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New Facebook Child Abuse Guidelines

April 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment

nanny_stateMy article as originally published in American Thinker:         

There are millions of social media soldiers lurking out there and recently one of them uncovered a “shocking” Facebook photo of a child holding an “assault rifle.” A prompt phone call to the proper authorities ultimately resulted in the attempted “rescue” of said child by CPS and several armed police officers.

But why stop there? As we march “Forward,” there are a host of other scenarios where children (and the community) need to be “saved” from the torments of bad parental decision making. As nanny Bloomberg says: “I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.”

Facebook could certainly help this process by putting forth some new child abuse guidelines. Let’s start with two groups of separate categories that would likely produce exactly the kinds of images of children that need to be exposed and reported to CPS.

The first group of guidelines would cover weapons, theology, and food (WTF).

As in the case of the “assault rifle” above, weapons are a no-brainer. Photos of children with guns, knives, nunchucks, or bows and arrows are pretty clear cut. But don’t stop there. Fingers pointed in the shape of a gun, toy weapons, sticks held in a defensive posture or even NRA t-shirts are all hints of a possible improper upbringing within the home and should thus be investigated.

Any theological display by young students (t-shirts for example) of “offensive” language like “Merry Christmas” or “offensive” symbols such as a cross or Bible should also be reported. Especially if offending item is displayed at a location that is clearly within the public domain.

Food is super easy, just follow Michele Obama and Michael Bloomberg’s dictates… uh, guidelines. Displays of sugary, salty, or fatty foods by a child should be reported immediately, especially any portion that appears to be “super-sized.” And of course “super-sized” children should be cause for alarm as well and reported to authorities.

Next we’ll move on to bragging and sports (BS).

Even the NFL is finally recognizing the dangers associated with the sport of football, so any “violent” action photos of children (especially head-to-head collisions) should be reported to CPS at once. And soccer balls should be kicked (but not too hard) and never head-butted.

While certain sporting scenes clearly constitute child “abuse,” the act of bragging is more of a grey area and can be corrected with a little re-education if necessary. Bragging about receiving an “A” for example, or showing off a winning trophy to the camera isn’t acceptable but bragging about a participation trophy or passing a class is fine as long as there was no child left behind.

If you’re wondering why the environment is excluded from this set of guidelines, it’s due to the fact that even children aren’t to be excused when it comes to crimes against the environment as can be seen in the “progressive” 10:10 Campaign’s “No Pressure” ad where children are blown into bloody bits for “crimes” of environmental noncompliance.

So, comrades, as you’re browsing through the multitude of images on Facebook posted by your friends and family, remember to think WTF and report on any of these or any other BS violations you happen to come across during your investigations. The “fundamental transformation” of the U.S. into a “safe” and “fair” nation can be completed with your help.

Next time we’ll discuss the reporting of other “dangerous” images that fall within the guidelines of the three R’s: Reading (conservative literature), Racism (anyone who opposes the Left’s policies) and Rush (no explanation necessary).


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World’s First Nanoassault Rifle (Updated)

March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

ar15My article as originally published in American Thinker:

The crafting of imaginary weaponry by children out of various objects is a phenomenon that has been occurring worldwide for many centuries. The traditional stick or finger has always been one of the more popular “weapons” of choice, but today’s high-tech child is much more imaginative, bringing about such dangerous treats as the Pop-Tart assault weapon. Unfortunately though, in today’s PC world, it appears to no longer be acceptable for kids to have a little fun and act like — you know — kids.

I’ve always had a love for science and an extreme dislike (to be politically correct) for political correctness, so my son’s latest science project presented an opportunity to have a little bit of fun tinkering within both arenas.

I still remember back more than twenty years ago when IBM scientist Don Eigler became the first person to manipulate individual atoms and create Big Blue’s logo, using thirty-five Xenon atoms. His work was the inspiration for my son’s latest school science project — the nanoassault rifle.

Due to the sensitive nature of the inanimate object we chose to replicate, the AR-15, I thought it safest to construct it out of a recently discovered, highly toxic and difficult to contain element known as Obamium (doing so only partially caves to political correctness). Thus far, nothing seems to stick to Obamium and no matter what form it takes, it has the miraculous ability to remain stable within the press.

