you know, Id like to go a month at least without having to open my mouth about gun violence in this country. Heck Id do with a week at this point, but apparently the universe doesn't want me or anyone else too and this is becoming an almost daily event.
On the heals of the mass shooting here in Washington state another senseless tragedy has struck a family in Indiana and the loss of a 13 year old boy.
so what happened? The yet unnamed shooter had returned home to find it had been broken into went out on a tirade though the neighborhood. He then ran into 13 year old Kobe Jones. Now did Jones make any physically aggressive moves against this guy? No. Was he the one that even burglarized the guys house? Again no! So what did Jones do that this guy felt he needed to take his life?
Jones was making fun of him for having his house broken into, or so the report by NBC news alleges in the title of their article. The yet unnamed shooter felt this was enough to fire his gun at this 13 year old boy 9 times and killing him.
The guy probably had his gun legally but clearly he's a person that probably shouldn't have been allowed to have a gun. And this highlights the problem with the ludicrously lax gun laws in this country. Thinks like this keep happening and its not getting better its getting worse.
No no that's all right, 2nd amendment, dont you dare suggest that we start making sure that people who get guns from these legal sources aren't checked to make sure they're responsible enough, dont have a violent background. Lets just give them the guns and make our money and if a 13 year old boy gets shot nine times and killed, well that's just business baby!
Here's what I dont care about: Gun rights advocates and the supreme courts misinterpretation of the second amendment. It may be a right to own something but rights are really more like privileges, and this one is being massively abused. Its time to stop the madness and start making absolutely sure the people that have this kind of easy access. That misinterpretation comes from one thing: Greed. That's the short and the long of it. They dont care about gun violence, though they make sham statements to the otherwise.
There's noting wrong with reasonable gun control. Doing noting on the outside chance that adding one small piece of legislation or two in the interest of public safety, will be an invite to go too far. Its deeply misguided and a dangerous stance. Obviously the reality is, sane sensible gun reform is needed because this free for all is not working and its costing us dearly.
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