You had to be in hibernation if you didn’t hear about the shooting in Tucson, Arizona this past week. Literally within minutes after the shooting of 18 people, the news was flying all over the world. You just knew that politicians were going to start beating the gun control drum. It started immediately following the initial news reports. Never mind that the shooter, no, the murderer, was a deranged individual who should have been on medication long ago. But in this country, we have freedoms. You can’t lock someone away on suspicion that they might, or probably will do something wrong. Maybe, if some law abiding citizen with a conceal carry permit would have been at the scene, he could have taken the shooter out before he had time to continue the rampage. So, as tough as this case is, here are five things about human tragedy.
- Everyone will second guess what could have been done.
- No doubt, this will spur more debate about our gun laws. Most of it will be repeatedly redundant (over and over again).
- We’ll watch the news until the national media milks this story for every possible angle until we know what dress size Congresswoman Giffords wore at her wedding.
- We’ll forget most of the names of the others killed, and we’ll never hear the names of many of those injured.
- Life will go on, until the next tragedy.
We all have to get up tomorrow, shower, dress, and head to work to tackle the next problem that’s thrown our way. If you don’t have a job, get up anyway and look for one, or help your neighbor with their chores. Or go to church and volunteer your time. Do something positive. Tragedy happens every day. Some you hear about, most you don’t. But you can’t dwell on it. Get away from the TV and pick up a good book. It doesn’t have to be one of mine, but get away from the tube. It’ll drag you down.
Pete PJ Grondin, Author of A Lifetime of Vengeance, A Lifetime of Deception, and A Lifetime of Exposure
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