Mass Shootings, Reality Is...

All were done by mentally unstable white guys with guns. I can't think of one done by a black, Hispanic nor someone born outside this country. The badmouthing of Muslims going on by far too many jerks in the public spotlight needs to stop.

I really don't want to take my talking points down to the level of 'Godwin's law', but on this matter I feel an exception should be made. Back in the holly jolly days of Germany under Hitler no matter where people of the Jewish faith came from eradication of them were considered a solution to all that ailed Germany. To hear Trump, Palin, Hannity and a host of other ignorant blowhards speak they want the United States to travel down the same path when it comes to Muslims.

When some white guy shot up the kids in Sandy Hook or the white guy shot up black worshippers in Charleston along with many dozens of other shootings each of the shooters were touched in the head throughout much of their lives. About the only two things these mass murders have in common is they were mostly white wackos born in this country using either guns or homemade bombs.

There are two problems we face. The first is until someone actually does something our constitutional rights protect them. The second is what we can do to take away some of the tools of the trade. In the first instance we can't detain every wacko who shoots off their mouth. But in the second instance we can make it harder for them to get their hands on bomb making materials and weapons designed for the military capable of firing off a 20 round clip in less then a minute.

No country in their right mind allows civilians to possess land mines, rocket propelled grenade launchers and other military grade hardware. and yes folks that's the category these assault rifles should fall under. Any fool who thinks it will protect them from the government coming after them if it so had a mind to has a rude awaking coming. Between Drones, ultrasonic, laser and microwave projectors in the event of an uprising your assault rifle might as well be a bow and arrow. If we really care about our fellow citizens and police officers safety these type of firearms must be taken off the civilian market.

Orlando Shootings
Donald Trump thought it a "beautiful" idea that if a bunch drinking club goers were armed to the teeth so much of this could have been prevented. So OK the club calls 911 and a bunch of cops show up to the club where 10 or 20 people are shooting it out like it were the OK Coral. In this case there was one shooter. What if there were two, three or who knows how many more. Which and how many are the bad guys police need to kill?

Same goes for the theatre shooting in Aurora. Suppose the bad guy starts shooting. One of the movie goers pulls out his piece to take him down. Another theatre patron in the theatre only sees this person ready to shoot someone and starts firing away at the innocent guy. Now a third and a fourth in the confusion starts blasting away like Yosemite Sam the others.

The Bottom Line Is This
Irrational people are just that. Psychiatrists and law enforcement try as hard as they may cannot find rationality or a common pattern where none exist. These people are by their very definition irrational in nature and none predictable from one day or minute to the next. Evil existed from the very beginning of recorded history when Cain wacked his brother Able over the head with a rock killing him.

The best we can hope for is not to let Cain get his hands on rocks or in today's world people like him access to anything as deadly as assault rifles with 20 round clips. Will it stop all mass murders, no. Even if it prevents a dozen or two it's far better then pretending these assault rifles play no part in them. It most certainly is at least some sort of rational response to disallowing some radically insane man to gain access to these weapons capable of mass destruction.


Ronald Reagan- 02/12/1989



G.W. Bush 2004 Presidential Debate



WHAT THE HELL !!!

WHY IS THIS SO DAMNED CONTROVERSIAL ?


Further Resources:
There Is No Such Thing as a Motive for Mass Killings
When It Comes to Mass Shootings, Motive Doesn't Really Matter
Radical Islam Not Responsible For Vast Majority Of Mass Shootings In America, Says Report
6 Things Americans Should Know About Mass Shootings