Everybody knows it’s just a fact of life. Price of freedom and all that, right?
Nothing can be done about it, right?
.
I mean, in an all-or-nothing mentality, ANY legislation to make it more difficult for mass shootings to take place is EXACTLY the same thing as total confiscation of all guns.
That IS right, isn’t it?
Never mind that assault rifles are effectively banned and the republic survived and the result was NOT total confiscation of all guns. But banning assault style rifles absolutely WOULD result in the total confiscation of all guns, right?
I know, I’m repeating myself, but this bears repeating. Remember “Field of Dreams”—“If you build it they will come”? The same thing can be said of anything built for a specific purpose. So, if an assault rifle is built with no other purpose except to kill a whole lot of people in a few seconds, then “they will come” and use it to kill a whole lot of people. Every tool is meant to be used, we should not be surprised that that particular “tool” is being used … what should surprise and appall us is that those tools are still being made and put into the hands of unstable, murderous people.
You may have a right to own guns, thanks to the second amendment.
But I have a constitutional right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That means I have a right to be able to shop for groceries without having to wonder if I will leave the store in a body bag.
I won’t say my rights are more important than yours if you won’t say your rights are more important than mine.
Dr Birx says Covid deaths could have been ‘mitigated’
Dr Birx’s enabling of Trump led to ‘unnecessary Covid deaths’, claims Democrat Rep Ted Lieu
Representative Ted Lieu claims Dr Birx ‘was afraid to challenge’ former president’s ‘unscientific rhetoric’
Democratic representative Ted Lieu has claimed that former White House coronavirus task force member, Dr Deborah Birx, enabled Donald Trump’s response to Covid-19, leading to “hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths”.
Dr Birx, 64, was a prominent figure in the former president’s coronavirus taskforce alongside Dr Anthony Fauci. She was often the public face of the administration’s Covid-19 guidelines and advice.
Although she praised Mr Trump early in the pandemic, she publicly contradicted him several times and looked visibly uncomfortable in a viral clip when the former president falsely claimed bleach could work as a Covid treatment.
She added: “There were about a hundred thousand deaths that came from that original surge. All of the rest of them, in my mind, could have been mitigated or decreased substantially.”
Despite Dr Birx’s criticism of the pandemic response, Rep Lieu, a Democrat from California, accused the 64-year-old of being complicit in the more than 500,000 deaths in the US.
“The malicious incompetence that resulted in hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths starts at the top, with the former President and his enablers."
The problem will never be solved as long as the blame is placed on the means and not on the instigators. 70% of all mass murderers have a history of being abused. Making rules against gun use will not stop the killing. Edged weapons? Bombs? Cars, planes – the means cannot stop the murders by their absence. Stop the bullying in schools, stop the haters wherever they are.
ImDaRealAni about 3 years ago
Glad to be living in a relatively safe place nowadays.
braindead Premium Member about 3 years ago
Wottsa big deal?
More mass shootings [shrug].
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Everybody knows it’s just a fact of life. Price of freedom and all that, right?
Nothing can be done about it, right?
.
I mean, in an all-or-nothing mentality, ANY legislation to make it more difficult for mass shootings to take place is EXACTLY the same thing as total confiscation of all guns.
That IS right, isn’t it?
Never mind that assault rifles are effectively banned and the republic survived and the result was NOT total confiscation of all guns. But banning assault style rifles absolutely WOULD result in the total confiscation of all guns, right?
.
Therefore, NOTHING can be done.
Concretionist about 3 years ago
Well that’s “normal” Dammit to hell.
LeslieBark about 3 years ago
I know, I’m repeating myself, but this bears repeating. Remember “Field of Dreams”—“If you build it they will come”? The same thing can be said of anything built for a specific purpose. So, if an assault rifle is built with no other purpose except to kill a whole lot of people in a few seconds, then “they will come” and use it to kill a whole lot of people. Every tool is meant to be used, we should not be surprised that that particular “tool” is being used … what should surprise and appall us is that those tools are still being made and put into the hands of unstable, murderous people.
Patjade about 3 years ago
It’s one of those things the US excels at. So what are you going to do about it? Thoughts and prayers?
superposition about 3 years ago
Is having to walk around with both hands in plain sight at all times, to avoid being shot by an overzealous person with a gun, really freedom?
FrankErnesto about 3 years ago
“Gun Rights” is a political issue, one that the far-right intends to keep up in the air. It gets them votes, so don’t expect any new legislation.
Sgt. Snorkle about 3 years ago
Not the country I grew up in!
rlaker22j about 3 years ago
we could just allow black powder guns
I Play One On TV about 3 years ago
You may have a right to own guns, thanks to the second amendment.
But I have a constitutional right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That means I have a right to be able to shop for groceries without having to wonder if I will leave the store in a body bag.
I won’t say my rights are more important than yours if you won’t say your rights are more important than mine.
ferddo about 3 years ago
According to Republicans, both are hoaxes…
Radish the wordsmith about 3 years ago
Dr Birx says Covid deaths could have been ‘mitigated’
Dr Birx’s enabling of Trump led to ‘unnecessary Covid deaths’, claims Democrat Rep Ted Lieu
Representative Ted Lieu claims Dr Birx ‘was afraid to challenge’ former president’s ‘unscientific rhetoric’
Democratic representative Ted Lieu has claimed that former White House coronavirus task force member, Dr Deborah Birx, enabled Donald Trump’s response to Covid-19, leading to “hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths”.
Dr Birx, 64, was a prominent figure in the former president’s coronavirus taskforce alongside Dr Anthony Fauci. She was often the public face of the administration’s Covid-19 guidelines and advice.
Although she praised Mr Trump early in the pandemic, she publicly contradicted him several times and looked visibly uncomfortable in a viral clip when the former president falsely claimed bleach could work as a Covid treatment.
She added: “There were about a hundred thousand deaths that came from that original surge. All of the rest of them, in my mind, could have been mitigated or decreased substantially.”
Despite Dr Birx’s criticism of the pandemic response, Rep Lieu, a Democrat from California, accused the 64-year-old of being complicit in the more than 500,000 deaths in the US.
“The malicious incompetence that resulted in hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths starts at the top, with the former President and his enablers."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ted-lieu-dr-deborah-birx-enabled-trump-covid-b1823595.html
Michael G. about 3 years ago
No other nation will take away our #1 spot in this.
Briwnys about 3 years ago
The problem will never be solved as long as the blame is placed on the means and not on the instigators. 70% of all mass murderers have a history of being abused. Making rules against gun use will not stop the killing. Edged weapons? Bombs? Cars, planes – the means cannot stop the murders by their absence. Stop the bullying in schools, stop the haters wherever they are.