Consider influence of the gun lobby
There is no excusing what happened the beautiful morning the 14th of June in Alexandria, Virginia, but let us just be completely honest about blame: The NRA has had its evil hand on the Republican Party for years. The following excerpts should prove how this latest incident is just one in a long list of affronts done to the Democrats over the past several years:
GOP House candidate Robert Lowry held a campaign event at a Florida gun range in October 2009, where he fired gunshots at a silhouette that had his opponent Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz's printed on it.
"You know, if this Congress keeps going the way it is, people are really looking toward those Second Amendment remedies." - Sharon Angle
"If I could issue hunting permits, I would officially declare today opening day for liberals. The season would extend through Nov. 2 and have no limits on how many taken as we desperately need to 'thin' the herd." -Brad Goering
"Get on Target for Victory in November. Help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office," read an advertisement for the event called "Shoot a fully automatic M16 With Jesse Kelly."
"Don't retreat, instead- RELOAD!" - Sarah Palin after circulating a map with crosshairs over lawmakers who supported the ACA.
"You know but other than me going over there with a gun and holding it to their head and maybe killing a couple of them, I don't think they're going to listen unless they get beat." - John Sullivan
"If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people - maybe there is, I don't know." - Donald Trump
Notice that the last affront was uttered by none other than our own current President. It is far past the time to end this nonsense.
Judy Arenas
Arlington Heights