LOL!!!

"Only Democrats could turn a Islamic Terrorist attack into a gun issue aimed directly at the NRA and House Republicans."

First a bit of confession. I like and respect John Lewis. He truly was and still is, an American pioneer in civil rights issues. However, that respect went down a notch or two yesterday when I saw this ridiculous display of grandstanding in the well of the US House. Only Democrats could turn a Islamic Terrorist attack into a gun issue aimed directly at the NRA and House Republicans.

Actually, besides being so disruptive to House business, this is kind of funny. Or ironic. To hear them sing We shall overcome, discredits the history of that great song. For the Democrats to protest gun violence that was perpetrated by a terrorist when their own blue cities have turned into shooting galleries, was way beyond the pale of sanity. 

By now, we all know the story of Chicago. So I won't go into those stats again. Suffice it to say that the gun control laws in the Windy City could not be stronger. And to no avail. Young black men continue to die in record numbers. And not at the hands of NRA members.

Cleveland, the home of the 2016 Republican Convention, had 101 gun deaths in 2015. One of the highest numbers in over a decade. Last year in Baltimore, 344 people died from homicide, most of them shootings. Again, Baltimore has very tough gun control laws. And in our nation's capital, a staggering 119 homicides in 2015, up 54% over the previous year.

Instead of enforcing our current gun laws (of which there are many), using strong policing in cities which have out of control crime issues, Democrats would rather disarm law abiding citizens. Republicans on the other hand, first recognize their oath of office. To protect and defend the Constitution. And part of the Constitution is the Bill of Rights. Like our Second Amendment.

In addition, Republicans are able to call a spade a spade. There is ZERO correlation between terrorist attacks and gun control. Republicans do not call Islamic Terrorist attacks workplace violence or any other insane name like that. They call it what it is. And if we really want to get serious about cleaning up our blue cities again, we need to practice "stop and frisk" as well as "broken windows" policing. Period. 

The House protest is way beyond a canard. It is a violation of House rules. The House Sargent of Arms needs to remove these recalcitrant members from the House floor. Turn off the power if the Speaker needs to. 

If the Democrats really want to be taken seriously, have them clean up their own cities first. Then we can talk about what improvements (if any) to our gun laws would make sense.