In 'THE GREAT AMERICAN GUN CONTROL DEBATE (Not!)" Mr. Wuest puts gun control under the microscope. He ferrets out the truth, separating fact from fiction. He presents not a "balanced picture", but scientific objectivity. What is important is not popular opinion, or "conventional wisdom", but the TRUTH. What works and what doesn't? What have we already done, and what should we do or do not? We have had some gun control for as much as a hundred years. Has it done any good? Has it worked to prevent crime? Has gun control become a "free ride"? Or does it cost us dearly? An engineer by profession, Mr. Wuest examines this and more using rigorous testing. Frustrated by the lack of honest debate regarding gun control, Mr. Wuest provides both sides of the arguments. The gun control side is well known; no end of print and air time have been devoted to supporting it. What is the other side, the one we never hear? Is there a downside to gun control? Find out the answers to these and other questions in "THE GREAT AMERICAN GUN CONTROL DEBATE (Not!): Mr. Wuest provides a breath of fresh air to a stale debate. We have been stuck in a "gun control rut" for so long that it is questionable if the "truth will prevail"? Let us all hope so! The Great American Gun Control Debate (NOT!) By Michael E. Wuest AuthorHouse Copyright © 2010 Michael E. Wuest All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4490-2995-1 Contents FOREWORD....................................................................ixACKNOWLEDGMENTS.............................................................xiiiPREFACE.....................................................................xvChap 1. Myths about Guns - that need controlling............................1Chap 2. Existing Gun Control - what do we already have?.....................37Chap 3. New Controls - what will/won't work.................................69Chap 4. Future gun control plans (wars).....................................93Chap 5. What is gun control doing to us?....................................113AFTERWORD...................................................................129POSTSCRIPT..................................................................133CHAPTER NOTES...............................................................135APPENDIX A Bibliography.....................................................145APPENDIX B Contact Information..............................................149APPENDIX C Index............................................................151 Chapter One Myths about Guns - that need controlling INTRODUCTION Before actually debating the pros and cons of gun control, let us dismiss the myths and fables. These are items where there is nothing genuine to debate: they are hoaxes, fabrications, falsehoods, nonsense, and the ravings of "loonies". There can be no justification or "pro-" argument; the statements are totally fallacious, even preposterous. GUN CONTROL MYTHS There are a number of myths, complete fabrications or impossibilities about guns and the control of them: The following will be examined in detail. As they say, "in no particular order": MYTH # 1 "Cop killer bullets" MYTH # 2 "Black Rhino ammunition" MYTH # 3 "Terrorists shooting down airplanes" (witha .50 caliber rifle). MYTH # 4 "You are 43 times more likely to kill a family member" MYTH # 5 "13 children a day die by guns" MYTH # 6 "Toys are more regulated than guns" MYTH # 7 "Engrave bullets to catch criminals" MYTH # 8 "More guns = more deaths" MYTH # 9 "Shootouts over fender benders" MYTH # 10 "Saturday night specials" MYTH # 11 "Plastic guns" MYTH # 12 Myth of the "untrained civilian" MYTH # 13 "Gun-x designed only to kill people" SUMMARY MYTH # 1 "COP KILLER BULLETS" "Cop killer bullets" originated in Ohio as the solution to a common law enforcement problem: bad guys were escaping because the getaway cars were stopping the bullets (1). That is the part that comes out of the barrel. You load the gun with cartridges, and the whole thing is called ammunition or "rounds". The bullet separates from the cartridge and exits the muzzle when the gun is fired. You shoot "bullets", you don't load them. That is done at the ammo factory. The team consisted of a law enforcement officer, a coroner, and an investigator. Their combined initials are KTW which is what the bullets are properly called. There isn't really much more to the process than covering extra hard bullets (bronze) with a coat of Teflon(R) before they are loaded into the ammunition (2). But they sure do penetrate automobiles! No one had any idea that body armour could be penetrated, nor was it ever a consideration. And rarely, if ever, did criminals wear body armour, and still don't. The top brand of soft body armour worn by most police, is very expensive and restricted to law enforcement and security guard sales only. (3) (Please note that body armour is an undershirt with some Kevlar(R) strips