Last week, 2,000 miles away from California, a man with a grudge hatched a plan to commit murder.
Before the victims bodies were even cold, anti-gun lawmakers in California seized the opportunity to push their radical agenda.
“The same day as a fatal shooting at UCLA, the state Assembly on Wednesday approved a package of gun control bills including an expansion of the state’s gun restraining order law allowing courts to take firearms away from people judged to be a danger to themselves or others,” The Los Angeles Times reported.
California State Sen. Rocky Chavez (R – Oceanside) was critical that the bill was “clearly an overreach” and allows the government to take away guns without sufficient due process.
What he failed to mention is that the killer, Mainak Sarkar, was from Minnesota.
And in Minnesota, “The guns were legally purchased and at least one was registered to him,” according to Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck.
Sarkar killed his estranged wife in Minnesota. Then, he traveled from his home in Minnesota to the California university, where he killed his former mentor, engineering professor William Klug and then turned the gun on himself.
Sarkar was able to get the pistols past the “Gun Free Zone” signs by simply walking past them, knowing everyone else on campus was unarmed.
Sarkar had disparaged Klug online and the professor knew of his contempt, but police have not uncovered any death threats.
The writings contained “some harsh language, but certainly nothing that would be considered homicidal,” but nothing that would’ve prevented Sarkar from getting the pistols in California — even with the new gun laws being pushed.
No amount of California gun regulation would have stopped this man from getting a gun 2,000 miles away.
No amount of Minnesota gun regulation would have stopped him from legally purchasing his guns and registering them there, according to his constitutionally guaranteed rights.
And the current California gun laws have nothing to do with the incident — except to exploit it for political gain.
It’s terrible that a disturbed man murdered his estranged wife and former mentor.
It’s unthinkable how willing these rabid anti-gun leftists are to exploit tragedy to advance their radical agendas.
— The Horn editorial team
OK, once again they are trying to take our freedom….. or at least the assurance to freedom. But as one old Patriot said: THEY’LL TAKE MY GUN FROM MY COLD DEAD HAND! I am a lifetime member of the NRA and have also given my family a gift of lifetime membership. Just like I told the NRA, I am not a real gun enthusiast, but I’ll be hanged if I will let any government take away my rights to bear arms. We don’t need more gun control, what we need is PEOPLE CONTROL! Seems like it is ok for stupid idiots to vandalize our cities and disrupt our meetings and assemblies unabated, but just let some deranged idiot or terrorist perform some atrocity with a gun and all hell breaks loose on the Citizen by every Communist or Socialist in the Country. If you want to stop crime in our Nation, just put a gun in the hand of every responsible person in America and crime will come to a standstill. In America today, there is no punishment for crime, If all the lowlife thugs had to spend the rest of their lives busting rocks on a chain gang instead of being “rehabilitated” then they would think twice before going through with these atrocities……… I know, this one killed himself…… Poor Bas***….. but most of them just want to continue killing after they have been rehabilitated.
Lets see, Guns should be outlawed because of the number of deaths they produce…. So…. Black people should be outlawed because of all of the deaths they produce, Muslim people should be outlawed because of all of the deaths that they produce, …Prescription drugs need to be outlawed because of all of the deaths that they produce…, The U.S military and Police departments need to be outlawed….because of all of the deaths they produce. Roads should be outlawed, because of all of the deaths that they produce…. Should I go on???
LOLOLOLOL, I like you Ed Meyer! That is common sense….. something the Gun Haters don’t have.
Nowadays, If a criminal Points his gun at an innocent person and pulls the trigger, than the innocent person dies and the criminal gets rehabilitated to kill again. However, if the innocent person pulls his trigger after being drawn upon, the criminal dies but the innocent person spends the rest of their lives in prison…………………………. Something Wrong With That Picture????
Nope, you have painted an accurate picture. FBI statistics show that blacks are responsible for 4X the number of homicides in America than any other race or ethnicity. US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 “Victim Nations” Since World War II,(see story with this as title, Google search will bring it up). Over 65,000 people died in 2013 from prescription drugs, either by overdose, or negative reaction to the drug. In 2015 there were over 34,000 traffic related deaths in the U.S….almost 3X more than die in gun related murders during the same time frame. Some 260 million vehicles were registered in 2014, There are by various estimates anywhere from 270 million to 310 million guns in the United States,(thus is individual guns, not the number of gun owners since most people own more than one in this category) This means, Per capita 3X more people die in automobile related deaths than there are gun owners in the entire country.
