Who's To Blame?

In light of the recent Virginia Tech rampage, I have seen the question asked:
"Who do we blame for the shooting?"

I hate to laugh, because then I might be labeled as 'insensitive'. All I can do is roll my eyes and think to myself, "AGNTSA*."



I'll answer this question by posing another: Why do we have to 'blame' anyone?

Let's face it... he was a lunatic. Too bad he didn't just off himself (as callous as that might sound) rather than taking all those innocent people with him. As an aside, it's too bad that someone there didn't have his or her own licensed concealed handgun. Perhaps this could have been cut short early on.

I'm not saying that EVERYONE should have to carry a pistol, but everyone has the RIGHT to defend themselves and their loved ones against maniacs like this. It would be sad for someone to be forced to take another life in a similar situation; their life would be forever tempered by this experience. However, the alternative is unspeakable.

We each have but one life, and it is so precious that we must protect it in any way possible. Waiting for the police is obviously not the answer, nor is banning firearms. The only people who will obey that law, should it ever come to pass, are the HONEST citizens, who don't need to be regulated in the first place. Someone intent on committing a foul deed such as what happened at VT will do so despite any 'regulations' to the contrary. Guns are banned in England, yet there are still shootings. Where do they get those guns? (Wrong, Grasshopper; NOT from the U.S. Nice try, though!)



WRT the news media here and their 'super-dangerous killing tools of death', they can pound salt. They love to stir up controversy so they can MAKE MONEY. They need to create an air of hysteria, and they know full well that there are two sides to the issue, apart from the fact that we all agree that this killing spree was a horrible tragedy. They want to perpetuate the hype for as long as they possibly can, until the next Terri Schiavo or Anna Nicole comes along. What? You had forgotten about them already?

There are the politicians, first of all, who aren't really sure which way to turn. Of course, the liberal Democrats want to blame the guns themselves, or those who condone them. The Republicans, so far, at least, are not ready to turn their backs on the Second Amendment. No one wants to be perceived as being anti-Constitution (un-American), but at the same time they have to do... something. THIS is where things go down hill. Frivolous 'feel-good' legislation will have NO EFFECT on crime, witness the infamous 'Assault Weapon Ban' (but that's a whole separate topic for another time).

Yes, the shootings were a damned shame. What can we do to prevent this sort of thing in the future? Laws that forbid guns on campus obviously aren't the answer. Maybe we need some RELAXED laws that pertain to personal protection. We mustn't listen to the demands of foreign countries that are calling for us to ban guns here. If we ever did that, we'd be just like them.

Case in point: Guns were banned in the UK, and the rate of home invasions (burglaries that occur while the people are still home) increased astronomically. It stands to reason: criminals are, by nature, COWARDLY. They will typically seek a perceived weak victim to ensure their own success. If they KNOW that no one can arm themselves against attack, they will simply waltz right in and TAKE what they want, and if you let that happen here, there will be nothing you can do about it.

I predict that the American people will wake up after this, despite the news media's best efforts to vilify such entities as the NRA (have they been blamed yet? I haven't paid that close attention). Remember this: We ALL have the God-given right (regardless of your religious affiliation) to protect ourselves and our loved ones from harm. The U.S. Constitution doesn't grant us that right; it merely enforces what's already ours.



Thanks for listening.


*Ahh, Geez; Not This Shit Again