual banning of private ownership of firearms.
So no, the gun owners aren’t paranoid. It’s people like you. You’re the paranoid one.
Sad thing is you don’t even know it.