I Wish I Had Answers to Give. I Don't

OK, bear with me. Folks, I don't have any answers. I wish I did. All day today I've been reading tweets, messages, emails, comments, etc. at various platforms I use for this. I'm getting articles and quotes from Trump that allude to gun control. Then articles and quotes from the GOP saying nah. I just don't know.

People have even asked me what I think about the conspiracy theories around the shooting - I don't think about them, sorry - and what I think the Las Vegas shooter's motive was. Folks, I have no idea. Right now, we need to be patient. Instant gratification isn't a thing in an investigation, and I'd rather they take a while to get it right than have them jump to conclusions that are wrong.  And since I don't have access to evidence and wasn't there and didn't know the guy, venturing a guess would be irresponsible at best.

On the gun control bit, which seems to be what people are asking me the most. I can say this:

1. I am low on trust and faith. If you read my article about Trump possibly moving on gun control, you probably figured that out. I don't trust the whole lot of them. There's no Obamacare repeal. No wall. And my faith that promises of no new gun control are going to work out is on the edge. I don't want to fear monger and tell you stuff is getting banned, get to the gun store now. I won't do that, and I don't advise it, either. As a former gun store employee, I can tell you, if they haven't jacked all the prices already, it's coming (and if nothing comes of it, you can't sell that stuff for what you paid for it). And 22LR ammo and 380 ACP ammo are going to vanish. It always happens. As for me, I'm not letting my guard down. At all. They can tell me what they are going to do or not going to do all day long. Bottom line, I don't trust a single one of them. But I'm not going to run down and clean out the gun store and my bank account, either.
2. All eyes are on the SlideFire stock the guy used on two of the rifles. That's the "bump fire stock" the media was talking about all day long. I have questions. The last gun store I worked in, the owner was obsessed with those stupid things. Look, I have nothing against them. If you want one, buy it. But I view those the same as full autos - fun to try out, but it's a huge waste of expensive ammo to actually own one (besides the FN P90, that thing actually groups an entire magazine on full auto, but the ammo is crazy expensive). Anyway, yes I tried one out on my former boss's AR-15. I witnessed the thing get used by multiple people. I never heard a report come from the gun as fast as the report in those videos. I'm not saying it is impossible, because it isn't. But he'd need to have some stamina. It's been a few years since I even thought about them, but if I remember correctly, you need to put your finger through the trigger guard and onto a rest that comes up along the side and is on the stock itself. Then you pull forward on the actual gun, which causes it to bump fire. This is made more difficult if he was using drums or something. You can count on at least the ATF reclassifying that thing, if actual legislation doesn't come down about them. Honestly, I am kind of surprised it has lasted as long as it did. When those arrived at my former employer's shop, the first thing out of my mouth was, "That's gonna get banned." I don't agree with banning them. Bump firing doesn't require a stock. So banning or reclassifying the stock isn't going to prevent this from happening again. 
3. I would bet money that there is going to be a run on the gun stores. I'm not the only one low on faith and trust. I can't say if it will be the epic Obama '08 run on gun stores (seriously, that was exhausting, and I'll never forget it). But I would bet on a severe uptick in gun sales. And, like I said, 22LR and 380 ACP will become like gold. Like I also said, I don't advise it. You're going to get screwed, and if you sell what you bought later, you're going to take a huge loss.

Folks, I wish I had a crystal ball and could tell you what is coming. All I can offer is what I assume. My advice? Stay calm. Write your reps. I've been tweeting at the president and my reps all day (my internet was down for 12 hours, so I only had access to Twitter on my phone, not email in a writing capacity). By the way, Trump reads at least most of his tweets. A few months ago I got into a back and forth with him. So yes, he does read them, at least some/most of them. If you tweet, do it every few hours. Don't one and done your tweets. 

Remember when these gun grabbers attack the NRA that the NRA is American citizens. It's us. I'm the NRA. This big, scary "gun lobby" that apparently has a choke hold on the GOP is us. The gun grabbers want them to squash us and go against what we want for our own freedoms. Remind your gun grabber reps about that, too. Let them know you understand what they are actually saying when they blame the NRA. 

Stay calm. Stay safe. Stay skeptical. I'll try to respond to everyone who contacts me as best as I can. But I might not have answers for you. When I learn things, I'll pass them on to you, I promise. That's what I'm here for.