So Now It’s a ‘Public Health Issue’?

When Will They Ever Learn?

Here we go again!

Today, none other than Dr Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the USA, “has declared gun violence a public health issue.” Along with his Declaration, he provides a whopping 40 pages (40!), which “outlines the scope of firearm violence, its impact on victims and communities and a slew of policy suggestions for lawmakers, community leaders, and health systems.”

Only 40 pages? Even with a 9-point font, that's pretty slim pickings considering the ginormous amount of scuttlebutt that has spread like so much manure over the years.

Dr. Murthy includes all the SOP recommendations and tired clichés of the gun control mantra. Zero original thought here: “increasing federal funding for gun violence prevention research, more community investment in educational programs and mental health resources, and nationwide policy changes like an assault weapons ban and universal background checks.”

How so not novel.

But for the sake of those who’ve been focused on Pat Sajak’s last “Wheel” and other compelling distractions, let’s take a useful moment to review:

“Gun violence” is just another slice of empty liberal rhetoric. Guns are not violent and do not operate independently. That’s always put down as ‘simplistic’ by the anti-gun squad simply because the simplicity is undeniable – which sets their hair on fire, making them even more frustrated, still without logic or reason. Prior to guns, arrows, swords and spears killed people. Prior to spears, rocks; prior to rocks, hands. People have come up with novel ways of killing other people long before the firearm. But they’ve always required a human element of activation.

Why isn’t it obvious to the Surgeon General that it’s the person operating the firearm initiating violence? Why blame an inanimate object? He’s a doctor! Shouldn’t he be able to grasp this notion? Or has he caught Politicitis, the mental disease common in the Logic Free Zone?

Is it ‘Car Violence’ in accidents and vehicular homicides? Does the car, dealer, or manufacturer get the blame? Or the driver? (Note: This will be on your Final)

How about ‘Liquor Violence’?  Liquor, bottles, glasses and refineries aren’t blamed for a DUI or worse and shouldn’t be; the drunk is and should be. Sadly, there are still states with Dram Shop laws that can bite a bartender in a painful spot.

What about “Drug Violence”? Is it the weed, pill, powder or needle that’s to blame? Or the ninnyhammer who chooses to take them? (Don’t say “the pusher”! They are just an individual engaged in unsavory activities…like IRS Agents and MSNBC hosts).

The violence being imported through illegal immigration is tragically becoming a new ugly statistic. Will we hear of “Illegal Immigration Violence” or blame it on “Societal Adjustment Issues”?

Most people favoring gun control resent facing the personal responsibility of the shooter. It’s easier to blame a scary-looking gun most people know little about. We know what a great motivator Fear is when used to manipulate the uninformed for a political agenda. “Gun violence” is a transparent ad hominem, not a solution.

John Lott has repeatedly proven an armed presence reduces the chances – and opportunities – for deadly gunfire. Why do banks, stores, soldiers, celebrities, and the very same politicians who would disarm you are all surrounded by men with guns for their protection? 32 states still require you to have a permission slip. School children must settle for Gun Free School Zone signs because the teachers union, school officials and, sadly, too many parents don’t like ‘the look’ of armed security in their schools; it’s a sign of their failure to protect students. Do they prefer the dead bodies of children and teachers instead? Off-duty policemen are more readily available than waiting on unconstitutional legislative efforts to deny – or now ‘postpone’ - individuals from having the natural right of self-defense enshrined in the 2^nd Amendment. History and statistics expose failure and tragedy wherever those efforts have been successful.

Imperfect men enacting imperfect laws over imperfect society will consistently yield imperfect results. Excrement occurs and always will. Time and circumstance guarantee it.

Declaring “gun violence” as a ‘public health issue’ is misleading and insulting. Legislation that “will keep our children safe” is a warning to parents, educators, and everyone else.  Since politicians’ anti-gun proposals have proven tragically ineffective in having any positive effect on reducing crime, what is their real agenda?

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Thanks again for reading this far. ICYMI, check out my previous “We Won’t Get Fooled Again” and see how this latest stunt from the Biden anti-gun administration seems perfectly chorographed and likely part of a greated erosion of our Freedom, Liberty and Natural Rights.

And don’t forget….