Our AR-15 replica (as highlighted below) was meticulously constructed from 56 individual Obamium atoms and the addition of a spare thirty-round magazine took a total of 18 Obamium atoms to complete. In support of a close friend of my son’s who recently found himself in a little hot water after using the phrase “pocket knife” at school (you would be wise believe this portion of the story), we also decided to construct an open pocket knife, which only set us back an additional 13 Obamium atoms.

Unfortunately we don’t possess the technology to provide a magnified image of the actual final products, so it’s difficult to prove the “deadly” nature of what we actually constructed. But if my son does end up getting in trouble over this, his punishment will hopefully adhere to the proper scale of the project. If so, he should only be looking at a suspension of no more than two or three nanoseconds for his “crimes.”

Update: 

For those who noticed a lack of bullets in this project, the original plan was to use a rapidly decaying element, Bidenium, for the ammunition but it proved to be much too dense and unstable.  The velocity and direction at which it would just start poppin’ off wasn’t predictable enough for use in this project. 


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Republicans Should ‘Raise’ Tax Rates Now

March 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment

2+2=5My article as originally published in American Thinker:         

It turns out that the Obama Administration is deliberately making these sequestration “cuts” as painful as possible for the American people. And no matter what Bob Woodward says, Obama and the rest of the MSM will continue to blame the sequestration and any subsequent unrelated negative economic news on Republicans. So perhaps Republicans should just throw in the towel and hold a press conference to announce that they are now all in favor of Obama’s “balanced” approach which includes more tax revenue. Please hear me out before throwing the nearest heavy object at your computer screen.

Those who get their “news” from NBC, ABC, CNN, NPR and the rest of the administration’s propaganda wing may think (“feel” would be a better word) that sequestration has brought about actual cuts in government spending. But these so-called “cuts” are nothing more than reductions in the rate of spending growth. If some department was going to receive a 10% increase in spending but will now only get a 3% increase, this is called a 7% “cut” (by axe no less) in Washington-speak. In other words, all this “misery” is being manufactured over the government spending more money than was spent in the previous year but just not quite as much more as was originally anticipated.

By that same token, Republicans should first propose a plan amongst themselves for an across-the-board tax rate cut of 30% but then ultimately settle for just a 15% rate cut. This is where Republicans would need to grow a pair and use the Left’s own tactics against them. Using the very same logic as the Democrats, this plan would then be presented to the American people as a 15% tax rate increase and not a cut at all. If Republicans announced that they would be proposing a tax rate “increase,” with details to follow, they would surely have the full attention of an elated news media.

So how could anyone possibly present this kind of plan with a straight face as it would clearly constitute an actual tax rate cut? The truth is, thanks to the Democrat/media spin machine, much of America already believes the exact equivalent when it comes to these so-called budget “cuts,” so we already know it can be done. The very same people who believe what the Democrats and MSM are telling them about budget “cuts” would also believe the exact same thing about so-called tax “increases” if the Democrat Party and MSM were to suddenly change its tune on taxes. Of course I don’t really expect the Democrats or the MSM to do this.

The whole point of this exercise would be to place fictional budget “cuts” side by side with fictional tax rate “increases” in order to bring attention to the Left’s own demagoguery. If Republicans were really feeling brave they could even point out the enormous spending increases under Obama and the fact that 2013 is projected to yield a record bumper crop of tax revenue for the Treasury, proving that we have a spending problem and not a revenue problem.

And if the Republicans were really, really feeling brave, while they have the media’s attention, they could attempt to articulate the historical fact that real tax rate cuts coupled with real spending restraint (cuts) would create real prosperity for the American people. After all, Democrats do claim that they want more revenue.


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Feds Finally Make Profitable Investment

March 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

hollow-pointMy article as originally published in American Thinker:       

Many people are concerned about the two-billion plus rounds of ammo purchased by non-military Federal agencies as of late. Considering some of the radical people Obama has surrounded himself with, and his goal of “fundamentally transforming” the United States, is it any wonder conspiracy theories abound?

But what if the Obama administration isn’t quite as economically illiterate as it appears to be on the surface? What if these purchases are really just about getting a great return on investment for the taxpayer?

By hoarding billions of rounds of ammo and bashing the Second Amendment at the same time, the Administration is both reducing supply and increasing demand. This perfect storm has ammunition prices skyrocketing.

