We have before us a good example of the atmosphere of our country. How quick we were to label the El Paso shooting a hate crime perpetrated by a "white national". How blithely we ignored the fact that the Ohio shooter was a Bernie loving registered Democrat.
The fact is both men and more are sick. And the truth is that no law is going to fix the problem. We have been addressing the easy fixes, feel good actions and headline grabbing stories because the real problem will take years and commitment. We have lost our values, we are disconnected and divided, we are lied to by politicians and the media. None of those root problems will be solved by gun legislation. But we surely will be a nation of sitting ducks for bad actors.
While we are on the subject, nobody mentions that there are an estimated 300 million privately owned guns in the United States. The vast majority are in the hands of law abiding citizens. Why should they lose any rights? Why are we fighting so hard you might ask? The answer is simple.
Until you can rid the country of guns that are in the hands of gangs and criminals, we'd be fools to agree to give up our right to equal protection.
If you can get assault rifles out of the hands of the bad guys--then we would be willing to have the conversation.
