They're back, and this time they're after our guns. Considered the decisive constituency in the last presidential campaign, these middle-class mothers lost their hearts to the president because he was sooo sensitive to women. Call them the sucker moms. Undaunted, the soccer moms have parked their mini-vans and are hoofing it. Too many lives are destroyed every day.
Proliferation is a good place to begin dissecting the moms' logic.
In 1980, there were roughly 52 million handguns in America and 23,000 homicides. By 1998, the stock of handguns had nearly doubled and the number of homicides declined by one-third. If there is a correlation here, we should be handing out semi-automatics on street corners. Then, you can call a time-out with the thug who's invaded your domicile to rob, rape or murder you, while you unlock and load your gun. Regrettably, most criminals just aren't that sporting.