If the Obama Administration keeps up this gun-bashing-bullet-buying spree, within a few years, the profits from selling off all these ammo stockpiles may be enough to pay off a significant portion of our national debt.

Actually, I’m sure this Administration would still find a way to turn this ‘easy money’ into a loss for the taxpayer.


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America Gets ‘Te’o'd’ by Obama

February 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment

obama-forwardMy article as originally published in American Thinker:

It’s easy to understand why the mainstream media ran with the heart wrenching story about Notre Dame football player Manti Te’o's “dead girlfriend” as well as the other conflicting stories about the couple’s “relationship” without engaging in actual journalism. The story happened to fit within the approved media template and didn’t require any further manufacturing. But with President Obama, the MSM must work overtime to positively spin everything he says or does before it is passed on to the public as objective “news.”

It finally took a member of the new media — Deadspin — to do some actual investigative reporting on the Te’o story.

The bottom line according to Deadspin:

There was no Lennay Kekua. Lennay Kekua did not meet Manti Te’o after the Stanford game in 2009. Lennay Kekua did not attend Stanford. Lennay Kekua never visited Manti Te’o in Hawaii. Lennay Kekua was not in a car accident. Lennay Kekua did not talk to Manti Te’o every night on the telephone. She was not diagnosed with cancer, did not spend time in the hospital, did not engage in a lengthy battle with leukemia. She never had a bone marrow transplant. She was not released from the hospital on Sept. 10, nor did Brian Te’o congratulate her for this over the telephone. She did not insist that Manti Te’o play in the Michigan State or Michigan games, and did not request he send white flowers to her funeral. Her favorite color was not white. Her brother, Koa, did not inform Manti Te’o that she was dead. Koa did not exist. Her funeral did not take place in Carson, Calif., and her casket was not closed at 9 a.m. exactly. She was not laid to rest.

Lennay Kekua’s last words to Manti Te’o were not “I love you.”

Te’o claims that he was a victim of this hoax as well:

This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but over an extended period of time, I developed an emotional relationship with a woman I met online. We maintained what I thought to be an authentic relationship by communicating frequently online and on the phone, and I grew to care deeply about her. To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone’s sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating.

When will the American people wake up to the incredible hoax that is currently being perpetrated upon them? Much like Te’o, Americans are involved in an emotional relationship with an individual despite most having never met him face to face. That individual is President Obama. But unlike Te’o's relatively harmless “girlfriend” hoax, President Obama’s hoax, thanks to the help of the MSM, is a threat to every American and threatens the survival of the republic as we know it.

Fortunately, the new media is willing to step up and do the job the ideologically driven MSM refuses to do.

So just to be clear on a few of the crazy things we’ve been told:

Ambassador Stevens was not murdered because of a dim-witted amateur video. Food stamps are not economic stimulus. This current economic mess is not George Bush’s fault. Obama’s mother was not denied health insurance coverage as claimed. America is not safer under Obama. Raising tax rates does not create jobs. Disagreeing with President Obama does not make one a racist. The cost of health care will not be lowered under ObamaCare. President Obama is not suddenly a Second Amendment advocate.

The science of man-caused global warming is not settled. The economy is not getting better. The Tea Party is not an extremist hate group. Paying off crony donors with green energy loans does not lower energy prices. Reducing the rate of spending growth is not a spending cut. Beyoncé did not actually sing at Obama’s inauguration. Kids do not like Mrs. Obama’s new school lunch program. Trillion dollar deficits and skyrocketing debt does not create prosperity and is not sustainable.

QE 1-3 did not work. QE 4 will not work. The President does not have the power to bypass the Constitution. Rising unemployment is not positive economic news. Gun control does not control criminals. Freedom is not “preserved” by violating the First Amendment rights of religious institutions. Demonizing the rich does not put the poor and middle class back to work. The economy did not tank in the fourth quarter due to a lack of federal spending. So-called “assault weapons” are not more deadly than semi-auto hunting rifles. Just calling something a stimulus does not mean it will stimulate. The mainstream media is not interested in truthfully reporting any of this.

President Obama is definitely not to be compared with Ronald Reagan. .

How painful and humiliating does this hoax have to get before a majority of the American people finally take notice and do something?


