Shove your thoughts and prayers where the sun never shines

Heidi & I are fervently lifting up in prayer the children and families in the horrific shooting in Uvalde.

We are in close contact with local officials, but the precise details are still unfolding.

Thank you to heroic law enforcement & first responders for acting so swiftly.

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 24, 2022

Horrified and heartbroken by reports of the disgusting violence directed at innocent schoolkids in Uvalde, Texas. The entire country is praying for the children, families, teachers, and staff and the first responders on the scene.

— Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) May 24, 2022

I am sick and tired of mass shootings. Hell, I'm sick and tired of anyone being murdered, but these mass shootings are avoidable tradegies. And all these pusilanimous politicians have to offer are their thoughts and prayers. Which accomplish nothing to prevent the next mass shooting.

What will it take to get elected officials to take real action to prevent these mass shootings? Are the expensive, exclusive private schools that their children attend so well-guarded that it will never happen to their children? The endless blathering about the Second Amendment and how it is sacred does nothing but continue to allow the carnage to continue.

Consider the aftermath of the Route 91 shooting. Bump stocks, which allow assault rifles to be used as machine guns were banned. There is a lawsuit pending to overturn that ban. Here is a list of the states that filed a friend of the court brief in support of the attempt to overturn the ban:

Montana
West Virginia
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansa
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming

Why would these states oppose banning bump stocks? They hae no purpose except to make assault rifles more effective at killing large numbers of people.

There is no good reason for any American who is not serving in the military or employed in law enforceent to own an automatic weapon.

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Like anything else, the best way to find out what is happening is to follow the money.

NRA Contributions to GOP Senators

Mitt Romney (UT) $13,647,676
Richard Burr (NC) $6,987,380
Roy Blunt (MO) $4,555,722
Thom Tillis (NC) $4,421,333
Cory Gardner (CO) $3,939,199
Marco Rubio (FL)$3,303,355
Joni Ernst (IA) $3,124,773
Rob Portman (OH) $3,063,327

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— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) May 25, 2022

Over 42 million dollars contributed by the NRA to Republican politicians. The NRA's status as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization should be revoked.

We need action, not useless thoughts and prayers.