Sadly, this will be only too familiar
Right-wing Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene responded to the killing of three Nashville schoolchildren and three adults by calling for more “good guys with guns.”
“How many more children have to murdered before Democrats will agree to protect children at schools the same way good guys with guns protect the President and others? School shootings should NEVER happen and will end immediately when our nations children are defended the same way Joe Biden is by good guys with guns!!!”
There were 376 good guys with guns who responded to the Uvalde school shooting where 19 children and two teachers were killed. They were police officers wearing combat-style “tactical” gear including bullet-proof vests and helmets. Some were protected by bullet-proof shields designed for storming a shooter. They carried AR-15-style rifles capable of full automatic fire, 9 mm pistols, shotguns, tear gas, and other riot control devices. It took them one hour and 15 minutes to kill the 18-year-old shooter.
Is it too much to ask that Republican lawmakers like Greene pull their heads out of their asses and start passing some laws to deal with the epidemic of gun violence in this country instead of reflexively recommending the proliferation of more guns? People are tweeting and posting comments all over the place saying that Republican lawmakers will not deal with the kind of gun violence and murder of schoolchildren we just saw in Nashville until one of their own children is killed by an AR-15 rifle.
With Marjorie Taylor Greene’s tweet still ringing in our ears, I think we’re giving Republican lawmakers too much credit to think that if one of their own children is killed, they would do anything more than bellow for more guns.
Madness and fascism is afoot in the land.
At the Uvalde massacre about 400 heavily armed cops failed to do their duty: defend the teachers and children. That is about the size of an Army battalion in Vietnam (after months of casualties). I would bet that about 3/4 of those cops were ex-military or reservists. Their cowardice should never be forgotten or forgiven. They should all be made to turn in their COSTUMES and weapons.
Nothing will happen because the GOP =Guns Over People. Even good citizens are desensitized and demoralized. I would love to see 15 to 20 million citizens take to the streets to protest but even more I need 100 million citizens to VOTE.