Now, sometimes I think that because it is just so darn beautiful that it makes my heart hurt. The words fit together like music. Actual music.
And other times it is because it something that I have been trying to say, but I just have not quite made the point succinctly. Often it is because I think for SO MANY REASONS that I can't decide on just one.
Here is a portion of something that I did not write, but I wish I had:
Oh, one last thing: Here’s a little history lesson regarding gun-grabbing and the carnage that ensued:
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th century because of gun control: 56 million.
You won’t see this data on the U.S. evening news or hear politicians disseminating this information. Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.Take note, Americans.
~Doug Giles, for the full article click here
You see, I am just sick to death of politicians using gun control to promote a political agenda. If you want to beat a drum, try discussing mental health or actually putting programs that work into protecting our kids at school. I think many a parent would be on board with that. And you wouldn't have to even pay them to protect their own kids. I suspect it would work a lot like Neighborhood Watch Programs. People are invested in their neighborhoods, so they get together and decide to work together for the betterment of their Community. It's proven that Neighborhood Watch actually works. I bet that if parents actually manned the doors to every school and eyeballed the kids coming and going every day, it would deter school violence.
It has also been suggested that some of those video games that kids are playing are pretty dang violent. I heard one military officer who train men and women for Special Forces Ops say that some of the combat videos the kids are playing are virtually no different than the training videos they use. It is one person killing another person via a cyber connection. It is all about the mindset. They use those "games" to prepare those soldiers to kill people by having them do it in a "game" first. And so do our kids. You tell me what the "real" problem is here. I think it is the fact that these kids have already killed hundreds of times via video game before they fired off the first round in a real shooting incident. But that is just me. Seems like the answer is actually taking away the video game for everyone but Special Forces... who are actually training to kill people.
image found on facebook... before I fell off that wagon.
Or would it be that I am now on the wagon? It is rather confusing....
