What the F happened?
Normally I don't include current events in my blog. But I will comment on what happened in Highland Park Illinois yesterday.
My parents rented a house in Northbrook while we were kids. While school was in session, I lived in the northern suburbs. Each summer my mom packed us kids up and we moved to NW WI and lived in a two room cottage with no heat or hot water.
As children we learned the importance of hunting and gathering. That was a way of life for my Grandparents.
That isn't quite relevant, except to understand that I grew up with one foot in the affluent neighborhoods which included friends from Highland Park and each of the towns surrounding the area.
So when I saw the news story of the mass shooting in Highland Park at the 4th of July parade, my very FIRST thought was.
No, it cannot happen there. NO, it wouldn't happen there. Really, why would it happen there? How could it happen there?
And then it hit me. It doesn't have to make sense. Assault weapons and some person with a grudge makes the NEW reality.
It will happen here
It will happen anywhere.
It will happen in
your town.
It is just a matter of
time.
I'm so sick of 'thoughts and prayers'. Time to ban weapons of this type.
I won't win an argument regarding the second amendment, I'm not that well versed in law. And I do own rifles and a .22 pistol. I am a hunter of varmints, but rarely find any opportunity to shoot anything. I've come to carrying pepper spray most of the time as it is easier to use and is not deadly.
I have a background in weapons as I trained with them for nearly 10 years as a part of my job. We were told over and over again the consequences of firing a weapon.
We did not have semi auto weapons.
There are no reason for anyone to own them.
Not unless you just want to kill humans.
When will our government representatives do the right thing?
When will our high courts do the right thing?
America used to be a pretty decent place to live.
I didn't celebrate the 4th of July.
We normally don't go to parades and fireworks. I'm married to a veteran who responds negatively to fireworks and crowds.
He had a grim view of yesterday's events, and he agrees that weapons of war should not be in the hands of the ordinary citizen no matter what.
This is my opinion and I feel rather strongly about it. How long must this go on?