© 2016 Jim Spence You would never think something as simple as a request for moment
of silence to honor murder victims could teach you so much.
Turkey is considered a “moderate” Islamic nation. In Turkey
last year, immediately following the horrific shootings by radical Islamic terrorists
that killed 130 people in Paris, there was a professional soccer game being
held. Prior to the beginning of the game, the public address announcer in the
stadium called for a moment of silence to honor the murder victims.
Unbelievably, the crowd, which was virtually 100% Muslim, booed and whistled loudly.
It was a chilling reminder of how Muslim countries reacted when the Twin Towers
and Pentagon were hit by suicide bombers on 9-11. Crowds of Muslims gathered all
over the Middle East and Northern Africa and cheered in the streets,
celebrating the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. Sorry folks, these are
not the behaviors of civilized friends who share your desire for freedom and
peace.
This week, in the United States House of Representatives Democrats
Seth Moulton and Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, along with colleague Jim
Himes of Connecticut, actually refused to participate in a moment of silence to
honor the shooting victims in Orlando. It seems fair to ask why?
Consider the motivations of these Democrats. It seems that they
do NOT care for the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution.
However, they do know they have no chance whatsoever of over-riding the wishes
of the majority of Americans who value that particular right guaranteed by the
Constitution. Democrats do know how to do “end runs” around the U.S.
Constitution. Accordingly, they want to put a de facto end to the 2nd
Amendment, without actually getting the votes to repeal it or pass another amendment
over-riding it. What they really want is a tough national gun control law that
expands the power of the federal government and moves one step closer to
disarming law abiding citizens.
Still, we all seem to agree that the murders of the people
in Orlando qualify as a horrific atrocity. What happened in Orlando is
absolutely sickening. Would you like to feel sicker? Consider the city of
Chicago, which has had tough gun control laws for years. So far in 2016 the
city of Chicago has had 283 murders. Most of the victims died from gunshot
wounds. This is more than five times as many people who were killed in Orlando.
It has happened in Chicago in less than six months. Essentially Chicago, with its very
tough gun control laws, the kind of gun laws that Democrats want for all fifty
states, experiences the body count equivalent of an Orlando……..every month.
Let’s consider Paris. This is a place where guns are not merely
restricted, they are illegal. One hundred-thirty people were gunned down by
radical Islamic killers last November in France, a country where it isn’t hard
to own a gun…….it is illegal to own a gun.
Let’s return to the mindset of these Democrats in Congress
along with their hapless leader Barack Obama. Many have had the sanctimonious gall
to stand before the American public and put anger on display because they can’t
get the gun laws they want. Laws like they have in Chicago, or better yet like
the laws they have in Paris.
House Speaker Paul Ryan missed the opportunity to
put these imbeciles in their place earlier this week. His response to their
refusal to participate in a somber moment of silence should have gone something
like this: “Fair enough, so you Democrats do not want to have a moment of
silence for the victims in Orlando simply because you cannot get the gun
control laws you want. Why not remain silent to honor the 283 victims of murder
on Chicago this year? Most are shooting victims in a city that has the kind of
laws you are demanding. Or, if that is not sobering enough for you, how about
you Democrats remain silent to honor the 130 murder victims at the hands of
radical Islamist killers in Paris from last November? You can honor them
because guns are completely illegal in France. If that is not enough, and you still
desperately need a reason to shut up, think back to Massachusetts a couple of
years ago when radical Islamic killers murdered and maimed dozens with two home
made pressure cooker bombs. No guns involved there, but still a good reason to
remain silent so you can honor the dead, while the rest of us do the same
thing. Please Democrats, if you could just honor any of these other groups of
murder victims instead of the Orlando victims then the rest of us can continue
to bow our heads with you. And when we finish, we can get on with the business
of discussing radical Islamic killers.
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