Commentary | Opinion | January 2011
With all the commotion going on with the tragic shooting in Tucson, AZ, should public officials carry a firearm?
Are they safe? Should every citizen be allowed to carry a firearm?
I think we should for our safety and public officials should always carry a firearm for their safety. Unfortunately, we live in a world where it’s not even safe to stand in front of your local super market and listen to a public figure speak. At the same time, every person who wants to legally possess a firearm should be check out by a shrink and get a report back before they are allowed to carry guns. Everyone should go through a background check from here on out who want to buy a firearm.
From our local council members up to our President, these folks who serve us in America should always carry a firearm to protect themselves and those around them. I believe in the 2nd Amendment, but that shouldn’t mean that the town whack nut should be able to easily purchase and get the okay that they are fine and will safely and responsibly use their firearm. It won’t happen. Look at all the stuff dug up on this murderous fool who shot at people like he was playing Duck Hunt in an arcade game.
My heart goes out to all the victims who were murdered and those who were wounded. May God keep an extra eye on Tucson, Arizona tonight after the youngest victim, Christina Taylor Green was laid to rest today and give comfort to those affected by this heinous act.
As of this writing, Rep. Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Giffords was able to reach out to her husband, was rubbing his wedding ring, she was able to dangle her legs off her bed and move them and she recognizes family and friends.
She was able to give a thumbs-up to her fellow constituants when one said, “When you get better, we will go out for pizza and beer”.
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Kactuskooler queries, should public officials from city councilmen to the President carry a firearm?” If they feel a need to carry, they should be able to carry a firearm (with a background check).
However, the right to bear arms is applicable to everyone, not just the issuing of permits to public officials. Had anyone in the crowd been carrying a firearm in Tucson, they might have saved innocent lives that tragic day.
Apparently, the police were not in the shopping center area to protect and serve when Jared Loughnber began opening fire. If so, why were they no police around? It was a open outdoor public event with a U.S. Congresswoman. Not one cop around to come to the rescue? This cries out for a ordinary citizens being able to defend themselves from the slaughter that happened in Tuscon.
If every person who wants to legally possess a firearm were to be check out by a shrink and get a report back before they are allowed to carry guns, that would pretty much kill the right to bear arms because in addition to a fee for a permit, an hours fee with a shrink is costly — and pretty much arbitrary.
There is a presumption of sanity or sound mental health unless proven otherwise. With Loughnber the warning signs were there and visible. Besides which, lets face it bad guys don’t register guns or carry permits — that’s for ordinary peace-loving citizens do that if they can get a permit.
Thus, it’s a good deal for the bad guys… just ask Jared Loughnber about that since no one present during the shootout was able to defend themselves or the Congresswoman against a semi-automatic Glock.
What are you talking about…..no one present during the shootout was able to defend themselves or the Congresswoman against a semi-automatic Glock.????
Hell anyone can defend against a glock…. it just sits there. YOu must be talking about the guy firing the glock.
Three people jumped his ass and downed him. They did defend themselves and those around them. I think you are eluding to the guy who was packing…. The problem there was the guy had a problem with either making that leap from packing to shooting or he had way to much in the background to take a clear shot.
Worse would be those who would be complaining if he would have exasperated the situation by killing one or two with his weapon to get to the bad guy.
I am not going to second guess the guy who was carrying.
Also…. If the guy would have been welding a razor sharp Samurai Sword the death toll would might well be the same or more and still the guy carrying a firearm could not have safely fired a shot to stop him.
Sometimes even crazy people implement a well thought out plan that works, despite all the good intentions of those who would have wished otherwise.
“Three people jumped his ass and downed him” but that was after the shootout. I didn’t know anyone else in the crowd was packing. Seem there was no police around for this event either.
Did you want the crowd to beat hell out of him before he committed a crime? I’m confuse here.
Would it have mattered if the cops where there or not? He emptied his weapon in less that 10 seconds. ARe you saying the officers would have let loose with their own shots into the crowd to stop him?
If he was armed with a ice pick he would have still got to her. He was a determined nut case. Other than a Pope Mobile and bullet proof glass cage not much could be done on site.
Sure they could have put the guy in a booby hatch if the different police agencies communicated with one another. But that would mean they would have to quit playing political favors.
You are right, Dano. You are always right. A God-given gift I presume. Not many folks can walk the earth and know in their own mind they are always right.
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Ok, let’s say for the sake of argument that Jared was denied a gun because of his mental status. Here’s the way I look at it. What’s he going to do? Hm, go to the internet, look up Oklahoma City bombing, wholla! I found it, A manure bomb and more fatalities, damage, harder to catch. Best of all no permit required. Now they’ll be talking about a requirement to be mentally fit to purchase cow and horse crap!
Talking about requirements for purchasing things…. My niece cures Olives she has to go to Arizona to buy Caustic Soda (Lye) to cure them. It seems in California you have to sign your life away and you are limited as to how much you can possess. Because some folks use it to make speed, soap makers, olive canners, and anyone wanting to clear a drain or clean an old iron pot is held as suspicious.
Red Devil Lye banning is the social experiment to deny the public the most basic liberty and freedom.