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Page 14 March 29, 2018 EL SEGUNDO HERALD
Politically Speaking
Making Excuses In Defense of Gun
Lobby Is Getting Old, Repetitive
By Cristian Vasquez
Another week has passed since the shooting
in Parkland, Florida and unlike past tragedies
of a similar nature, the survivors have not
allowed their experience to be forgotten by
the news cycle. Simultaneously, much like
every time one of these violent incidents
occur, gun fanatics have pulled every excuse
they can to make villains out of the victims.
This weekend it was former GOP presidential
candidate Rick Santorum. The self-identified
Catholic demonstrated a complete lack of
humanity and common sense during an
interview with State of the Union where he
said, “How about kids instead of looking
to someone else to solve their problem, do
something about maybe taking CPR classes
or trying to deal with situations that when
there is a violent shooter that you can actually
respond to that?”
Yes, this despicable excuse for a human
being and incompetent politician is complaining
that high school kids who were shot at
by a maniac are demanding that the nation’s
leaders help prevent this from happening. In
one breath, Santorum condemns students for
reaching out to their leaders for help while
telling them to do something about their
situation for themselves. Maybe Santorum is
a gun fanatic, because only a fanatic would
be against something as reasonable as a
background check. Only a fanatic is more
concerned with being able to shoot 400
rounds a minute than with limiting access to
these murdering machines to prevent mass
shootings. And yes, we get it gun fanatics:
more people die from car accidents than mass
shootings. That doesn’t mean we should give
up on licensing drivers, demanding current
car registration and insurance. Of course,
unless you’re a fanatic and care more about
your ability to shoot guns than anyone else’s
well-being.
Maybe Santorum isn’t really a gun fanatic,
but the hand of the NRA is so deep his
pocket that he has to come out and defend
his masters at any cost -- even if that price
includes his dignity, humanity or basic decency.
Since 1990 Santorum has received
$115,942 in contributions from the NRA
(https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/
gun-lobbying-spending-in-america-congress/),
so it makes sense why he would go on
national television and attack victims of a
mass shooting. Unfortunately for Santorum
and the gun fanatics there are very little, if
any, logical arguments they can make against
what these kids are demanding. Sure, this
year they are a bunch of whiny, spoiled brats
being influenced by the liberal media run by
Hollywood elites. However, next year when
they turn 18, these kids will become voters.
With their media-savvy ways, they’ll be able
to vote out people like Santorum.
Is curbing mass shootings something that
can be solved simply by restricting gun access?
Probably not, but it is a huge step in
the right direction. It is definitely the first
step toward getting there. Our country’s
fascination with violence is reflected in its
ability to stockpile weapons and reluctance to
even discuss the issue of gun control without
causing outrage. Thanks to the reluctance of
people like Santorum to address the issue of
gun access, these kids have gone from victims
of violence to the change that has been long
overdue. Restricting access is going to save
our country -- not learning CPR.
The Brave City of Los Alamitos
Stands Up to the Liberal Playbook
By Duane Plank
So, I have lived in the South Bay my entire
life…except for a four-year stint when
I was a toddler, residing somewhere in or
near South Central L.A.
Moved to the South Bay 55 years ago…
to the MB, when it was a sleepy beach
town -- not the bastion of overconsumption
of beverages, land and lack of civility
that it has become in the 21st century, but
I digress.
Anyway, if I ever sack up and move out of
my comfort zone, I shall consider relocating
in the down-south berg of Los Alamitos. And
not because they have a nice horse racing
track at which I have lost more than a few
Benjamins over the years.
No, I would consider finally cleaning out
the garage and every other overstuffed storage
unit that I have been paying for over the
years -- like the one I rent from the burglars
at Public Storage who keep raising my rate
10 percent each summer to continue their
excellent service (they do nothing, it is a
storage unit). And move to Los Al.
Why? Because whomever is on their city
council, in consort with the mayor, has the
cojones to tell the sanctuary city folks to
bleep off. The Los Al folks said (paraphrase),
“Don’t sign us up for the sanctuary city gig.”
The ire raised in Los Al emanates from
typical blue state rhetoric foisted upon the
legal citizens of California. That includes SB
54, which was signed by outgoing Governor
Moonbeam -- who was possibly distracted
by trying to extort more money from Cali
taxpayers for his boondoggle bullet train to
nowhere. The same blue state also prohibits
police officials from notifying federal officials
in most cases where…illegals… who could
be subject to deportation are about to be
released from custody.
This ridiculous SB 45 is in addition to at
least three other sanctuary city laws passed
by numerous other communities that seem
to give more rights to criminal illegals in
the good-old-USA than citizens here legally.
How about that?
The lock-step libs who apparently run
this “blue” state continue to resist whatever
rules apply in America. But the good folks
in Los Al said enough is enough. Good for
them, though legal eagles apparently don’t
think that the Los Al folks have much of a
chance of winning, especially if the kerfuffle
ends up in a court of law with presumed lib
judges making the final decision.
The recent Los Al City Council meeting
featured a bunch of proponents of illegals
reading from the same playbook -- how
ridding the country of illegal criminals “rips
apart families.” Really?
None of that “ripping apart families”
diatribe has ever been proven, has it? Just
another page plagiarized from the Nancy
Pelosi playbook, as the resistors resist.
Almost out of time and space. Another
week of the revolving doors at President 45’s
White House. Canning of Security Advisor
H.R. “Disaster” McMaster topped the news
cycle for a few seconds. A lawyer to the
president quits. The stock market tanks again
because, according to alleged “experts,” the
Wall Street shills are worried about Trump’s
tariffs. Then Trump flies off to Florida for a
nice romantic weekend with his obviously
oh-so-happy wife Melania as a “Storm”
continues to percolate… •
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