TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA

“THE BEST PROTECTION against a determined shooter with an assault rifle is another determined shooter with an assault rifle. If those Israeli kids had had a few with them at that party, then they might still be alive today.”

Bronson Eastwood of the pressure group Shoot First Ask Questions Later, says what happened in Israel over the weekend is clear proof that any ban on the purchase of assault rifles in the US is “a clear invitation to mass slaughter. Maybe by Hamas”.

“Leave people unable to protect themselves and see what happens. Mass shootings happen not because a few maniacs are armed but because their victims are not. Turn people into sheep, don’t be surprised if they are regularly sheared. “

SFAQL is demanding that the US pursues what it calls a Liam Neeson strategy: “Give our people the skills they need to make hell for their enemies,” says Bronson Eastwood.