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April 21, 2013
Gun Control - Are our "babies" safe?
Leave our babies alone!
Is that 'Instapundit' in this video?
Gun Control - Are our "babies" safe?
Leave our babies alone!
April 19, 2013
Mr. David Wheeler began his speech:
“We lost our son, Benjamin, the morning of December 14 to an unstable, suicidal individual who had access to a weapon that has no place in a home.”
“Right now, professionals in every area pertaining to this crime, from mental health to parenting to school safety, are unable to connect the necessary dots to prevent this from happening again.”
“A far more comprehensive system of identifying and monitoring individuals with mental distress is required and needs to be implemented. That a person with these problems who lives in a home where he had access to among the most powerful firearms available to nonmilitary personnel is unacceptable.”
“It doesn’t matter to whom these weapons were registered. It doesn’t matter if they were purchased legally. What matters is that it was far too easy for another mentally unbalanced suicidal person who had violent obsessions to have easy access to unreasonably powerful weapons.”
“The inability of agencies to share information regarding at-risk individuals’ mental states, personal histories, proximity to firearms – this contributed to the senseless murder of my six-year old son, 19 other children, and seven adults. This is where you must focus your efforts.”
Mr. Wheeler then went on to outline some well thought out and sensible actions that should be – need to be – taken to help prevent these tragedies in the future, concluding:
“Thomas Jefferson described our inalienable rights as life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness – the rights with which we are endowed, for the protection of which we have instituted governments. I do not think the composition of that foundational phrase was an accident. I do not think the order of those important words was haphazard or casual. The liberty of any person to own a military-style assault weapon and a high-capacity magazine, and keep them in their home, is SECOND to the right of my son to his life – his LIFE; to the right to live of all of those children and those teachers, to the right to the lives of your children, of you, of all of us – all of our lives – it is second. Let’s honor the founding documents and get our priorities straight. Thank you.”
For his poignant words, Mr. Wheeler received an enthusiastic standing ovation.
As someone who has closely followed the tragic news of the Sandy Hook horror, one of the standout elements that has received little attention is how amazing the parents of the victims are – how incredibly courageous and articulate they are – and how the nation lost some of its most remarkable citizens – present and future.
Richard Marato, father of a Sandy Hook survivor, outlined the hopelessness of the situation:
“Our society is so saturated with guns and violence, I don’t think any one thing can help.”
I embrace Mr. Marato’s sentiment that several steps need to be taken, but reject the hopelessness. As the compelling parents of the Sandy Hook victims have demonstrated, we Americans are bred with the fiercely sanguine penchant of resolve – the idea that we can accomplish anything that needs doing. Enough of our citizens have been sacrificed to the so-called freedom of the Second Amendment, which, instead of providing freedom, has been holding this country captive in the fears and realities of gun violence for far too long. And the one sense we can take away from the senseless tragedy of Sandy Hook is that these children and teachers were not sacrificed in vain – they have begun a movement that will undoubtedly result in a safer nation and stronger country.
Addicting Info continues to send its prayers and well wishes to the extraordinary community of Newtown, and stands behind their fight for the kind of sensible legislation that will save countless future young American lives.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/01/31/the-most-powerful-gun-control-speech-father-of-sandy-hook-victim-speaks-out-video/
Published on Jan 30, 2013
David Wheeler, father of Ben Wheeler - a victim of the Sandy Hook massacre, spoke Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at the last of four public hearings by the Connecticut legislature's Bipartisan Task Force on Violence and Public Safety. His words bring logic and thoughtfulness to the current gun safety debate.
This clip is from The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 30 January 2013.
Needs to be said more often. Thanks.
The Most Powerful Gun Control Speech: Father Of Sandy Hook Victim Speaks Out (VIDEO)Mr. David Wheeler began his speech:
“We lost our son, Benjamin, the morning of December 14 to an unstable, suicidal individual who had access to a weapon that has no place in a home.”
“Right now, professionals in every area pertaining to this crime, from mental health to parenting to school safety, are unable to connect the necessary dots to prevent this from happening again.”
