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Jankovich: Walmart stabbings show flaw in gun control logic<\/a><\/p>\n

Last weekend, a man walked into a Walmart in Traverse City and stabbed 11 innocent people in a random, brutal act of violence. The scene was horrifying\u2014but thankfully, everyone survived.<\/p>\n

The media covered the initial shock. The politicians issued generic statements. But something\u2019s missing \u2014 something that always seems to go missing when the narrative doesn\u2019t fit: no one is talking about \u201cknife control.\u201d Why is that?<\/p>\n

A knife was used to commit mass violence \u2014 just as we\u2019ve seen before with hammers, axes and even cars. These are real tragedies, carried out without a single bullet fired. And yet, no one is proposing sweeping legislation to regulate or ban knives or to require background checks before buying a truck.<\/p>\n

Because deep down, we all know the glaring truth: it\u2019s not the object that commits the violence; it\u2019s the person. But the moment a firearm is involved, the story changes. The headlines explode. Politicians scramble to propose more restrictions. And the blame shifts from the criminal to the tool they used.<\/p>\n

Police respond to multiple people being stabbed inside a Walmart Supercenter store near Traverse City, Mich. on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
\nThis double standard isn\u2019t just frustrating, it\u2019s dangerous. It distracts from real solutions, and it deliberately ignores the fact that, in Traverse City, a law-abiding citizen with a firearm stopped the attack before more people were stabbed.<\/p>\n

When police arrived at the scene, the alleged attacker had already been restrained, held at gunpoint by a shopper.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right: a proverbial \u201cgood guy\u201d with a gun stopped a \u201cbad guy\u201d with a knife. It\u2019s textbook self-defense and the outcome we hope for in moments of crisis.<\/p>\n

This is the very reason Women for Gun Rights exists. We believe the Second Amendment protects not just the right to \u201cbear arms\u201d \u2014 but the right to defend yourself and others when no one else can. At the end of the day, despite the best efforts of law enforcement, you are your own first responder. Your life, and the lives of others, is your responsibility.<\/p>\n

This incident also highlights another uncomfortable pattern that truly undermines the efficacy of gun control. Authorities said the suspect had a history of \u201cassaultive incidents.\u201d In other words, they knew he was dangerous and capable of violence. While shocking to hear, this isn\u2019t an isolated occurrence. Over and over, we\u2019ve seen mass casualty events carried out by individuals who were already on law enforcement\u2019s radar. The signs were there. The threats had been made. Reports were filed. But the system didn\u2019t act.<\/p>\n

And yet, every time a tragedy occurs, the focus shifts \u2014 not to the failures of intervention, but to restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens. Groups like Moms Demand Action and anti-gun politicians push for Red Flag laws, assault weapon bans and magazine limits, as if taking tools away from the responsible will somehow stop the reckless and violent.<\/p>\n

But Traverse City shows the flaw in that logic.<\/p>\n

The attacker didn\u2019t use a gun. He used a knife. Would a Red Flag law have prevented it? Would a gun ban have saved those people? Of course not. The answer isn’t to criminalize gun ownership \u2014 it\u2019s to crack down on actual criminals, take real threats seriously and enforce the laws we already have against people who have proven themselves violent and dangerous.<\/p>\n

This is an important moment in Michigan and across the United States. It\u2019s time to stop pretending the tool is the problem and start focusing on the truth: dangerous people are the threat. And guns, in the hands of the right people, save lives.<\/p>\n

Marcy Jankovich is the Michigan State Director for Women for Gun Rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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