Nope, you have painted an accurate picture. FBI statistics show that African Americans are responsible for 4X the number of homicides in America than any other race or ethnicity. US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 “Victim Nations” Since World War II,(see story with this as title, Google search will bring it up). Over 65,000 people died in 2013 from prescription drugs, either by overdose, or negative reaction to the drug. In 2015 there were over 34,000 traffic related deaths in the U.S…almost 3X more than die in gun related murders during the same time frame. Some 260 million vehicles were registered in 2014, There are by various estimates anywhere from 270 million to 310 million guns in the United States,(this is individual guns, not the number of gun owners since most people own more than one in this category) This means, Per capita 3X more people die in automobile related deaths than there are gun owners in the entire country.
Hey geniuses Why is this post “awaiting moderation”?… you and I both know that the odds of this post being “moderated” within the next 400 years are slim and none…., Show me ONE SINGLE REASON why this needs to be “moderated”……..
Nope, you have painted an accurate picture. FBI statistics show that African Americans are responsible for 4X the number of homicides in America than any other race or ethnicity. US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 “Victim Nations” Since World War II,(see story with this as title, Google search will bring it up). Over 65,000 people died in 2013 from prescription drugs, either by overdose, or negative reaction to the drug. In 2015 there were over 34,000 traffic related deaths in the U.S…almost 3X more than die in gun related murders during the same time frame. Some 260 million vehicles were registered in 2014, There are by various estimates anywhere from 270 million to 310 million guns in the United States,(this is individual guns, not the number of gun owners since most people own more than one in this category) This means, Per capita 3X more people die in automobile related deaths than there are gun owners in the entire country.
He’s obviously middleastern. Something they never say.
Great Archie Bunker logic. (He offered that solution to eliminate airplane hijackings.) No wonder the country is in such a mess! If Donald becomes President, hopefully he will look to civilized countries – where the murder/injury rate from firearms is a very small fraction of the epidemic it is in the US – and implement similar civilized practices.
Then again, maybe giving everyone a gun will be the “final solution”. No need for messy gas chambers.
Nope, you have painted an accurate picture. FBI statistics show that African Americans are responsible for 4X the number of homicides in America than any other race or ethnicity. US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 “Victim Nations” Since World War II,(see story with this as title, Google search will bring it up). Over 65,000 people died in 2013 from prescription drugs, either by overdose, or negative reaction to the drug. In 2015 there were over 34,000 traffic related deaths in the U.S…almost 3X more than die in gun related murders during the same time frame. Some 260 million vehicles were registered in 2014, There are by various estimates anywhere from 270 million to 310 million guns in the United States,(this is individual guns, not the number of gun owners since most people own more than one in this category) This means, Per capita 3X more people die in automobile related deaths than there are gun owners in the entire country.
It’s unthinkable how willing these rabid anti-gun leftists are to exploit tragedy to advance their radical agendas. Undoubtedly the Nazi Reactionary Auxiliary will prevent this.
Isn’t it wonderful – only 11,000-12,000 people died as a result of guns. (How many others were injured / or were left permanently disabled?) Of those killed, how many were innocent, productive citizens, and loved family members? Obviously, their families are overjoyed to learn that the number of people killed in traffic accidents is much greater than the number of loved ones murdered.
Isn’t it sad, even though more than 20 million people have been killed in 37 Victim Nations, still there are billions of people who won’t embrace democracy and aspire to the American Dream. Perhaps after another 20 million! or 40 million; or a billion or so, everyone remaining will embrace these values. Live in hope!
Sorry that I had to repost the comment so many times….had to try and find the “offending” word that I used…. aparently using the word b l a c k s instead of “African American” was the culprit.
Ed sometimes if you leave the site then come back in your post will be there. I don’t know why that happens, maybe their server is overloaded, lol.
I did notice that on the ones where I posted the words African American instead of blacks….The original is still marked waiting for moderation LOL I did not use toe word intending any insult, but apparently some this skinned idiot assumed so.
Another poster said we don’t need gun control we need people control. That is perfect!!!!
I too am a lifelong NRA member and am thankful they are here for us. These dumbazz people fail to realize once the 2A goes away the 1A goes next. We will be helpless. Naturally I think any attempt to disarm the public will be met with a resistance not seen since the revolutionary war. Many people will die.
Hopefully the ones screaming for gun control will be the first to meet the business end of an AR15.
It’s unthinkable how willing these rabid anti-gun leftists are to exploit tragedy to advance their radical agendas. Undoubtedly the Nazi Reactionary Auxiliary will prevent this.
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You people are missing the point of passing more laws.
The more laws that are passed, and the more shootings that happen despite those laws; will give the liberals the background support for a total ban on civilian ownership of guns along with a complete confiscation of those guns currently owned.
After all, if more laws make no difference, then it is the object not the operator that must be controlled.