We have vision failure about gun control. Some statistics: for every 100 Americans we have 120.5 guns = gun saturation. No nation needs 400,000,000 guns. Yearly guns leave 50,000 Americans dead. Guns make suicide, murder, and theft easy. Vast numbers of guns mean the horror will grow. Opposing gun controls shows a failure of imagination.

Here’s an analogy. Imagine thousands of people knee-deep in gasoline with everyone holding matches. One mistake means conflagration. They needs fewer matches, not more. Easy match access makes everyone less safe, less secure, and more stressed.

Some suggestions: Matches allowed to those old enough to use them wisely. This keeps matches away from teens whose developing brains often make bad decisions. They get time to mature, we get time to relax.

Law officers determine drunk driver behavior. If something a swaying cars signals is drunk “tells”, match-crazed people must have “tells.” Everyone learns the signs. After all, friends don’t let friends play with matches.

We don’t need devices to boost the match heat, volume, or range because these endanger everyone. Boosted matches may thrill match enthusiasts, but temporary glee disappears compared to enhanced match dangers. Remember the gasoline.

We need better mental health services; however, that long term solution ignores the gasoline now. The world’s best mental health system cannot catch every match-crazed person and one person can wreak havoc. Let’s limit the matches. Not do without matches, just limit them, control them, and make them our servants instead of our executioners.