The column by Todd Tanner is illogical, self-contradictory and unhelpful. His extensive quoting of Charlton Heston's gun worshipping speech to the National Rifle Association is stomach-turning and revealing.
First, Mr. Tanner poses the prospect of an oppressive federal government as justification for the glut of firearms, especially military grade, awash in our society. While he rejects laws that would limit or control sale or possession of guns (after all, our farmers must be well-armed to resist tyranny) he proposes that the manufacturers of all this weaponry be made susceptible to liability for their production of arms that are misused to slaughter innocents.
Holding gun makers liable, especially for their irresponsible promotion of sales to youngsters, may be part of the solution but it can hardly be the sole means of stemming the tidal wave of mass murder happening only in this country. And since Mr. Tanner seems to favor a fully-armed citizenry, ready to preserve liberty threatened by government oppression, it would seem self-defeating to punish arms makers for fulfilling their civic duty.
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