Watching the news yesterday, I was livid. I watched Wolf Blitzer challenge Rick Scott on the Florida gun laws, and Rick Scott couldn't even give an answer. He just sputtered and stuttered over the phone before finally spouting some bullshit about more school security.
I am so sick of hearing the same f-ing things after one of these shootings. It's so clear that less guns means less deaths, and yet here we are. Debating what shouldn't even be up for debate once again. I didn't even know until yesterday that Trump rolled back Obama's regulation to give the national criminal background check system used for gun sales access to social security admin. data, including the names of those receiving mental health benefits. Of course he did. B/c 1) NRA and 2) Trump's racist desire to erase Obama's entire legacy.
Besides all that, Trump's comment doesn't even make sense. According to what I've read and heard, people
did speak up! The police had been to Cruz's house on more than one occasion. The school didn't want him entering the building with a backpack because they were afraid of what he may be carrying inside it. He's been expelled for either beating up his ex's boyfriend or carrying a knife (I've seen both). People DID do something. I even read that one guy reported the Youtube comment to the FBI, but the FBI wasn't able to determine the true owner of the comment. (
link here)
People actually did do what they could...aside from getting him mental help. That is a missing link. But it's not as though people didn't report the asshole as Trump and other Republicans are trying to imply.
The sad thing is that their base will believe them and will ignore the facts.
