March for Our Lives

[Gman]

In my opinion the judicial system, congress, the press and the military leadership are corrupt or at best not representing the "citizens" of this country.

Every thing that the left say they needed to be safe was in place before the Parkland shooting. "See something, say something." Background checks. Yet, the government at all levels in Florida completely short-circuited the system or failed to act entirely.

"We need more government restrictions!"

...and we're being divisive by pointing out that the government is totally ineffective at providing the people safety. Murder is illegal, yet if you stack on a bunch of new laws, they'll obey them? Laws are only applicable to those people that police themselves.

"We need a ban on high-capacity magazines!" None of which were used in Parkland or in the worst school shooting in history, Virginia Tech. "We need to ban "assault weapons"!" which are defined by cosmetics. Virginia Tech shooting involved 2 handguns.

How do you rationalize that an adult between the ages of 18-20 has their right to self-preservation protected by the 2nd Amendment, but no ability to purchase the tools to do so? The recent shooting in Maryland negated that illusion anyway.

You can just give up and try to comfort these people because they're being emotional, but I'm not about to just let someone take away my freedom because they have the disillusioned idea that they'll somehow be safer.

The media coverage right now gives the impression that the occurrence or risk has suddenly become much higher. They do the same thing with shark attacks and child abductions some years.

If you try to have emotions/feelings as a basis for human existence, you can't build a viable society out of that.

John Adams had it right when he called out those that tried to get what they want due to social pressure;

“Be not intimidated...nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency.
These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice.”
― John Adams