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Million Magazine March

January 13, 2013 by 1 Comment

DGMy article as originally published in American Thinker:

As noted by Rick Moran, NBC’s David Gregory was given a “get-out-of-jail-free” card by Washington, D.C. Attorney General Irvin Nathan, for his display of an illegal high-capacity magazine on “Meet the Press.” It obviously pays to be a super-rich liberal.

While it’s the Second Amendment that is being trampled by the strict DC gun laws, Nathan’s reason for the free pass was due in part to “our recognition that the intent of the temporary possession and short display of the magazine was to promote the First Amendment purpose of informing an ongoing public debate about firearms policy in the United States.”

Does this mean that if a pro-Second Amendment group were to form a “Million Magazine March” on DC with the stated intent to “promote the First Amendment purpose of informing an ongoing public debate about firearms policy in the United States” that these individuals with their illegal inanimate objects would be free from prosecution?

Don’t hold your breath!


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Bloomberg Should Demand Hand Control

January 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment

no handsMy article as originally published in American Thinker:       

Following the second recent fatal subway shoving incident in NYC, this one allegedly involving a hate crime, Mayor Bloomberg was quick to throw up his hands in an effort to halt the public from jumping to any incorrect conclusions, telling them to instead focus on the “overall safety in New York.”

Ironically, it is Bloomberg who is usually quick to leap to wrong conclusions and call for the use of the heavy hand of big government to cure society’s ills. Whether he’s pushing people around with soda bans or trying to shove tougher gun restrictions upon them, his answer, like that of all statists, is to throw liberty onto the tracks in the name of security.

Why, then, should Bloomberg handle these brutal subway murders any differently? To remain consistent and put an end to this senseless slaughter by trains, Bloomberg should call for “sensible” restrictions on trains. Of course, doing so would pose a bit of a dilemma, as trains happen to fit in with the whole green agenda and as such are part of a protected class. Unlike evil guns, trains are inanimate objects incapable of any wrongdoing.

Because trains are off limits, Bloomberg would instead need to shift the blame to some other object. And since holding people responsible for their own actions is usually not an option for the left, it makes as much sense for Bloomberg to implement “reasonable” hand control measures to prevent these shoving deaths as it does to call for new gun control laws to prevent shooting deaths. After all, if these “weapons” weren’t so readily available, these train victims would still be alive today. Wouldn’t saving just one life be worth any minor inconvenience to the public?

While the left may scoff at the idea of concealed carry laws for guns, a similar law may be necessary to prevent all of this senseless hand violence. Eliminating open carry and requiring hand owners to keep their “weapons” concealed in their pockets within a hands-free-zone of at least fifty feet from any set of tracks would be a good start.

Or perhaps some sort of restrictive leash-like device that disallows an “unnecessary” range of motion in order to prevent the discharge of loaded hands (arms cocked and hands palms-forward at chest height) would be more practical?

Obviously having people voluntarily turn in their hands for the greater good of society or starting a government-sponsored hand buy-back program to get more of these dangerous “weapons” off of the streets wouldn’t be practical. This would only give rise to a “greedy” prosthetic industry.

Due to the racial element of this latest tragedy, it may also be a good time to look at reclassifying certain categories of hands as more deadly than others. Lighter-colored hands are clearly more dangerous than the darker ones and as such should be factored into any new hand control measures.

Having strict hand control in place would have helped to prevent even the latest subway incident — a perfect storm where a lethal combination of guns, trains, and hands all came together.

Mayor Bloomberg again quickly grabbed hold of the moment and, in an apparent swipe at the NRA, said: “In recent weeks, we’ve heard some people say that the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. But sometimes the good guys get shot — and sometimes, they are killed.” And then he said this: “Tonight, thank God, three good guys — three New York City police officers, who acted heroically — are going to make it.”

I’ll let the reader contemplate the brilliance of Bloomberg’s statements, as it appears that the only thing that stopped this bad guy with a gun was — a good guy with a gun. One does have to ask, though: why is it okay for these plainclothes armed officers to be placed in trains and not in public schools?

But again, why blame guns when it’s clear that it’s hands that were involved in this carnage as well? These evil hands even appear to have been made for this type of destruction, as they contain what is called a trigger finger. Contrary to popular belief, these guns can’t just fire themselves, and proper hand control would put an end to these senseless tragedies.

Come to think of it, it seems as though hands are involved in nearly every brutal murder or violent act we hear about in the news, so why not demand strict hand control as a way to solve all of society’s violence problems?

