I thought I could not be any more sickened or angry about
the massacre of children at Robb
Elementary in Uvalde.
That was until I heard about the timeline of events on that Tuesday.
That was until I learned that the 18-year-old lowlife was able to shoot and
kill eight-, nine-, and ten-year old children for about an hour before being
confronted by armed police.
We know there was a police officer stationed at the school
and several other law enforcement officials nearby. It appears there were
enough armed police outside the school to keep worried and terrified parents from
entering the building.
These Texas cops had guns. They had the gunman outnumbered.
You have to ask yourself, why they didn’t go in and stop the killer? If they
were afraid to enter, why didn’t they hand their sidearms to some of the
parents, who I am sure would have been willing to risk their own lives to save
their kids.
The answer is, of course, that the cops, who had the
murderer outnumbered, were outgunned. That’s right, they were outgunned by one psycho.
Why was this guy allowed to buy and own weapons that
surpassed those of the police? Because of weak gun laws which are protected by
the Second Amendment.
Well, fuck the Second Amendment. Say it with me, right now,
out loud, “Fuck the second amendment.” You can say it. It is your First
Amendment right, isn’t it?
Maybe you said it. Maybe you didn’t Maybe you just didn’t
want to. Maybe you didn’t quite agree with the statement. Maybe you wanted to
say it, but you felt you could not because you were with other people. Maybe
you are reading this at work or at school or at a family gathering. There are
some instances where, even if you do agree with the statement, you know that
you might be reprimanded or even fired for uttering the statement at this time.
So, you are willing to accept some limitations on your First
Amendment Rights. Why are many of us unwilling to accept restrictions that most
Americans favor on our Second Amendment rights.
If we can’t repeal or amend the Second Amendment, maybe we
reinterpret it.
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security
of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be
infringed.”
We have police forces. We have armed forces. How much more
well-organized do you have to be to qualify? The Second Amendment does not state
that you have the right out outgun your local constabulary.
Go to the drugstore and try to buy 375 pseudoephedrine
tablets at one time. You can’t do it, legally. But in Texas, and in many other
states, you can buy 375 rounds of ammunition.
We can’t let this keep happening. We cannot accept a mass
shooting every week or two as business as usual.
Vote the cowards who will not put the lives of your children,
grandchildren, and other peoples’ kids ahead of the wishes of the NRA and the
gun lobby out of office.
We will learn more about what happened in Uvalde as the days
unfold. Don’t let time take away your righteous anger slip away. Don’t become
numb to this event. Do what you can.
We need to act.
