Ever hear of Fast and Furious? Bush’s supposed AWOL?

That’s the problem of the Marine being killed to solve.

Government policy should prioritize the security of the mission and civilians, over any risk or threat to a single member of the military.

This mimicks the argument that because guns are used for crimes, that civilians need to be disarmed to make it easier for police to catch criminals.

If weapons will prevent enemies of the US from attriting US forces, this is more important than whatever crimes individuals use it for.

Freedom requires sacrifice. It is not something one gets for free at the mall.

Just take a look at government weapon controls. here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeGD7r6s-zU

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/10-potential-mass-shootings-that-were-stopped-by-someone-wit

“The gun control freaks are actually influenced more by status than by facts. They have to show that they are more civilized . . . ” than anyone who disagrees with them.

This is the premise behind every progressive argument on any topic. IMO, never try to argue facts with a progressive whether the topic is gun control, climate change, fracking, or anything. Always attack the underlying self-righteousness and sanctimony. You’ll know you’re winning when they start calling you names.

The brilliance of Biden’s advice knows no bounds. Fire a double barreled shotgun into the air twice and one of two things happens: 1) the perp now knows you gun is empty and he’s free to attack you; or 2) you scare the perp away, the police arrive and, with no evidence that there ever was a perp to begin with, they arrest you for discharging a weapon in a municipal area (as happened in Washington state).

This is the man one heartbeat away from the presidency, and one might credibly argue that he would be an improvement. It is to weep!

What absolutely everyone seems to gloss over is a point I’d like to address in the aftermath of the Newton and Navy Yard shootings.

Such “spree” shootings are like the crash of a commercial airliner. They are spectacular (in the literal sense of the word) and so the media rushes to cover them. As result, even though we might see such a shooting once a year (or less), they seem to happen more often than that because of all of the media attention both initially and for days or weeks in the aftermath. Because of this they are not far from anyone’s consciousness.

On the other hand, incidents in which an armed citizen foils a crime, be it armed robbery, rape or even murder, are rarely reported, even though they occur with much greater frequency than shooting sprees. Yes, sometimes these stories make a local news broadcast, but they are almost never picked up by the national media outlets.

So a situation where negative gun stereotypes are hyped by frequency, duration and mass reportage actually becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy to gun-control advocates. How could you not want to ban guns, it seems like some school group is getting shot just about every week? It is the “seems like” which is the operative phrase; once again, progressives reveal themselves as being indoctrinated into the narrative of false appearances rather than any objective reality.

AR-15, not AC-15.

I heard he had an AC-47.