Yesterday there was a shooting at Northern Illinois University (See NYT headline: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/us/15shoot.html?hp) -- according to NPR it was the fourth such shooting in the past week. WTF?
As our president attempts to expand anti-terrorism laws that will effectively whittle down our basic constitutional rights (See NPR headline: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19055472), has anyone asked the question: What about the terrorists within our borders? Last week a woman distinguished herself by being the first female shooter in recent history (fact check). Ironically, President Bush is planning a trip to Tanzania (mama Africa, hi!). I heard on the news this morning he's threatening to delay his travel plans if Democrats don't get on board and sign the security bill.
I've always been sort of silent on the issue of gun control but I'm writing to my elected officials. Why should citizens have the right to bear arms in this day and age? What's the point? Why are our leaders obsessively focused on the car bombers in Pakistan and Iran when there are gun toting Billy Bobs and Betty Sues in our own backyards?
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Great point emmy! But, having grown up in the south i am fairly confident that any attempts to change the 2nd amendment might lead to another "succession from the union" by some of those "God fearin" deer/squirrel huntin' states...or at the least a widening of the blue/red state divide.
There are plenty of gun toting folk in the north East too. I agree: it's not likely that we will dismantle the 2nd amendment. But it fascinates me how we're trained to be SO afraid of others when we've got a backyard full of terrorists.
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