Posted on 05/26/2022 4:42:58 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Last night I attempted the impossible. I set about trying to carry on a rational discussion regarding the horrific events in Uvalde, Texas. I now have one less Facebook friend -- oh, the ignominy of being unfriended by a raving liberal -- and a newfound respect for Dale Carnegie, who, unlike myself, was able to win friends and influence people.
Realizing that the progressive left would use this tragic episode as one more opportunity to rant about gun control, I decided to pre-empt them. I offered a Facebook post picturing a gun and ammunition and stating emphatically that the only way to stop school shootings is to have at least one armed guard in every school in the country.
As the late football announcer, Keith Jackson, often said, ‘whoa, Nellie.’ I got my share of “likes” from folks I knew agreed with this no-nonsense solution. But then the fun began.
This post came from the wife of an old high school acquaintance whom I have never actually met, but someone with whom I’ve had several spirited and intelligent online conversations: “You are dead wrong! Please unfriend me, can’t stand folks who claim to be pro-life and don’t give a rat’s a-- about living children.”
Huh? My puzzled response was, “How does suggesting armed guards to protect children become not giving a rat’s ass about living children? If you want me to unfriend you, I will, but I’ll miss debating one of the very few people on the other side of the political spectrum worth having a discussion with.”
She came back with, “sure… let’s have gunbattles at the schools, that should solve it! I am livid with republicans who can’t see that their love affair with guns is more important than my grandchildren...
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Having a liberal or anti-gunner for “a friend” is the horrific part.
Shedding them from your existence is the cure.
The gunman wasn't confronted by anyone, and walked into the school after firing at two witnesses at the funeral home across the street, and firing several rounds into the school building itself as he walked down the street. He then continued, unimpeded, to walk down the hall and into a classroom shooting people.
I’ll stand corrected. I couldn’t find where I thought I read that. Sorry for the contribution to rumors.
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