Sunday Ramble-Rousing

Yesterday was a nice break at TDFB from the not-so-great news surrounding the Aurora, Colorado, theater-based massacre perpetrated (allegedly – *cough*) by James Holmes, the self-professed "Joker" of the Batman series. Today, however, we go back into the mire for a few additional words and observations on the U.S.'s latest gun-based tragedy.

As expected, anti-gun proponents and pro-gun enthusiasts are rattling on with their arguments all over the media. Even NYC Major Michael Bloomberg is stepping-up quite publicly to chastise both President Obama and Presumptive GOP Nominee Mitt Romney for their "silence" on the issue. He makes a few good points – particularly with respect to Obama's lack of follow-through on his 2008 campaign promise to get rid of assault weapons falling into the wrong hands. Check Out Bloomberg's Comments

And yeah, what's up with that, Mr. Obama? Is it another discovery you faced when you stepped-into the Oval Office only to learn that not only does the Prez Not Have The Real Power to change much in Washington; that Roswell DID happen; that the earth will explode in a few years from either an asteroid or climate change – or both – but the NRA has numerous resources to freeze the cojones of anyone who dares to get in their way? Is that why you're not following the rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat trail of Gun Control?

It still goes back to money and power and who owns which politician who is beholden to another Interest Group that must be appeased or else not only will that politician lose financial support and probably their cushy Power Position, but as with dominoes falling, lots of other somebodies will be out of jobs. And so it goes.

And so, as I wrote the other day, nothing will change. Things will remain the same. People will talk and talk and talk about controlling guns while, at some point in the future, another James Holmes-type without a criminal or mental illness record will go on a weapons buying spree in preparation for their 15 minutes of Fame And Gory – either in death or, as with Holmes, in what remains of his apparently Twisted Life.

Yep. I am pessimistic about the issue of gun control simply because too many citizens of this country want their 2nd Amendment Right to "bear arms" – forgetting that to have a gun or rifle that is for basic protection and hunting is not really what most anti-gun people are arguing. It is the military kind of weapons that most are concerned with in the overview. I don't think anyone other than mass murderers, drug dealers, police and military personnel have a need for Assault Weapons, do you?


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