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Brandon Webb: The Gun Problem in America
Brandon Webb, prior service US military wants to run for a spot in the NRA's board, and to burnish his credentials as a fascist. So far, he is really doing a great job.Mass shootings in America have become something of a national past time. A lot of young men, frustrated with life, overmedicated, armed with the fresh realization that everyone ISN'T a WINNER in life, go get guns and shoot people. In 2008 America had over 12,000 deaths at the end of a firearm, compared to 11 in Japan, skew for population ratios and it's still a massively high number. Like statistics, Webb oversimplifies matters, first by charging that young men are overmedicated, setting up his first strawman. I know a number of young men, most of whom own firearms who would never conceive of shooting anyone let alone in mass numbers, and who are unmedicated. I was watching CNN's Piers Morgan's exchange with Alex Jones the other night, it was crazy (see below for yourself). Shit! Alex Jones is crazy. Using a conspiracy theorist and conflating him with the right to keep and bear arms is another means of the propagandist. Jones is a TWANLOC. Piers Morgan has Jones on as a guest for the pro 2nd Amendment side precisely to damage one side of the argument before it even began, and Jones, obliged him. More minutes of my life wasted watching my fellow Americans continue to spiral into the polarized black hole that has become the gun debate in the US. The gun "debate" (which is really a lecture by leftist fascists) is polarized because our fascists opponents want to make it polarized. They are doing the polarizing! Congrats to CNN for increasing their ratings, make no mistake that Piers's producers knew exactly what they were doing, and what they would get with Alex Jones. Be careful what you wish for Piers. Huh? Mass shootings with "Active Shooters" is a problem we can't ignore any longer. I for one am willing to take a leadership role on the issue. I for one am willing to do everything, spend any amount of time and resources to stop you. America's culture is rooted in gun ownership. I'm a gun owner and enjoy shooting with my son in a safe controlled environment. I personally wouldn't have taught him firearms safety at such a young age if given the option. However, America is rooted in gun ownership culture I thought it best to drive home firearms safety and the responsibility that comes with handling firearms. His mother and I did decide to take away all his violent shooting video games, not a good thing for a ten year old to practice taking head shots, and this could potentially lead to mental health issues, better safe than sorry I say. Sounds like your boy already has mental problems coming down the pike from his parents. My bet is that he will go over to friends' house and play the games anyway. Way to lose your son. I don't have all the solutions on this issue but I do know that I'm personally ready to compromise to limit mass shootings, and I'm ready to have an intelligent conversation on this issue. Good. Gather up your firearms, the ones you own, and sell them. Just keep your hands and the hands of your governmental allies off everyone else's If leading gun organizations like the NRA don't take a leadership role in proposing realistic solutions, then they will have failed to truly represent gun owners. The NRA has already failed to do that. You just want to accelerate the process of selling our rights to the government. The result will be that politicians will end up passing more ridiculous laws that don't make sense for anyone. My guess is that you are not paying attention, nor have ever had your rights taken from you for life without trial. The issue is cultural also, you can't just go after gun control. Most silly laws passed, especially magazine limitations. It's like trying to get rid of drunk drivers by shrinking the size of gas tanks in cars. Yes, it really is that silly. Broken clock Sometimes change, and healthy debate, as difficult as it can be at first, is a good thing. Those who want to keep and bear arms don't have a debate. What we have is a lecture by people who at the outset want to use US statutes and its security forces to destroy right enshrined in the Constitution. After all it was once within our constitutional rights to own and enslave other human beings. Nice one. I believe in the 2nd Amendment and our right to bear arms but, if we continue to do nothing on the issue (mainly a mental health one) of mass shootings then we can expect more of them in the near future. Remember that when you kiss your kids goodbye on their way to school. Brandon Webb: Savior of your school aged children, who wants to pass laws that do nothing to protect anyone but politicians and their armed henchmen. Posted by: badanov 2013-12-21 |
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