“A far more comprehensive system of identifying and monitoring individuals with mental distress is required and needs to be implemented. That a person with these problems who lives in a home where he had access to among the most powerful firearms available to nonmilitary personnel is unacceptable.”
“It doesn’t matter to whom these weapons were registered. It doesn’t matter if they were purchased legally. What matters is that it was far too easy for another mentally unbalanced suicidal person who had violent obsessions to have easy access to unreasonably powerful weapons.”
“The inability of agencies to share information regarding at-risk individuals’ mental states, personal histories, proximity to firearms – this contributed to the senseless murder of my six-year old son, 19 other children, and seven adults. This is where you must focus your efforts.”
Mr. Wheeler then went on to outline some well thought out and sensible actions that should be – need to be – taken to help prevent these tragedies in the future, concluding:
“Thomas Jefferson described our inalienable rights as life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness – the rights with which we are endowed, for the protection of which we have instituted governments. I do not think the composition of that foundational phrase was an accident. I do not think the order of those important words was haphazard or casual. The liberty of any person to own a military-style assault weapon and a high-capacity magazine, and keep them in their home, is SECOND to the right of my son to his life – his LIFE; to the right to live of all of those children and those teachers, to the right to the lives of your children, of you, of all of us – all of our lives – it is second. Let’s honor the founding documents and get our priorities straight. Thank you.”
For his poignant words, Mr. Wheeler received an enthusiastic standing ovation.
As someone who has closely followed the tragic news of the Sandy Hook horror, one of the standout elements that has received little attention is how amazing the parents of the victims are – how incredibly courageous and articulate they are – and how the nation lost some of its most remarkable citizens – present and future.
Richard Marato, father of a Sandy Hook survivor, outlined the hopelessness of the situation:
“Our society is so saturated with guns and violence, I don’t think any one thing can help.”
I embrace Mr. Marato’s sentiment that several steps need to be taken, but reject the hopelessness. As the compelling parents of the Sandy Hook victims have demonstrated, we Americans are bred with the fiercely sanguine penchant of resolve – the idea that we can accomplish anything that needs doing. Enough of our citizens have been sacrificed to the so-called freedom of the Second Amendment, which, instead of providing freedom, has been holding this country captive in the fears and realities of gun violence for far too long. And the one sense we can take away from the senseless tragedy of Sandy Hook is that these children and teachers were not sacrificed in vain – they have begun a movement that will undoubtedly result in a safer nation and stronger country.
Addicting Info continues to send its prayers and well wishes to the extraordinary community of Newtown, and stands behind their fight for the kind of sensible legislation that will save countless future young American lives.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/01/31/the-most-powerful-gun-control-speech-father-of-sandy-hook-victim-speaks-out-video/
Published on Jan 30, 2013
David Wheeler, father of Ben Wheeler - a victim of the Sandy Hook massacre, spoke Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at the last of four public hearings by the Connecticut legislature's Bipartisan Task Force on Violence and Public Safety. His words bring logic and thoughtfulness to the current gun safety debate.
This clip is from The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 30 January 2013.
April 19, 2013
That's the hook. Always entertaining with the news.
Americans became addicted to television years ago and have muddled fiction with news. It's satisfying to have a narrative in the background. Often directly from Hollywood, like the Terminator franchise or CT.
It fulfills the desire for fast moving imagery, sounds, music and bigger than life characters, heroes and villains. The more extreme, the more addictive - the more justified the drama becomes.
Fear can be a drug. The cascade of chemicals can focus attention - the technique used by Fox and other propaganda outlets. When the rush fades, the person can feel that life is colorless and boring. So they will go back for more and more.
Dry facts of political and everyday life and democratic process are insufficient to provide the rush. If people realize they are adding color to their lives with these tales, fine. If they don't, they go off the deep end. And like any addict, they will raise hell if you get between them and their pleasure.
April 19, 2013
The mental gymnastics to make gun lovers look like victims is insane. And that's a real quote.
I posted the supporting article where she said that in a speech, soon after Newtown. More and more, they stretch and twist reality and words to defend their sacred guns.
It's a religion now and they are just poor little lambs who need military assault weapons to protect them from that mean old government:
Leave our babies alone!
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