Now if we could just figure out what it is that is controlling these evil hands…


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The Dark Side of the Cliff

January 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment

cliffhangerMy article as originally published in American Thinker:

All of the media hype leading up to the “fiscal cliff” deadline reminds me a bit of the doom and gloom surrounding the Y2K bug back in 1999.  I spent my final hours of the millennium at a fairly large New Years Eve party in the South Bay Area. Being a bit of a prankster, I decided to help dispel one of the Y2K myths in a simple way that was guaranteed to get peoples’ attention.  Nearly everyone was watching the TV as Dick Clark was counting down the final seconds of the twentieth century. I snuck outside and ran over to the main electrical panel and at the exact moment of Y2K, threw the main breaker shutting down power to the entire house. You could have heard a pin drop but for a few gasps.

Once the power was restored it was time to face reality — Armageddon hadn’t struck and almost all of the hype leading up to the event was just that — hype.

Similarly, if no deal is struck and we go over this so-called “fiscal cliff” we’ll wake up fully intact on 1/1/2013 but will also be faced with a new reality. Americans will realize that it wasn’t the real cliff at all, but they will still need to face the reality that paychecks will be smaller and life will get much tougher once the economy worsens as a result of ObamaCare and the new tax rate increases. But who is to blame for all of this?

After reconvening in 2013, Republicans should throw the switch and shut down power to the narratives of Obama and the Democrats by holding a press conference on Jan 8th. They should begin the presser by asking a few simple questions to really get America’s attention. Here are a few possibilities:

• Why did President Obama and Democrats hold the middle class hostage over a tax increase on the “rich” (the job creators) when, if implemented, would have only raised enough revenue to run the federal government up until today — just eight short days into the New Year?

• If Democrats were truly serious about getting the national debt under control and creating a sustainable future for Americans, what plans did they have for getting us beyond these eight days in a fiscally responsible manner if they had gotten their wish of increased tax rates on only the rich?

• What are the Democrat’s plans to deal with the fact that there still won’t be enough money to fully pay for this enormous federal government; even with the now higher tax rates on both the middle class and “rich” combined?

• It’s good to see that Democrats now agree with Republicans that the middle class tax rates should have stayed at the levels signed by Bush in 2001 and 2003, giving individuals and families more than a decade of tax relief. But why did Democrats overwhelmingly oppose those tax cuts at the time they were first implemented by George Bush and the Republicans?

• Why did President Obama claim that ObamaCare would not raise taxes on those earning less than $250,000 when this is a provable lie? Or is it just that Obama did not fully understand what he signed into law?

• Since taxing the rich at 100% would yield no where near enough revenue to pay for the current size of the federal government and because no real cuts were implemented (just reductions in the rate of growth) other than for the military (putting the country — not to mention our children — more at risk), what are the Democrat’s plans to gain control of Washington’s spending problem that will eventually send us over the real fiscal cliff — the debt cliff?

• Why should we take President Obama seriously when his last proposed budget received zero votes from the House and Senate showing that his own party doesn’t even take his proposals seriously?

• Do Democrats even understand or take seriously the enormity of our problems?

• Are you as Americans ready for another four years of fiscal pain and increased debt or are you finally ready for a Republican plan, a serious plan which uses sound economic principals that will actually allow the creation of jobs, grow the economy and finally begin to gain control over this enormous debt?

The Republicans should then post an easy to understand plan online that would provide a blueprint to prosperity. Examples of past successes using the same proven economic principals could be given. Rebuttals to Democrat talking points should be posted in a timely fashion.

Communicating to the American people in this manner should be as easy as throwing a switch, but given the Republican Party’s history of poor communication, I’m sure we’ll just be left waiting in the dark.


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Starving the Beast

December 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment

My article as originally published in American Thinker:

With the failure of Boehner’s “Plan B” it’s looking more and more like we’re going over this so-called “fiscal cliff,” although it’s nothing of the sort when compared to what lies ahead in our near future. Because we have a spending problem and not a revenue problem, worthless “solutions” that raise taxes without any real spending cuts will only send us over the looming debt cliff at a slightly different point in time, but over it none the less.

That said, now may be a good time to get your affairs in order?

