After the recent tragedy in Tuscan, Arizona where 6 government officials were brutally gunned down (not including the shot to the head Rep. Gabrielle Giffords took), Rep. Robert Brady and his campaign to end gun violence plans to exploit this horrific act for political gain.
Currently Rep. Brady plans to introduce legislation outlawing the use of language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening to a public official.
The Brady Campaign and other anti-gun voices are adamant in their blame of this type of gun violence on right-wing talk show personalities and Tea-party politicians claiming that they were the perpetrators. It is not fair to say that political ads using bull's-eyes or cross hairs are to blame for the criminal use of firearms. This type of legislation does nothing to stop crazed individuals from using guns to kill innocent public servants.
When politicians advocate for the 2nd amendment, they are not advocating for murder. They are advocating for maintaining the liberties and freedoms of the individual, they are advocating against a restrictive tyrannical government.
Insane people exist, and will always do insane things. Thank goodness that they constitute a small percentage of the population. Targeting that small percentage is the answer, restricting the rights of the sane percentage is not.
What bothers me is that whenever there is a tragedy, be it the Tucson shooting, Virginia Tech, or even 9/11, people always look for some "root cause" like gun control or poor airport security. Why not call it like it is and say, yes there are insane people, like Dan stated, and its possible that gun control had nothing to do with it. If there were no guns, he probably would have used a knife etc.
ReplyDeleteI SO agree Dan, there are crazy people and theres nothing we can do about it. To say that there always has to be some root problem is preposterous. Even if we had the best mental health care, no guns, and extraordinary security, shit is still gunna happen. Period.