19 Children, 3 Adults Killed in School Shooting in Uvalde, TX
(Headline today)Insanity is often defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. That pretty much describes our approach to mass shootings. How's it working so far?
Here’s a radical but eminently logical proposal to finally stop the kind of mass shootings that just happened in Texas: Vote Republican!
I know. I know. You think Republicans ARE the problem! Heck, they’re the NRA party, right? How can Republicans possibly fix this? And don't Republicans run Texas, where this happened? Bear with me and I’ll explain...
The first thing to know is that Democrats have had either total control, filibuster control, or veto proof control of the federal government for the last 110 years. That's right. Despite what you've heard, this has been a one party country for over a century. The last time Republicans had the Presidency, the House, and a super majority in the Senate was in 1909... when Theodore Roosevelt was President! Democrats have had complete control or filibuster control for the entirety of that time. For about 25 years they had complete control, and for the remaining 85 years they had filibuster or veto control. The last time Democrats had absolute complete control was waaay, waaay, back during the ...Obama Administration! What did they do to stop mass shootings in 110 years? Nothing. At least nothing effective.
A fair question would be, OK, what if Republicans could get the kind of control Democrats have had, what would they do differently? Here's a hint, and then some specifics:
A fair question would be, OK, what if Republicans could get the kind of control Democrats have had, what would they do differently? Here's a hint, and then some specifics:
The Democrat voting coalition is made-up largely of groups who are on some level dependent on the federal government. Among them are the poor, minorities, the sick, the oligarchs, union members, government employees, social liberals, and single parent families. These groups look to the Federal Government for protection and money, and therefore Democrats accrue power by maximizing their numbers. Democrats want you poor, vulnerable, dependent, and afraid; they have NO interest in solving problems that would prevent this.
The Republican voting coalition is largely made-up of individuals who seek independence from the federal government. Among them are people of faith, much of the middle class, small and mid-sized business people, social conservatives, and nuclear families. These groups look to the federal government for freedom and independence, and therefore Republicans accrue power by maximizing their numbers. Republicans want you prosperous, secure, independent, and unafraid; they have EVERY interest in solving problems to promote this.
Now, who do you suppose wants people to live in fear of someone getting into a school, or mall, or concert, and committing mass murder? Could that be why Democrats did nothing when they had the power for 25 of the last 110 years? Could that be why an NRA supported bill since 2007 that would prevent dangerous homicidal maniacs from obtaining guns has never been passed? Could that be why every time there is legislation to screen these people, Democrats insert a poison pill to kill it? Could that be why Democrats torpedoed their own "Fix NICS" bill in 2018? (NICS is the database of gun purchases and background checks) Could that be why Democrats have done nothing to find the SSRI, drug, gaming, and mental health connection between young people and mass shootings? (SSRIs are the Prozac type drugs that treat mental illness and correlate with mass shootings) And who do you think passed the laws that allowed Nikolas Cruz and so many others to escape the criminal justice system entirely? Why do you suppose no one is ever held accountable for the failures when murderers are red-flagged, but not stopped?
But the biggest factor connecting all gun violence, black and white, is the breakdown of the family. Of the 27 worst mass shootings in America, 26 of them were committed by men who grew up without fathers. The same holds true for the weekly violence in the inner cities across America. Democrat policies since 1909 have grown the government ten fold, made people dependent, and shrunk the family accordingly. The most effective buy-back program to stop this madness would be a buy-back program for fathers not guns!
Democrats have one solution: gut the Bill of Rights. But would that solve anything? According to Democrats themselves, banning assault weapons for a decade did nothing. They ended their own ban under Bill Clinton. Mass shootings happen all the time in countries without a 2nd amendment. Some countries just use bombs and vehicles for mass murder. The problem is not the tool, but the conditions that breed mass murderers. And we are breeding them.
But the biggest factor connecting all gun violence, black and white, is the breakdown of the family. Of the 27 worst mass shootings in America, 26 of them were committed by men who grew up without fathers. The same holds true for the weekly violence in the inner cities across America. Democrat policies since 1909 have grown the government ten fold, made people dependent, and shrunk the family accordingly. The most effective buy-back program to stop this madness would be a buy-back program for fathers not guns!
Democrats have one solution: gut the Bill of Rights. But would that solve anything? According to Democrats themselves, banning assault weapons for a decade did nothing. They ended their own ban under Bill Clinton. Mass shootings happen all the time in countries without a 2nd amendment. Some countries just use bombs and vehicles for mass murder. The problem is not the tool, but the conditions that breed mass murderers. And we are breeding them.
There was a time in America when every household had a gun, every kid could shoot, dynamite was sold in general stores, fathers were common, and mass murders were rare.
Democrats will never fix this problem because the incentives are for them to keep people afraid, vulnerable, and dependent. Give Republicans the Presidency, the House, and over sixty votes in the Senate for the first time in 110 years and this problem gets fixed pronto, along with many others. Or, keep voting Democrat and watch more innocent people die. Your choice.
[UPDATE: And here's Ted Cruz confronting Democrats who filibustered his gun bill, Grassley/Cruz, which would have prevented almost every one of these recent mass shootings:]
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