Gun Violence In The Workplace and the Fable That is The 2nd Amendment

You know I hear gun control advocates, explain that the reason for their crusade to ban certain weapons and add more gun laws, is that we need to protect the innocent by getting the guns out of the hands of the "bad guys". They stress that especially it is our children that suffer from gun violence, and that new laws need to be established. This recent tragedy at Ft. Hood, has confirmed my belief that it is more of a mental health problem than a gun problem. You mean to tell me that even on a military base no one is allowed to carry a weapon except for Military Police and Security? I am not saying that this horrible event could have been avoided, but it certainly would have been less bloody had the soldier victims been armed. Army Specialist Ivan Lopez was armed with a .45 caliber when he opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing 3 including himself and seriously injuring 16 more. All of the victims were not armed. Let me state that again, ALL of the victims who fight to protect our freedoms from enemies foreign and DOMESTIC were NOT armed!!! These are soldiers who are trained in boot camp how to use and respect a weapon, and they can't carry one to protect themselves on a Military Base. I just cannot wrap my head around this. It is so sad and unfair. Lopez, who was in Iraq in 2011 as a truck driver and never saw any combat, obviously had some mental problems before he ever joined the Army. Look this is a crazy world that we live in, but it's always been a crazy world! Dis-arming law abiding citizens is not going to reduce gun violence and crime. The bad guys are gonna get the guns, and they're not going to be afraid to use them. Especially if they know that the good guys aren't carrying. Now when I say stuff like that in front of liberals, they think I want it to be like the "Wild West". That is nonsense, we all need to be educated and responsible when it comes to self- defense of any kind. Saying that we don't need guns because we have police, is like saying we don't need a fire extinguisher because we have the fire department. The 2nd Amendment is a right, and just like the other Amendments, it is non-negotiable! It is the most important right of all, because it us from a tyrannical government. You know, like the one we are living in now! I would like to conclude with sending my deepest sympathies to the victims families, and a heart felt prayer to the brave soldiers that were so unfairly taken away from us. God bless you and hold you safe in the palm of his hand.