One more thought based on the Florida shooting and the
subsequent protest by students. Students are crying for more gun control and an
end to violence. They are protesting in their hometowns, in DC, and in the Florida
capital. The same old cry is “Government do something”. "Government please fix my
problem." "Government please take care of me." Someone told them that they should depend
on the government for all their needs so now they blame the government, the
president and anyone else they think should their provider and protector. These
kids have missed a very important lesson in life. You are responsible for
yourself. You are responsible for your own safety. In early America, nearly
everyone had a gun or some means of self-defense. The Constitution guaranteed
you that right. Reality has not changed but the education of our children has
created a utopia concept that they don’t have to worry about evil anymore, the
government will protect them and provide for them.
In the real world, you know that real thing, they are still responsible for
themselves. Evil is not going away. Maybe in the utopia fantasyland evil does
not exist but in the real world, it does. People die every day. In my high
school days if a student died from a car wreck or whatever, we just dealt with
it. Today a flood of counselors is required because the utopian bubble has a
leak. Kids shouldn’t have to experience bad things like death and all that.
But to the main point: we are responsible for ourselves.
Something that is lost on many American kids today, is being self-responsible and
being self-reliant. Our Constitution and our freedoms are dependent on people
who are self-responsible and self-reliant. So, when it comes to protecting our
kids it is up to us to do it or demand the institution we send them to do it.
Whether it is armed guards, concealed weapon carriers, reinforced barriers, or
any other means, it is not the Federal government's job to do what you need to do
at your local level. Here in Georgia, the state has passed a law to allow
concealed carry on campus. Who is against it? Every school board in the state and
the teacher’s unions. So, who is going to protect your kids? That sign says, “Gun Free Zone”. Is that sign going to keep your kids alive? Parents need
to take actions that work. Crying for some law that just might, maybe, slightly
possibly keep some bad guy from getting a gun all the while it only makes it
harder for law-abiding citizens to get guns to protect them and their children.
I’ve posted below some real common-sense solutions to
protect your children at school. They are not the “if we take guns away
from everybody then the bad guy will be nice and leave us alone” utopian dream.
Parents, if you want to really protect your children then do
something that works. Remember, the 2nd amendment gives you the
right to protect yourself and your loved ones by being armed. If you choose to
not exercise that right that is your choice. Don’t blame the government.
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