Not to be outdone, Sen James Inhofe came out with this.
Itâs the existence of âsanctuary citiesâ that creates a lawless culture fostering mass shootings like the one in Las Vegas, he said.
Two days after a lone white American gunman killed more than 58 people in Las Vegas, what is now considered one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history, Inhofe said the country is âinundated with permissive lawsâ â like those in âsanctuary citiesâ where local law enforcement doesnât enforce all federal immigration laws â perpetuating the âcultural problemâ behind mass shooting. âThat has a lot more to do with [mass shootings] than gun owners laws,â
But we need to trade with them and rim them so taht we can feel we have a place in the world? and welike to rim yankee sphincter rather than EuroarseâŠ
Interviewer: Thereâs a concern about guns and mental health
Mel Bernstein: Yeah, well if you get a brain tumour nobody is going to spot that immediately (here Mel is displaying a shocking lack of understanding about the meaning of mental health).
[The piece ends with Mel walking around his house which is decorated like an American diner from the 60s. He discusses being bullied growing up in New York and having to pay 25c for protection and explains that when he got older it was his turn to do the bullying. As his wife died in an explosion a few years back Mel has no company anymore, so dotted around his home are fabric mannequins - all female. He talks to them (about guns and hotrods), drinks coffee with them, puts knickers on them (only when itâs cold). Heâs a good boyfriend he feels.]
Iâm afraid until the majority of Americans see a link between gun ownership and gun deaths, nothing will change.
Perhaps every American family should have to nominate one of their close relatives as expendable as they seem to be unconcerned when a mass shooting doesnât involve one of theirs.
Thereâs a figure at the end of the article that says 15,000 people have been shot dead in America in 2017 (not including suicides). Thatâs almost beyond comprehension.
No doubt the NRA will be saying the solution is more guns & Trump will send his commiserations which will have an effect as much as the square root of nothing.
18 shootings in schools now this year alone. At what point does enough become enough. I spent some time in Seattle a few years ago and dropped my friendsâ kids off at the school gate. There was a big sign up saying No Guns Beyond This Point. The signs donât seem to be working Donald!