A historically pro-American day—June
14th—has been marred by the leftist violence of a lone
gunman with the blood of innocents spilled. Previously, this date
was a celebratory one: the 100th anniversary of Flag Day, the 242th
year of the founding of the U.S. Army (motto: “This We'll
Defend”)—and for good measure President Trump's 71st
birthday. Who will remember any of that after Wednesday's incident?
All these reasons for joy have been
overshadowed by the wielder of a semi-automatic rifle—an outspoken
campaign volunteer for (Democrat colleague and socialist) Bernie
Sanders (I-VT)—who shot at some 25 Republican Congressman, and
staffers, at Simpson Park in Alexandria, VA. Per law enforcement,
the deceased suspect is identified as James T. Hodgkinson of
Belleville, IL, 66, the former owner of a home inspection business.
His reported 10 minute melee happened just after 7 AM EST in which
some 60 rounds were fired. The attack disrupted the Republicans'
baseball practice for an annual charity game with Democrats. Held
Thursday night at Nationals Park, this 108 year tradition, started in
1909, was interrupted by the Great Depression, World War II, and a
brief pause from 1958 to 1961 as the event was thought then to have
become “too physical”. Speaking of risk to life and limb,
eyewitness Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said to MSNBC, “Had they [Capitol
Police] not been there, it would have been a massacre.” Ah, the
obvious value of armed good guys when those present would have
otherwise been sitting ducks.
The two-person protective detail would
not have been there except for the fortunate attendance of House
Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA). This circumstance prevented what
very likely would have been a killing field. Unfortunately, Mr.
Scalise was shot in the hip, has been hospitalized for surgery, and
remains in critical condition. Likewise shot were police officer
Crystal Griner, Congressional aide Zack Barth, and lobbyist Matt
Mika, before Hodgkinson's threat was nullified.
On March 22nd, this
assailant wrote on Facebook, “Trump is a Traitor. Trump Has
Destroyed Our Democracy. It’s Time to Destroy Trump & Co.”
In retrospect, Hodgkinson apparently meant that statement literally.
Instead of accepting the peaceful results of the ballot box, he
picked up a weapon and specifically targeted a group of open-air
Republicans. Per CNBC, Congressmen Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Rep. Ron
DeSantis (R-FL) described an encounter with the perpetrator who asked
them if those practicing were “Republicans or Democrats” before
the shooting. DeSantis—when shown a photo of Hodgkinson—confirmed
he was the man who approached them.
Connecting the dots, how can this
carnage not be politically motivated? Moreover, how is this attitude
not, for example, reflective of the The Washington Post's anti-Trump
masthead motto: “Democracy Dies in Darkness”? Yet, the MSM is
not the only element doing the ongoing agitation. For example,
speaking at the LGBT for Hillary fundraising gala in New York City
back on Sept. 9, 2016, Clinton said:
“You know, to just be grossly
generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I
call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist,
homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic—you name it. And unfortunately
there are people like that. And he has lifted them up. He has given
[them] voice.... He tweets and retweets their offensive,
hateful, mean-spirited rhetoric. Now some of those folks—they are
irredeemable, but thankfully they are not America.”
How's that not an incendiary and
hate-filled call to arms, of sorts? An unfortunate hangover of the
polarization that defined the Obama years. Frenzied Democratic
sentiments—typified by Hillary's—have long sown the seeds of
discontent and alienation. Clearly, they have fostered this
antagonistic political environment; contributed mightily to
Wednesday's horror directed at Republicans. Fast-forward to 2017—and
cloying Hillary's divisive drumbeat continues. On May 2, 2017, this
ultimate Washington insider stated, “I’m now back to being an
activist citizen and part of the resistance.” Laughably, she's an
“outsider” now? Progressives, as she, intentionally use fiery
language in the same spraying, destructive manner as suspect
Hodgkinson's projectiles.
As a rule, conservatives don't solve
their political disagreements with firearms and bullets. Why do
liberal political leaders universally blame the gun? Former Clinton
fundraising bagman and current VA governor Terry McAuliffe knee-jerk
reaction was:
“There are too many guns on the
street. We lose 93 million Americans to gun violence a day.” (The
flummoxed politician repeatedly misspoke, meaning only 93 victims per
day.)
Why do Democrats en masse—entirely
and perpetually—ignore the pivotal reality of the user?
Make no mistake, in righteous hands guns make society safer. They
deter criminality and limit human causalities. That was
conclusively demonstrated here. To that end, two armed heroes saved
many lives otherwise lost in that early morning ambush. The only
person posing a danger was an unhinged supporter of Democrats. He
was likely inspired to kill Republicans because of liberals'
unrelenting, uncivilized rhetoric.
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