Each gun purchased by the madman who used the opening of the latest Batman movie to terrorize his fellow man were legally obtained.
It has been said that he purchased a cache of ammunition over the Internet.
It has been suggested that with the “tracking” that is done on the Internet, such purchases should have raised a “red flag”. Why? The purchases were probably done over a spread out period of time, and based on some reports, some of the purchases were shipped to his job site at the research center at the University of Colorado. Where would be the “red flag”?
More disturbing than the gun purchases is the fact that there is an obvious mental health issue in play, and the mental health problems in this country are often swept under the carpet. With the onset of the implementation of ObamaCare, there will continue to be a deterioration of the mental health system.
Add to the mental health problems in this country the decline of morality. As journalist Liz Trotta expressed today, the decadence in the movies like Batman have to be creating a culture problem. Plus the disdain for anything spiritual in nature, our religious values, adds to the decline. Vampires are held in higher regard than the Cross!!
Gun control is not the answer. We must remember that our Founding Fathers believed in the Second Amendment because the People needed to be able to make sure their government was kept in check, and if it wasn’t, the need might arise that the People would need to be able to defend themselves.
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July 22, 2012 at 4:33 pm
ws141
Wow. Mental health, ObamaCare, declining society and God. Seems like everyone is responsible for this tragedy except James Holmes.
July 23, 2012 at 6:22 am
JAMES
My apologies for it appearing that way. No, first and foremost, James E. Holmes is wholly responsible. But with what has been reported as his mother’s initial reaction, one can only presume that there were indicators of a problem. As for Obamacare, it too is not a blame point, but knowing people in the mental health services and how they are going to be impacted by Obamacare changes, even more people with issues will be unhelped.
Ironically, you didn’t mention gun control. I am always amazed at how quickly those who want to eliminate guns are always the first one’s to react when these crisis hit. As I listened to the talking heads yesterday, it was one of the first times that I heard a “controlled” call, for the most part, for tighter gun controls. It was the first time there was not the “shouting from the mountains” that we need more gun control…. it was a tempered, muted call.
I guess I need to write a bit clearer if this was what you took away from it, so my thanks.