Guns vs. Abortion

John Aravosis brings attention to an interesting comparison going around: "Let's treat men buying guns like women who get abortions." Aravosis is a writer and political consultant, specializing in using the internet for politcal news and comments. John has a degree in rhetoric from the University of Illinois, a diploma from the University of Paris, and a joint law degree and masters in foreign service from Georgetown University. He seems rather credible with having gained a variety of views from different experiences---very well rounded and intelligent individual. Washingtonian magazine’s annual “50 Best Journalists” issue even named John one of “journalism’s rising stars, those likely to have a major impact in coming years.” John has also been titled one of the fifty “most powerful gay men and women in America.” John speaks five languages, and has visited or worked in 29 countries, including conducting lectures and training about the Internet and politics in France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Greece, Morocco, Indonesia and Cote d’Ivoire!

John Aravosis makes the comparison of gun control and abortions, both constitutional rights, saying if abortion can be limited, then why not the same for guns? "How about we treat every young man who wants to buy a gun like every woman who wants to get an abortion — mandatory 48-hour waiting period, parental permission, a note from his doctor proving he understand what he’s about to do, a video he has to watch about the effects of gun violence, and an ultrasound wand up the ass (just because). Let’s close down all but one gun shop in every state and make him travel hundreds of miles, take time off work, and stay overnight in a strange town to get a gun. Make him walk through a gauntlet of people holding photos of loved ones who were shot to death, people who call him a murderer and beg him not to buy a gun.”

The reactions and comments to the article all seemed positive and in favor of this idea, where I, too, must agree. I feel that if the mother cannot take care of the child and the child will be in worse off conditions, then let the parent have the choice to get an abortion. Rape is, unfortunately, fairly common, and I'm certain I would not want to have a child to help me remember that horrible event, yet those who want more freedom with firearms are those who believe abortion is wrong because they are killing an unborn child. They are more concerned with the unborn child than the several innocent people that die at these mass shootings that happen every week, as it seems?