WHAT IF an epidemic in our nation were taking the lives of 30 people a day — 8 of which were children? We would look to our state and federal governments to mobilize immediate assistance and legislation to protect us! WHAT IF terrorists were killing 30 people daily? Whether foreign or home-grown … murderers ARE terrorists!! Democrats in the House were joined by some 20 Senators on Wednesday — in a Sit-In on the House floor — trying to force a vote on some gun-control bills (which were defeated in the U.S. Senate). They were demanding that the Speaker of the House at least ALLOW A VOTE on strengthening universal background checks for gun-show and online gun sales and “No-Fly No-Buy” and enhanced oversight legislation, which around 90 percent of Americans WANT passed and enforced! WE THE PEOPLE WANT LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS — FREE FROM CONSTANT LOSS AND GRIEF; the Orlando shooting was 1 of 43 shootings in the U.S. on 6/12/16. The 2nd amendment was enacted when flintlock muskets were in use and took a minute or so to load one lead ball, and we NEEDED local, well-regulated militias. Now each state has one — it’s called the National Guard, and federally — The Department of Defense.
Trish Forsyth Voss for 6/24/16 Community Roundtable response for The Register-Mail newspaper, Galesburg, IL.
Jun 24 2016
What should be the government’s response to the Orlando shooting?
WHAT IF an epidemic in our nation were taking the lives of 30 people a day — 8 of which were children? We would look to our state and federal governments to mobilize immediate assistance and legislation to protect us! WHAT IF terrorists were killing 30 people daily? Whether foreign or home-grown … murderers ARE terrorists!! Democrats in the House were joined by some 20 Senators on Wednesday — in a Sit-In on the House floor — trying to force a vote on some gun-control bills (which were defeated in the U.S. Senate). They were demanding that the Speaker of the House at least ALLOW A VOTE on strengthening universal background checks for gun-show and online gun sales and “No-Fly No-Buy” and enhanced oversight legislation, which around 90 percent of Americans WANT passed and enforced! WE THE PEOPLE WANT LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS — FREE FROM CONSTANT LOSS AND GRIEF; the Orlando shooting was 1 of 43 shootings in the U.S. on 6/12/16. The 2nd amendment was enacted when flintlock muskets were in use and took a minute or so to load one lead ball, and we NEEDED local, well-regulated militias. Now each state has one — it’s called the National Guard, and federally — The Department of Defense.
Trish Forsyth Voss for 6/24/16 Community Roundtable response for The Register-Mail newspaper, Galesburg, IL.
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