Robin William's did a stand-up routine on HBO years ago, and during it he made a comment about gun control. If memory serves me right? It went something like this.."The second amendment is great, it gives people the right to bear arms, and the bears the right to have arms." That was the only time I laughed during the whole show. Needless to say, I was stunned when I heard about the shootings in Connecticut. Just like everyone else! I've got an opinion on gun control! My belief is that people's second amendment rights should be protected! With that said, how do you keep guns out of the hands of crazy people? My solution? I don't have the slightest idea!
Last night I chatted with a friend of mine in Albuquerque, he has four kids. We started talking about the tragedy and he told me this.."I can't even imagine what the parents were going through, waiting to know if their kids were safe. I can guarantee you they aged 10 years in that hour they had to wait to find out if their children were safe. The worst thought any parent can ever have? Knowing their children are in harms way."
This may sound jaded on my part, but living in Las Vegas? Well, you get used to hearing stories of gun violence. Las Vegas is a gun happy town. Usually when you hear about someone getting shot in 'Sin City', the story is always the same. A jilted ex, drug deal gone bad, gang members establishing turf, road rage, a cop protecting himself. I've got to admit something, whenever I hear of another person getting shot in Las Vegas? As long as their not shooting at me? I could give a shit less. Don't blame my point of view on me! Blame it on Las Vegas, the town hardens people like that. With that said, I keep thinking about my nieces, what if a lunatic went to their school and started on a murderous rampage? Having those kinds of thoughts is sickening, but that's the world we live in nowadays!
I like to end every post of mine with a thought I'm having..Call it the village idiot thought of the day.."I don't have any kids. Who knows? Maybe one of these days I'll marry one of these Vegas hotties and have a couple? If a guy like me can be shocked by such a terrible tragedy? I can't even begin to imagine what parents with school age children felt like when they heard the news?"
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