The very recent shooting at the Washington, DC Naval Shipyard was a tragedy. That is a fact. The gunman was Aaron Alexis, a contractor doing work for the Navy, that is a fact. Several weapons were used in the shooting, that is a fact. From there on things get a bit fuzzy. According to NBC News:“The gunman was armed with an assault-style rifle, a shotgun and a handgun when he was killed, authorities said. But law enforcement officials told NBC News they believed he arrived packing only the shotgun, which he bought last week from a gun dealer in Lorton, Va., about 20 miles from Washington.”.
So before those gun control folks start screaming about how terrible assault rifles and handguns are they better damn well check the facts. At the present time the scenario appears to be that the suspect arrived carrying a “Joe Biden approved” shotgun. That is after all, the weapon that Mr. Biden recommended to those of us who wish to defend ourselves isn’t it? So before the Piers Morgans of the mainstream media start screaming for gun control and the evils of assault rifles, they just need to shut the hell up and wait for all the details to surface from this investigation.
The fact that the shooting was in a gun free zone certainly makes clear how laughable these zones are. A simple law or sign written at the request of some regulatory body, does not ever stop a person on a quest to do others harm. Funny thing, we don’t have “knife free zones” and yet several thousand folks are killed each year via knives. We don’t have “club free” or “baseball bat free zones” either and yet these weapons also kill people. The press will scream for more gun control but lets check the latest stats from the FBI (2011 stats are the latest I could find).
- Murder by rifle: 323
- Murders by knife: 1694
- Murders by club or blunt instrument: 496
- Murders by hands,feet, fists,etc: 728
Legislation and the press will not stop these shootings. The root cause is a problem with people. I have no clue how to fix that issue because I am simply not qualified to fix humanity. These shootings are sort of like airline accidents. When a boatload (okay a planeload) of folks die at once, we get all concerned about airline safety, procedures and training while we just ignore the day-to-day carnage on the highways due to lack of training, safety and procedures. We ignore those folks who get stabbed or beaten to death, because those killings simply don’t attract national press. One or two at a time is considered acceptable. However, when you get 10+ folks dead by whatever means, it becomes a feeding frenzy for the scavengers in the media. They descend upon the scene like rabid dogs and gloat in the limelight of the television cameras lens. What they don’t do is really put the story in perspective. They don’t report, they preach. They show us the sound bites and video clips that purport to tell us the whole story, as they distort, ignore and bend the facts to give the public their version of events.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled surfing.
Tim
For more good stuff visit the primary website: Tim's Incredibly Conservative Blog
The very recent shooting at the Washington, DC Naval Shipyard was a tragedy. That is a fact. The gunman was Aaron Alexis, a contractor doing work for the Navy, that is a fact. Several weapons were used in the shooting, that is a fact. From there on things get a bit fuzzy. According to NBC News:“The gunman was armed with an assault-style rifle, a shotgun and a handgun when he was killed, authorities said. But law enforcement officials told NBC News they believed he arrived packing only the shotgun, which he bought last week from a gun dealer in Lorton, Va., about 20 miles from Washington.”.
So before those gun control folks start screaming about how terrible assault rifles and handguns are they better damn well check the facts. At the present time the scenario appears to be that the suspect arrived carrying a “Joe Biden approved” shotgun. That is after all, the weapon that Mr. Biden recommended to those of us who wish to defend ourselves isn’t it? So before the Piers Morgans of the mainstream media start screaming for gun control and the evils of assault rifles, they just need to shut the hell up and wait for all the details to surface from this investigation.
The fact that the shooting was in a gun free zone certainly makes clear how laughable these zones are. A simple law or sign written at the request of some regulatory body, does not ever stop a person on a quest to do others harm. Funny thing, we don’t have “knife free zones” and yet several thousand folks are killed each year via knives. We don’t have “club free” or “baseball bat free zones” either and yet these weapons also kill people. The press will scream for more gun control but lets check the latest stats from the FBI (2011 stats are the latest I could find).
- Murder by rifle: 323
- Murders by knife: 1694
- Murders by club or blunt instrument: 496
- Murders by hands,feet, fists,etc: 728
Legislation and the press will not stop these shootings. The root cause is a problem with people. I have no clue how to fix that issue because I am simply not qualified to fix humanity. These shootings are sort of like airline accidents. When a boatload (okay a planeload) of folks die at once, we get all concerned about airline safety, procedures and training while we just ignore the day-to-day carnage on the highways due to lack of training, safety and procedures. We ignore those folks who get stabbed or beaten to death, because those killings simply don’t attract national press. One or two at a time is considered acceptable. However, when you get 10+ folks dead by whatever means, it becomes a feeding frenzy for the scavengers in the media. They descend upon the scene like rabid dogs and gloat in the limelight of the television cameras lens. What they don’t do is really put the story in perspective. They don’t report, they preach. They show us the sound bites and video clips that purport to tell us the whole story, as they distort, ignore and bend the facts to give the public their version of events.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled surfing.
Tim
Tim
For more good stuff visit the primary website: Tim's Incredibly Conservative Blog
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