Can’t these gun shop owners see red flags? Don’t they remember 9-11 was perpetrated by Muslims? That alone should give a gun shop owner pause. And why do we have laws that allow a foreigner visiting in our country to purchase any kind of gun, hunting aside? We are still being too PC. Do we have “stupid” written on our foreheads? Are we going back to pre-9-11 thinking? I think so.
The only life this Muslim was hunting was American soldiers. Why is the FBI, who has so many black eyes right now, sugarcoating this inhumane terror attack? The military should have done a background check of his social media before and during his stay. Doing it after is too late. He hated America and shouldn’t have been allowed onto a military base training with our fine soldiers. We’re going back to the same old “turn a blind eye” problem. The military should not allow Muslims to train in our country, PERIOD. It is too reminiscent of when they “trained” to fly planes that crashed into the World Trade Center. Trump will have to make some changes to that program. No noncitizens of America should be allowed to purchase a gun in our country. PERIOD.
Parents of soldiers should be outraged by this. Spouses of soldiers should be outraged by this. Code Pink should be outraged by this. I thought they were anti-violence of any kind but maybe not when it comes to terror. When a parent sends his child off to join the military, the last thing they expect is for them to get picked off in a terror attack on base by another soldier in training.
This horrendous attack reminds me of the Ft. Hood terror attack which Obama called “workplace violence.” Trump would never call it that. But the FBI is surely covering for yet another one of their mistakes allowing a radical to come into our country with hate in his heart for America. He was radicalized and was watching videos of mass shootings and no one reported it? What happened to our mantra “if you see something, say something”? Everyone in attendance of that movie should be kicked out of the military. We’re becoming too PC and too permissive. It’s almost like the patients are running the asylum.
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The current FBI Director, Chris Wray, is still covering for the Deep State at the top of the FBI that colluded to oust Trump. He’s Comey’s buddy. It’s almost as though he read a different Horowitz report. Time to fire another FBI Director IMO. I’d put Ted Cruz in charge of the FBI before this guy. Back to square one. FISA Court should be abolished as they can’t be trusted. They have cronies in the Deep State; in fact, I recall Strzok saying he knew the judge or was friends with him.
The Democrats in the House are trying to take credit for Trump’s USMCA trade deal by saying they “rewrote” it and it took this long to get it right. Please! We’re not buying it. This was Trump’s idea and had already gotten Canada and Mexico to sign on. These Democrats in the House are disgusting. We need to vote them all out. The only reason they are pushing it through, finally, is because they’re looking so bad with the impeachment sham, they want to get some good news on their side so they have to steal it from Trump.
This whole impeachment sham together with watered-down Horowitz report saying the FBI had reason to spy on the Trump campaign and it wasn’t politically motivated is disturbing. It should be disturbing for all Americans that the FBI can spy on a political campaign under the direction of the president and no one yet is held accountable. And the vague articles of impeachment that the Democrats have scraped together against Trump are ridiculous. Contempt of Congress is not an impeachable act nor is Abuse of Power. Tell me what president has not abused his power or had contempt of congress? None. And what happened to Bribery? It seems they eliminated it to cover for Biden who is really guilty of bribery. Very clever, Nancy. But we see through you. We will still bring it up if it goes to the Senate for trial. The remaining two articles are too nebulous and vague permitting future presidents to be impeached for “nothing.” It’s the Seinfeld Impeachment: Impeachment about “nothing.”
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It’s a gross overreach to imply that all Muslims are anti-American and should be barred from military training in our country, let alone purchasing a gun. To group all Muslims into a category because 9/11 was carried out by Muslims does a terrible disservice to all the Muslim men and women who humbly practice their faith, behave peacefully, and treat others with dignity. Don’t they deserve the same dignity? It’s very off putting to see such an inflammatory, negative pitch about an entire religion.
Let me try and run a parallel. To loop an entire religion into the acts of a few might seem convenient but consider if Christians were in the spotlight. I am a Christian – or at least I do my best to follow Christ’s teachings and stay involved in church – and your faith views are none of my business. But follow me here: if a white Christian shoots up, say, a mall in Texas, an elementary school in Connecticut, or a predominantly black church in Charleston, SC, would you call for the same action to be taken against white males? Or “Christian” white males? I don’t think this analogy is too far-fetched – especially since the examples I’ve provided are real examples (I’m not certain they were Christian, but certainly white males). So I think it’s worth some serious self-reflection as to whether we are fearful of bad men who get access to guns or if we are just venting rage at Muslims because the target seems easy.
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I may be a little biased as my neighbor across the street from us lost his oldest son in the second tower while he was on the phone with him. It still haunts me to this day. But I don’t think our guns laws are strict enough. Two red flags should at least warrant a phone call to someone. Hunting with a handgun and not being a citizen. I was not aware that a noncitizen could buy a gun in our country, Muslim aside. There should be a waiting period. Not about about religion it’s about being noncitizen, handgun for hunting, then that fact that we should be profiling especially at gun shops. Gun laws aren’t strict enough. The whole program with Saudis is being looked at now as it should be. The guy was radicalized before he got here. Read a new blog entitled What Happened to My County, by Steelpencil. It says what is going on in our country today.
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I’m sorry for the loss of your neighbor’s son. That is truly tragic. I agree with you that gun laws should be stricter and we should better vet people, but let’s be clear about something: one’s religion should have absolutely no bearing on their eligibility to buy a gun or train in the military. If your point is that red flag laws should be stricter, say so. But there is not need to note the fact that the shooter was Muslim. I believe he’d appeared on an FBI watch list before – that’s pertinent information of which anyone selling a gun should be aware. But Christians, atheists, and members of every religion have triggered red flags alike. So yes – I think you say it well in your comment above (“two red flags should warrant at least a phone call…handgun for hunting, then that fact that we should be profiling especially at gun shops.”). But it conflicts with the tone of the beginning of your post.
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Also, I will read the blog you’ve suggested.
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I revised my blog to mention non citizens. The Muslim part was mainly for profiling together with other red flags. I don’t think any visitor to our country should be able to buy a gun. I wouldn’t travel to Paris then purchase a gun. Also they’re saying that the military on base should all carry guns for protection so that’s another angle. Better vetting is the first thing that needs to be done. That seller had three red flags.
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Thanks for the revision. I agree with you – better vetting across the board is a must! I just don’t believe that one’s religion should in itself be a red flag.
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Anyone that thinks the Islamic religion can be compatible with the ideology of the United States of America, where freedom of religion and thought prevails ( or is supposed to ) are simply kidding themselves. Islam is a fully encompassed ideology in which religion and government are all rolled into one. It is 180 degrees opposed to what Americans believe. Islam will never succumb to democracy. Islam does not, and will not,ever coexist peacefully with any other form of religion or government. History will verify these statements over and over again. It is what it is, and it ain’t gonna change.
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