The horror of the Sandy Hook Elementary School murders sent parents to their knees and legislators to their computers. While parents and all concerned and mourning Americans sought understanding and comfort, designing lawmakers sought to take advantage of a tragedy for political ends. As usual.
President Obama spoke of the need to change our culture and restrict access to weapons. The president said:
Can we honestly say that we’re doing enough to keep our children — all of them — safe from harm? Can we claim, as a nation, that we’re all together there, letting them know that they are loved, and teaching them to love in return? Can we say that we’re truly doing enough to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives in happiness and with purpose?
I’ve been reflecting on this the last few days, and if we’re honest with ourselves, the answer is no. We’re not doing enough. And we will have to change.
In that vein, many commentators and gun control advocates pointed to the ease with which guns can be purchased in America. Many of them called for a more robust screening process, one that included mental health evaluations.
For example, in New Jersey, Assemblyman Joe Cryan proposed legislation to “ensure the mental stability of anyone authorized to purchase a firearm in New Jersey.”
“Newtown was a true eye opener for us,” said Cryan, as quoted by Politicker NJ. “Based on what we know about the alleged shooter at this point, mental health may have played a key factor in this tragedy. And this appears to be a common thread in many of the mass shootings we’ve seen in recent years. There’s been a significant outpouring of support from the public to make mental health screenings a part of the overall discussion on gun control. I think any legitimate effort to curb gun violence must include this important aspect.”
Read More at The New American . By Joe Wolverton, II, J.D..
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The sheer HYPOCRISY of the Newtown tragedy is at best, laughable. The absolute politicizing of this event boggles the mind. Why wasn’t there talk of legislation and gun control after the Aurora theater shootings? Why are children’s lives more important than those who lost theirs in Colorado? This is just another in the line of Blowbama Bullsh*t agendas coming down the pike. That b@stard is up to his usual pandering games, with the parents of the children in Connecticut. I guess those killed in Aurora were just a “bump in the road”, to that POS Pretender-in-Chief. Oh, but get a few children’s pictures up on the screen, and Jokebama jumps in with guns blazing (no pun intended…) Now, I am absolutely not minimizing the tragedy of this unfortunate situation, and my heart and prayers go out to those families, but we are in the midst of a very unfortunate precedent here, folks. That Muslim SOB starts with assault weapons bans, as a tester, and then when that is passed, it leads right down the line to taking the guns of all Americans. Soon, if we are not careful, we will be forced to defend ourselves against the criminal element of society (including the Gub’ment…) with nothing but pea shooters. This turns us into a “slave nation”. If anyone remembers what Adolph Hitler said back in 1939 – “To conquer a Nation, one must first disarm its Citizenry…” America is on the precipice of the abyss. The corrupt, inept, arrogant Liar-in-Chief is about to push us into the pit…we can NEVER let that happen….As Rahmtard Emmanuel said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste…” Well, those Libtard a$$holes are getting their money’s worth…in spades, to the detriment of the American People. It is truly Obaminable.
You are right, HYPOCRISY is the true description of these subversives in our governmnet. They really don’t care about children’s lives at all. They are liars and despots. They are the real criminals in this country and they want us disarmed because criminals don’t want their victims armed. Obama and his evil regime is nothing but DESPICABLE, PATHETIC!! I have NO respect for these people.
Google: Sandy Hook Hoax. Get informed; it and Aurora were staged..
Formerlefty, were you by chance formerly institutionalized? You are sick.
[[[ President Obama spoke of the need to change our culture ]]]
And what change is he speaking of… HIS Culture? His culture of what…. making this country in to zombies and go willingly following his orders cause the people are so brainless to not know what he is doing. He’s going to make himself President just like Putin did…. serve one term after the other and dare anyone to challenge him…After all…. he rides a Trojan Horse… Here’s the path he will take….
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