The NRA and the gun industry are powerful lobbies that the politicians seem to be afraid of, and until that changes, we aren’t going to get meaningful gun control in this country, unfortunately, no matter how many people die. 😦
“America is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms. You can go down to a gun show at the local convention center and come away with a fully automatic assault rifle, without a background check, and most likely without having to show an identification card. So what are you waiting for?”
-American-born al-Qaeda spokesmen Adam Yahiye Gadahn
Omar Mateen considered himself a terrorist.
He wanted to make that clear to posterity before ending a shooting rampage he initiated in Florida yesterday that left 50 dead and dozens more injured – the worst mass shooting in U.S. history (so far).
During the carnage at an Orlando gay nightclub, he allegedly called 911 to pledge his allegiance to ISIS. He just wanted us to know that.
Now that the shooter’s gone, just as he would have wished, pundits are making a lot of this phone call. Though his family claims he…
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Politicians Are Poody Heads 
Fear is only part of the issue – one side of the controlling coin. The NRA wields great gobs of money, as well. As long as the NRA is able to threaten our “public servants” with being primaried if they don’t act the stooge, this will continue. We need to fix both issues, which means, I’m afraid, we need to elect sane people instead of politicians…