It’s clear that the burden of higher taxes will ultimately fall upon all taxpayers as there simply aren’t enough “rich” to satisfy the enormous appetite of Obamanomics. Whatever the outcome of current negotiations, it may be time to try a variation of “starve the beast” as a way to force politicians to deal with this out-of-control government spending problem sooner rather than later.

There is a way to do this that would actually help individuals in the process and it could be done without an act of Congress. Critics may point out that this method won’t halt the growth of government as the “beast” will still find other ways to satisfy its appetite, but its level of consumption under President Obama is now so gargantuan that it will only lead to further deterioration of its health and an even earlier death if not altered soon.

To help “starve the beast,” perhaps more small business and middle class taxpayers should heed the advice of progressive judge Learned Hand:

Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which best pays the treasury. There is not even a patriotic duty to increase one’s taxes. Over and over again the Courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everyone does it, rich and poor alike and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands.

The “rich” already understand this, which is why they move their money into tax shelters or take other tax-reducing measures, just as progressive CEO Eric Schmidt does by sheltering Googles and Googles of dollars in no-tax Bermuda. This is but one reason why higher taxes on the wealthy often result in less revenue to the Treasury. Much of Obama’s campaign was based upon the demonization of Mitt Romney for utilizing this very same strategy which just shows that one must be a liberal to be given a free pass for its usage. And trust me; wealthy liberals use it in order to retain every penny possible despite what they say publically.

But there are also tax-saving options available for small businesses and middle class workers which are often not utilized to their full potential. Opening an IRA retirement account, buying a health insurance policy and donating unused items to charity are just a few examples of ways to help “starve the beast” and offset some of the would-be gains to the Treasury when taxes go up (please retain the advice of a CPA though, as I am not one).

Many small businesses and middle class taxpayers currently miss out on these and other potential tax saving measures because, even though they would ultimately benefit financially from such options, extra money (which may or may not be available) needs to be spent up front to gain these deductions. But if much of this money is now going to be lost to the black hole of government anyway, why not arrange your affairs so as to make sure more of this money stays in your own coffers?

It’s time for all producers to take full advantage of every legal tax-saving measure possible in order to help “starve” this enormous beast. This would have the added societal benefits of individuals being better prepared for the real fiscal cliff as well as being less dependent upon government.

There is talk of politicians confiscating our retirement plans but fortunately — for now — the U.S. government is unable to move quite as quickly as the communist government of China is and “get it done,” as General Electric CEO and Obama Jobs Council Chairman Jeffrey Immelt seems to long for.


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Who Needs a Gun?

December 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Pink FordMy article as originally published in American Thinker:      

After I picked up my son from school the other day we started to drive off but had to stop short of one of the crosswalks. I paused to think of the horrible tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut as the large group of children started to cross the road; many were of the same age as those who were brutally murdered by this deranged killer. While we sat idling in front of the “gun free zone” something struck me. In reality I was sitting inside one of the deadliest potential weapons imaginable; more powerful than any small arm.

I was driving a plain white Ford F-150 4×4 truck with a ‘high capacity’ V8 engine. I guess you could call it a ‘sporting’ truck. Fortunately, myself and the other drivers around me were of sound mind and there was no tragic incident on that particular day. But what if someone of unsound mind were to get hold of one of these deadly weapons? From where I was sitting, the only barrier to a disaster two, maybe three times the size of the one in Newtown was my sound mind maintaining control over my right foot. I shudder to think of the carnage that could have quickly been unleashed upon those dozens of innocent lives if my ‘weapon’ had been in the wrong hands.

Is it time to redirect valuable resources and initiate a national debate on this intolerable threat to humanity? Should all of these vehicular ‘weapons’ just be banned outright? Or should only certain types be banned? What if I were to make some cosmetic changes to my plain white ‘sporting’ truck such as a camouflage paint job with black accents? Should it then be reclassified as an “assault” truck? Should it then be banned as such even though it functions exactly the same as the plain white ‘sporting’ truck? Even if I were to add twenty horsepower to its capacity, would it really make a large difference in any outcome? By the same token, would the addition of Obama bumper stickers and a pink paint job make my ‘sporting’ truck any less lethal?

The more I look around the more I realize that short of abolishing the Constitution and living our lives in padded cells, we will never be totally safe from those who are truly committed to perpetrate mass murder. Perhaps if more of the known insane were actually kept in such a cell, we could worry just a little bit less about the welfare of our children?


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