At what point does your right to own a gun supersede my right to walk into a store without one? What gives you power over me? I know you have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms so you can be part of a well armed militia, but let me ask you this...if you have that right, then shouldn't you also have the responsibility to keep those weapons out of the hands of mass murderers? Isn't it your responsibility to teach all gun owners to keep these guns away from people who are just not quite right in the head?
In this day and age, having a gun is almost a god given right, but shouldn't I be allowed to not own one? I do have one. It is a 22 pistol. It is loaded or at least the clip is. The pistol is in one place and the clip in another. I have shot it enough to know how to put a bullet right between your eyes, but I have no intention of ever using it. I do not think I could kill another human being.
I do realize there are people out there who would not think twice about doing just that. The last I heard there had been 252 mass shootings in my country this year. That is more than one a day. It used to be that the chances of being killed by a random shooting was 2. Slim to none. But that has all changed.
Violence has now become a part of every day life. We have active shooter training going on all over this country. My son is buying a bullet proof back pack for his 3 year old son in day care. WTF!!
Our government refuses to pass a background check of any kind. Do this, listen to the news. After one of these shootings they interview people.
"Did you know Mr. Shooter? "
"Well, yes I did. He was always a 'little strange'. He was always a kind of loner. no friends. But I never dreamed he would do this!"
My son had an idea. When a kid enters school, give them a psychological evaluation. Repeat it again in a couple years, and then again until they are out of school. Let that test go with them in a federal data base and then when Johnny goes to purchase his AK 47 or whatever the gun dealer accesses that data base. Big red " DO NOT SELL THIS PERSON ANY KIND OF GUN! " pops up on the screen.
But that will not work. Want to know why?
Because we are under a government that is supported by the NRA which mean National Rifle Association. They pour a lot of money into elections and to hell with you and me. This also equal to the amount paid by the KOCH brothers and you see the lawsuits coming out of settlements with Roundup deaths and cancer. But all those lawsuits are meaningless, because not one of them can bring back the health of any of the people suing.
Just do this...When election time comes type in the name of your candidate and see how much that candidate received from what source. Like this.
In the 2016 election, the NRA spent $11,438,118 to support Donald Trump’s campaign and donated $19,756,346 to groups opposing Hillary Clinton’s. However, the bulk of the contributions have gone to House and Senate members. Here is a look at the top 10 recipients of NRA contributions.According to the Center for Responsive Politics, “the totals are a combination of money given to the member's campaign...https://www.ajc.com/news/national/senators-house-members-who-offered-condolences-after-shooting-called-out-for-donations-from-nra/tpitHXUY9jDH3pr4f7f7cM/
Just click on the yellow link and see for yourself.
I rest my case.
In this day and age, having a gun is almost a god given right, but shouldn't I be allowed to not own one? I do have one. It is a 22 pistol. It is loaded or at least the clip is. The pistol is in one place and the clip in another. I have shot it enough to know how to put a bullet right between your eyes, but I have no intention of ever using it. I do not think I could kill another human being.
I do realize there are people out there who would not think twice about doing just that. The last I heard there had been 252 mass shootings in my country this year. That is more than one a day. It used to be that the chances of being killed by a random shooting was 2. Slim to none. But that has all changed.
Violence has now become a part of every day life. We have active shooter training going on all over this country. My son is buying a bullet proof back pack for his 3 year old son in day care. WTF!!
Our government refuses to pass a background check of any kind. Do this, listen to the news. After one of these shootings they interview people.
"Did you know Mr. Shooter? "
"Well, yes I did. He was always a 'little strange'. He was always a kind of loner. no friends. But I never dreamed he would do this!"
My son had an idea. When a kid enters school, give them a psychological evaluation. Repeat it again in a couple years, and then again until they are out of school. Let that test go with them in a federal data base and then when Johnny goes to purchase his AK 47 or whatever the gun dealer accesses that data base. Big red " DO NOT SELL THIS PERSON ANY KIND OF GUN! " pops up on the screen.
But that will not work. Want to know why?
Because we are under a government that is supported by the NRA which mean National Rifle Association. They pour a lot of money into elections and to hell with you and me. This also equal to the amount paid by the KOCH brothers and you see the lawsuits coming out of settlements with Roundup deaths and cancer. But all those lawsuits are meaningless, because not one of them can bring back the health of any of the people suing.
Just do this...When election time comes type in the name of your candidate and see how much that candidate received from what source. Like this.
In the 2016 election, the NRA spent $11,438,118 to support Donald Trump’s campaign and donated $19,756,346 to groups opposing Hillary Clinton’s. However, the bulk of the contributions have gone to House and Senate members. Here is a look at the top 10 recipients of NRA contributions.According to the Center for Responsive Politics, “the totals are a combination of money given to the member's campaign...https://www.ajc.com/news/national/senators-house-members-who-offered-condolences-after-shooting-called-out-for-donations-from-nra/tpitHXUY9jDH3pr4f7f7cM/
Just click on the yellow link and see for yourself.
I rest my case.
