Ignatius Piazza, the founder and director of the largest firearms training school in America, is no stranger to the minority of people who think that guns are evil. Running the shooting school that trains more students every year than all other major shooting schools in the nation combined has its drawbacks, one of them being the negative press and attention one gets from ultra-conservative and ultra-liberal pundits, who often agree with each other on the matter of gun control. Ignatius Piazza and Front Sight Firearms Training Institute are often the target of random negative PR campaigns attempting to malign not necessarily Front Sight or Ignatius Piazza specifically, but the idea of guns in general.
Not only are Front Sight and Ignatius Piazza targeted, but also are lobbyists, spokesmen and supporters of organizations like the N.R.A. and other pro-gun, pro-shooting groups. Those who are absolutely livid in their (pointless) opposition of gun and firearm training attempt to harm or hurt those who are merely trying to empower and enable the responsible portion of America which is entirely capable of possessing a firearm without harming themselves or others, and even protecting themselves and their loved ones.
These (wrong) extremists often find themselves able to sway lawmakers in America, both at the state and federal level. And as such, laws which seriously restrict the rights of responsible, capable law-abiding citizens are imposed upon individual states and the nation as a whole. Ignatius Piazza and Front Sight point to California as an excellent example of the ridiculous nature of some state legislators in respect to firearms. Laws in California restrict a person from transporting a firearm without having it in a locked case, separate from the ammo which must be in another locked case. Law-abiding citizens will do this, but why would gangsters and criminals? So sure, you're safe with your pistol, if you can get to it, unlock it and the ammo, load your clip with bullets and then arm yourself. Yes, the gangster will be coming after you during this (likely with an illegal automatic weapon which you aren't allowed to have), but at least the law-abiding citizens are abiding by the gun restrictions, right?
Ignatius Piazza and Front Sight are just the largest, most influential personae which find these restrictions ridiculous. Not only that, however, they also cringe every time a school shooting occurs in the world, because what usually follows is stricter (, stupider) laws which do nothing to prevent shootings and only make the future victims less safe. Which is why Ignatius Piazza and Front Sight are so proud of Finnish legislators who are not reacting harshly to the school shooting which took place there last week.
According to the news articles which are streaming out of Finland, Finnish lawmakers have very little to no intention of restricting guns in the hands of the general populace. The school shooting which took place there was committed with a firearm lawfully owned by the perpetrator, and this is evidence for many of the (foolish) people who argue that stricter laws are necessary, but the Finns won't have any of it.
It seems that the lawmakers are leaning towards merely raising the gun-ownership age to 18 instead of 15, and apart from that nothing will change as far as how easy it is to get a firearm. Ignatius Piazza and Front Sight, and the rest of the logical world applaud Finland for their response, and hope that America can take a lead from them.
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