Don’t worry, we’ll lose freedoms because of this. Freedom to access your congressional representative, not the freedom to get higher powered assault riffles.
Freedom (from fear of an irresponsible person having a gun) vs freedom (to carry a weapon because it was a defense issue 241 years ago … after a revolution).
And because political ideologies are so much more important than the general welfare of “we the people”, congress cannot reconcile our differences and craft sensible legislation the neither side likes but everyone can live with?
The NRA has facilitated many murders. If gun control is so ineffective, how is it they don’t have issues with gun violence in Australia or many other places to the extent that we do here?
http://www.gocomics.com/jimmorin/2011/1/11 We will have our moment of silence for the victims. We have had six years to practice respectful communication. What have we done?
A note to Congress and the NRA folks about DC and other shooters; the folks called “First Responders” did take the guy down, but they were “RESPONDERS” as in it was already in the fan before they acted. This is THE problem, a nut with a gun can only be stopped AFTER HE"S SHOT SOMEONE, or tried!!
@"J Locke" This is a really interesting comment. “…The defense against rabid government is an armed citizenry. It’s worked well here. No mass exterminations yet…” I’ve heard this time and time again from those in favor of a fully armed population. And I was persuaded for a while—it IS an enticing argument. The valiant individual exercising their Constitutional Rights to stand up to jack-booted thugs…etc. Of course, there are practical problems with this as a full reality…see, for example Ruby Ridge.
The more interesting observation about your comment is the underlying premise that this nut job who fired at the Republicans at their softball game practice was correct in “defending” his liberty using lethal force against political opponents. Yikes—that’s a prescription for disaster! I am unalterably opposed to the degradation of our political discourse—primarily by the trump and the right wing media. The sad reality is trump has coarsened the political discourse—shamelessly, of course, as just one more public expression of his mental illness.
Yet somehow Republicans cannot explain themselves to the American people, and their actual policies (not the rhetoric, the policies) seem oddly inconsistent with what most Americans want. Republicans don’t seem to have a positive vision for the country. It’s all about fear, and violence. Mr. Trump, in a new low in American politics, led chants of “Lock her up!” and spoke of “…the Second Amendment solution…” in a political context. Yikes! if that’s not provocative to the mentally ill, I don’t know what is.
One thing, “John” that I’ve emphasized over the last 18 months or so is trump’s mental illness—his obvious sociopathic malignant narcissism and ADHD. Consider the latest Cabinet meeting behavior. You may not see the shootings as having been provoked by trump’s mental illness, but there’s no doubt in this case, the mentally-ill deviancy seems to have been a primary trigger (pun intended) for someone just as mentally ill.
Dtroutma almost 7 years ago
And at a UPS store a guy with another gun killed a bunch, didn’t make nearly the news. Guess it was just too common an occurrance.
Mr. Blawt almost 7 years ago
Don’t worry, we’ll lose freedoms because of this. Freedom to access your congressional representative, not the freedom to get higher powered assault riffles.
superposition almost 7 years ago
Freedom (from fear of an irresponsible person having a gun) vs freedom (to carry a weapon because it was a defense issue 241 years ago … after a revolution).
And because political ideologies are so much more important than the general welfare of “we the people”, congress cannot reconcile our differences and craft sensible legislation the neither side likes but everyone can live with?
montessoriteacher almost 7 years ago
The NRA has facilitated many murders. If gun control is so ineffective, how is it they don’t have issues with gun violence in Australia or many other places to the extent that we do here?
Kip W almost 7 years ago
“Hey, Dad, remember when you said Sandy Hook was just a distraction?”
Masterskrain Premium Member almost 7 years ago
And where are the cries of “False Flag Operation” from the crackpots on the Right??
Radish the wordsmith almost 7 years ago
His son bravely hid underneath a car. Our right wing hero’s were not armed? Isn’t that what they tell everyone else to do?
Mr. Blawt almost 7 years ago
http://www.gocomics.com/jimmorin/2011/1/11 We will have our moment of silence for the victims. We have had six years to practice respectful communication. What have we done?
Dtroutma almost 7 years ago
A note to Congress and the NRA folks about DC and other shooters; the folks called “First Responders” did take the guy down, but they were “RESPONDERS” as in it was already in the fan before they acted. This is THE problem, a nut with a gun can only be stopped AFTER HE"S SHOT SOMEONE, or tried!!
twclix almost 7 years ago
@"J Locke" This is a really interesting comment. “…The defense against rabid government is an armed citizenry. It’s worked well here. No mass exterminations yet…” I’ve heard this time and time again from those in favor of a fully armed population. And I was persuaded for a while—it IS an enticing argument. The valiant individual exercising their Constitutional Rights to stand up to jack-booted thugs…etc. Of course, there are practical problems with this as a full reality…see, for example Ruby Ridge.
The more interesting observation about your comment is the underlying premise that this nut job who fired at the Republicans at their softball game practice was correct in “defending” his liberty using lethal force against political opponents. Yikes—that’s a prescription for disaster! I am unalterably opposed to the degradation of our political discourse—primarily by the trump and the right wing media. The sad reality is trump has coarsened the political discourse—shamelessly, of course, as just one more public expression of his mental illness.
Yet somehow Republicans cannot explain themselves to the American people, and their actual policies (not the rhetoric, the policies) seem oddly inconsistent with what most Americans want. Republicans don’t seem to have a positive vision for the country. It’s all about fear, and violence. Mr. Trump, in a new low in American politics, led chants of “Lock her up!” and spoke of “…the Second Amendment solution…” in a political context. Yikes! if that’s not provocative to the mentally ill, I don’t know what is.
One thing, “John” that I’ve emphasized over the last 18 months or so is trump’s mental illness—his obvious sociopathic malignant narcissism and ADHD. Consider the latest Cabinet meeting behavior. You may not see the shootings as having been provoked by trump’s mental illness, but there’s no doubt in this case, the mentally-ill deviancy seems to have been a primary trigger (pun intended) for someone just as mentally ill.
Squoop almost 7 years ago
Shouldn’t my right to not get shot by some wacko with a gun, supercede the right of the wacko to own a semiautomatic?
cubefarmer almost 7 years ago
No surprise at all that bigot Morin is trying to blame the victims of this leftist terrorist, typical tactic of his idol Goebbels too.