On the heels of another senseless mass shooting / murder tragedy the embers of human pain and suffering have not yet realized full flare and already a politician offers an invitation to renew the gun-control debate. As I type these words the Aurora, Colorado movie theater rampage is less than twelve hours old and the complete measure of human loss and agony is far from totaled. Motives are illusive and unsubstantiated while victims' familes, friends and a Nation share a painful reality of our times.
New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg immediately issued a challange to President Obama and his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney to offer the American public a perseptive on their respective 'gun control' ideas. The gun control debate is much like the American education conversation and the weather, everybody talks about it but nothing is ever done about it! Let's put aside the education question with this acknowledgement: Few people truly care that our schools continue to fall below achievement levels of other countries but as long as we can protect people from any education tax and we have teachers to 'blame'... it's all good!
Bloomberg, himself, is in some sort of denial suggesting that a Nation of vastly law abiding folks want to hear this gobbledygook about second ammendment rights that eventually brings into the wrangling that trite argument from the NRA which, is historically bedfellows with the Republican Party, "Guns don't kill, people do." Any fifth grader would make the connection that 'people' inclined to kill are more likely to act on such inclinations "IF" gun laws make weapons more readily available.
Perhaps two of the most costly political lobbying expenditures comes from the National Rifle Association and Harley-Davidson. In Illinois, the government enters my personal automobile and legislates a sesatbelt law while 'helmetless' motorcyclists weave in and out of high speed interstate traffic. What's that saying, 'Money talks and bull-butter walks!'
Michael Bloomberg knows very well the position on gun control held by President Obama and Mitt Romney, respectively!
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