Thursday and Friday saw the US experience back to back mass shootings. On Thursday, a shooter fired on patrons at a mall near Portland, Oregon, and then on Friday, a man kills his mom, then takes it out on an elementary school. The rest is history.
Two weeks ago, at the halftime of the Cowboys game on Sunday night, Bob Costas was talking about gun control at the light of the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide that very same weekend and why he called for gun control. I think I posted a video on this blog. Now two weeks later after Costas' controversial comments, I wonder what he thinks about the events in Oregon and Connecticut within the past 48 hours?
No state can ban guns, because it is a violation of one's Second Amendment rights (The right to bear arms). However, these were unprovoked incidents. The individual should only use a gun whenever he/she is attacked first by the opposition. The gun is then used in defense. This is how a gun is properly used, besides to shoot down various wildlife, such as ducks (of course).
The nature of violence among gun owners is traced to past history of the individual, between the individual and families as well as others. They are motivated more by culture than anything else. The music they listen to, whether the individual is a gamer by playing such titles as the Call of Duty series, and other factors that culturally motivate one to go this far.
If you're a gun owner, and you hate how the world works, seek help immediately. This will help the individual move forward without taking it out on others in an unprovoked manner. Again, no need for states to ban guns, simply on the premise that it will violate Second Amendment rights. Proper training and education to how to use guns in certain situations as a defense to fight back against perpetrators makes the individual understand how to use the gun properly.
So, Bob, do you now get the point?
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