I would like to start my first post of the new week to share a few thoughts on the horrific shooting that happened over the weekend in Arizona, killing 6 innocent people & injuring numerous others, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
I'm not a political expert by any stretch- I am however, a registered voter, and I do vote in all important elections ( I usually skip the local mayoral races and so forth)
For what its worth, I feel an event like what happened in Tucson only shows further proof that there needs to be stronger regulation in regard to owning or possesion on firearms.
The biggest issue in regard to "gun control" is that there is a segment of this country that believes "regulation" means "disarment", and to that I say, "what part do you not understand?"
I'm not a gun owner- and I wouldn't be a gun owner; however, my father is, and my grandfather was....and that right was something that both believe(d) in vehemently. However, there is something inherently dangerous about those who have the mindset that, if theres any type of dispute, they take off for their weapons to "solve" the issue....Not everyone is mentally stable enough to handle such a responsibility....as was once again made obvious this past week in Tucson.
Taking things a step beyond just the standard "felon background check", for example: a standardized mental evaluation of anyone purchasing a firearm, required to be updated on a (annual ?) basis- if you have to renew a license once a year to carry a gun, why not a test? If gun ownership is so coveted, whats a basic evaluation going to hurt you? Wouldn't even owners feel better about psychopaths being "prevented" from toting a weapon?
Or, what about anyone who sells an illegal firearm to anyone who commits a crime with it, gets penalized with a stiff prison sentence for their involvement in a heinous crime? "All" that requires is a better "tracking system" of firearms.
Just my opinion...I hope none of you object to my thoughts to the point of making threats or attacks.....
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On a lighter note, unless something happens at tonights Tv tapings, or an unforeseen circumstance, the TNA World Heavyweight Title will be defended this sunday in my hometown, Hagerstown,Md, on the heels of Mr anderson winning the belt last night at TNA"s Genesis pay per view. This occasion would mark the first time that any version of the World Heavyweight wrestling title was defended in Hagerstown since 1971, when Pedro Morales, days after winning the WWWF title, defended at the Hagerstown Armory vs. The Black Demon.
Now, of course, the significance of this occasion is relative; one time of day, before titles were changed more frequently than wrestlers' trunks, this may have lead to a major increase in the house or a newspaper worthy story. However, in the rapid fire change era that is "sports entertainment" today, this is a blip on the local radar, if even that.
Hopefully, sometime today, the scheduled bouts for this sunday at the historic Maryland Theatre will be released, and in that event, I will likely post them here.
Until later.....
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From Cherie:
ReplyDeleteShawn & I couldn't agree more on the issue of gun control. Just tonight we were discussing how everyone wants to cite the outdated 2nd amendment. Why not come to a compromise of allowing a firearm to be kept in your home to defend yourself, your family, and your property, but why the need to carry around the neighborhood?
Unfortunately, even if this young man had been denied the right to purchase a gun, I'm sure he would have found a way around it, it wouldn't have been that hard to acquire one illegally.
This problem, unfortunately, runs a lot deeper than just gun control. You can't regulate a person's thoughts, and that's really where this crime began. What a horrific, senseless loss.