Sarah Huckabee Sanders, today is the day to have the discussion about gun control policy that you arguably believe should be swept under the rug.
I refer to her answer as White House spokesperson to repeated questions about gun control by the press in response to the mass shooting (the largest in our nation ---- to date) in Las Vegas that occurred in the late evening PST yesterday/early morning EST today at an outdoor concert.
The Republican leadership, those that lead our country, could only muster comments such as, the shooting was “an act of evil” and commanding token half-hearted actions such as, lowering flags to half-mast. I just wonder what problem lowering flags to half-mast solves, surely, none. Arguably, it is offensive to lower flags to half-mast in this instance because, are not the lives lost worth more than that token gesture? Instead, should we not raise flags all the way and state, “we are not taking this shit anymore!” which leads me to my question, should we not help Republicans regain their 1st amendment right?
I think Republicans have lost their 1st Amendment right from intimidation by the NRA. I believe Republicans are afraid to speak up because they are afraid the NRA will bully them (& lose their donations). As such, we need to help them stand up to these bullies and say enough is enough.
NRA may have started out in 1871 with good cause, but I believe it lost its way when the gun and bullet manufactures gained too much sway. Why else would they arguably be promoting guns for everyone under the guise of protecting our 2nd amendment right? I fear their actions could lead us to losing our 2nd amendment right.
Our nation’s leading document is the Declaration of Independence, which states that we “are endowed by [our] Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The Constitution, the Bill or Rights and the additional amendments were subsequently created to help us achieve these rights. However, 59 people lost their “Life” less than 24 hours ago at the hands of a deranged man who used guns for some unknown reason, which follows the lives lost in Orlando, Sandy Hook, Columbine, etc. by people firing guns. Is not losing one’s “Life” at the hands of a person firing a gun “destructive?” As such, “whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends [referring to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness], is [it not] the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.” Our founders believed so or they would not have written that into the Declaration of Independence.
Eventually, if these mass killings continue everybody will know somebody that has been killed by the hands of someone wielding a gun. When that occurs, the 2nd amendment is at risk. Therefore, we need to help the Republicans stand up to the NRA to promote responsible gun ownership, not ownership by all, which means - gun control.
The train (i.e. the discussion on gun control) left the station today and the Republicans need to jump on or they may find themselves left behind to pack their tent all by their lonesome.
