“The deadliest mass shooting in recent American History.”
7:10 in the morning......in from Fenway’s quick walk....plug in the coffee pot and hit the remote for the small kitchen TV. Starting the day with Good Morning America. And yes.....what a good morning again in America.
This time a country music festival in Las Vegas.....and hundreds of shots ringing out as Jason Aldean sings on stage. At this report hundrds of people hurt and at least 50 killed. Mass hysteria. The shooter dead....his story yet to come out.
And so it begins.....the listing of the other incidents we’ve seen unfold on our TV screens. And the talking heads analyzing the event.
And once again....let’s celebrate that damn second amendment. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
A few of the phrases that hit me....”well regulated Militia”......”security of a free State”....neither of which ever seem to apply in our mass-shooting events. So yes, our founding fathers were intelligent and educated men....for their times. They had goals for our young Country that are reflected in the documents they created.
But now? There are so many “holes” in any safeguards designed to put guns in the hands of responsible individuals that the rules created just don’t work.
You want to own a gun and be part of a well regulated militia? Drive down to the nearest recruitment office and join the armed services.
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