My thoughts, prayers and support go out to the victims and survivors of
the Parkland, FL high school massacre. While I sincerely hope that a
serious dialogue begins about viable solutions to prevent such
incidences of domestic terrorism, I, unfortunately, remain very
pessimistic about any productive bipartisan efforts that would result
in saving lives and preventing future acts of violence.
It
is my strong feeling that while everyone feels shocked about what
happened, it is responsible gun owners that feel worse about this and
all the other tragedies that have occurred. This is because I know
that after such horror, all I see from the media and our elected
politicians will amount to nothing more that the usual
misinformation, psychobabble and meaningless double talk. It results
in hours of incessant and annoying breaking news sensationalism that
will do nothing to cure the problem, but will, bottom line, be
nothing more than a cheap shot to gun, enthusiasts and the gun
industry.
We
will hear about more intense gun control and banning certain types of
weapons. The old call for eliminating the sale of bump stocks will
arise again. There will be the mindless social media obnoxious
proliferation of hash-tags, go-fund me sites and celebrities droning
on about the evil NRA. Pseudo journalists like Chris Matthews and
Harris Faulkner anxiously waiting to “discuss” the panacea of
gun-free Australia while taking a quick pause from their infatuation
and sensationalism of the latest presidential tweet or memo from
Congress. Out of the dark corners like roaches will come the former,
retired, ex, one-time, prior, resigned and terminated former
“experts” to get their 2 minutes of on air exposure.
Law
enforcement calls it LDLR or (it) just doesn't feel right. That is
precisely what all this is. We in the business of guns know that all
of this garbage in – garbage out talk is a waste of time. We know
that it just doesn't feel right, it's BS. In “Atlas Shrugged”,
Ayn Rand said it best - “The general policy of the press had been
stated by a famous editor five years ago. There are no objective
facts, he had said. Every report on facts is only somebody's opinion.
It is, therefore, useless to write about facts.” That was written
in 1957. Nothing has changed.
The
dinosaur brain thinking of the media and Hollywood is sadly mirrored
by our government. On FOX, we watched our director of national
“intelligence”, Dan Coats, testify before Congress that a key
component to the (war on drugs) opioid epidemic in the United States
would be to push “just say no” talks between parents and kids in
church on PTA's (parent teacher associations). This absurdity
exemplifies the out of touch mindset of our Federal government toward
guns, crime, drugs and health care.
We
were shocked when The New York Times actually published an
op-ed piece by John R. Lott, Jr. saying that “Background checks are
not the answer to gun violence.” If you don't know John, we highly
recommend you read his book “The War on Guns: Arming Yourself
Against Gun Control Lies”. It is available through Amazon Prime.
So,
what now? Where do we go from here? Should we avoid talking about the
cesspool of violence in Chicago? Maybe we need a total ban on
anything that could possibly hurt us. That's the role of government -
correct? A few idiots eat Tide pods so let's ban them. Do we need
background checks on anyone that wants to buy laundry detergent? It's
a miracle that you can still purchase a crock pot or go to the
hardware store to get nails or an ax. These are not the solutions.
Is
not the real problem here the individual and not the gun? What about
the already broken system not functioning properly, again, in
Parkland? Why is it not the role of local law enforcement based on
information from the schools and the community to “keep an eye”
on troubled individuals? With the all the advanced technology we now
have, all this “insta-sharing” of everyone's private business,
locations and photographs on social media, there is less efficiency
of taking care of our communities and protecting us than ever before?
All
the increased gun “control”, bans and limitations will do
nothing. It's all a smokescreen masking the real problem. We have the
resources to protect ourselves but they are not allocated properly.
What good are all the social services in the world if they don't do
their job. What good is the FBI if they can't simply do the proper
follow up of viable tip? The system failed – again.
Guns have been
in existence for hundred of years, helping to feed and protect the
population. The right to gun ownership is a key component of freedom.
What is very different now is the unaddressed and untreated mental
illness of a small number of sick individuals that is the real cause
of domestic terrorism. Saying it was the weapon is nothing more than
a cheap shot to guns.
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