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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The latest mass shooting occurred in Montgomery, Alabama. Two people are dead and 12 injured, five of them seriously. Since 2017, mass shootings have become a “national pastime.” There have been more injuries and deaths caused by the use of guns than from any natural disaster. I am tired of reading about these preventable situations. The NRA and their Second Amendment Claims are nothing but bullshit, and your government is too cowardly to do the right thing. Anyone who claims that the sale of military-style assault rifles, high-output magazines, and bump stocks cannot be restricted, cannot be prevented from being sold to the general public, is a lying asshole. These men and women not only accept the idea of a rising death toll in America, they promote increased sales, knowing that the NRA gun lobby will continue to fund their campaigns. The latest preventable tragedy happened in the capital city of Alabama, Montgomery, late Saturday evening. When the melee ended...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Where were you, and what were you doing on the morning of September 11, 2001? There are only two days in my 78 years that I remember in detail: November 22, 1963, and September 11, 2001. I was a senior in high school in 1963. I was walking between third and fourth period classes when I learned that President John F. Kennedy had been murdered in Dallas, Texas. Sitting in my fourth period classroom, there was nothing but silence throughout the school. We were eventually sent home. It was a Tuesday and I was out for my morning run in the BLM land just north of my home. As I was returning home, my wife was waving frantically in our front yard. My mother was in hospice care in Idaho, and that was my first thought. When I reached home, my wife just said, “you have to see this.” The top floors of the first tower of the World Trade Center were burning. I couldn’t believe my own eyes. The date was 9/11/01. OUR NATION WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME Not since December 7, 1941, ha...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Yesterday, June 14, 2024, irrefutable proof was offered to the American people that six members of the Supreme Court are completely unqualified to serve on the highest court in the land. They are idiots who lack sufficient intelligence and common sense to make any decisions affecting the American people. Remember their names: John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. THE MASSACRE IN SIN CITY On October 1, 2017, one man checked into a hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He had several pieces of luggage, and asked for a room facing the area where a concert was about to begin.   In his bags were 12 assault rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and several attachments known as “bump stocks.” The latter converts semi-automatic weapons into automatic killing machines. While hundreds of men and women were enjoying the music, this lone gunman opened fire. When the massacre ended, 58 innocent people were dead, and...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   The NRA and all right-wing politicians would like you to ignore this quote.   “Domestic terrorism is the greatest danger to the American people .” FBI Director Christopher Wray   No one can deny the facts. There are more mass shootings in the United States than days on the calendar. This has been true since 2017 . Another fact is that anyone can buy a weapon of mass destruction in America, including fo rmer felons, mentally challenged Americans, men and women on the “no fly’ list, and children under the age of 21. Fact: the NRA gun lobby bought and paid for the men and women who call themselves “Republicans” today. Fact: handguns and military style assault rifles have a single purpose: to kill other human beings. There is nothing in the Second Amendment which prevents banning these weapons of mass destruction. Fact: not only do right-wing politic i ans do nothing but offer “thoughts and prayers,” they celebrate mass shooting with multiple deaths...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It’s not a big thing for those of us who know that domestic terrorism is the greatest danger to the American people, but it’s a bigger step than any of his predecessors were willing to take. President Biden, who values human life unlike his opposing party, signed an executive order requiring comprehensive background checks for all gun sales at Outdoor Sporting Conventions which previously allowed unrestricted sales of weapons of mass destruction. A POORLY WRITTEN AND AMBIGUOUS AMENDMENT Gun nuts and the NRA gun lobby will be screaming about “Second Amendment Rights.” Once again, I call bullshit. The safety and security of the many negate the complaints of the 10 percent of Americans who own 90 percent of all guns in America. The Second Amendment is the most ambiguous amendment in the Bill of Rights. Demands from slave owners forced several drafts of the amendment, and that fact is why it is so poorly written. The facts are clear: nothing in the S...