Mass Stabbing Proves Violent Criminals Are The Problem, Not Guns

March 4, 2026
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In the quiet suburbs of Pierce County, Washington, a horrific mass stabbing has left multiple victims fighting for their lives, shattering the illusion that swapping bullets for blades somehow neutralizes evil. Eyewitnesses described a frenzied attacker wielding knives with ruthless precision, turning a routine day into a nightmare of blood and chaos. Gun-rights advocates are seizing on this tragedy—not to celebrate violence, but to drive home a brutal truth: the weapon is irrelevant when the wielder is a depraved criminal hell-bent on harm. As one local 2A supporter put it, If guns are the problem, explain this. It's the monster behind the blade that's the issue. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a glaring pattern in the anti-gun playbook's blind spot. Remember the 2016 Ohio State University attack, where a Somali immigrant stabbed 11 people before being stopped by a concealed carrier? Or the UK's rising knife crime epidemic, where London saw more stabbings than shootings despite draconian gun bans? Data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports consistently shows that criminals—repeat offenders with zero regard for laws—commit over 90% of violent crimes, whether with guns, knives, or fists. Pierce County's bloodbath underscores how assault weapon bans or red-flag laws do zilch against improvised savagery. The real fix? Empowering law-abiding citizens with the means to fight back, as the Supreme Court's Bruen decision affirmed by striking down subjective may-issue permitting schemes. For the 2A community, this stabbing is rocket fuel for the fight ahead. It exposes the hypocrisy of gun-grabbers who pivot to knife control only when their narrative crumbles, while ignoring root causes like mental health failures, sanctuary policies shielding criminal migrants, and a soft-on-crime justice system. Pierce County demands we double down: arm the good guys, prosecute the bad ones without mercy, and reject emotional pleas for disarming victims. The Second Amendment isn't about guns—it's about survival against the inevitable monsters in our midst. Stay vigilant, stay armed, and keep pushing back.

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This isn’t an isolated incident; it’s a glaring pattern in the anti-gun playbook’s blind spot. Remember the 2016 Ohio State University attack, where a Somali immigrant stabbed 11 people before being stopped by a concealed carrier? Or the UK’s rising knife crime epidemic, where London saw more stabbings than shootings despite draconian gun bans? Data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports consistently shows that criminals—repeat offenders with zero regard for laws—commit over 90% of violent crimes, whether with guns, knives, or fists. Pierce County’s bloodbath underscores how assault weapon bans or red-flag laws do zilch against improvised savagery. The real fix? Empowering law-abiding citizens with the means to fight back, as the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision affirmed by striking down subjective may-issue permitting schemes.

For the 2A community, this stabbing is rocket fuel for the fight ahead. It exposes the hypocrisy of gun-grabbers who pivot to knife control only when their narrative crumbles, while ignoring root causes like mental health failures, sanctuary policies shielding criminal migrants, and a soft-on-crime justice system. Pierce County demands we double down: arm the good guys, prosecute the bad ones without mercy, and reject emotional pleas for disarming victims. The Second Amendment isn’t about guns—it’s about survival against the inevitable monsters in our midst. Stay vigilant, stay armed, and keep pushing back.

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