Friday, December 14, 2012
School Shootings -- Gun Violence
Multiple deaths similar to the Aurora movie house massacre are the price we pay as a society to underwrite the Second Amendment “rights” for “lawful gun owners.” I normally abhor redundancy. But this is posted immediately following news reports of the multiple killings in Wisconsin in the Sikh house of worship. I intend to repeat this declaration following every senseless criminal action that is exacerbated by our toothless laws addressing automatic weapons and ease of obtaining ammunition. I last posted this in August, 2012. It obviously bears more attention today as the news reports on the horrific shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut are filling every second of cable news channels today.
It is time, it is passed time for those who can no longer stomach this repetitive trend to tell the NRA, our elected politicians and the US Supreme Court that the time has come. THE TIME IS NOW! Without infringing on any law abiding hunter or home protector's "right to bear arms" the time has come to restrict the sale of assault weapons, semi-automatic and automatic handguns & rifles and the ammunition that makes them so terrible. There are many actions that can be taken and should be taken. But first the NRA needs to be rendered less powerful. Congress needs to know that strategic votes won't end their careers. Americans who believe their innocent children do, in fact have an incontrovertible RIGHT to safety in the schoolhouse must communicate this right as surpassing the 2nd amendment "rights". The NRA and gun supporters must admit that the they don't really need current lawlessness to ensure that the federal government won't invade their homes & force unpalatable political decisions on them.
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I posted this originally following the Aurora Colorado moviehouse shootings. And several times since. I am for the first time encouraged that public opinion has moved slightly toward my positions. The public seems inclined to favor controls and restrictions on ammunition and on assault weapons. And even the NRA seems ready to concede the need for some action here. We'll see. If so, the incremental improvement in our nation's stance will be welcome. No, we don't suggest that these actions would forestall all possible recurrences. But any actions that reduce the projected number of innocent deaths without impinging on constitutional guarantees is helpful. I pray the issue receives the attention it deserves.
Of course, the flip side is that the moronical governor of our state believes the solution to the problem is to arm principals and/or teachers in every school. Would this come with a yard sign extolling the presence of weapons of significant protection?
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