When I was in Congress, I had an A rating from the National Rifle Association and received support from the group for my reelection campaigns. I believe in the Second Amendment; its language is straightforward. For almost a decade, my job overseas as an undercover officer in the CIA required me to carry weapons, and I continue to be a gun owner as a private citizen, because I believe in being able to defend my home.
Oh boy a self admitted rino who will openly show he does not get the second amendment, it’s language or applications later in the article!
There have been more mass shootings this year in the United States than days—more than 220 such events, according to the Gun Violence Archive. This appalling situation is simply unacceptable. A year ago, it was an elementary school in Uvalde. This month, it was an outlet mall in Allen, Texas. Tomorrow or next week, it will be another town in America.
Be SCARED!
No one-size-fits-all solution can tackle this problem, but let’s also not pretend that nothing can be done. After 9/11, we made it improbable that another attack of that scale on our homeland would happen again: revamping airport security, neutralizing Al Qaeda, and improving federal agencies’ intelligence sharing. Yet when confronted with the epidemic of mass shootings that plagues our nation, we have failed to treat it with a similar level of urgency and significance. Instead, the majority of our leaders have chosen inaction.
Way to lie about massively removing previous constitutional protections with things like the patriot act, but go on you malignant tumor.
Some proponents of doing nothing say that gun violence is not an epidemic at all. In 2021, there were some 48,000 deaths from firearms, including suicides. As high as this figure is, these people point out, more than twice that number died from drug overdoses. Heart disease, the leading cause of mortality among Americans, accounted for nearly 700,000 deaths. For American children, however, gun violence last year surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death. We should acknowledge that as an epidemic by any standard.
“After rigging the data and enough blacks shooting each other at 15 we can now claim an epidemic and take your guns.”
After the deadly 2018 high-school shooting in Parkland, Florida, more than half of American teens said they were worried about a shooting happening at their school, and a majority of parents shared this concern. Must we accept that some 50 million of our sons and daughters experience fear and anxiety while they’re getting an education?
They were taught to worry, forced to worry, by politicians, media, and activists who kill at far greater rates with the policies they push.
If my Republican Party is going to live up to its billing as the pro-life, pro-parent, pro-family, pro–Second Amendment, and pro-law-enforcement party, then it is on us to put forth the best ideas for preventing mass murders. Thoughts and prayers are not enough. What we need is common sense.
Here it comes!
An assault-weapons ban—touted by some, including President Joe Biden—is not the magical solution for what ails this grieving country. But neither is the shortsighted, rigid dogma of putting more guns into our schools—Uvalde proved that point. The school building was soon swarming with armed officers, but that did little to nothing to stop the carnage. No single statute can in one sweep end all mass shootings, but we can assuredly save lives if we focus on practical legislative measures designed to reduce gun violence.
Here’s the rep of Uvalde blatantly lying about what happened at Uvalde….
Eighty-one percent of respondents supported raising the legal age at which a person can buy any gun to 21. This simple solution could have prevented the tragedy in Uvalde. If you can’t drink or own a handgun until you’re 21, then you should certainly be 21 to own a high-caliber, semiautomatic weapon that can hold a high-capacity magazine.
The survey also found that 80 percent of voters agree that police should be allowed to take guns away from people considered a danger to themselves or others. This concept, commonly referred to in legislative efforts as red-flag laws, empowers authorities to temporarily remove firearms from those who demonstrate a clear and imminent risk—as determined by a judge, who reviews the evidence presented by a petitioning party.
Then no voting, military service, or anything until 21. We also need red flag voting laws. Remember this is “mr. 2nd amendment”
The U.S. does not have the mental-health resources—the facilities, staff, and training programs—throughout our communities that can identify, assess, and address the mental-health issues that may contribute to the evolution of a disturbed individual into a mass killer. Mental health is health. Only by investing in mental-health infrastructure, as we do in our health services, can we offer support to individuals in need. And this would give us greater capability to intervene before people’s struggles and crises manifest in violent actions.
Blatant lies, mental health is over utilized and completely underwhelming in its use. Just about every mass shooter had mental health care at some point in time.
Airplanes are secure because no one is ever getting into the cockpit again. Security on the ground has nothing to do with this. Hell, the airplane-as-missile strat didn’t even last the full day of 9/11.
neutralizing Al Qaeda
To be immediately replaced by the next US-funded Middle Eastern terrorist group.
improving federal agencies’ intelligence sharing
Which is now being used to illegally spy on “domestics threats” like parents opposing gay porn in schools, conservatives questioning obvious irregularities in elections, and anyone who objects to replacement immigration.
Hell, the airplane-as-missile strat didn’t even last the full day of 9/11.
As soon as a hijacking stopped meaning a free vacation in a tropical, non-extradition country, and started meaning "you're going to die if they get past you", there was a powerful incentive to oppose it instead of sit back and wait for the stewardesses to come past with the drink cart.
It was a one-time-use tactic, and changing airports completely as a reaction was a huge waste.
Oh boy a self admitted rino who will openly show he does not get the second amendment, it’s language or applications later in the article!
Be SCARED!
Way to lie about massively removing previous constitutional protections with things like the patriot act, but go on you malignant tumor.
“After rigging the data and enough blacks shooting each other at 15 we can now claim an epidemic and take your guns.”
They were taught to worry, forced to worry, by politicians, media, and activists who kill at far greater rates with the policies they push.
Here it comes!
Here’s the rep of Uvalde blatantly lying about what happened at Uvalde….
Then no voting, military service, or anything until 21. We also need red flag voting laws. Remember this is “mr. 2nd amendment”
Blatant lies, mental health is over utilized and completely underwhelming in its use. Just about every mass shooter had mental health care at some point in time.
Airplanes are secure because no one is ever getting into the cockpit again. Security on the ground has nothing to do with this. Hell, the airplane-as-missile strat didn’t even last the full day of 9/11.
To be immediately replaced by the next US-funded Middle Eastern terrorist group.
Which is now being used to illegally spy on “domestics threats” like parents opposing gay porn in schools, conservatives questioning obvious irregularities in elections, and anyone who objects to replacement immigration.
As soon as a hijacking stopped meaning a free vacation in a tropical, non-extradition country, and started meaning "you're going to die if they get past you", there was a powerful incentive to oppose it instead of sit back and wait for the stewardesses to come past with the drink cart.
It was a one-time-use tactic, and changing airports completely as a reaction was a huge waste.
CIA glowie supports disarmament, shocking.