What the Tea Party Represents?

Hi Everyone,

Last month another terrible school shooting occurred. This time the massacre happened at and near the University of California, Santa Barbara. The madman killed 7, including himself and wounded 13 more. Again, as in most cases of this type, the killer used a fast-killing gun. If the NRA was serious about helping to stop these mass killings, they would consider curbing the use of semi and fully automatic guns. How? As I said in a previous blog regarding the Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut mass killings; my common sense solution to the people who have to have a semi and/or automatic weapon, must always be stored and used only at licensed gun ranges, period, no exceptions.

But in today's blog, I am not going to rehash that. Today's blog is even more sinister; dealing with people's feelings regarding these mass killings from a Tea Party representative, "Joe the Plumber", whose real name is Joe Wurzelbacher. Joe was made famous by George Bush II, during his first presidential run. After the Santa Barbara killings, Joe had the audacity to say, "your dead kids don't trump my constitutional rights". He acknowledged that his words were "harsh", but claimed pro-gun control activists "don't care about your family or your dead children at all". What hole did this guy crawl out of? What an utterly rude, callous and especially insensitive statement to make. And to think he absolutely believes every word he said. Of course he is a card carrying NRA and Tea Party member and even a darling of that party. Need I say more? Of course I do.....

Joe, the NRA, the Tea Party, almost all of the GOP and a few Democrats don't seem to want to make any changes in national gun control. An article in the May 30th edition of the New York Daily News said it best, "we watch massacre after massacre in this country and people opposing ANY kind of solution or any kind of change talk about infringement on rights and freedoms". But wait, aren't most of these people the same people who have no problem taking away a woman's right to choice when it deals with their own bodies. But that is another issue for another day.

I am sorry to say that Joe and the likes of him are the ones who are out of touch. Gun zealots controlled by the NRA will never change their minds. As I previously asked in a prior blog, how is it possible that the NRA's membership total, which is a small minority of people, (5 million out of 300 million), can control all things related to the Second Amendment? The NRA actually even rates all politicians in DC on issues related to Second Amendment issues and whether they are a NRA member. It is now time for some of these NRA members to stand up and say enough is enough and join the majority of Americans who are for more stricter gun control. Something must be done sooner rather than later, since lives are at stake!!! How many more children and adults must die before any changes are made.

Enough said!

Til next week.

Peter