While I support Donald Trump's bid for president, I am not in the GOP, and I am far from being a GOP type of person. One issue with the GOP is gun control, since their interpretation of the 2nd Amendment seems that every crazy criminal has a right to acquire an arsenal and shoot as many people as they can, every freaking weekend in this country. High schools, post offices, shopping malls, churches; the NRA is coming soon to one of these near you, blasting your face with some arguments about a well ordered militia.
A well ordered militia is one thing; I know, I was in such; it's called the US Army. We had to prove ourselves psychologically before being issued even a handgun, and much was required before any long guns, let along a machine gun, was allowed to pass into our hands. And that was after going through Boot Camp, inspections, evaluations, criminal background checks, etc.
On the other hand the right to a weapon, possibly useful as a deterrent and as a tool to defend one's family, ought to be in place. Taking a look at Trump's words, we find, on page 102 of his 2000 book "The America We Deserve" his support for a ban on assault weapons and a longer waiting period to buy a gun. He notes that in today's tech society a background check can be made quickly and why not?
His interpretation of the 2nd Amendment is so much more sane than most in the GOP. And his interpretation could have saved lots of American lives. Just this week we are reeling from the Uber shooter. Six people dead. Families devastated. Guns killed. Just ask the police in Michigan. And those in every other state of the Union - including Texas where the police were against George Bush for his support of the Bushmaster blasters that killed a cop.
And since guns do kill - they are in fact made to do just that - they do not belong in the hands of crazy crack/meth/croc heads, punks, terrorists, white supremacists, etc etc etc.
The 'well ordered militia' does NOT include the crazy weirdo across the street who mutters to himself and has fantasies about slashing faces. My dude, it means the five branches of the US military: the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard, along with the local police, FBI, etc.,
and it can mean RESPONSIBLE private citizens who have their permits renewed based on their conduct in society. Like maybe they actually know how to use the gun and do not leave it around for their kids to play with. Or freebase, watch sick violent mutilation videos or hear voices in their heads.
I hope the GOP is reading this, from a former serviceman, and taking note. Elect Trump and let him implement his BAN ON ASSAULT weapons and longer period of waiting for a background check. Let each applicant prove that they are part of a well ordered militia and NOT a stinking crazy looking to get famous in 15 minutes at the local high school. American have had enough, every community black, white or other has been affected by this irresponsible interpretation of the Constitution.
When Bernie Taupin first came to this country, he witnessed a murder, right under his hotel room on B'way here in NYC. After touring the US, he had new genre of songs: gun songs. Ballad of a Well Known Gun, Your Father's Gun, Where to Now St. Peter, and the telling Ticking, about a young man who'went beserk in Queens...14 people dead in a bar they called the Kicking Mule...hear it, ticking, ticking'.
ReplyDeleteHear it indeed. Ticking like a bomb. Ready to blow. Short fuse and a long barrel, finger on the trigger, all Hail the NRA.
Sad that there are those in the GOP trying to obstruct Trump. He is a builder, and yeah I agree he has his faults, but he is building not investing in WAR - like Bush & Co. Cruz and all of them, not Carson, who I agree, see the previous post - is a great doctor and decent human, but the rest of the GOP - they are like ticking man. Rare that I find anyone in that party to agree with, Trump is a rare find and America needs him now.
Keep on blogging David this is good stuff, it is real. Maybe too much to handle for some folks.
The GOP will ONLY win if they back Trump. The fact is most people disagree with a lot of what he says, but look at the core values of business acumen and, yes, his desire to halt sales of guns to crack heads, racists, terrorists etc.
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