Texas Mass Shooting part 30

[GMDino]

I know there wasn't even a mention on this board of the latest unhinged white guy with a gun who shot and killed/injured multiple people over the weekend or the innocent victims but I wanted to share some insightful comments from elected officials in texas that I feel really bring the gun argument home.

First is war veteran Dan Crenshaw who opposes things like universal background checks because then he couldn't loan his guns to friends.  the implication being that they couldn't pass one so they couldn't get one themselves.

Wait...you loan your handgun to friends who can’t get their own? Why can’t they? https://t.co/egv2f8kk8x

— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) September 4, 2019

(I am CERTAIN that Dan will say he "meant" that if they needed one in a hurry and didn't have TIME for a background check before their important travel date.)


Next is Matt Schaefer.  He know that voting for any law won't help!  The only thing that will help is MORE PRAYER!  


https://people.com/politics/texas-lawmaker-matt-schaefer-slammed-mass-shooting-tweets/

Quote:Rep. Matt Schaefer, a Republican who represents District 6 in the Texas House of Representatives, spoke out on social media not long after authorities said a gunman killed seven people and injured 22 more during a shooting spree in Odessa and Midlands on Saturday.



“’Do something!’ is the statement we keep hearing. As an elected official with a vote in Austin, let me tell you what I am NOT going to do. I am NOT going to use the evil acts of a handful of people to diminish the God-given rights of my fellow Texas. Period,” he wrote, arguing that no proposed solutions would stop “a person with evil intent.” (Experts say otherwise.)

Schaefer continued, writing that he said “NO” to the following: no to red flag pre-crime laws, universal background checks, bans on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines and mandatory gun buybacks — thought several of these policy changes are broadly supported by Americans, if not Schaefer’s constituents.


Instead, he wrote that the country must say “YES” to the following in order to try to ward off further bloodshed: yes to praying for victims, praying for protection, praying that God would transform the hearts of people with evil intent and to discipline in the homes, among other things.

“YES to your God-given, constitutionally protected rights,” Schaefer wrote. “YES to God, and NO to more government intrusions.”


His statement quickly drew backlash from those who questioned how emotional appeals, however well-meaning, could be effective in stopping someone from committing a crime.


“My aunt prayed for protection before she was murdered in a courthouse shooting. Are you saying she just didn’t pray hard enough or…..?” one Facebook user commented. 

People just need to pray harder!
We reap what we sow.