But then, last week, I woke to hear about the Sutherland Springs, TX shootings. Another angry guy. This time, in a church. Angry at his estranged wife's family, so 26 people had to die, another 20 will be dealing with the damage his bullets did to their bodies for a long time, and a small town in Texas will never be the same. And his wife's family wasn't even there.
Why??? WHY???
Why did a frightened toddler have to die, shot execution-style per the news reports?
Give me one good reason these semi-automatic killing machines need to be in the hands of anyone outside the military.
They can't be used to protect your home - with their scattershot quick triggers, your family is as likely to die as any intruder.
Adrenaline thrills? Please. There are plenty of ways to boost your adrenaline without going to a firing range and pretending to be Rambo.
And if the government goes rogue and comes after you and your gun, it's going to be too little. You might take a few of them down with you, true, but last I checked the news reports, they have way bigger guns than you do. and more of them. and better-trained people to shoot them.
Because there are already a gazillion of these things in homes around the country, and since they're already there, it makes no sense to ban the sale of more? With that attitude, Lake Erie would still be a stagnant mess, without a live fish anywhere to be found.
I am SO angry, and I don't know what to do with my anger.
Along with the rest of the country, I send my prayers to those affected by these senseless murders. Along with a lot of other people, I send money to a gun control lobby. But it's too little.
Since the mass shootings of the last five years haven't been enough for our representatives to pass laws to limit who has access to high powered weapons, I've given up hope.
Sometimes, evil wins.
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