Well Mr. President, as usual, you have no idea what the American people are really thinking. No one has forgotten about the terrible shooting in Newton. No one. What has changed, is that after the tragedy, and after you and your party decided to use the Newton shootings to sell your gun control policies, is that the American people now see that what you propose will NOT stop the madman shooter. And the American people see that the laws your party is proposing are infringements on the U.S. Constitution. No policy will ever stop a truly determined madman from killing people. History has proven that and studies by your own party have stated that.
In the San Antonio Express News today, and it's mirror news paper, the Laredo Morning Times, there appears an article (Read full article) about the details of the Newton shooting and it's perpetrator Adam Lanza. The article goes into some detail on what was found at the Lanza home. This partial list comes from the list returned to the court on the executed search warrant. (When ever a search warrant is executed, a list of property removed from the site must be presented to the court and the defendant)
On this list, includes the finding of 1,400 rounds of ammunition, assorted rifles and shotguns, three large samurai swords, eight knives, a bayonet, and a "powerful" rifle scope. Since this list was placed in paragraph 2 of a 35 paragraph article I assume the writers wanted to make these items the topic of the discovery.
Now, one of my biggest arguments in the entire gun control debate is that those who know noting about shooting or firearms are those that are put front and center in the debate by the media. For instance, in the next paragraph of the article there is this quote from Newton Action Alliance (gun control group) leader Po Murray. "It's shocking that they had that much ammunition and firepower in their home, and that someone was legally able to purchase that amount."
This is the statement of a person who has no clue what today's American gun owner is about. I don't own a lot of guns, but I have several, pistols, shotguns, and rifles (Note: they are not accessible to thieves, so don't get any ideas you local burglars.) So, I took an inventory of ammunition in the Wade arsenal, that is what gun grabbers call a persons ammo stash, and I found this:
1,700 rounds of handgun ammunition some the dreaded hollow point, well in fact most of it, the dreaded hollow point. And 100 rounds of shotgun ammunition. None of the shotgun ammo is hollow point, in case you "experts" would like to know. I also found that I have about 20 or so knives, I quit counting at 8, and I know there are a lot more scattered throughout the house. And I am thankful to report that I have no samurai swords.
And if you read the whole article you will find that unlike Lanza, I own no X-boxes, no video games, and no copy of the book, "Train Your Brain to be Happy."
Anyway, this post is all over the place, but the bottom line is this Mr. President. We have not forgotten Newton. What has happened is that people who are truly sympathetic to the survivors are finding out that you and your party are using these people for political purposes and to advance an agenda that is not what the American people truly believe.
Agent "K" to James in MiB,, "A person is smart but people are dumb , panicky and you know it!" "5000 years ago, the Earth was the center of the universe. 500 years ago the world was flat and 5 minutes ago you thought you had the constitutional right to own a gun free of governmental influence!"
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ReplyDeleteBy the way,,, soon there will be gaping holes in American front lines between our ports of entry. This will be attributed to a lack of Border Patrol Agents physical presence in their current sheer numbers (which should be more) due to the impending cuts to their overtime which they have been earning EVERY PENNY of,,, since its inception over a half century ago.
ReplyDeleteIf one were to compare their overtime to that of corporate America, they would see that it is actually far less than the "time and a half" garnered by the masses and quite a bargain to the tax-payer. Even though it isn't fair to them in comparison to the rest of the free world, the reality is,,, it makes up over 1/3 of their current salary.
These agents must work 10+ hours a day,,, every day,,, to complete their mission defending us from those who would do us harm. I do not believe that this country could endure another 9/11 or have we already forgotten that tragic day in our recent history. They are our mainstay,,, defending us on our own turf,,, holding that line. “People sleep safely in their beds because rough men/women stand ready to do violence on our behalf” – (George Orwell). Laredo is a large municipality in the middle of nowhere with a whole lotta nothing around it. Laredo is vulnerable!! The Border Patrol greatly lessens that vulnerability.
According to the national news,,, their overtime is going to be taken away from them within weeks. They will be faced with the same risk at a third less pay. They are also the single largest uniformed law enforcement entity in Laredo with the greatest mobility and not restricted by city limits or county lines. Do the right thing,,, the necessary thing and contact those whom we have elected to represent us on Capitol Hill. Demand that they take action against those responsible for this impending travesty. Do it to preserve our way of life. God bless America and the agents of the United States Border Patrol.