NOTE:
The following is NOT a threat, it is NOT an advocation of violence. I condemn any act of violence against the innocent.
I wonder if it will take someone gunning down the family of the senators who voted no for them to see why we need more gun control.
and i wonder how much it would take people to realize that they are vulnerable all the time.
go to any mall or park during a major holiday. field day for any type of weapon. hell, go to a walmart on the weekend.
the fact of the matter is that our freedom exposes us. we have choice, and we let other people choose as well. every once in a while, someone chooses to do great evil. there is practically nothing you can do to stop it.
go ahead, try to stop human choice. humanity is chaos. you will never succeed.
in my opinion, that's the truth of the matter. i would have hopped on a plane the day after 9/11 without skipping a beat. i'd head up to boston right now without hesitation. i didn't walk in zig-zags when the DC sniper was around.
why? because these events are essentially anomalies. your chances of dying or being injured in a million other ways are far greater.
am i saying we should do nothing? no. i'm saying we should think absolutely, 100% rationally about the legislation people are proposing and weighing the restriction on fundamental rights against saving a handful of people. yes, handful. 100 vs 8,000. you tell me which is greater.