A Little Neighborhood Terrorism

Throwing Stones Against the Sky

Another tragic incidence today of homegrown terrorism in the Connecticut school massacre! I really never worry about being rounded up by the government, but every time I go to a mall or theater it does cross my mind that all my neighbors can own assault weapons legally. The US spends billions on "Homeland Security" to target Muslims, who are less likely to kill me than my own neighbors who happen to get pissed off about something that has nothing to do with me or my right to instantly overthrow my government. The 2nd amendment terrifies me. This is what makes terrorism at home! 

Ironically, today there was a similar assault on a similar school in China, where a knife-wielding man slashed a similar number. Nobody died. An LA Times article about it says: "In 2010, nearly 20 children were killed and 50 wounded in a string of copycat incidents around central China. China has strict gun control laws, so knives are the weapon of choice in violent crimes." 

That's the bodycount in a nation of 1 billion! GREAT! I'd much rather send my kids to a school where I have to worry about how many people a knife-wielding loony can slaughter! That would be a relief! How can we get some of what they have? 

At least in a country where guns are limited, where only the cops and criminals have assault weapons, they'll have shootouts at banks and casinos– places with concentrations of money– not theaters and schools!!