On the VT Tragedy…

There’s not much I can say that hasn’t already been said 10,000 times, but I do have a few comments.

The liberals among us have immediately seized on this opportunity to advance the gun control agenda. On January 31, 2006, the VT university spokesperson hailed the defeat of a bill that would allow legal CCW (concealed carry weapon) permit holders to carry on state college campuses. To quote him, “I’m sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly’s actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus.” I’m wondering how they’re all feeling today? Surely not safer. Because law-biding citizens cannot legally carry firearms as protection, not one person on that campus was in a position to stop Cho Seung Hui — except himself. The police never even got close enough to the situation to fire a single shot. By the time they were breaking down the chained doors, Hui had already killed himself. Just one properly armed and trained person could have brought the situation to an end with fewer deaths.

To those who are using this tragedy to scream for more gun control I say this: the campus had the strictest gun control possible — guns were illegal. All of the law-biding citizens obeyed the law by leaving their guns locked up safely at home where they couldn’t harm a soul, but as usual, laws don’t seem to bother those with criminal intent. The only person armed yesterday was violating university policy.

It just so happens that lawfully armed citizens stopped the shooters at The Appalachian School of Law (VA), and Heath High School (Paducha, KY).

Guess what folks, the police have no duty to protect you, their job is to investigate once a crime has occured. Yes, really; the Supreme Court said that. Think about that for a minute.

So…….

As the coverage has gone on (approximately 36 hours now), I’ve noticed some things about it. The first is that on-the-scene reporters (even the well known ones) are using some of the most awful wording that I’ve ever heard. Things like:

• “The guy who did the massacre..”
• “What a deplorable tragedy…”
• “this tragic tragedy…”

BLOODBATH, MASSACRE, CARNAGE, SLAUGHTER, GUNNED DOWN.

Those are the words that our enterntainment-media hybrid is using in reference to this awful event. They’re all doing it; rubbing salt in the wounds of a community by using words typically descriptive of the latest horror flick. I can’t imagine how some of the families are feeling right now, having to hear these awful words every time they turn on a TV or radio. It’s disgusting, and I’m tired of hearing it — so I’m officially dropping out of the audience.

Big note to the media: Maybe you should go back to reporting the facts, and stop trying to key the nation up with your emotional stories. News is supposed to be news, not entertainment.

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