Bloomberg’s efforts aren’t gun control

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Kudos to David Gregory for finally admitting at 2:55 that antigunners don’t vote their issue while gunnies do.

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  3. I’d like to take him hunting with my buddies this fall. And I promise none of us will drink a huge soda. But a man could get lost in those woods if he’s not careful.

  10. A FREE REPORT FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF CONCEALED CARRY MAGAZINE
    May 2014 • Issue No. 22

    Where’s the Accountability?
    BY TIM SCHMIDT – USCCA FOUNDER

    Tim SchmidtFirst off, let me express my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims of the Isla Vista rampage in California. Things like this happen all too often these days—and yet, they’re always surprising and always heartbreaking.

    I recently read in an article on CNN.com that Richard Martinez, father of victim Christopher Martinez, told reporters that “Chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians, and the NRA. They talk about gun rights, what about Chris’ right to live? When will this insanity stop?”

    Okay, here’s my disclaimer: I have to vent about a touchy subject now.

    No offense to Richard Martinez—I’m very sorry for his loss—but how can he assign blame in his son’s death without once mentioning Elliot Rodger, the young man who killed him?

    Martinez’ words help illuminate a growing trend and a growing problem.

    Every time something like this happens, I see fingers pointing and blame being doled out amongst the anti-gun groups. They’ll claim one thing (“It was the gun! Let’s make more laws!”), while the pro-gunners are forced to defend with logic (“He passed the background check and legally bought a gun in the nation’s toughest gun-law state!”).

    But when are we going to stop talking about guns, and start talking about people?

    When are we going to stop blaming guns, or music, or video games? When will we start blaming the people who wielded the knife or drove the car or pulled the trigger?

    Where’s the accountability?

    Here’s the thing:

    It’s a great responsibility to carry a weapon or to drive a car or to be a parent. Responsibility means that we understand and accept our duty—our moral obligation—to behave in a way that causes no harm to ourselves or to others.

    But all of these things also require accountability. Accountability means that we are held to those duties and obligations. If we don’t—well, we must pay the price.

    So my question is this:

    When will we stop fighting each other and start facing the REAL enemy? Bad people who have no regard for any law or any human life.

    I know we can all agree that Christopher Martinez and the other victims of the Isla Vista massacre didn’t deserve to die. But to blame anyone—or any thing—other than the selfish killer who robbed them of their lives is to perpetuate excuses that eliminate all sense of personal accountability.

    When we stop shifting blame, when we stop sensationalizing the lives of these twisted individuals as we attempt to find a “reason” behind their actions, perhaps we will be one step closer to finding real solutions to this growing epidemic.
    Take Care and Stay Safe,

    Tim Schmidt
    Publisher – Concealed Carry Report
    USCCA Founder

  13. “People with mental illness do things that are destructive to themselves and to others…” Did he just explain what he problem is finally?

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