Jacob Sullum on the Irrational Response to the Isla Vista Massacre

The day after his 20-year-old son,
Christopher, was shot down at a deli in Isla Vista, California,
Richard Martinez blamed his death on “craven, irresponsible
politicians and the NRA.” Jacob Sullum notes that gun control
advocates quickly seized upon Martinez’s remarks, using his grief
to obscure the illogic of their position.

Sullum says none of the items on the anti-gun lobby’s wish
list makes sense as a response to
the crimes of Elliot Rodger,
the 22-year-old college student who murdered Martinez’s son and
five other people on Friday night. Far from demonstrating the
lifesaving potential of gun control, he says, the Isla Vista
massacre exposes the false promise of policies
that aim to prevent violence by limiting access to
weapons.

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