Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon
Talk show host and journalist Geraldo Rivera has joined a chorus of other voices who have sought to blame the tragic death of a shooting instructor on the second amendment,
Geraldo said the following in a Facebook post on his page,
Like I always say, the 2nd Amendment, the provision that gives every American the right to keep and bear arms, is blind and stupid. In its relentless pimping for the gun industry, the NRA has unleashed an avalanche of deadly weapons on this gun-crazy country. Just as protects access to weapons for cops and hunters, it also protects access to weapons for domestic abusers, mental patients, jerk-offs on the no-fly list, all-around dim bulbs, and now little children.
As the father of a sweet, smart nine year old daughter myself, the latest example of gross excess is the image of that pony-tailed New Jersey girl accidentally killing her gun range instructor. It is obscene and uncivilized to let a third grader shoot a fully automatic Uzi machine gun. What was she training for, revolution? Invasion? Service in the coming post-apocalyptic social disorder? Stupid, but just another of countless examples of how far into insanity we have let the gun nuts push us.
Um, actually domestic abusers and some mental patients are specifically not allowed to possess firearms under current laws.
So called “jerk-offs on the no-fly list” can be placed on that list for any reason, by anyone authorized to make additions to the list. To take away someone’s rights because they were arbitrarily added to a list would be a violation of due process.
I actually agree that allowing a 9 year old, with little to no firearms training, should not be shooting a fully automatic submachine gun is a dumb move for the same reasons I think allowing a 15 year old with a learner’s permit to drive a race car is a bad move.
However, that doesn’t mean I think we need to pass even more laws in this country. Common sense (ACTUAL common sense, not legislated, BS common sense) could have totally prevented this situation.
I would rather just slip on my protective glove (strong hand only) and then face Geraldo in the ring. Gals like her don’t want to go there.
I think it is time to revert to the days of gladiators. Not that We the People relinquish our rights….we just finally get to physically take on those who wish to subvert our rights – – in the ring. I’m guessing Geraldo would take about 15-45 seconds to be slumped at my feet in a quivering mass of bitch flesh.
I digress. This isn’t helping my anger management.
Sorry it’s not helping your anger management, but thanks for that oh so accurate description of the outcome…
Geez 15 to 45 seconds? What are you gonna sing him a lullabye before ya smack him? I’m pretty sure I could name that tune in less than 3 seconds. Another one bites the dust. 🙂
HERALDO is another establishment whore who flaunts his beginnings to seem / purport to be one against the establishment while paying his bills with blood money. How many armed body guards has he employed in his life time? Sniff it for a nickel, pr#@k.
‘Skinhead with chair’ was the only good show he ever did.
If i knew how, i’d nominate the deceased for a darwin award. WTF kind of moron puts a fully automatic and loaded rifle in the hands of a child?!?
He probably wanted to make a few dollars, and paid the ultimate price.
It has nothing to do with the second amendment… just lack of working brain cells, just as the paid mouthpiece G/R.
“I actually agree that allowing a 9 year old, with little to no firearms training, should not be shooting a fully automatic submachine gun is a dumb move for the same reasons I think allowing a 15 year old with a learner’s permit to drive a race car is a bad move.”
“However, that doesn’t mean I think we need to pass even more laws in this country. Common sense (ACTUAL common sense, not legislated, BS common sense) could have totally prevented this situation.”
AGREED