February 23, 2018 By Steve McCann
The American left, whose enthusiasts traffic constantly in victimhood and noble intentions, are once again exploiting and manipulating a tragedy. They are now shamelessly claiming not only that teenagers who have been victims of or witnesses to a shooting must be the recipients of the nation's sympathy, but that whatever they say – however inane or uninformed, as long as it conforms with the left's anti-gun orthodoxy – cannot be questioned. Their unfortunate experience gives rise to their newly minted status as unassailable spokespersons in any debate regarding gun control. Therefore, anyone who has the temerity to question or criticize these newly anointed voices of reason is an insensitive brute who favors continued and unabated gun violence.
I am a victim of gun violence, as I was shot as a young boy by a man whose unambiguous intention was to kill me. I own handguns today because of the experience of coming face to face with the evil that permeates some men's souls. However, what I, and others of similar backgrounds, have to say will be ignored by the left and the media, as their agenda is not to solve the underlying factors inherent in mass shootings or gun violence, but rather to gut the Second Amendment – to make it meaningless in the inexorable march toward their ultimate goal, controlling the federal government in perpetuity...........Read more
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