One would think in this day and age that talk of banning guns would be something far in our past.

But it’s not.

In an opinion column posted on November 23rd, Tallahassee Democrat columnist Gerald Ensley called for a ban on all handguns and many commonly used hunting rifles.

Unbelievable.

Here’s just a few of the things that Mr. Ensley had to say:

“It’s the guns, stupid. […]. Take away the guns and they don’t happen.”

“I’m not talking about gun control. I’m not talking about waiting periods and background checks.

I’m talking about flat-out banning the possession of handguns and assault rifles by individual citizens. I’m talking about repealing or amending the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.”

“Gun freaks say if you take away their guns only outlaws will have guns. That’s a chance worth taking. Because if we ban guns, eventually the tide will turn…