I did not even know that it had happened until this morning.
I am somewhat disappointed in the way that my country handles these (school shootings) tragedies. While I believe that the 2nd Amendment is very well and very good. I also know my history and all that preceded the founding fathers’ document. Preceding America’s adoption of the second amendment is a worldwide history of ruling despots who raped the peasants to gain “royal” wealth. Marie Antoinette’s infamous “Let them eat cake” is the best example of callousness to the indecency that humans suffered. The peasants of France were starving and could not even afford bread to eat, when this famous princess made her statement. This statement is a good example of a wealthy ruling class gone mad with its own comfort over the health and well-being of the people.
Over 100 years ago we created our own royalty here in the United States and we call it capitalism and anyone with a bit of luck who gains money will be respected and revered by the entire country. If you are not able to get money, why then, there must be something wrong with you that makes you inferior and undeserving of wealth. This is the story that we tell in America.
How is our current American wealthy any different than the European despots who ruled so carelessly that peasants starved while royalty laughed in ignorance?
In any case, back to guns, the English were very concerned with peoples’ rights to defend themselves. They were concerned because the people were mistreated by royalty and in order to have ultimate control, royalty attempted to outlaw the ability of people to own weapons. It is very simple, it is not a long and convoluted story about Americans who want to defend themselves with firearms. The founding fathers wanted dearly to make sure that people were not mistreated in the hands of sadistic and ignorant despots who hoarded wealth for themselves. Gun ownership is not the only way to assure that the wealthy class does not mistreat humans. In fact, guns are not even the best way.
Now, Americans worship capitalism instead of royalty, we find ourselves being influenced by a propaganda campaign that is financed by gun manufacturers and dealers. Because the National Rifle Association (NRA) wants us to believe, that there is nothing wrong with gun ownership as it is now, Americans often believe it. The campaigns against any action that would protect us from crazy gun toting homicidal maniacs are insidious and nefarious. The result of these campaigns is that normal, regular everyday people get upset when you mention the regulation of gun ownership. How can that be? The NRA has the bigger single wallet. The NRA wins, again, because what we worship in this country is money and the glamorous representation of money.
I want regulation of firearms. I know that it is not guns that kill people, it is people who kill people DUH! Please don’t tell me that again – I don’t want to hear it. A homicidal maniac is much less effective at killing people if he has a cupcake instead of an automatic rifle. Wouldn’t you agree? Don’t tell me that if we outlaw guns, then only outlaws will have them, I don’t believe that either. Nor do I suggest that we take everyone’s guns. Surely there is a better solution than what we have now.
We seem to be more worried about guns than we are about what the wealthy are doing to this country. We seem to have lost our ability to take action to make things better. The whole point of the 2nd amendment was to protect the common person from being sadistically starved and controlled by uncaring rulers. Yes, it is a defense mechanism for people who had been abused. But today, we miss the point.
We are Americans and our elementary schools are not safe, and this is not because of middle eastern radicals, it is because of us.